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CLI Commands

The Cisco Wireless LAN solution command-line interface (CLI) enables operators to connect an ASCII console to the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller and configure the controller and its associated access points. This section describes the Cisco CleanAir commands and contains the following sections:

show Commands

This section lists the show commands to display information about the CleanAir configurations on the controller.

show 802.11 cleanair

To display the multicast-direct configuration state, use the show 802.11 cleanair command.

show 802.11{ a | b | h} cleanair config

Syntax Description

a

Specifies the 802.11a network.

b

Specifies the 802.11b/g network.

h

Specifies the 802.11h network.

config

Displays the network Cleanair configuration.

Command Default

None

Command History

Release Modification
7.6 This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6.

Examples

The following example shows how to display the 802.11a cleanair configuration: 


(Cisco Controller) > show 802.11a cleanair
Clean Air Solution............................... Enabled
Air Quality Settings:
    Air Quality Reporting........................ Enabled
    Air Quality Reporting Period (min)........... 15
    Air Quality Alarms........................... Enabled
    Air Quality Alarm Threshold.................. 35 Interference Device Settings:
    Interference Device Reporting................ Enabled
    Interference Device Types:
        TDD Transmitter.......................... Disabled
        Jammer................................... Disabled
        Continuous Transmitter................... Disabled
        DECT-like Phone.......................... Disabled
        Video Camera............................. Disabled
        WiFi Inverted............................ Disabled
        WiFi Invalid Channel..................... Disabled
        SuperAG.................................. Disabled
        Radar.................................... Disabled
        Canopy................................... Disabled
        WiMax Mobile............................. Disabled
        WiMax Fixed.............................. Disabled
Interference Device Alarms................... Enabled
    Interference Device Types Triggering Alarms:
        TDD Transmitter.......................... Disabled
        Jammer................................... Disabled
        Continuous Transmitter................... Disabled
        DECT-like Phone.......................... Disabled
        Video Camera............................. Disabled
        WiFi Inverted............................ Disabled
        WiFi Invalid Channel..................... Disabled
        SuperAG.................................. Disabled
        Radar.................................... Disabled
        Canopy................................... Disabled
        WiMax Mobile............................. Disabled
        WiMax Fixed.............................. Disabled Additional Clean Air Settings:
    CleanAir Event-driven RRM State.............. Enabled
    CleanAir Driven RRM Sensitivity.............. Medium
    CleanAir Persistent Devices state............ Disabled

show 802.11 cleanair air-quality summary

To display the air quality summary information for the 802.11 networks, use the 
show 802.11 cleanair air-quality summary command.

show 802.11 { a | b | h} cleanair air-quality summary

Syntax Description

a

Specifies the 802.11a network.

b

Specifies the 802.11b/g network.

h

Specifies the 802.11h network.

summary

Displays a summary of 802.11 radio band air quality information.

Command Default

None

Command History

Release Modification
7.6 This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6.

Examples

The following example shows how to display a summary of the air quality information for the 802.11a network: 


(Cisco Controller) > show 802.11a cleanair air-quality summary
AQ = Air Quality
DFS = Dynamic Frequency Selection
AP Name            Channel 	Avg AQ 	Min AQ 	Interferers 	DFS
------------------ ------- 	------ 	------ 	----------- 	---
CISCO_AP3500			 	 	36			95	 70			0
CISCO_AP3500					40			93	 75			0

show 802.11 cleanair air-quality worst

To display the worst air quality information for the 802.11 networks, use the 
show 802.11 cleanair air-quality worst command.

show 802.11{ a | b | h} cleanair air-quality worst

Syntax Description

a

Specifies the 802.11a network.

b

Specifies the 802.11b/g network.

h

Specifies the 802.11h network.

worst

Displays the worst air quality information for 802.11 networks.

Command Default

None

Command History

Release Modification
7.6 This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6.

Examples

The following example shows how to display worst air quality information for the 802.11a network: 


(Cisco Controller) > show 802.11 cleanair air-quality worst
AQ = Air Quality
DFS = Dynamic Frequency Selection
AP Name            Channel 	Avg AQ 	Min AQ 	Interferers 	DFS
------------------ ------- 	------ 	------ 	----------- 	---
CISCO_AP3500			 	 	1			83	 57			3		 5

show 802.11 cleanair device ap

To display the information of the device access point on the 802.11 radio band, use the show 802.11 cleanair device ap command.

show 802.11 { a | b | h} cleanair device ap cisco_ap

Syntax Description

a

Specifies the 802.11a network.

b

Specifies the 802.11b/g network.

h

Specifies the 802.11h network.

cisco_ap

Specified access point name.

Command Default

None

Command History

Release Modification
7.6 This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6.

Examples

The following example shows how to display the device access point for the 802.11a network: 

(Cisco Controller) > show 802.11a cleanair device ap AP_3500
DC = Duty Cycle (%)
ISI = Interference Severity Index (1-Low Interference, 100-High Interference)
RSSI  = Received Signal Strength Index (dBm)
DevID = Device ID
No  ClusterID          DevID  Type 	 	 	 	 	 	 AP Name 			 	 	 	 	 ISI  RSSI 	 DC   Channel
--- ------------------ ------ ---------- --------------- ---- ----- ---- -------------
1   c2:f7:40:00:00:03  0x8001 DECT phone 	CISCO_AP3500 	1    -43 	 	 3 	 	 	149,153,157,161
2   c2:f7:40:00:00:51  0x8002 Radar		 	 	 CISCO_AP3500 	1    -81 		 	2 	 	153,157,161,165
3   c2:f7:40:00:00:03  0x8005 Canopy	 	 	 CISCO_AP3500 	2    -62	 	 	2 	 	 153,157,161,165

show 802.11 cleanair device type

To display the information of all the interferers device type detected by a specific access point on the 802.11 radio band, use the show 802.11 cleanair device type command.

show 802.11{ a | b | h} cleanair device type device_type

Syntax Description

a

Specifies the 802.11a network.

b

Specifies the 802.11b/g network.

h

Specifies the 802.11h network.

device_type

Interferer device type for a specified radio band. The device type is one of the following:

  • tdd-tx—Tdd-transmitter device information.
  • jammer—Jammer device information.
  • cont-tx—Continuous-transmitter devices information.
  • dect-like—Dect-like phone devices information.
  • video—Video devices information.
  • 802.11-inv—WiFi inverted devices information.
  • 802.11-nonstd—Nonstandard WiFi devices information.
  • superag—Superag devices information.
  • canopy—Canopy devices information.
  • wimax-mobile—WiMax mobile devices information.
  • wimax-fixed—WiMax fixed devices information.

Command Default

None

Command History

Release Modification
7.6 This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6.

Examples

The following example shows how to display the information of all the interferers detected by a specified access point for the 802.11a network: 


(Cisco Controller) > show 802.11a cleanair device type canopy
DC = Duty Cycle (%)
ISI = Interference Severity Index (1-Low Interference, 100-High Interference)
RSSI  = Received Signal Strength Index (dBm)
DevID = Device ID
No  ClusterID          DevID  Type 	 	 	 	 	 	 AP Name 			 	 	 	 	 ISI  RSSI 	 DC   Channel
--- ------------------ ------ ---------- --------------- ---- ----- ---- -------------
1c2:f7:40:00:00:03  0x8005 Canopy	 	 	 	 	 CISCO_AP3500 	2    -62	 	 	 2 	 	 153,157,161,165

show advanced 802.11 channel

To display the automatic channel assignment configuration and statistics, use the show advanced 802.11 channel command.

show advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel

Syntax Description

a

Specifies the 802.11a network.

b

Specifies the 802.11b/g network.

Command Default

None

Command History

Release Modification
7.6 This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6.

Examples

The following example shows how to display the automatic channel assignment configuration and statistics: 


(Cisco Controller) > show advanced 802.11a channel
Automatic Channel Assignment
  Channel Assignment Mode........................ AUTO
  Channel Update Interval........................ 600 seconds [startup]
  Anchor time (Hour of the day).................. 0
  Channel Update Contribution.................... SNI.
  Channel Assignment Leader...................... 00:1a:6d:dd:1e:40
  Last Run....................................... 129 seconds ago
  DCA Sensitivity Level: ...................... STARTUP (5 dB)
  DCA Minimum Energy Limit....................... -95 dBm
Channel Energy Levels
    Minimum...................................... unknown
    Average...................................... unknown
    Maximum...................................... unknown
  Channel Dwell Times
    Minimum...................................... unknown
    Average...................................... unknown
    Maximum...................................... unknown
  Auto-RF Allowed Channel List................... 36,40,44,48,52,56,60,64,149,
    ............................................. 153,157,161
  Auto-RF Unused Channel List.................... 100,104,108,112,116,132,136,
    ............................................. 140,165,190,196
  DCA Outdoor AP option.......................... Enabled

show ap auto-rf

To display the auto-RF settings for a Cisco lightweight access point, use the show ap auto-rf command.

show ap auto-rf 802.11{ a | b} cisco_ap

Syntax Description

a

Specifies the 802.11a network.

b

Specifies the 802.11b/g network.

cisco_ap

Cisco lightweight access point name.

Command Default

None

Command History

Release Modification
7.6 This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6.

Examples

The following example shows how to display auto-RF information for an access point: 

(Cisco Controller) > show ap auto-rf 802.11a AP1
Number Of Slots.................................. 2
AP Name.......................................... AP03
MAC Address...................................... 00:0b:85:01:18:b7
  Radio Type..................................... RADIO_TYPE_80211a
  Noise Information
    Noise Profile................................ PASSED
    Channel 36...................................  -88 dBm
    Channel 40...................................  -86 dBm
    Channel 44...................................  -87 dBm
    Channel 48...................................  -85 dBm
    Channel 52...................................  -84 dBm
    Channel 56...................................  -83 dBm
    Channel 60...................................  -84 dBm
    Channel 64...................................  -85 dBm
  Interference Information
    Interference Profile......................... PASSED
    Channel 36...................................  -66 dBm @  1% busy
    Channel 40................................... -128 dBm @  0% busy
    Channel 44................................... -128 dBm @  0% busy
    Channel 48................................... -128 dBm @  0% busy
    Channel 52................................... -128 dBm @  0% busy
    Channel 56...................................  -73 dBm @  1% busy
    Channel 60...................................  -55 dBm @  1% busy
    Channel 64...................................  -69 dBm @  1% busy
  Rogue Histogram (20/40_ABOVE/40_BELOW)
    Channel 36................................... 16/ 0/ 0
    Channel 40................................... 28/ 0/ 0
    Channel 44...................................  9/ 0/ 0
    Channel 48...................................  9/ 0/ 0
    Channel 52...................................  3/ 0/ 0
    Channel 56...................................  4/ 0/ 0
    Channel 60...................................  7/ 1/ 0
    Channel 64...................................  2/ 0/ 0
  Load Information
    Load Profile................................. PASSED
    Receive Utilization.......................... 0%
    Transmit Utilization......................... 0%
    Channel Utilization.......................... 1%
    Attached Clients............................. 1 clients
  Coverage Information
    Coverage Profile............................. PASSED
    Failed Clients............................... 0 clients
  Client Signal Strengths
    RSSI -100 dBm................................ 0 clients
    RSSI  -92 dBm................................ 0 clients
    RSSI  -84 dBm................................ 0 clients
    RSSI  -76 dBm................................ 0 clients
    RSSI  -68 dBm................................ 0 clients
    RSSI  -60 dBm................................ 0 clients
    RSSI  -52 dBm................................ 0 clients
  Client Signal To Noise Ratios
    SNR    0 dBm................................. 0 clients
    SNR    5 dBm................................. 0 clients
    SNR   10 dBm................................. 0 clients
    SNR   15 dBm................................. 0 clients
    SNR   20 dBm................................. 0 clients
    SNR   25 dBm................................. 0 clients
    SNR   30 dBm................................. 0 clients
    SNR   35 dBm................................. 0 clients
    SNR   40 dBm................................. 0 clients
    SNR   45 dBm................................. 0 clients
  Nearby RADs
    RAD 00:0b:85:01:05:08 slot 0.................  -46 dBm on 10.1.30.170
    RAD 00:0b:85:01:12:65 slot 0.................  -24 dBm on 10.1.30.170
  Channel Assignment Information
    Current Channel Average Energy...............  -86 dBm
    Previous Channel Average Energy..............  -75 dBm
    Channel Change Count.........................  109
    Last Channel Change Time..................... Wed Sep 29 12:53e:34 2004
    Recommended Best Channel..................... 44
  RF Parameter Recommendations
    Power Level.................................. 1
    RTS/CTS Threshold............................ 2347
    Fragmentation Threshold...................... 2346
    Antenna Pattern.............................. 0

config Commands

This section explains the config commands to configure CleanAir on the controller.

config 802.11 cleanair

To enable or disable CleanAir for the 802.11 a or 802.11 b/g network, use the config 802.11 cleanair command.

config 802.11{ a | b} cleanair { alarm { air-quality { disable | enable | threshold alarm_threshold } | device { disable device_type | enable device_type | reporting { disable | enable} | unclassified { disable | enable | threshold alarm_threshold }} | device { disable device_type | enable device_type | reporting { disable | enable} | disable { network | cisco_ap} | enable { network | cisco_ap}}

Syntax Description

a

Specifies the 802.11a network.

b

Specifies the 802.11b/g network.

alarm

Configure 5-GHz cleanair alarms.

air-quality

Configures the 5-GHz air quality alarm.

enable

Enables the CleanAir settings.

disable

Disables the CleanAir settings.

threshold

Configure the 5-GHz air quality alarm threshold.

alarm_threshold

Air quality alarm threshold (1 is bad air quality, and 100 is good air quality).

device

Configures the 5-GHz cleanair interference devices alarm.

device_type

Device types. The device types are as follows:

  • 802.11-nonstd—Devices using nonstandard Wi-Fi channels.
  • 802.11-inv—Devices using spectrally inverted Wi-Fi signals.
  • superag—802.11 SuperAG devices.
  • all —All interference device types.
  • cont-tx—Continuous Transmitter.
  • dect-like—Digital Enhanced Cordless Communication (DECT) like phone.
  • tdd-tx—TDD Transmitter.
  • jammer—Jammer.
  • canopy—Canopy devices.
  • video—Video cameras.
  • wimax-mobile—WiMax Mobile.
  • wimax-fixed—WiMax Fixed.

reporting

Configures the 5-GHz CleanAir interference devices alarm reporting.

unclassified

Configures the 5-GHz air quality alarm on exceeding unclassified category severity.

network

5-GHz Cisco APs.

cisco_ap

Name of the access point to which the command applies.

Command Default

The default CleanAir settings for the 802.11 a or 802.11 b/g network is disabled.

Command History

Release Modification
7.6 This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable the CleanAir settings on access point ap_24: 


(Cisco Controller) > config 802.11a cleanair enable ap_24

config 802.11 cleanair device

To configure CleanAir interference device types, use the config 802.11 cleanair device command.

config 802.11{ a | b} cleanair device { enable | disable | reporting { enable | disable}} device_type

Syntax Description

a

Specifies the 802.11a network.

b

Specifies the 802.11b/g network.

enable

Enables the CleanAir reporting for the interference device type.

disable

Disables the CleanAir reporting for the interference device type.

reporting

Configures CleanAir interference device reporting.

enable

Enables the 5-GHz Cleanair interference devices reporting.

disable

Disables the 5-GHz Cleanair interference devices reporting.

device_type

Interference device type. The device type are as follows:

  • 802.11-nonstd—Devices using nonstandard WiFi channels.
  • 802.11-inv—Devices using spectrally inverted WiFi signals.
  • superag—802.11 SuperAG devices.
  • all —All interference device types.
  • cont-tx—Continuous Transmitter.
  • dect-like—Digital Enhanced Cordless Communication (DECT) like phone.
  • tdd-tx—TDD Transmitter.
  • jammer—Jammer.
  • canopy—Canopy devices.
  • video—Video cameras.
  • wimax-mobile—WiMax Mobile.
  • wimax-fixed—WiMax Fixed.

Command Default

The default setting CleanAir reporting for the interference device type is disabled.

Command History

Release Modification
7.6 This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable the CleanAir reporting for the device type jammer: 


(Cisco Controller) > config 802.11a cleanair device enable jammer

The following example shows how to disable the CleanAir reporting for the device type video: 


(Cisco Controller) > config 802.11a cleanair device disable video

The following example shows how to enable the CleanAir interference device reporting: 


(Cisco Controller) > config 802.11a cleanair device reporting enable

config 802.11 cleanair alarm

To configure the triggering of the air quality alarms, use the config 802.11 cleanair alarm command.

config 802.11{ a | b} cleanair alarm { air-quality { disable | enable | threshold alarm_threshold } | device { disable device_type | enable device_type | reporting { disable | enable } | unclassified { disable | enable | threshold alarm_threshold }}

Syntax Description

a

Specifies the 802.11a network.

b

Specifies the 802.11b/g network.

air-quality

Configures the 5-GHz air quality alarm.

disable

Disables the 5-GHz air quality alarm.

enable

Enables the 5-GHz air quality alarm.

threshold

Configures the 5-GHz air quality alarm threshold.

alarm_threshold

Air quality alarm threshold (1 is bad air quality, and 100 is good air quality).

device

Configures the 5-GHz cleanair interference devices alarm.

all

Configures all the device types at once.

reporting

Configures the 5-GHz CleanAir interference devices alarm reporting.

unclassified

Configures the 5-GHz air quality alarm on exceeding unclassified category severity.

device_type

Device types. The device types are as follows:

  • 802.11-nonstd—Devices using nonstandard Wi-Fi channels.
  • 802.11-inv—Devices using spectrally inverted Wi-Fi signals.
  • superag—802.11 SuperAG devices.
  • all —All interference device types.
  • cont-tx—Continuous Transmitter.
  • dect-like—Digital Enhanced Cordless Communication (DECT) like phone.
  • tdd-tx—TDD Transmitter.
  • jammer—Jammer.
  • canopy—Canopy devices.
  • video—Video cameras.
  • wimax-mobile—WiMax Mobile.
  • wimax-fixed—WiMax Fixed.

Command Default

The default setting for 5-GHz air quality alarm is enabled.

Command History

Release Modification
7.6 This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable the CleanAir alarm to monitor the air quality: 


(Cisco Controller) > config 802.11a cleanair alarm air-quality enable

The following example shows how to enable the CleanAir alarm for the device type video: 


(Cisco Controller) > config 802.11a cleanair alarm device enable video

The following example shows how to enable alarm reporting for the CleanAir interference devices: 


(Cisco Controller) > config 802.11a cleanair alarm device reporting enable

config advanced 802.11 channel cleanair-event

To configure CleanAir event driven Radio Resource Management (RRM) parameters for all 802.11 Cisco lightweight access points, use the config advanced 802.11 channel cleanair-event command.

config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel cleanair-event { enable | disable | sensitivity [ low | medium | high] | custom threshold threshold_value}

Syntax Description

a

Specifies the 802.11a network.

b

Specifies the 802.11b/g network.

enable

Enables the CleanAir event-driven RRM parameters.

disable

Disables the CleanAir event-driven RRM parameters.

sensitivity

Sets the sensitivity for CleanAir event-driven RRM.

low

(Optional) Specifies low sensitivity.

medium

(Optional) Specifies medium sensitivity

high

(Optional) Specifies high sensitivity

custom

Specifies custom sensitivity.

threshold

Specifies the EDRRM AQ threshold value.

threshold_value

Number of custom threshold.

Command Default

None

Command History

Release Modification
7.6 This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable the CleanAir event-driven RRM parameters: 

(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 channel cleanair-event enable

The following example shows how to configure high sensitivity for CleanAir event-driven RRM: 

(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 channel cleanair-event sensitivity high

config advanced 802.11 channel pda-prop

To enable or disable propagation of persistent devices, use the config advanced 802.11 channel pda-prop command.

config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel pda-prop { enable | disable}

Syntax Description

a

Specifies the 802.11a network.

b

Specifies the 802.11b/g network.

enable

Enables the 802.11 network DCA list option for the outdoor access point.

disable

Disables the 802.11 network DCA list option for the outdoor access point.

Command Default

The default 802.11 network DCA list option for the outdoor access point is disabled.

Command History

Release Modification
7.6 This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable or disable propagation of persistent devices: 


(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 channel pda-prop enable

config advanced 802.11 channel update

To have Radio Resource Management (RRM) initiate a channel selection update for all 802.11a Cisco lightweight access points, use the config advanced 802.11 channel update command.

config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel update

Syntax Description

a

Specifies the 802.11a network.

b

Specifies the 802.11b/g network.

Command Default

None

Command History

Release Modification
7.6 This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6.

Examples

The following example shows how to initiate a channel selection update for all 802.11a network access points: 


(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a channel update

test Commands

This section lists the test commands for CleanAir.

test cleanair show

To display details of the CleanAir configuration, use the test cleanair show command.

test cleanair show { aq all | idr { ap cisco_ap | all} | neighbors cisco_ap | summary }

Syntax Description

aq all

Displays all air quality information.

idr

Displays the interference devices of the 802.11a/n and 802.11b/g/n radio bands for access points.

ap

Displays the interference devices of the 802.11a/n and 802.11b/g/n radio bands for an access point.

cisco_ap

Name of the Cisco access point

all

Displays the interference devices of the 802.11a/n and 802.11b/g/n radio bands for all access points.

neighbors

Displays the neighbors of an access point.

summary

Displays a summary of the CleanAir configuration.

Command Default

None

Command History

Release Modification
7.6 This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6.

Examples

The following example shows how to display a summary of the CleanAir configuration: 

(Cisco Controller) > test cleanair show summary
CleanAir system info:
Supported spectrum MMAP number = 500
Supported spectrum LMAP number = 500
Allocated SI entries           = 0 of 500
Allocated IDR cluster entries  = 0 of 10000
Allocated IDR device entries   = 0 of 40000
Virtual device support is enabled

The following example shows how to display the interference devices for an access point: 

(Cisco Controller) > test cleanair show idr ap AP_1240_floor1

Interference devices for AP_1240_floor1
Identified devices on slot 0
Identified devices on slot 1