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517| Access Points Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.5.x| User Guide
l High-throughput radio profile: manages high-throughput (802.11n) radio settings for 802.11n-capable
APs. A high-throughput profile determines 40 Mhz tolerance settings, and controls whether or not the APs
using this profile will advertise intolerance of 40 MHz operation. (This option is disabled by default, allowing
40 MHz operation.) For additional information on configuring this profile, see High-Throughput Virtual APs
on page 439.
l RF Optimization profile: enables or disables load balancing based on a user-defined number of clients or
degree of AP utilization on an AP. Use this profile to detect coverage holes, radio interference and STA
association failures and configure Received signal strength indication (RSSI) metrics.
l RF Event Thresholds profile: defines error event conditions, based on a customizable percentage of low-
speed frames, non-unicast frames, or fragmented, retry or error frames. For additional information on
configuring this profile, see RF Event Configuration on page 556.
l AM Scanning: Dell 802.11n APs and non-11n APs in AM-mode support the TotalWatch scanning feature
giving them the ability to scan all channels of the RF spectrum, including 2.4-and 5-GHz bands as well as the
4.9-GHz public safety band. The AM Scanning profile enables this feature, and defines the dwell types for
different channel types.
Wireless LAN Profiles
The Wireless LAN collection of profiles configure WLANs in the form of virtual AP profiles. A virtual AP profile
contains an SSID profile which defines the WLAN, the high-throughput SSID profile, and an AAA profile that
defines the authentication for the WLAN.
Unlike other profile types, you can configure and apply multiple instances of virtual AP profiles to an AP group
or to an individual AP.
l 802.11k profile: manages settings for the 802.11k protocol. The 802.11k protocol allows APs and clients
to dynamically query their radio environment and take appropriate connection actions. For example: In a
802.11k network if the AP with the strongest signal reaches its CAC (Call Admission Control) limits for voice
calls, then on-hook voice clients may connect to an under utilized AP with a weaker signal. You can configure
the following options in 802.11k profile:
l Enable or disable 802.11K support on the AP
l Forceful disassociation of on-hook voice clients
l Measurement mode for beacon reports.
For more details, see Radio Resource Management (802.11k) on page 418.
l Handover Trigger profile: configure a handover trigger profile to ensure QoS for voice calls for APs with
the 802.11k feature enabled. For more details, see Enabling Wi-Fi Edge Detection and Handover for Voice
Clients on page 970
l RRM IEprofile:configure a Radio Resource Management Information Element (RRMIE)profile to define
the information elements advertised by an AP with 802.11k support enabled. For more details, see
Configuring Radio Resource Management Information Elements on page 421
l Beacon Report Request profile: APs with the 802.11k feature enabled use request messages to solicit
measurements. This profile defines the information an AP can send in beacon report requests. For details,
see Understanding AP Configuration Profiles on page 515
l 802.11r profile: APs with the 802.11r (Fast BSS Transition) feature enabled minimize the delay when a
client transitions from one BSS to another within the same ESS. For more details, see Fast BSS Transition (
802.11r) on page 426
l TSMReport Request profile: APs with the 802.11k feature enabled use request messages to solicit
measurements. This profile defines the information an AP can send in traffic stream measurement reports.
For more details, see
Understanding AP Configuration Profiles on page 515