• To disable the 802.11a network, enter the following command:
config 802.11a disable network
• To enable the 802.11a network, enter the following command:
config 802.11a enable network
You cannot directly delete a channel from the DCA list if it is assigned to any 1524 RAP. To delete a channel
assigned to a RAP, you must first change the channel assigned to the RAP and then enter the
config advanced
802.11a channel delete channel number
command from the controller.
The following is a sample output of the
add channel
and
delete channel
commands:
(Controller) >
config 802.11a disable network
Disabling the 802.11a network may strand mesh APs. Are you sure you want to continue? (y/n)y
(Controller) >
config advanced 802.11a channel add 132
(Controller) >
config advanced 802.11a channel delete 116
802.11a 5 GHz Auto-RF:
Allowed Channel List......................... 36,40,44,48,52,56,60,64,116,
132,140
DCA channels for cSerial Backhaul Mesh APs is enabled.
DCA list should have at least 3 non public safety channels supported by Serial Backhaul Mesh
APs.
Otherwise, the Serial Backhaul Mesh APs can get stranded.
Are you sure you want to continue? (y/N)y
Failed to delete channel.
Reason: Channel 116 is configured for one of the Serial Backhaul RAPs.
Disable mesh backhaul dca-channels or configure a different channel for Serial Backhaul RAPs.
(Controller) > config advanced 802.11a channel delete 132
802.11a 5 GHz Auto-RF:
Allowed Channel List..................... 36,40,44,48,52,56,60,64,116,132,140
DCA channels for Serial Backhaul Mesh APs is enabled.
DCA list should have at least 3 non public safety channels supported by Serial Backhaul Mesh
APs.
Otherwise, the Serial Backhaul Mesh APs can get stranded.
Are you sure you want to continue? (y/N)y
(Controller) >
config 802.11a enable network
Step 3
After a suitable DCA list has been created, enter the
config mesh backhaul dca-channels enable
command to enable
the backhaul channel deselection feature for mesh access points.
You can enter the
config mesh backhaul dca-channels disable
command if you want to disable the backhaul channel
deselection feature for mesh access points.
It is not required that you disable 802.11a network to enable or disable this feature.
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