{"id":6357,"date":"2019-11-01T22:57:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T01:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forti1.com\/?p=6357"},"modified":"2025-02-12T19:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T19:49:56","slug":"7-dicas-infaliveis-para-configurar-fortiap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forti1.com\/en\/7-infallible-tips-to-configure-fortiap\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Tips for setting up your FortiAP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article we'll share some of our infallible tips for properly configuring your Wifi network, as well as how to get better performance from your wireless network using the <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/en\/fortinet\/fortiap\/\">FortiAP<\/a>: Access Point from <a href=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/en\/fortinet\/\">Fortinet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Summary<\/h2><nav><div><div><a href=\"#melhor-canal-5-ghz\">Best 5ghz Channel<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#problemas-comuns\">Common problems <\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#tx-power-menos-e-mais-melhor-qualidade\">TXPower - Less is More (best quality)<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#strong-tx-power-control-auto-or-manual-strong-no-ap\">TX Power Control - Auto or Manual on the AP<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#por-que-strong-otimizar-darrp-strong\">Why Optimize DARRP?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#strong-broadcast-suppression-strong\">Broadcast Suppression<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>High-density environments always require special attention. For <a href=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/en\/fortinet\/fortiap\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5613\">FortiAPs<\/a> of <a class=\"rank-math-link\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/en\/fortinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fortinet<\/a>I would like to share the following points and recommendations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CPU utilization due to high layer 2 traffic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tx power settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid interference between channels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Split use of 2.4 GHz (30%) and 5 GHz (70%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid low transmission rates (802.11b)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activate <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Link_Layer_Discovery_Protocol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LLDP<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the VLAN pool when available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Every client and access point on the same channel competes for time to talk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All clients and access points on overlapping channels talk to each other<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IEEE_802.11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">802.11 <\/a>compete for medium access<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-6-1024x227-1.jpg\" alt=\"Channel Allocation \u20132.4GHz\" class=\"wp-image-6366\" width=\"768\" height=\"170\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-6-1024x227-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-6-300x67-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-6-768x170-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-6.jpg 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The design of the 2.4 GHz band is always a challenge, problems such as co-channeling and high channel utilization are common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the power control of the access point is managed by the <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/en\/fortinet\/fortigate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"FortiGate (opens in a new tab)\">FortiGate<\/a>When you configure the FortiAP profiles, you get the following Radio Configuration screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"melhor-canal-5-ghz\">Best 5ghz Channel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Adjusting Channel Distribution - 5GHz in FortiAP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-8-1024x377-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rede Wireless 5GHz\" class=\"wp-image-6371\" width=\"768\" height=\"283\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-8-1024x377-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-8-300x110-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-8-768x283-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-8.jpg 1534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Broadcast Suppression<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Designing the 5GHz channel is easier if you use the 20MHz channel width.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"problemas-comuns\">Common problems <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Common Interference Problems between Wireless Channels<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-9.jpg\" alt=\"Interference between WiFi channels\" class=\"wp-image-6372\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-9.jpg 513w, https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-9-300x241-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Forti One Wifi Tips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The interference zone can be twice the radius of the signal and the signal at its edge can be -67dBm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reducing co-channel interference on your Fortinet FortiAP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For best results, use a honeycomb pattern as a deployment strategy. The idea is to stagger the repeated channels further apart to avoid interference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tx-power-menos-e-mais-melhor-qualidade\">TXPower - Less is More (best quality)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-10.jpg\" alt=\"pot\u00eancia wireless assim\u00e9trica\" class=\"wp-image-6373\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-10.jpg 792w, https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-10-300x80-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-10-768x204-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do not abuse high energy levels, only for specific cases such as PtP is it recommended.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Try using the automatic power control for 2.4 GHz between 4 and 7 dBm and for 5 GHz between 12 and 20 dBm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use more power on 5GHz channels than on 2.4Ghz channels. Otherwise, Band Steering may not work as expected. <br>A large proportion of users are still connected to 2.4GHz networks and never connect to 5GHz.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remember that the wavelength of 2.4 GHz is twice as long as 5 GHz. - 10dBm of 2.4GHz is not the same as 10dBm of 5Ghz - maybe 3 times as much!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"strong-tx-power-control-auto-or-manual-strong-no-ap\"><strong>TX Power Control - Auto or Manual<\/strong> in AP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-3.jpg\" alt=\"Dica controle de pot\u00eancia WiFi 2,4 GHz\" class=\"wp-image-6363\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-3.jpg 564w, https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-3-300x212-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Auto <\/strong>- You can set the range for minimum and maximum dBm power.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Manual <\/strong>- Choose the percentage of energy you would like to use. Now the AP will use the static power output.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Power output: <em><strong>TIP<\/strong>2.4GHz - 4dBm to 7dBm 5GHz - 12dBm to 15dBm.<\/em><br>Disable the 802.11b protocol<br>Disable lower data rates for 802.11a, g, n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"por-que-strong-otimizar-darrp-strong\">Why <strong>Optimize DARRP<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>By default, done every 30 minutes (1800s)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In large networks with many radios and stations, this can cause lengthy calculations, and can also cause multiple channel changes throughout the day (while the Rogue APs roam).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Important tip: Set computing times statically during periods of low traffic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>config wireless-controller timers set darrp-optimize 0<\/em> <br><em>set darrp-day sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday <\/em><br><em>set darrp-time \"22:00\" \"06:00\"<\/em><br><em>end<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GZ7eQbmIrBs\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2.4 GHz band is largely \"overused\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Activating frequency handoff encourages customers to use 5GHz\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faster transfer rate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No interference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"strong-broadcast-suppression-strong\"><strong>Broadcast Suppression<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Broadcast suppression prevents local network interfaces from being interrupted by broadcast storms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Broadcast storm occurs when broadcast or multicast packets flood the subnet, creating excessive traffic and impairing network performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enabling Broadcast suppression will help prevent ARP or DHCP broadcast messages from being carried to other access points with the same SSID.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Errors in protocol-stack implementation or network configuration can also cause broadcast storms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FortiAP-Fortinet-FortiOne.png\" alt=\"FortiAP Fortinet\" class=\"wp-image-10472\" width=\"871\" height=\"489\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FortiAP-Fortinet-FortiOne.png 871w, https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FortiAP-Fortinet-FortiOne-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/forti1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FortiAP-Fortinet-FortiOne-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03627597 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forti1.com\/en\/download-guide-fortiap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the Complete Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7 foolproof tips for configuring your FortiAP. 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