Force MAC to only bind with 5 GHz Band

[srsiddiqui2007]

Hi,

Wanted to know if its possible to bind particular MAC's only to 5 GHz Band. There are some Macbook's which are creating problems when configuring both 2.4 & 5 GHz band on Cisco 2602 AP

Since its switching network every now and then which is creating problems for end user

[mohanak · Accepted solution]

Band selection enables client radios that are capable of dual-band (2.4 and 5 GHz) operation to move to a less congested 5 GHz Access point. The 2.4 GHz band is often congested. Clients on this band typically experience interference from Bluetooth devices, microwave ovens, and cordless phones as well as co-channel interference from other Access points because of the 802.11b/g limit of three non-overlapping channels. To prevent these sources of interference and improve overall network performance, you can configure band selection on controller:

– Band selection is enabled/disabled globally by default.

– Band selection works by regulating probe responses to clients. It makes 5-GHz channels more attractive to clients by delaying probe responses to clients on 2.4-GHz channels.

– Evaluate band selection for voice, particularly focusing on roaming performance, see below for further explanation.

– Most newer model clients prefer 5 GHz by default if the 5 GHz signal of the AP is equal to or stronger than the 2.4 GHz signal.

– Band select should be enabled for high-density designs.

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/technology/wlc/82463-wlc-config-best-practice.html#pgfId-398069

[srsiddiqui2007]

Mohanak,

We are using AP's in Autonomous Mode, is there a solution for this

[wirelessman]

you can create 2 ssid's one for each band, if having 2 ssid's is ok with you...