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- play_arrow Get Started
- play_arrow Access Points
- Overview of Juniper APs
- Juniper AP Ports and Their Usage
- PoE Requirements for Juniper APs
- play_arrow AP Dashboard
- play_arrow Onboarding
- play_arrow Configuration
- Auto-Provision Device Names, Sites, and Device Profiles
- BLE Settings
- Configure Ethernet Settings in a Device Profile
- Configure IP Settings
- Wireless Mesh Network Configuration
- Enable RTLS Support
- Electronic Shelf Labels
- Enabling LEDs on the AP
- Configure an AP for Survey Mode
- Configure Your APs as IEEE 802.1X Supplicants
- Enable Local Status Page
- Revert AP Configuration Automatically
- play_arrow Device Profiles
- Monitor and Manage Access Points
- Access Point FAQ
- play_arrow Integrations
- play_arrow WLAN Guest Portal
- Compare WLAN Guest Portal Options
- Automatic Client VLAN Assignments
- play_arrow Custom Guest Portal
- Use an External Portal for Guest Access
- play_arrow Use an Identity Provider for Guest Access
- Authorize, Reauthorize, and Reconnect Guest Clients
- Troubleshoot a Guest Network That Doesn't Work
- FAQs: Guest Portal
- play_arrow Radio Management
- play_arrow Wireless SLEs
- play_arrow Troubleshooting
- Using SLEs for Troubleshooting
- Wi-Fi Reason Codes
- play_arrow Troubleshooting an Access Point
- Replace an AP
- Reset an AP to the Factory-Default Configuration
- Troubleshooting Wireless Issues
- Common Wi-Fi Issues
- Dynamic and Manual Packet Captures
- Steer Clients to the 5-GHz Band
- Bonjour and Bluetooth Devices
- LLDP-MED Power Negotiation
- Troubleshoot Your Integration with Aruba ClearPass
- Use Labels to Identify "Unknown" Applications
- play_arrow Technology Reference
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WLAN Changes That Reset The Radio
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11-Mar-25
By being aware of the changes that reset the access point's radio, you can understand the potential impact on the user experience and plan accordingly.
WLAN Configuration Changes
Some WLAN configuration changes require the radio to be reset. During this time, clients on the affected APs will be deauthenticated (disconnected from the WLAN), for the minute or two it takes the radio to reset with the new configuration.
The table below shows the WLAN settings that will automatically reset the radio for the given radio band.
| Change | Effect on Radio |
|---|---|
| SSID (WLAN name) | Reset (all SSIDs broadcast on the AP) |
| Selecting specific radio | Reset |
| Data rate | Reset |
| Broadcast AP name | Reset |
| Wi-Fi protocols | Reset |
| Selecting different authentication methods | Reset |
Changing shared keys | Reset |
| Adding, deleting, modifying RADIUS Authentication, Accounting, CoA Servers | Reset |
| Multimedia extensions | Reset |
| Fast roaming | Reset |
| Guest portal changes | Reset |
| WLAN Rate Limit | No Reset |
| Band steering | No Reset |
| Client Inactivity | No Reset |
| Geofence | No Reset |
| Filtering | No Reset |
| DTIM period | No Reset |
| SSID scheduling | No Reset |
| QoS priority | No Reset |
| Prohibiting peer to peer communication | No Reset |
| Application QoS | No Reset |
| Bonjour gateway | No Reset |
