Working with AP Groups

Access Point Groups can be used to define configuration options and apply them to groups of APs at once, without having to modify each AP's settings individually.

For each group, administrators can create a configuration profile that defines the channels, radio settings, Ethernet ports and other configurable fields for all members of the group, or for all APs of a specific model in the group. By default, all AP's are members of the "System Default" AP Group.

The AP Group configuration settings can be overridden by individual AP settings. For example, if you want to set the transmit power to a lower setting for only a few specific APs, leave the Tx Power Adjustment at Auto in the System Default AP Group, then go to the individual AP configuration page, and set the Tx Power setting to a lower setting.

Navigating to the AP Group List tab allows you to view the following information about all AP Groups associated with your RUCKUS Unleashed network. System Default is the default AP Group that is available by default in the AP Group List tab.

AP Group The name of the AP Group. This is a sortable field.
Members Number of members associated with the AP Group. Click on the number to view the member details.
Networks Number of WLANs associated with this AP Group. Click on the number to view the WLAN details. This is a sortable field.
Clients Number of clients associated with this AP Group. Click on the number to view the client details. This is a sortable field.

You can customize which fields appear in the AP Group table by clicking the icon and selecting or deselecting the desired column names. Optionally, you can click Reset to default to have the default subset of columns appear in the AP Group table.

You can search the AP Group List table using the Search field. Enter the AP Group name in the Search field; all matching AP Groups are displayed.

In this section:

  1. Modifying the System Default AP Group
    If you want to configure global settings for default behavior for all access points, modify the System Default AP Group and apply settings to all APs at once.
  2. Creating a New AP Group
    You can create new AP Groups to apply custom settings to a group of APs distinct from the System Default AP Group settings.
  3. Modifying Model-Specific Controls
    The following settings can be applied to all APs of a particular model that are members of the AP Group.
  4. Configuring AP Ethernet Ports
    You can use AP Groups to configure Ethernet ports on all APs of a certain model.
Parent topic: Access Point Configuration