Can I put an AP in monitor mode for ony the 2.4 GHz interface?

[tdennehy]

I have a rather dense 5GHz AP deployment, however we're deploying dual band APs.  I can turn off half or more of the 2.4 GHz radios to keep the co-channel Interference/contention down, but would rather put the 2.4 GHz radio in monitor mode.  Has anyone ever tried that?

[Stephen Rodriguez]

IIRC when you change the mode it is per AP not per radio. So if you put the AP in monitor mode it would affect 2.4GHz and 5GHz

HTH,

Steve

[tdennehy]

Yeah, that is how I understand it also.  Doesn't it make sense that you might want to put a perimeter 2.4 GHz radio in monitor mode for tags and keep the 5GHz radio up for traffic?

[abwahid]

Hi,

Yes, If you put your AP in monitor mode, this functionality applies on whole not on single band.