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  • 1.  AP-679 Software Defined Radio

    Posted Feb 12, 2025 03:44 PM

    We are testing with an Aruba 679 AP on AOS 10.7.1.0. We wanted to test the 90 by 30 and the 30 by 30 radio setups that are on the datasheet.

    This line in the datasheet," Integrated tri‑band directional antennas for 2x2 MIMO with two different modes for the 5 GHz and 6 GHz antennas (a wider 90°x30° antenna, and a narrow 30°x30°) that are software provisioned," indicates it should be in Aruba Central. Does anyone here have a tip or hint on the direction we should go to be able to configure it? 



  • 2.  RE: AP-679 Software Defined Radio

    Posted Feb 12, 2025 04:01 PM
    Edited by schmelzle Feb 12, 2025 04:02 PM

    You can manually set the dynamic antenna configuration via SSH directly to the AP, but this method will not persist beyond reboots.

    dynamic-ant narrow will set dynamic_ant_mode:Narrow 

    dynamic-ant wide will set back to default.

    Verify changes by checking show ap-env or with show log sapd | include dynamic

    Until the UI is updated to allow configuration for this, you will have to use the API to change the default from wide to narrow and make persistent.

    Another option is Central Automation Studio's CSV workflow for "Set Dynamic Antenna Mode". https://central.wifidownunder.com/workflow-csv.html




  • 3.  RE: AP-679 Software Defined Radio

    Posted Feb 12, 2025 04:38 PM

    Wow, thank you for the guide! I couldn't find anything online about how this was done. 


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  • 4.  RE: AP-679 Software Defined Radio

    Posted Mar 26, 2026 11:09 AM

    Hi,

    has this command changed in AOS 10.8.x?
    I'm trying to set the dynamic radios of AP-765s to narrow.
    The command seems not to exist under 10.8.0.1.




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  • 5.  RE: AP-679 Software Defined Radio

    Posted Mar 26, 2026 12:03 PM

    I have to correct myself.
    The AP is supporting the command.
    But the AP obviosly does not support the directional mode.

    # show aps

1 Access Point
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Name    IP Address      Mode    Spectrum  Clients  Type          IPv6 Address  Mesh Role  Zone  Serial #    radio0 Channel  radio0 Power (dBm)  radio0 Utilization (%)  radio0 Noise Floor (dBm)  radio1 Channel  radio1 Power (dBm)  radio1 Utilization (%)  radio1 Noise Floor (dBm)  radio2 Channel  radio2 Power (dBm)  radio2 Utilization (%)  radio2 Noise Floor (dBm)  Need Antenna Config  From Port  Config Id  Config Csum  Ext SSID Active  Age        Link Local IP Address  Uplink Port  Hierarchy Mode  Crash Info  
----    ----------      ----    --------  -------  ----          ------------  ---------  ----  --------    --------------  ------------------  ----------------------  ------------------------  --------------  ------------------  ----------------------  ------------------------  --------------  ------------------  ----------------------  ------------------------  -------------------  ---------  ---------  -----------  ---------------  ---        ---------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  
AP  10.10.10.1*  access  disable   0        765(outdoor)


# dynamic-ant narrow
This AP does not support antenna dynamic directional


    Is directional mode not yet implemented for the the AP-765, or do we have to use another command to change the AP to directional?
    Along with this, also the REST command is not supported on this plattform.



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  • 6.  RE: AP-679 Software Defined Radio

    Posted Mar 26, 2026 12:48 PM

    Hey mom,

    The CLI command you're looking for is ant-direction-mode which changes the antenna direction mode to omni or directional.

    The dynamic-ant option is for directional antennas to change from wide to narrow. The AP-765 cannot do directional wide or directional narrow like the AP-679; it's either omnidirectional or directional, hence a different command and config.

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  • 7.  RE: AP-679 Software Defined Radio

    Posted Mar 27, 2026 08:23 AM

    Hi,
    thank you.
    The command was applicable.
    But I was not able to find any documentation around it (CLI Reference, Techdocs, and so on).
    Can you point me that out?

    Is there a reflection of ant-direction-mode on REST basis (Central support)?

    Thank you!



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