Add or edit an AP profile
To add or edit an AP profile:
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In WiFi > Configuration > AP Profiles:
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Click Create New to add a new AP profile.
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Select a profile and click Edit to edit an existing profile.
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In the form, enter or update the following information:
Field
Required
Description
Name
Y
Enter a unique name for the profile.
Comments
N
Optionally, enter any comments.
Platform
Y
Select the device platform.
Administrative Access
N
Select the administrative access types for this profile.
Client load balancing
N
Select a handoff type as needed.
Radio ID
Mode
Y
Select the mode for this radio from the following options:
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Disabled: Disable this radio.
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Access Point: Set this radio as an access point.
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Dedicated Monitor: Set this radio as a dedicated monitor.
Radio resource provision
Y
Enable or disable the distributed radio resource provisioning (DARRP) feature.
Band
Y
Select the wireless protocols that you want to support.
Channel width
Y
Select channel width for 802.11ac or 802.11n on 5 GHz.
Channels plan
Y
Select the channel plan from the following options:
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Three Channels: Automatically selects channel 1, 6, and 11.
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Four Channels: Automatically selects channels 1, 4, 8, and 11.
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Custom: Select custom channels.
Channels
Y
Select the channel or channels.
Short guard interval
Y
Select to enable the short guard interval for 802.11ac or 802.11n on 5 GHz.
Transmit power mode
Y
Select the power transmit mode from the following:
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Percent: Transmit power is determined by multiplying set percentage with maximum available power determined by region and FortiAP device.
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dBm: Set a dBm value.
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Auto: Set a range of dBm values and the power is set automatically.
Transmit power
Y
Specify the transmit power levels in dBm.
SSIDs
Y
Select a traffic mode for SSIDs from the following:
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Tunnel: Available tunnel-mode SSIDs are automatically assigned to this radio.
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Bridge: Available bridge-mode SSIDs are automatically assigned to this radio. This option is not available for FortiWiFi local radio platforms.
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Manual: Select which available SSIDs and SSID groups to assign to this radio.
Monitor channel utilization
Y
Enable or disable monitoring channel utilization.
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Click Save.