Brocade Mobility Access Point System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 701)

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5. Select the following Additional Credentials required for the generation of the CSR:
6. Select the Generate CSR button at the bottom of the screen to produce the CSR.
Smart RF
Getting Started with the Mobile Computer
Self Monitoring At Run Time RF Management (Smart RF) is a Brocade innovation designed to
simplify RF configurations for new deployments, while (over time) providing on-going deployment
optimization and radio performance improvements.
The Smart RF functionality scans the RF network to determine the best channel and transmit
power for each access point radio.
Smart RF also provides self recovery functions by monitoring the network in real-time and provides
automatic mitigation from potentially problematic events such as radio interference, coverage
holes and radio failures. Smart RF employs self recovery to enable a WLAN to better maintain
wireless client performance and site coverage during dynamic RF environment changes, that
otherwise require manual reconfiguration to resolve.
Within the Operations node, Smart RF is managed using the access points that comprise the RF
Domain and their respective radio and channel configurations as the basis to conduct Smart RF
calibration operations.
Managing Smart RF for a RF Domain
Smart RF
When calibration is initiated, Smart RF instructs adopted radios to beacon on a specific legal
channel, using a specific transmit power setting. Smart RF measures the signal strength of each
beacon received from both managed and unmanaged neighboring APs to define a RF map of the
neighboring radio coverage area. Smart RF uses this information to calculate each managed
radio’s RF configuration as well as assign radio roles, channel and power.
Within a well planned RF Domain, any associated radio should be reachable by at least one other
radio. The Smart RF feature records signals received from its neighbors as well as signals from
external, un-managed radios. Access Point to access point distance is recorded in terms of signal
attenuation. The information from external radios is used during channel assignment to minimize
interference.
Organizational Unit (OU) Enter an Org. Unit for the name of the organization unit used in the CSR. This is a
required field.
Common Name (CN) If there’s a common name (IP address) for the organizational unit issuing the certificate,
enter it here.
Email Address Provide an E-mail address used as the contact address for issues relating to this CSR.
Domain Name) Enter a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is an unambiguous domain name that specifies
the node's position in the DNS tree hierarchy absolutely. To distinguish an FQDN from a
regular domain name, a trailing period is added. ex: somehost.example.com. An FQDN
differs from a regular domain name by its absoluteness; as a suffix is not added.
IP Address Specify the IP address used as the destination for certificate requests.