Access Point Settings

Vocera requires specific access point settings and configuration recommendations to optimize wireless communication in your environment.

The following table displays the AP settings required for Vocera.

AP Feature	Setting
Beacon Interval	The typical default beacon interval is 100 milliseconds. For more information, refer to Beacon and DTIM Intervals.
DTIM Interval	The default DTIM interval is 1. For more information, refer to Beacon and DTIM Intervals.
Data Rates	Enable all 802.11a/b/g/n data rates, and set one or more to basic. For more information, refer to Data Rates.
SSID	You can configure badge profiles to use different SSIDs for different badge types. You must use the same SSID for all access points on a VLAN. For more information, refer to SSID.
Security Settings	You can configure badge profiles to use different security settings for different badge types. You must use the same security settings for all access points on a VLAN. For more information, refer to Wireless Security.
Peer-To-Peer Communication	Set the value to enabled on the access point or on the WLAN controller if CAPWAP access points are used. For more information, refer to Peer-To-Peer Communication.
Encryption	The encryption to be set to AES if 802.11n rates are used. For more information, refer to Encryption and Authentication.
Channel Utilization	Radio Channel Utilization should be consistently less than 30%. For more information, refer to Channel Utilization.
Channel Width	The channel width used are as follows: 2.4GHz—20 Mhz 5 Ghz—20Mhz or 40Mhz