WLAN settings on the C5210 controller

[Laura]

What do the radio mode settings in the last column mean?
This shows the list of our 3 SSIDs that we use.What is the difference between a/n/g and a/n/g/n-strict mode?
Does this mean any device with a "a" or "n" or "g" radio can connect to this SSID?

[Laura]

But what does "802.11n strict capability." mean? Does it just make it so only devices with an 802.11n radio can connect? And devices that use b/g/a will not connect?

[Doug]

That's correct, it means the client can connect at 802.11n rates only.

[Doug]

I agree with Ron, the "strict" mode settings can cause issues if the client does not like the rates we are advertising. The "strict" mode setting is not a standards based setting, it's Extreme specific. While our intentions are good with that setting, it may not be compatible with all the clients out there in the marketplace today. Some Examples...

https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Solution/Chromebooks-802-1x-log-on-issues
https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Solution/Intel-7260-will-not-connect-to-an-SSID-w...

[Ronald_Dvorak]

Not sure whether it's a good idea to have "a/n/g/n-strict" as that would mean that you support 802.11g on some APs and some others are set to 802.11n (strict) and don't support 802.11g.

Could be an issue if a 802.11g only client likes to work in that area.