Wireless Access

Hi,

How do I change the Max TX Power of an Aruba 365 AP in a mobility controller running 8.8.0.0. I have like 15 APs (model 365) in a group, and I need to adjust the TX power to the limit that the APs can handle!?

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Diego Joubert
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If you have an MM, the max TX power is controlled by the 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile, by the max tx power parameter, which is checked every day at 5am.
If you have a controller without an MM, you are running ARM and in the ARM profile, the max transmit power determines the maximum transmit power, which if you change it, would happen immediately.

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Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.
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Original Message:
Sent: Oct 27, 2021 12:48 PM
From: Diego Joubert
Subject: Max TX Power Aruba 365

Hi,

How do I change the Max TX Power of an Aruba 365 AP in a mobility controller running 8.8.0.0. I have like 15 APs (model 365) in a group, and I need to adjust the TX power to the limit that the APs can handle!?

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Diego Joubert
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One additional note that putting an AP on max. power isn't a good idea.  It's a good design rule to lower your access point's transmit power to the max transmit power of your weakest device. Mostly, your weakest device is a mobile device that has an average transmitting power of 30mW/15dBm. So use that values (in most cases) to design your network and coverage to avoid co-channel interference.

Note that different environments can have different recommendations ;). 

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Marcel Koedijk | MVP Guru 2021 | ACEP | ACMP | ACCP | ACDP | Ekahau ECSE | Not an HPE Employee | Opionions are my own
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Original Message:
Sent: Oct 27, 2021 01:14 PM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: Max TX Power Aruba 365

If you have an MM, the max TX power is controlled by the 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile, by the max tx power parameter, which is checked every day at 5am.
If you have a controller without an MM, you are running ARM and in the ARM profile, the max transmit power determines the maximum transmit power, which if you change it, would happen immediately.

------------------------------
Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

Original Message:
Sent: Oct 27, 2021 12:48 PM
From: Diego Joubert
Subject: Max TX Power Aruba 365

Hi,

How do I change the Max TX Power of an Aruba 365 AP in a mobility controller running 8.8.0.0. I have like 15 APs (model 365) in a group, and I need to adjust the TX power to the limit that the APs can handle!?

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Diego Joubert
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FYI, 15mW is roughly 12dBm, not 30dBm (that's 1W).

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Onno Harms
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Original Message:
Sent: Oct 28, 2021 04:33 PM
From: marcel koedijk
Subject: Max TX Power Aruba 365

One additional note that putting an AP on max. power isn't a good idea.  It's a good design rule to lower your access point's transmit power to the max transmit power of your weakest device. Mostly, your weakest device is a mobile device that has an average transmitting power of 15mW/30dBm. So use that values (in most cases) to design your network and coverage to avoid co-channel interference.

Note that different environments can have different recommendations ;). 

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Marcel Koedijk | MVP Guru 2021 | ACEP | ACMP | ACCP | ACDP | Ekahau ECSE | Not an HPE Employee | Opionions are my own

Original Message:
Sent: Oct 27, 2021 01:14 PM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: Max TX Power Aruba 365

If you have an MM, the max TX power is controlled by the 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile, by the max tx power parameter, which is checked every day at 5am.
If you have a controller without an MM, you are running ARM and in the ARM profile, the max transmit power determines the maximum transmit power, which if you change it, would happen immediately.

------------------------------
Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

Original Message:
Sent: Oct 27, 2021 12:48 PM
From: Diego Joubert
Subject: Max TX Power Aruba 365

Hi,

How do I change the Max TX Power of an Aruba 365 AP in a mobility controller running 8.8.0.0. I have like 15 APs (model 365) in a group, and I need to adjust the TX power to the limit that the APs can handle!?

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Diego Joubert
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Oops typo ;) corrected!

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Marcel Koedijk | MVP Guru 2021 | ACEP | ACMP | ACCP | ACDP | Ekahau ECSE | Not an HPE Employee | Opionions are my own
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Original Message:
Sent: Oct 28, 2021 04:54 PM
From: Onno Harms
Subject: Max TX Power Aruba 365

FYI, 15mW is roughly 12dBm, not 30dBm (that's 1W).

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Onno Harms

Original Message:
Sent: Oct 28, 2021 04:33 PM
From: marcel koedijk
Subject: Max TX Power Aruba 365

One additional note that putting an AP on max. power isn't a good idea.  It's a good design rule to lower your access point's transmit power to the max transmit power of your weakest device. Mostly, your weakest device is a mobile device that has an average transmitting power of 15mW/30dBm. So use that values (in most cases) to design your network and coverage to avoid co-channel interference.

Note that different environments can have different recommendations ;). 

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Marcel Koedijk | MVP Guru 2021 | ACEP | ACMP | ACCP | ACDP | Ekahau ECSE | Not an HPE Employee | Opionions are my own

Original Message:
Sent: Oct 27, 2021 01:14 PM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: Max TX Power Aruba 365

If you have an MM, the max TX power is controlled by the 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile, by the max tx power parameter, which is checked every day at 5am.
If you have a controller without an MM, you are running ARM and in the ARM profile, the max transmit power determines the maximum transmit power, which if you change it, would happen immediately.

------------------------------
Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

Original Message:
Sent: Oct 27, 2021 12:48 PM
From: Diego Joubert
Subject: Max TX Power Aruba 365

Hi,

How do I change the Max TX Power of an Aruba 365 AP in a mobility controller running 8.8.0.0. I have like 15 APs (model 365) in a group, and I need to adjust the TX power to the limit that the APs can handle!?

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Diego Joubert
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