Specifications

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● Enable proprietary IE – Select to enable radio channel reports to be sent to the Summit WM
Controller for improving roaming time and reliability, as well as improving client power
consumption. The Wireless AP channel report lists all channels on which the WM-AD can be
found—all channels used by all APs that have been assigned to the WM-AD. The Wireless AP
will provide this list in a proprietary information element to be included in Beacon and Probe
response packets. By default this option is disabled. It is recommended to enable this option.
● Enable 11h support – Select to enable TPC (Transmission Power Control) reports. By default this
option is disabled. It is recommended to enable this option.
■ Apply power back-off – Select to enable the Wireless AP to use reduced power (as does the
11h client). By default this option is disabled. It is recommended to enable this option.
● Process client IE requests – Select to enable the Wireless AP to accept IE requests sent by clients
via Probe Request frames and responds by including the requested IE’s in the corresponding
Probe Response frames. By default this option is disabled. It is recommended to enable this
option.
6 From the Wireless APs list, select the APs and their radios that you want to assign to the WM-AD.
You can also use the Select APs list, to select APs and their radios by grouping:
● All radios – Select to assign all of the APs’ radios.
● 11a radios – Select to assign only the APs’ 11a radios.
● 11b/g radios – Select to assign only the APs’ 11b/g radios.
● local APs - all radios – Select to assign only the local APs.
● local APs - 11a radios – Select to assign only the local APs’ 11a radios.
● local APs - 11b/g radios – Select to assign only the local APs’ 11b/g radios.
● foreign APs - all radios – Select to assign only the foreign APs.
● foreign APs - 11a radios – Select to assign only the foreign APs’ 11a radios.
● foreign APs - 11b/g radios – Select to assign only the foreign APs’ 11b/g radios.
● clear all selections – Select to clear all of the AP radio assignments.
● original selections – Select to return to the AP radio selections prior to the most recent save.
7 To save your changes, click Save.
You can view the WM-ADs that each radio is assigned to by clicking on each radio tab in the WAP
Configuration screen.
NOTE
You can assign the radios of both the Wireless AP variants — Altitude AP and Outdoor AP — to any WM-AD.
Configuring authentication mechanism for WM-AD
The Summit WM Controller offers several authentication options. The options can be classified under
network assignment types – SSID and AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting).
● SSID – The SSID network assignment type offers the following authentication options:
● Captive Portal – Captive Portal redirects the http clients (web browsers) to a webpage. This
webpage is a login page, where the user enters the authorization information. The SSID network
assignment type offers the following Captive Portal options: