Wireless RF profiles configuration in Meraki networks provides administrators with comprehensive radio frequency management capabilities, enabling customized RF settings, power control, channel planning, band steering, and performance optimization across access points. This functionality supports environment-specific tuning, interference mitigation, capacity optimization, and standardized RF deployment. RF profiles are essential for optimizing wireless performance, managing interference, implementing consistent RF policies, and ensuring optimal user experience in diverse enterprise wireless environments.
Example-1: The example below demonstrates RF profile configuration.
This wireless RF profile named “Corp wireless rf profile” enables client balancing and sets minimum bitrate selection by band and SSID. For the 2.4 GHz band, it defines a power range from 10 to 30 dBm, a minimum bitrate of 11 Mbps, enables 802.11ax, sets an RxSOP threshold of -80 dBm, and allows channels 1, 6, and 11 for automatic channel selection. For the 5 GHz band, it defines a power range from 10 to 30 dBm, sets a minimum bitrate of 9 Mbps, uses an 80 MHz channel width, applies an RxSOP threshold of -80 dBm, and allows channels 36, 40, 44, 48, 157, and 161 for automatic selection.
The profile includes per-SSID settings that force the Guest SSID to operate on the 5 GHz band with a minimum bitrate of 11 Mbps and band steering enabled. It also defines flex radio settings for MR57 access points, enabling them to operate on 5 GHz. This profile is set as both the indoor and outdoor default RF profile, with transmission enabled.
meraki:
domains:
- name: !envdomain
administrator:
name: !envorg_admin
organizations:
- name: !envorg
networks:
- name: !envnetwork_name
product_types:
- appliance
- switch
- wireless
- camera
- sensor
- cellularGateway
wireless:
rf_profiles:
- name: Corp wireless rf profile
client_balancing: true
min_bitrate_type: band
band_selection_type: ssid
ap_band_settings:
two_four_ghz_settings:
max_power: 30
min_power: 10
min_bitrate: 11
valid_auto_channels:
- 1
- 6
- 11
ax: true
rxsop: -80
five_ghz_settings:
max_power: 30
min_power: 10
min_bitrate: 9
valid_auto_channels:
- 36
- 40
- 44
- 48
- 157
- 161
channel_width: "80"
rxsop: -80
# six_ghz_settings:
# max_power: 30
# min_power: 10
# min_bitrate: 12
# valid_auto_channels:
# - 1
# - 5
# - 13
# channel_width: auto
# rxsop: -80
transmission: true
per_ssid_settings:
- ssid_name: "Guest"
min_bitrate: 11
band_operation_mode: 5ghz
bands:
- "5"
band_steering: true
#
# TODO Flex Radio Cannot be preconfigured nor any 6GHZ wireless
# settings as the dashboard needs at least one GEO IP device to report
# the country location so that the wireless regulation can be configured.
# The default regulatry domain applied when creating a network is Default
# which does not permit 6GHZ operation. The regulatory domain cannot be set
# via the API at this time.
# Until the API is avaliable it is recommended to rely on GEO IP Location.
# First ensure a device is onine such as an MX or MS device, then run the pipeline
# to create the wireless rf profile and any other wifi 6ghz hardware reliant settings.
