User's Manual

Table Of Contents
PMP 450 Operations Guide
Using the AP as a Spectrum Analyzer
pmp-0049 (September 2012)
5-5
If you reboot an AP that has a configured Management VID parameter and Device Type parameter set
to SM, you are automatically removing the AP from the Management VLAN. The following procedure
enables you to successfully analyze the spectrum and return to management via the VLAN feature. In
many cases, it is advisable to use this procedure to
transform all APs in a cluster into SMs.
perform spectrum analysis without Management VLAN, one sector at a time.
return all APs in the cluster to their Management VLAN for access.
To transform a VLAN-enabled AP into an SM for spectrum analysis and then return the device to
an AP, perform the following steps.
Procedure 4 Transforming a VLAN-enabled AP into an SM for spectrum analysis
1
Access the VLAN-enabled AP through its Management VLAN.
NOTE: How you do this depends on your local configuration.
2
Access the General tab of the Configuration page in the AP.
3
Set the Device Setting parameter to SM.
4
Click the Save Changes button.
5
Click the Reboot button.
RESULT: Connectivity to the module is lost.
6
Access the module without using the Management VLAN.
NOTE: How you do this depends on your local configuration. You may need to connect to a
different, non-tagging port of the VLAN switch in your NOC.
7
Click the Tools navigation link on the left side of the Home page.
8
Click the Spectrum Analyzer tab.
NOTE: If you simply click the Enable button on the Spectrum Analyzer tab, the display may
include fewer than all frequencies that are detectable, especially in a band, such as 5.8 GHz,
where the number of available center channels is great. If you then click the Enable button a
second time or set the Webpage Auto Update parameter in the Configuration => General tab to
a few seconds, then the display will include the entire spectrum.
9
Either set the Webpage Auto Update parameter in the Configuration => General tab to a few
seconds or repeatedly click the Enable button.
RESULT: The module enters the scan mode.
10
When you are finished analyzing the spectrum, click the Disable button.
11
In the left-side navigation links, click Configuration.
12
Click the General tab.
13
Set the Device Setting parameter to AP.
14
Click the Save Changes button.