9. Radio Commands

get radio and set radio commands
This chapter describes commands that can be used to view and set radio information.

Summary of get radio commands

Function: Display enable/disable transmit AMPDU aggregation.
Command: get radio a-mpdu
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 a-mpdu
on

Function: Display whether AP detection is enabled.
Command: get radio ap-detection
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 ap-detection
on

Function: Display beacon interval.
Command: get radio beacon-interval
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 beacon-interval
100

Function: Display the channel in use.
Command: get radio channel
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 channel
11

Function: Display the channel selection policy.
Command: get radio channel-policy
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 channel-policy
best

Function: Display the client RSSI Threshold.
Command: get radio client-rssi-threshold
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 client-rssi-threshold
0

Function: Display the description.
Command: get radio description
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 description
IEEE 802.11g

Function: Display details.
Command: get radio detail
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 detail
Property                        Value
--------------------------------------------
description                     IEEE 802.11g
channel-policy                  best
status                          up
mode                            bg-n
dot11h                          on
dot11d                          up
static-channel                  6
channel                         11
tx-power                        100
client-rssi-threshold           0
beacon-interval                 100
rts-threshold                   2346
fragmentation-threshold         2346
ap-detection                    on
n-bandwidth                     20
n-primary-channel               lower
protection                      auto
short-guard-interval-supported  yes
stbc-mode                       on
station-isolation               off
rate-limit-enable               off
rate-limit                      50
rate-limit-burst                75
wlan-util
fixed-multicast-rate            auto
min-multicast-rate              1
max-stations                    200
dtim-period                     1
legacy-buf-limit                100
a-mpdu                          on
spatial-stream                  2

Function: Display whether 802.11d regulatory domain support is enabled.
Command: get radio dot11d
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 dot11d
up

Function: Display whether 802.11h support is enabled.
Command: get radio dot11h
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 dot11h
on

Function: Display delivery traffic information map period.
Command: get radio dtim-period
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 dtim-period
1

Function: Display Fixed Multicast rate for band.
Command: get radio fixed-multicast-rate
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 fixed-multicast-rate
auto

Function: Display minimum packet size at which fragmentation is used.
Command: get radio fragmentation-threshold
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 fragmentation-threshold
2346

Function: Display the percent in tx-queue for the b/g client.
Command: get radio legacy-buf-limit
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 legacy-buf-limit
100

Function: Display the maximum number of stations.
Command: get radio max-stations
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 max-stations
200

Function: Display the fixed multicast rate for band.
Command: get radio min-multicast-rate
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 min-multicast-rate
1

Function: Display the wireless mode.
Command: get radio mode
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 mode
bg-n

Function: Display the 802.11n channel bandwidth capacity (20/40).
Command: get radio n-bandwidth
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 n-bandwidth
20

Function: Display the 802.11n Primary channel location (upper/lower).
Command: get radio n-primary-channel
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 n-primary-channel
lower

Function: Display the name of the instance only.
Command: get radio name
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 name
wlan0

Function: Display the protection mode for ?g? and ?n? modes (auto/off).
Command: get radio protection
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 protection
auto

Function: Display the broadcast/multicast rate limit (packets per second).
Command: get radio rate-limit
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 rate-limit
50

Function: Display the broadcast/multicast rate limit burst (packets per second).
Command: get radio rate-limit-burst
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 rate-limit-burst
75

Function: Display whether broadcast/multicast rate limiting is enabled.
Command: get radio rate-limit-enable
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 rate-limit-enable
off

Function: Display the minimum packet size at which Request-To-Send is used.
Command: get radio rts-threshold
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 rts-threshold
2346

Function: Display the enable 80211.n ?short guard interval? support? (no/yes)
Command: get radio short-guard-interval-supported
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 short-guard-interval-supported
yes

Function: Display the transmit and receive chainmask values.
Command: get radio spatial-stream
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 spatial-stream
2

Function: Display the channel to use when channel-policy is static.
Command: get radio static-channel
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 static-channel
6

Function: Display whether stations are isolated from each other.
Command: get radio station-isolation
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 station-isolation
off

Function: Display administrative status.
Command: get radio status
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 status
up

Function: Display enable/disable Space Time Block Code (STBC) Mode (on/off).
Command: get radio stbc-mode
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 stbc-mode
on

Function: Display transmit power.
Command: get radio tx-power
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 tx-power
100

Function: Display wireless LAN utilization.
Command: get radio wlan-util
Example:

ARC2000MAP# get radio wlan0 wlan-util

 

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Summary of set radio commands:

Function: Set enable/disable transmit AMPDU aggregation. Valid values: ?on? or ?off?.
Command: set radio a-mpdu
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 a-mpdu on

Function: Set whether AP detection is enabled. Valid values: ?on? or ?off?.
Command: set radio ap-detection
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 ap-detection on

Function: Set beacon interval. Valid values: [40,2000].
Command: set radio beacon-interval
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 beacon-interval 100

Function: Set channel selection policy. Valid values: ?static?: use static-channel; ?best?: select the best channel.
Command: set radio channel-policy
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 channel-policy best

Function: Set client RSSI threshold. Valid value: [0,100].
Command: set radio client-rssi-threshold
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 client-rssi-threshold 0

Function: Set whether 802.11d regulatory domain support is enabled. Valid values: ?up? or ?down?.
Command: set radio dot11d
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 dot11d up

Function: Set whether 802.11h support is enabled. Valid values: ?on? or ?off?.
Command: set radio dot11h
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 dot11h on

Function: Set delivery traffic information map period. Valid values: [1,255].
Command: set radio dtim-period
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 dtim-period 1

Function: Set fixed multicast rate for band. Valid values: ?auto?, ?a? mode, ?a-n? mode, ?n-only-a? mode: 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54. Other mode: 1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54.
Command: set radio fixed-multicast-rate
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 fixed-multicast-rate auto

Function: Set the minimum packet size at which fragmentation is used. Valid values: [256,2346].
Command: set radio fragmentation-threshold
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 fragmentation-threshold 2346

Function: Set the percent in tx-queue for b/g client. Valid values: [0,100].
Command: set radio legacy-buf-limit
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 legacy-buf-limit 100

Function: Set the maximum number of stations. Valid values: [0,256].
Command: set radio max-stations
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 max-stations 200

Function: Set the mixed Multicast rate for band. Valid values: ?a? mode, ?a-n? mode, ?n-only-a?. Mode: 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54. Other mode: 1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54.
Command: set radio min-multicast-rate
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 min-multicast-rate 1

Function: Set the wireless mode. Valid values: wlan1:?a?,?a-n?,?n-only-a? and
wlan0:?b?,?g?,?bg?,?bg-n?,?n-only-g?.
Command: set radio mode
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 mode bg-n

Function: Set the 802.11n channel bandwidth capacity (20/40). Valid values: ?20?,?40?,?20/40?.
Command: set radio n-bandwidth
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 n-bandwidth 20

Function: Set the 802.11n Primary channel location (upper/lower). Valid values: ?upper? or ?lower?.
Command: set radio n-primary-channel
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 n-primary-channel lower

Function: Set the protection mode for ?g? and ?n? modes (auto/off). Valid values: ?auto? or ?off?.
Command: set radio protection
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 protection auto

Function: Set the broadcast/multicast rate limit (packets per second). Valid values: [1,50].
Command: set radio rate-limit
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 rate-limit 50

Function: Set the broadcast/multicast rate limit burst (packets per second). Valid values: [1,75].
Command: set radio rate-limit-burst
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 rate-limit-burst 75

Function: Set whether broadcast/multicast rate limiting is enabled. Valid values: ?on? or ?off?.
Command: set radio rate-limit-enable
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 rate-limit-enable off

Function: Set the minimum packet size at which Request-To-Send is used. Valid values: [256,2346].
Command: set radio rts-threshold
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 rts-threshold 2346

Function: Enable 80211.n ?short guard interval? support? (no/yes). Valid values: ?yes? or ?no?.
Command: set radio short-guard-interval-supported
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 short-guard-interval-supported yes

Function: Set the transmit and recevie chainmask values. Valid values: [1,2].
Command: set radio spatial-stream
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 spatial-stream 2

Function: Set the channel to use when channel-policy is static. Valid values: Depends on system.country and radio.mode. All channels are positive integers.
Command: set radio static-channel
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 static-channel 6

Function: Set whether stations are isolated from each other. Valid values: ?on? or ?off?.
Command: set radio station-isolation
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 station-isolation off

Function: Set the radio status.
Command: set radio status
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 status up

Function: Set enable/disable Space Time Block Code (STBC) Mode (on/off). Valid values: ?on? or ?off?.
Command: set radio stbc-mode
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 stbc-mode on

Function: Set transmit power. Valid values: a percentage: [1,100].
Command: set radio tx-power
Example:

ARC2000MAP# set radio wlan0 tx-power 100

 

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