AirSelect
AirView
AirControl
AirOS v5.3 Main Page
Device Name, Wireless and Network
Mode
AirSelect is a technology that dynamically changes the wireless channel used, in order to avoid
interference and increase throughput, by hopping to the channel least used in the Frequency
List (user defined) periodically within a user-defined time interval (in Milliseconds).
Enable AirSelect: if enabled, the device will use the AirSelect feature. This feature will help
inexperienced installers, i.e. those without RF knowledge; or devices used in highly dynamical
environments. However, it still requires good RF planning.
Frequency List: defines the channels within which AirSelect will hop to find the one less
crowded.
Hop Interval: defines the time interval between each hop, expressed in milliseconds. The default value is 3000 milliseconds.
Announce Count: this is the number of times between hops the AP will announce to the clients the next hop information (frequency,
etc). For instance, if hop interval is set to 10000 milliseconds, and announce count is set to 10, every 1000ms the AP will send an
announcement to the clients with upcoming hop information. The larger this period is, the higher risk of timing drift (hops not being
synchronized), so it is recommended to keep this hop announcement to every 100ms (or Announce Count to 1/100th of Hop Interval).
AirView
AirView is a Spectrum Analyzer included in AirOS V5.3, allowing you to see the crowdedness of
the radio spectrum. A detailed step-to-step guide explaining how to use AirView is available here
(http://www.ubnt.com/wiki/Best_channel_using_airview) .
AirView Port: defines the port to be used by AirView utility in this device. Default port used is
18888.
Launch AirView: press this button to launch the device’s AirView Utility.
AirControl
Enable Discovery: enables device discovery, thus the device may be discovered by other Ubiquiti
devices through the Discovery Tool built-in AirOS.
Main Page
The Main Page displays a summary of link status information, current values of basic configuration
settings (depending on operating mode), network settings and information, traffic statistics of all
the interfaces.
Status
Device Name: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_name) displays the
customizable name (ID) of the AirOS v5.3 based device. Device Name (Host
Name) will be represented in registration screens of the Router Operating
Systems and discovery tools.
Network Mode: displays the device's network operating mode. AirOS v5.3
powered devices support bridge, router and SOHO router modes. The device's
network mode can be changed on the Network Page.
Wireless Mode: displays the radio interface-operating mode. AirOS v5.3
powered device supports infrastructure wireless networking solution. The
device’s wireless mode can be changed on the Wireless Page. There are five
wireless modes: Station, Station WDS, AP, AP-WDS and Spectral Analyzer
(AirView). The first four could be selected on the Wireless Page. The Spectral
Analyzer mode may be selected by clicking on the Tools Menu and then the
AirView option. When the device is running in Spectral Analyzer mode, all
wireless connections will be terminated for as long as AirView runs. Close the AirView Window to
return to the previous Wireless mode.
Any M-series device may operate just in one of these modes at a time, e.g. if the device is running in
AP-WDS mode it can’t simultaneously run in Station mode.
AirView Status: displays the AirView Status while operating in the Spectral Analyzer mode. When
AirView is running properly, the status is “Active”. In case you close the AirView window the status will change to “Switching back to
Station” (if the previous wireless mode was “Station”); after a few seconds, the Wireless Mode will change.
SSID (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSSID#Basic_service_set_identifier) : is the Name of the 802.11 (http://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/802.11) Service Set (established by the Access Point (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_access_point) the stations are
connected to):
While operating in Station mode, displays the SSID (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSSID#Basic_service_set_identifier) of the Access
Point (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_access_point) where the AirOS v5.3 powered device has associated.
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