Cloud Managed Networks

Hello

We have recently migrated to Aruba Central and AOS 10 for most of our network.
We are using the default radio profile and the feeling we are getting is the platform have lowered the dBm output on devices and hence the cell size in the overall network.  We are now getting tickets from all over on poor Wi-Fi performance.  What I'm struggling in grasping and finding information on is how the Central Radio Profiles Allowed Transmit Power settings work together with Aruba ARM, what settings has priority and how does the setting affect, if any the ARM algorithm?
Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.

you can add various radio profiles from here, by clicking on the + sign.

here i have added a new radio profile

then you can assign these radio profile selectively to your APs 

Hello

We have recently migrated to Aruba Central and AOS 10 for most of our network.
We are using the default radio profile and the feeling we are getting is the platform have lowered the dBm output on devices and hence the cell size in the overall network.  We are now getting tickets from all over on poor Wi-Fi performance.  What I'm struggling in grasping and finding information on is how the Central Radio Profiles Allowed Transmit Power settings work together with Aruba ARM, what settings has priority and how does the setting affect, if any the ARM algorithm?
Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Yes thanks, my question is more about how the radio profiles and the ARM algorithm works together. For example I have adjusted the default radio profile to minimum 18dBm for the 5GHz radio, still some of the AP have TX Power of only 13 dBm, why is that?

you can add various radio profiles from here, by clicking on the + sign.

here i have added a new radio profile

then you can assign these radio profile selectively to your APs 

Hello

We have recently migrated to Aruba Central and AOS 10 for most of our network.
We are using the default radio profile and the feeling we are getting is the platform have lowered the dBm output on devices and hence the cell size in the overall network.  We are now getting tickets from all over on poor Wi-Fi performance.  What I'm struggling in grasping and finding information on is how the Central Radio Profiles Allowed Transmit Power settings work together with Aruba ARM, what settings has priority and how does the setting affect, if any the ARM algorithm?
Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Yes thanks, my question is more about how the radio profiles and the ARM algorithm works together. For example I have adjusted the default radio profile to minimum 18dBm for the 5GHz radio, still some of the AP have TX Power of only 13 dBm, why is that?

you can add various radio profiles from here, by clicking on the + sign.

here i have added a new radio profile

then you can assign these radio profile selectively to your APs 

Hello

We have recently migrated to Aruba Central and AOS 10 for most of our network.
We are using the default radio profile and the feeling we are getting is the platform have lowered the dBm output on devices and hence the cell size in the overall network.  We are now getting tickets from all over on poor Wi-Fi performance.  What I'm struggling in grasping and finding information on is how the Central Radio Profiles Allowed Transmit Power settings work together with Aruba ARM, what settings has priority and how does the setting affect, if any the ARM algorithm?
Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Yes thanks, my question is more about how the radio profiles and the ARM algorithm works together. For example I have adjusted the default radio profile to minimum 18dBm for the 5GHz radio, still some of the AP have TX Power of only 13 dBm, why is that?

you can add various radio profiles from here, by clicking on the + sign.

here i have added a new radio profile

then you can assign these radio profile selectively to your APs 

Hello

We have recently migrated to Aruba Central and AOS 10 for most of our network.
We are using the default radio profile and the feeling we are getting is the platform have lowered the dBm output on devices and hence the cell size in the overall network.  We are now getting tickets from all over on poor Wi-Fi performance.  What I'm struggling in grasping and finding information on is how the Central Radio Profiles Allowed Transmit Power settings work together with Aruba ARM, what settings has priority and how does the setting affect, if any the ARM algorithm?
Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Hello @JohnnyE

Did you test the DBM power after changing the channel? Did you notice any changes? Can you share the information?

Yes thanks, my question is more about how the radio profiles and the ARM algorithm works together. For example I have adjusted the default radio profile to minimum 18dBm for the 5GHz radio, still some of the AP have TX Power of only 13 dBm, why is that?

you can add various radio profiles from here, by clicking on the + sign.

here i have added a new radio profile

then you can assign these radio profile selectively to your APs 

Hello

We have recently migrated to Aruba Central and AOS 10 for most of our network.
We are using the default radio profile and the feeling we are getting is the platform have lowered the dBm output on devices and hence the cell size in the overall network.  We are now getting tickets from all over on poor Wi-Fi performance.  What I'm struggling in grasping and finding information on is how the Central Radio Profiles Allowed Transmit Power settings work together with Aruba ARM, what settings has priority and how does the setting affect, if any the ARM algorithm?
Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Hello

We have recently migrated to Aruba Central and AOS 10 for most of our network.
We are using the default radio profile and the feeling we are getting is the platform have lowered the dBm output on devices and hence the cell size in the overall network.  We are now getting tickets from all over on poor Wi-Fi performance.  What I'm struggling in grasping and finding information on is how the Central Radio Profiles Allowed Transmit Power settings work together with Aruba ARM, what settings has priority and how does the setting affect, if any the ARM algorithm?
Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Hello

We have recently migrated to Aruba Central and AOS 10 for most of our network.
We are using the default radio profile and the feeling we are getting is the platform have lowered the dBm output on devices and hence the cell size in the overall network.  We are now getting tickets from all over on poor Wi-Fi performance.  What I'm struggling in grasping and finding information on is how the Central Radio Profiles Allowed Transmit Power settings work together with Aruba ARM, what settings has priority and how does the setting affect, if any the ARM algorithm?
Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Ever find out why this is? We're running into the same issues. Previously on IOS8 - ARM was fine and produced more power automatically (Saw mainly 18-21) . Now that same IAP is sitting at 11 and can confirm the coverage isn't the best. ARM is a great foolproof tool but doesn't seem to be working as well in IOS10. 

Hello

We have recently migrated to Aruba Central and AOS 10 for most of our network.
We are using the default radio profile and the feeling we are getting is the platform have lowered the dBm output on devices and hence the cell size in the overall network.  We are now getting tickets from all over on poor Wi-Fi performance.  What I'm struggling in grasping and finding information on is how the Central Radio Profiles Allowed Transmit Power settings work together with Aruba ARM, what settings has priority and how does the setting affect, if any the ARM algorithm?
Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Ever find out why this is? We're running into the same issues. Previously on IOS8 - ARM was fine and produced more power automatically (Saw mainly 18-21) . Now that same IAP is sitting at 11 and can confirm the coverage isn't the best. ARM is a great foolproof tool but doesn't seem to be working as well in IOS10. 

Hello

We have recently migrated to Aruba Central and AOS 10 for most of our network.
We are using the default radio profile and the feeling we are getting is the platform have lowered the dBm output on devices and hence the cell size in the overall network.  We are now getting tickets from all over on poor Wi-Fi performance.  What I'm struggling in grasping and finding information on is how the Central Radio Profiles Allowed Transmit Power settings work together with Aruba ARM, what settings has priority and how does the setting affect, if any the ARM algorithm?
Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Hi,

We never really got a clear answer as to why this is happening. We've had several support cases open with HPE to try and resolve the issue, but it's still somewhat unclear. 

Currently, we're waiting for the next-gen Central update, which, from what we've been told, will allow for more granular control over radio profiles per site. This should make it easier to tailor the RF settings based on the specific conditions and requirements of each location, which we hope will help improve coverage and performance.

Ever find out why this is? We're running into the same issues. Previously on IOS8 - ARM was fine and produced more power automatically (Saw mainly 18-21) . Now that same IAP is sitting at 11 and can confirm the coverage isn't the best. ARM is a great foolproof tool but doesn't seem to be working as well in IOS10. 

Hello

We have recently migrated to Aruba Central and AOS 10 for most of our network.
We are using the default radio profile and the feeling we are getting is the platform have lowered the dBm output on devices and hence the cell size in the overall network.  We are now getting tickets from all over on poor Wi-Fi performance.  What I'm struggling in grasping and finding information on is how the Central Radio Profiles Allowed Transmit Power settings work together with Aruba ARM, what settings has priority and how does the setting affect, if any the ARM algorithm?
Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Hi,

We never really got a clear answer as to why this is happening. We've had several support cases open with HPE to try and resolve the issue, but it's still somewhat unclear. 

Currently, we're waiting for the next-gen Central update, which, from what we've been told, will allow for more granular control over radio profiles per site. This should make it easier to tailor the RF settings based on the specific conditions and requirements of each location, which we hope will help improve coverage and performance.

Ever find out why this is? We're running into the same issues. Previously on IOS8 - ARM was fine and produced more power automatically (Saw mainly 18-21) . Now that same IAP is sitting at 11 and can confirm the coverage isn't the best. ARM is a great foolproof tool but doesn't seem to be working as well in IOS10. 

Hello

We have recently migrated to Aruba Central and AOS 10 for most of our network.
We are using the default radio profile and the feeling we are getting is the platform have lowered the dBm output on devices and hence the cell size in the overall network.  We are now getting tickets from all over on poor Wi-Fi performance.  What I'm struggling in grasping and finding information on is how the Central Radio Profiles Allowed Transmit Power settings work together with Aruba ARM, what settings has priority and how does the setting affect, if any the ARM algorithm?
Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.

As mentioned earlier, it may be related to regulatory. In many places in the world, some (mainly 5 GHz) channels are limited to 25mW (14 dBm) EIRP.

What country/regulatory domain are you in, and on what channel do you see that reduced power?

If you have set the RF minimum power to 18 dBm, but only see 13 dBm configured, that probably is the reason why (some APs can't make exact steps in power and 13 dBm may be the first available step below 22 mW/14 dBm). To avoid this, exclude the channels with these power limitations from your channel plan, or increase AP density (and capacity).

Hi,

We never really got a clear answer as to why this is happening. We've had several support cases open with HPE to try and resolve the issue, but it's still somewhat unclear. 

Currently, we're waiting for the next-gen Central update, which, from what we've been told, will allow for more granular control over radio profiles per site. This should make it easier to tailor the RF settings based on the specific conditions and requirements of each location, which we hope will help improve coverage and performance.

Ever find out why this is? We're running into the same issues. Previously on IOS8 - ARM was fine and produced more power automatically (Saw mainly 18-21) . Now that same IAP is sitting at 11 and can confirm the coverage isn't the best. ARM is a great foolproof tool but doesn't seem to be working as well in IOS10. 

Hello

We have recently migrated to Aruba Central and AOS 10 for most of our network.
We are using the default radio profile and the feeling we are getting is the platform have lowered the dBm output on devices and hence the cell size in the overall network.  We are now getting tickets from all over on poor Wi-Fi performance.  What I'm struggling in grasping and finding information on is how the Central Radio Profiles Allowed Transmit Power settings work together with Aruba ARM, what settings has priority and how does the setting affect, if any the ARM algorithm?
Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.