Overriding FortiAP Settings

The FortiAP Platform profile settings can be overridden. For more information, see FortiAP Platform Profile.

1. In the menu bar, click Access Points.
2. In the navigation pane, click Edit View.
3. In the table, locate the row for the FortiAP device to update and click on the AP Actions tab and select Platform Profiles and Overrides. You can override the upgrade, BLE, and radio configurations. For more information on these parameters, see FortiAP Platform Profile.
   
   
4. Select the parameters to be modified and enter the new values. The DRMA Mode Override setting forces the radio into the AP or monitor mode. Enable it and select the any of the following DRMA modes to apply to the radio.

• AP – Set the radio to AP mode.
• Monitor – Set the radio to Monitor mode.
• NCF – Select and set the radio mode based on NCF score.
• NCF Peek – Select the radio mode based on NCF score, but do not ap ply.

When NCF or NCF Peek is selected, you can view the target mode selected by the NCF algorithm in the Radio tab of Viewing the FortiAP status.

You can configure also overrides during FortiAP deployment.

1. In the menu bar, click Deploy APs.
2. Select the FortiAP device to update and select Select Platform Profiles and Overrides.
3. Select the parameters to be modified and enter the new values.
   See section Deploying a FortiAP device to a network.