topic Scott's method to disable a in Wireless

disable 2.4 Ghz radio on lightweight AP

AECOMpete_2 — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:21:32 GMT

Hi All,

Can someone tell me how I can disable the 2.4 Ghz radio on a single lightweight AP?

Thanks in advance!

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disable 2.4 Ghz radio on lightweight AP

Scott Fella — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 12:41:56 GMT

From the CLI you can issue a:

config 802.11a disable

config 802.11b disable

Thanks,

Scott

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disable 2.4 Ghz radio on lightweight AP

Scott Fella — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 12:47:23 GMT

If you want to do this from the GUI, clcik on the Wireless | Access Points | Radios | all the way on the right is a blue triangle, click that next to the AP you want to disable the band and click configure. There you will disable the radio.

Thanks,

Scott

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Hello, I need to disable 2

goncalo.girao — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 10:31:23 GMT

Hello,

I need to disable 2,4GHz and enable 5Ghz radio only at one LAP.

Scott's method to disable a

Leo Laohoo — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 22:19:43 GMT

Scott's method to disable a radio for a specific AP.

If you want CLI, the command is "config 802.11b disable AP_name ".

Ok disabled, but when trying

goncalo.girao — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 21:19:27 GMT

Ok disabled, but when trying to enable a or n:

AP does not support the specified radio type.

The followings are supported radio types of the AP:

802.11b

The command to enable 802.11b

Leo Laohoo — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 21:55:49 GMT

The command to enable 802.11b on a specific AP is "config 802.11b enable AP_name".

I'm sorry leo, you are not

goncalo.girao — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 22:10:51 GMT

I'm sorry leo, you are not following me...

I need to disable 1 out of 11 APs the 2,4GHz (b/g/n) because when trying to airplay to an apple tv I have many issues with bluetooth mouses (same frequency). So I need only 5GHz at this AP

Sure.... It's config 802.11b

Scott Fella — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 22:25:47 GMT

Sure.... It's config 802.11b disable

I see. Can you post the

Leo Laohoo — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:33:32 GMT

I see. Can you post the complete output to the command "show ap config general AP_NAME".

I have a strange feeling the AP you want to enable 802.11a/n is only single-radio or the wrong Regulatory Domain. This is why you are getting the error message when you attempt to enable 802.11a/n

(Cisco Controller) >show ap

goncalo.girao — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 09:08:20 GMT

(Cisco Controller) >show ap config general APBlissMeetRoom

Cisco AP Identifier.............................. 3

Cisco AP Name.................................... APBlissMeetRoom

Country code..................................... PT - Portugal

Regulatory Domain allowed by Country............. 802.11bg:-E 802.11a:-E

AP Country code.................................. PT - Portugal

AP Regulatory Domain............................. 802.11bg:-E

Switch Port Number .............................. 1

MAC Address...................................... 00:06:f6:d2:65:57

IP Address Configuration......................... Static IP assigned

IP Address....................................... 192.168.2.210

IP NetMask....................................... 255.255.0.0

Gateway IP Addr.................................. 192.168.2.252

Domain...........................................

Name Server......................................

NAT External IP Address.......................... None

CAPWAP Path MTU.................................. 1485

Telnet State..................................... Disabled

Ssh State........................................ Disabled

Cisco AP Location................................ default location

Cisco AP Group Name.............................. default-group

Primary Cisco Switch Name........................

--More-- or (q)uit

Primary Cisco Switch IP Address.................. Not Configured

Secondary Cisco Switch Name......................

Secondary Cisco Switch IP Address................ Not Configured

Tertiary Cisco Switch Name.......................

Tertiary Cisco Switch IP Address................. Not Configured

Administrative State ............................ ADMIN_ENABLED

Operation State ................................. REGISTERED

Mirroring Mode .................................. Disabled

AP Mode ......................................... Local

Public Safety ................................... Disabled

AP SubMode ...................................... Not Configured

Remote AP Debug ................................. Disabled

Logging trap severity level ..................... informational

Logging syslog facility ......................... kern

S/W Version .................................... 7.2.115.2

Boot Version ................................... 12.4.23.6

Mini IOS Version ................................ 7.4.1.37

Stats Reporting Period .......................... 180

LED State........................................ Enabled

PoE Pre-Standard Switch.......................... Disabled

PoE Power Injector MAC Addr...................... Disabled

Power Type/Mode.................................. Power injector / Normal mode

Number Of Slots.................................. 1

AP Model......................................... AIR-LAP1141N-E-K9

AP Image......................................... C1140-K9W8-M

IOS Version...................................... 12.4(25e)JA2$

Reset Button..................................... Enabled

AP Serial Number................................. FCZ1707Z0J1

AP Certificate Type.............................. Manufacture Installed

AP User Mode..................................... AUTOMATIC

AP User Name..................................... Not Configured

AP Dot1x User Mode............................... Not Configured

AP Dot1x User Name............................... Not Configured

Cisco AP system logging host..................... 255.255.255.255

AP Up Time....................................... 53 days, 03 h 52 m 36 s

AP LWAPP Up Time................................. 3 days, 12 h 00 m 28 s

Join Date and Time............................... Fri Apr 4 21:57:05 2014

Join Taken Time.................................. 0 days, 00 h 02 m 00 s

Ethernet Port Duplex............................. Auto

Ethernet Port Speed.............................. Auto

AP Link Latency.................................. Disabled

Rogue Detection.................................. Enabled

AP TCP MSS Adjust................................ Disabled

Venue Name....................................... Not configured

Venue Group...................................... Unspecified

Venue Type....................................... Unspecified

Language Code.................................... Not configured

AP Model.....................

Leo Laohoo — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 09:55:41 GMT

AP Model......................................... AIR-LAP1141N-E-K9

Ok. Just as I have suspected. The AP in question only has one (1) radio and it's only 802.11b. You will never be able to enable 802.11a.

Ok. So I have to forget the

goncalo.girao — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 10:07:25 GMT

Ok. So I have to forget the config part of the LAP. we have many issues with airplay to apple tv and some forums says that is Bluetooth (mouse) and wireless problems. Any way to round this?

It's not the Bluetooth mouse.

Scott Fella — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:56:05 GMT

It's not the Bluetooth mouse.... I run that and a couple Apple TV's at home and I have also implemented schools with Apple TV's in each room....

But is the wireless? Is the

goncalo.girao — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:34:14 GMT

But is the wireless? Is the Apple TV? Any clues/tips?

Put the Apple TV's and the

Scott Fella — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 20:07:12 GMT

Put the Apple TV's and the devices that use the APple TV's on the same subnet and see if that helps. I don't know how you have your wireless setup, so its hard to tell you what to do.

Hi Scott, we have a /16 as

goncalo.girao — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 08:11:38 GMT

Hi Scott, we have a /16 as you see by the subnet mask -> 255.255.0.0

They are all at the same.

Quick question. Does

Alex-Pr — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 23:48:33 GMT

Quick question. Does performing this actually stop the radio from transmitting? I am trying to clear some of the 2.4ghz congestion for a specific non-wifi application that is having trouble due to channel interference.

I have disabled a lot of radios, but when I go to a radio that I left active I can see all of the disabled radios in the monitor...

It appears to not be broadcasting the SSID's but it is still active as a transmitter. Will this still cause as much interference as before...

Thanks

Alex.

That is what I have done was

Scott Fella — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 00:04:08 GMT

That is what I have done was disable the radio on the AP. This does stop transmitting for that radio.

-Scott

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