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577 | Spectrum Analysis DellPowerConnectW-SeriesArubaOS6.2 | User Guide
3. Under the Profiles list, expand the RF Management menu.
4. To enable a spectrum monitor on the 802.11a radio band, select the 802.11a radio profile menu.
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To enable a spectrum monitor on the 802.11g radio band, select the 802.11g radio profile menu.
5. The Profile Details pane appears. Click the Mode drop-down list, and select spectrum-mode.
6. Click Apply to save your settings.
In the CLI
To convert a group of APs via the command-line interface, access the CLI in config mode and issue the commands
rf dot11a-radio-profile <profile> mode spectrum-mode
rf dot11g-radio-profile <profile> mode spectrum-mode
where <profile> is the 80211a or 80211g radio profile used by the AP group.
Connecting Spectrum Devices to the Spectrum Analysis Client
A spectrum analysis client is any laptop or desktop computer that can access the controller WebUI and receive
streaming data from individual spectrum monitors or hybrid APs. Once you have configured one or more APs to
operate a a spectrum monitor or hybrid AP, use the Spectrum Monitors window to identify the spectrum devices
you want to actively connect the spectrum analysis client. To connect one or more spectrum devices to your client:
1. Navigate to Monitoring > Spectrum Analysis.
2. Click the Spectrum Monitors tab.
3. Click the Add button. A table appears, displaying a list of spectrum analysis devices, sorted by name. Single-radio
spectrum devices have a single entry in this table, and dual-radio spectrum devices have two entries; one for each
radio. This table displays the following data for each radio.
Table Column Description
AP Name of the AP whose radio you want to convert to a spectrum monitor. AP names are case sensitive.
This column includes the following icons:
Radio is operating as a spectrum monitor.
Radio is operating as a hybrid AP with spectrum enabled.
Band The frequency band currently used by the radio. This value can be either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz.
Model AP model type.
AP Group Name of the AP group to which the spectrum monitor is currently associated.
Mode This column indicates the type of spectrum analysis device:
l Spectrum Monitor: AP is in spectrum monitor mode.
l Access Point: AP is configured as an access point but with spectrum monitoring enabled (Hybrid
AP).
Availability for
Connection
Indicates if the AP is available to send spectrum analysis data to the client. Possible options are as
follows:
l Available, 2.4GHz: The radio is available to send spectrum analysis data on the 2.4GHz frequency
band.
Table 195:
Spectrum Device Selection Information