Step 1
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Click the menu icon () and choose .
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Step 2
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Click the Wireless tab.
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Step 3
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From the Wireless Radio Frequency Profile table, click Add.
The Wireless Radio Frequency Profile window appears.
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Step 4
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In the Profile Name field, enter the RF profile name.
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Step 5
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Configure the following for the 2.4 GHz radio type:
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Ensure that the 2.4 GHz toggle button is enabled.
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For Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller, if you disable the 2.4 GHz toggle button, Cisco DNA Center disables the Admin status of the 2.4 GHz RF profile.
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For Cisco AireOS Wireless Controller, if you disable the 2.4 GHz toggle button, Cisco DNA Center disables the Admin status of the respective radios on all APs that use this RF profile. We recommend that you disable the
Admin status using the Configure Access Points workflow. For more information, see Configure AP Workflow.
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For Cisco AireOS Wireless Controller, when you disable the Admin status for the 2.4-GHz band on the RF profile, Cisco DNA Center changes the dual band (XOR) radio on the APs using that RF profile to manual 5-GHz mode. If you enable the Admin status later
and reprovision the AP, Cisco DNA Center changes the radio to automatic mode enabling the usage of 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz bands, and monitor mode. So, if you want to disable
the Admin status for the 2.4-GHz band on XOR-capable APs, we recommend that you disable the Admin status of the XOR radio
using the Configure Access Points workflow. The Admin status configured using the Configure Access Points workflow isn't overwritten when the wireless controller or APs are reprovisioned. For more information, see Configure AP Workflow.
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Under Parent Profile, select High, Medium (Typical), Low, or Custom. (The Data Rate and Tx Configuration fields change depending on the parent profile selected. For example, if you select High, it populates the profile configurations available in the device for 2.4 GHz. If you change any settings in the populated
Data Rate and Tx Configuration, the Parent Profile automatically changes to Custom.) Note that a new RF profile is created only for the select custom profiles.
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Low, Medium (Typical), and High are the default RF profiles. If you select a default RF profile, the respective RF profile
on the device is used and the new RF profile is not created on wireless controller.
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DCA dynamically manages channel assignment for an RF group and evaluates the assignments on a per-AP radio basis.
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Check the Select All check box to select DCA channels 1, 6, and 11. Alternatively, check the individual check boxes next to the channel numbers.
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Click Show Advanced to select the channel numbers under the Advanced Options. Check the Select All check box to select DCA channels that are under Advanced Options, or check the check box next to the individual channel numbers. The channel numbers that are available for B profile are
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 14.
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For Cisco AireOS Wireless Controller, Cisco DNA Center automatically configures the selected DCA channels in the global RRM DCA channel list.
Select the DCA channels based on the country code of the device. During provisioning, only the allowed channels for the country
configured on the wireless controller are considered and the unsupported channels are ignored. Provisioning may fail if all the channels that you've selected are
unsupported as per the country codes configured on the controller.
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Use the Supported Data Rate slider to set the rates at which data can be transmitted between an access point and a client. The available data rates are
1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54.
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Under Tx Power Configuration, set the power level and power threshold for an AP.
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Power Level: To determine whether the power of an AP needs to be reduced. Reducing the power of an AP helps mitigate co-channel interference
with another AP on the same channel or in close proximity. Use the Power Level slider to set the minimum and maximum power level. The range is from -10 to 30 dBm and the default is -10 dBm.
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Power Threshold: Is the cutoff signal level used by Radio Resource Management (RRM) to determine whether to reduce the power of an AP. Use
the Power Threshold slider to increase and decrease the power value, which causes the AP to operate at higher or lower transmit power rates.
The range is from -50 dBm to 80 dBm and the default threshold is -70 dBm.
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RX SOP: Receiver Start of Packet Detection Threshold (RX SOP) determines the Wi-Fi signal level, in dBm, at which an AP's radio
demodulates and decodes a packet. From the RX SOP drop-down list, choose High, Medium, Low, or Auto threshold values for each 802.11 band.
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Step 6
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Configure the following for the 5 GHz radio type:
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Ensure that the 5 GHz toggle button is enabled.
Note
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For Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller, if you disable the 5 GHz toggle button, Cisco DNA Center disables the Admin status of the 5 GHz RF profile.
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For Cisco AireOS Wireless Controller, if you disable the 5 GHz toggle button, Cisco DNA Center disables the Admin status of the respective radios on all APs that use this RF profile. We recommend that you disable the
admin status using the Configure Access Points workflow. For more information, see Configure AP Workflow.
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For Cisco AireOS Wireless Controller, when you disable the Admin status for the 5-GHz band on the RF profile, Cisco DNA Center changes the XOR radio on the APs using that RF profile to manual 2.4-GHz mode. If you enable the Admin status later and reprovision
the AP, Cisco DNA Center changes the radio to automatic mode enabling the usage of 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz bands, and monitor mode. So, if you want to disable
the Admin status for the 5-GHz band on XOR-capable APs, we recommend that you disable the Admin status of the XOR radio using
the Configure Access Points workflow. The admin status configured using the Configure Access Points workflow isn't overwritten when the wireless controller or APs are reprovisioned. For more information, see Configure AP Workflow.
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From the Parent Profile drop-down list, choose High, Medium (Typical), Low, or Custom. (The Data Rate and Tx Configuration fields change depending on the parent profile selected. For example, if you select High, it populates the configurations available in the device for 2.4 GHz. If you change any settings in the populated Data Rate and Tx Configuration fields, the Parent Profile automatically changes to Custom.) Note that a new RF profile is created only for select custom profiles.
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Low, Medium (Typical), and High are the default RF profiles. If you select a default RF profile, the respective RF profile that is already present in the
device is used and the new RF profile is not created on wireless controller.
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From the Channel Width drop-down list, choose one of the channel bandwidth options: Best, 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, or 160 MHz.
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Set the DCA Channel to manage channel assignments:
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For Cisco AireOS Wireless Controller, Cisco DNA Center automatically configures the selected DCA channels in the global RRM DCA channel list.
Select the DCA channels based on the country code of the device. During provisioning, only the allowed channels for the country
configured on the wireless controller are considered and the unsupported channels are ignored. Provisioning may fail if all the channels that you've selected are
unsupported as per the country codes configured on the controller.
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UNNI-1 36-48: The channels available for UNII-1 band are 36, 40, 44, and 48. Check the UNII-1 36-48 check box to include all channels, or check an individual check box.
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UNII-2 52-144: The channels available for UNII-2 band are 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, and 144. Check the UNII-2 52-144 check box to include all channels, or check an individual check box.
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UNII-3 149-165: The channels available for UNII-3 band are 149, 153, 157, 161, and 165. Check the UNII-3 149-165 check box to include all channels, or check an individual check box.
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Use the Data Rate slider to set the rates at which data can be transmitted between an access point and a client. The available data rates are
6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54.
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Under Tx Power Configuration, set the power level and power threshold for an AP.
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Power Level: Determines whether the power of an AP needs to be reduced. Reducing the power of an AP helps mitigate co-channel interference
with another AP on the same channel or in close proximity. Use the Power Level slider to set the minimum and maximum power level. The range is from -10 to 30 dBm and the default is -10 dBm.
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Power Threshold: Is the cutoff signal level used by Radio Resource Management (RRM) to determine whether to reduce the power of an AP. Use
the Power Threshold slider to increase and decrease the power value, which causes the AP to operate at higher or lower transmit power rates.
The range is from -50 dBm to 80 dBm and the default threshold is -70 dBm.
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RX SOP: Receiver Start of Packet Detection Threshold (RX SOP) determines the Wi-Fi signal level in dBm at which an AP's radio demodulates
and decodes a packet. From the RX SOP drop-down list, choose High, Medium, Low, or Auto threshold values for each 802.11 band.
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Step 7
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Configure the following for the 6 GHz radio type:
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Ensure that the 6 GHz toggle button is enabled.
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For Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller, if you disable the 6 GHz toggle button, Cisco DNA Center disables the Admin status of the 6 GHz RF profile.
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Set the DCA Channel to manage channel assignments:
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Check the Select All check box to include all DCA channels, or check an individual check box to select an individual DCA channel.
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Click Show Advanced to select the remaining DCA channel numbers.
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UNII-5 1-93
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UNII-6 97-113
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UNII-7 117-185
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UNII-8 189-233
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Select the DCA channels based on the country code of the device. During provisioning, only the allowed channels for the country
configured on the wireless controller are considered and the unsupported channels are ignored. Provisioning may fail if all the channels that you've selected are
unsupported as per the country codes configured on the controller.
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Use the Supported Data Rate slider to set the rates at which data can be transmitted between an access point and a client. The available data rates are
6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54.
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In the Mandatory Data Rates area, check the check box next to the individual data rates. You can choose up to two data rates. The available data rates
are 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54.
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Under Tx Power Configuration, set the power level and power threshold for an AP.
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Power Level: Determines whether the power of an AP needs to be reduced. Reducing the power of an AP helps mitigate co-channel interference
with another AP on the same channel or in close proximity. Use the Power Level slider to set the minimum and maximum power level. The range is from -10 to 30 dBm and the default is -10 dBm.
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Power Threshold: Is the cutoff signal level used by Radio Resource Management (RRM) to determine whether to reduce the power of an AP. Use
the Power Threshold slider to increase and decrease the power value, which causes the AP to operate at higher or lower transmit power rates.
The range is from -50 dBm to 80 dBm and the default threshold is -70 dBm.
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RX SOP: Receiver Start of Packet Detection Threshold (RX SOP) determines the Wi-Fi signal level in dBm at which an AP's radio demodulates
and decodes a packet. From the RX SOP drop-down list, choose High, Medium, Low, or Auto threshold values for each 802.11 band.
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Step 8
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Click Save.
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Step 9
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To mark a profile as the default RF profile, check the Profile Name check box and click Mark Default.
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Step 10
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In the Warning window, click OK.
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