WLAN Requirements and Best Practices |
Learn the settings and recommend values for Cisco CAPWAP.
Setting |
Recommended Value |
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RRM – Dynamic Channel Assignment |
OK - Interval should be more than 8 hours (typical duration of one nursing shift) |
RRM – Dynamic Transmit Power Control |
Enabled if honoring the maximum and minimum transmit power levels |
Transmit Power Threshold |
Adjust to fit site |
Coverage Hole |
Disabled - If Coverage Hole Detection is necessary, enable it with the following settings:
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Aggressive Load Balancing |
Disabled |
Multicast Mode |
Multicast, Direct Disable Mobility Multicast Messaging if multicast is not properly enabled in network (causes one-way audio or no audio) |
Multicast Tx Data Rate |
Highest data rate Only have one Mandatory rate, fit to site. |
Unicast-ARP |
Disabled |
WMM |
B3000n: Enabled B3000: Disabled Smartphone clients: Enabled |
U-APSD |
B3000n: Enabled B3000: Disabled Smartphone clients: Enabled |
DHCP Address Assignment |
Disabled |
Symmetric Mobility Tunneling |
Enabled |
Priority Queue |
Platinum |
Client Load Balancing |
Disabled |
Band Select |
Disabled |
CCKM |
Enabled |
Frame Aggregation |
Disabled on transmit or receive for Traffic ID 6 (voice) and 7 (network control) |
Encryption |
Avoid WEP and TKIP |