TIP OpenWiFi
Device provisioning occurs based on inventory association to configuration templates.
Creating a template begins with the Configurations tab and creating a new template.
Create Configuration dialog requires a name and one or multiple device types to apply configuration with. If device inventory within an Entity or a Venue exist with no configuration templates matching Device Types of the associated inventory, no associated provisioning will apply to those devices. This is the basic logic that enables unique Wi-Fi device type configurations to be layered through the system.
Limiting the configuration to a subset of device types is done through selection of available Device Types via pull down menu.
A possible scenario may be that at such a top level, the operator wishes to set transmit power, MIMO operation where the Wi-Fi 6 2x2 top level configuration is defined.
To include configuration parameters, select Add Subsection and choose the appropriate values.
In this example we will choose Radios and define the MIMO and Tx Power.
Begin with describing the Radio operating mode, assign a weight that may be either low enough to be overridden by further entity or venues or high enough to not be overridden, then Add Radio.
OpenWiFi supports all possible Wi-Fi radio bands. Select the desired radio(s) and continue.
General properties, the following may be configured:
Band
Frequency Band
Bandwidth
5,10,20 MHz channel narrow operation
Country
Operating Country aka Country Code
Channel-Mode
Operating Mode HT, VHT, HE
Channel-Width
Total channel bandwidth
Channel
Operating channel frequency
MIMO
Values of 1x1 - 8x8
TX-Power
Transmission power in dBm
Legacy-Rates
Allow 802.11b rates
Maximum-Clients
Total UEs Permitted
Multiple-BSSID
Multiple BSSID IE advertisment
Advanced Settings, the following may be configured:
Beacon-Rate
Value 1-54Mb/s Beacon Frame Rate
Beacon-Interval
Interval of Beacon Frames in ms
DTIM-Period
Value 1-255 Delivery Traffic Information Message
Hostapd-iface-raw
Directly configure hostapd parameters not part of OpenWiFi data model
Multicast
Multicast frame rate in Mb/s
EMA
Multi-BSSID broadcast using EMA
BSS-Color
BSS Coloring 0-disable, 1-63 manual, 64 random
Require-Mode
Minimum 802.11 UE standard permitted to associate. None - disabled, HT - a,b,g,n, VHT - a,b,g,n,ac, HE- a,b,g,n,ac,ax
When complete, Save the "Top Level Wi-Fi 6 2x2" configuration for the device types chosen that align to such a radio mode.
For purpose of demonstration, if the admin were to create another Configuration template with the same weight as the previous template defining the Advanced parameters, these could then be broken down for example by device type.
Create another template as described for only one of the Wi-Fi 6 2x2 APs we have shown thus far.
Setting specific configuration for the EAP 101 advanced radio parameters. For example, if a device in this entity is an EAP 101, it will have advanced radio properties of 12Mb/s beacon rate, 24Mb/s multicast rate, random BSS color and require HE mode.
With these settings saved, multiple configuration templates are now shown that will influence radio operating parameters equally yet separately based on device type.
