6 GHz Low Power Indoor AP Support

6 GHz low power indoor AP support

Starting from IOS XE Release 17.12, IW9167I access points can operate in low power indoor mode in the EU and United Kingdom.

  • Available for IW9167IH-E and IW9167IH-ROW (GB) models.

  • Supports only the U-NII-5 sub channel lists (5925MHz - 6425MHz) in the Wi-Fi 6E band.

  • Applicable for deployments in the EU and United Kingdom regions.

Starting with software version 17.18.1, 6 GHz radio broadcasting is supported on IW9167IH-ROW access points within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) regulatory domain. Software versions prior to 17.18.1 do not support 6 GHz operation in this regulatory domain.

Supported models and channel information for LPI mode

Only IW9167IH-E and IW9167IH-ROW (GB) can be configured as an indoor AP in LPI mode for the EU and United Kingdom. In this mode, only the U-NII-5 sub channel lists (5925MHz - 6425MHz) in the Wi-Fi 6E band are supported.

For more information about the Wi-Fi 6E band, see Wi-Fi 6E: The Next Great Chapter in Wi-Fi White Paper .

Enable 6 GHz low power indoor mode

This procedure describes how to enable IW9167I 6 GHz LPI mode.

Procedure

Step 1

Use the show ap summary command to verify that the access point PID is either IW9167IH-E or IW9167IH-ROW (GB). 

Device# show ap summary

Number of APs: 2
CC = Country Code
RD = Regulatory Domain
AP Name          Slots AP Model  Ethernet MAC    Radio MAC      CC   RD  IP Address     State     Location
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
APFC58.9A17.0F14 3     IW9167IH-E fc58.9a17.0f14  fc58.9a17.11a0 DE   -E 192.168.57.102 Registered default location

APFC58.9A17.E640 3     IW9167IH-E fc58.9a17.e640  fc58.9a17.ec00 DE   -E 192.168.57.101 Registered default location

Step 2

Configure the AP to indoor mode, see Enable indoor mode .

Step 3

Use the ap name ap-name no dot11 6ghz slot slot shutdown command to configure 6 GHz radio. 

Device# ap name APFC58.9A17.0F14 no dot11 6ghz slot 2 shutdown

Step 4

Use the ap name ap-name dot11 6ghz slot slot channel channel command to configure 6 GHz radio channel. 

Device# ap name APFC58.9A17.0F94 dot11 6ghz slot 2 channel 33

Step 5

Use the ap name ap-name dot11 6ghz slot slot channel widthwidth command to configure 6 GHz radio width. 

Device# ap name APFC58.9A17.0F94 dot11 6ghz slot 2 channel width 80

Verify 6 GHz low power indoor

This procedure describes how to verify the 6 GHz LPI configuration

Procedure

Step 1

Use the show ap dot11 6ghz summary command on the wireless controller.

Example:

Controller# show ap dot11 6ghz summary
* global assignment

AP Name            Mac Address    Slot Admin State Oper State Width Txpwr         Channel Mode
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
APFC58.9A17.0F14  fc58.9a17.11a0  2    Enabled     Up         80     1/8 (17 dBm) (33,37,41,45)                                LOCAL

Step 2

Use the show controllers dot11Radio 2 frequency command on the AP to view the supported U-NII-5 sub channel lists in LPI mode within the Wi-Fi 6E band.

Example:

AP# show controllers dot11Radio 2 frequency

Configured Frequency: 6115Mhz Channel: 33 20MHz
Serving Frequency: 6115Mhz Channel: 33 20MHz
Allowed Frequency:
5955MHz(  1)  5975MHz(  5)  5995MHz(  9)  6015MHz( 13)  6035MHz( 17)
6055MHz( 21)  6075MHz( 25)  6095MHz( 29)
6115MHz( 33)  6135MHz( 37)  6155MHz( 41)  6175MHz( 45)  6195MHz( 49)
6215MHz( 53)  6235MHz( 57)  6255MHz( 61)
6275MHz( 65)  6295MHz( 69)  6315MHz( 73)  6335MHz( 77)  6355MHz( 81)
6375MHz( 85)  6395MHz( 89)  6415MHz( 93)

What to do next

For more configuration commands of Wi-Fi 6E band operation, see Configure and Verify Wi-Fi 6E Band Operations and Client Connectivity.