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Should I disable the g radio if all the VAP's in the group are a only?

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  • 1.  Should I disable the g radio if all the VAP's in the group are a only?

    Posted Oct 31, 2013 05:27 AM

    Hi,

     

    I am looking for an answer to this question:

     

    If there are no VAP's in a group allowing g access yet the radio is enabled, is the AP still affecting the RF environment in 2.4GHz? I have a very dense AP deployment so in many cases I will set the 2.4GHz radio to airmonitor if I am not using any g radio VAP's in the group. I am moving some VAP's to a only and these exist in many groups so do I need to go round and disable the g radio if it is not required to reduce interference?

     

    thanks

     

    Stewart



  • 2.  RE: Should I disable the g radio if all the VAP's in the group are a only?

    Posted Oct 31, 2013 06:55 AM

     

     

    You are on the right track , make the VAP just to serve .11a clients 

    Screen Shot 2013-10-31 at 6.52.21 AM.png

     

    And on the 802.11g radio make an Air Monitor so it can provide more information about the RF environment on the 802.11g band

     

    Screen Shot 2013-10-31 at 6.51.31 AM.png

     

    Note: Make sure you test this before you enable this , so you don't end up creating coverage holes in that area



  • 3.  RE: Should I disable the g radio if all the VAP's in the group are a only?

    Posted Oct 31, 2013 07:45 AM

    Thanks Victor, but the question I am asking is if I leave the g radio enabled, am I still affecting the g RF environment even though there are no VAP's associated with the radio? I understand that there will be no beacons as there are no SSID's on g radio but is there anything else to consider?



  • 4.  RE: Should I disable the g radio if all the VAP's in the group are a only?

    Posted Oct 31, 2013 10:49 AM

     

    That's correct.