¶ Introduction
Legacy 802.11b data rates (1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps) exist because Wi-Fi is designed to be backwards compatible with all potential clients. This means that frames which need to be heard by all clients (management and control frames) are transmitted at legacy data rates resulting in higher airtime utilization and lower data throughput. 802.11b is very old Wi-Fi technology, first introduced in 1999. It is unlikely that you will have any 802.11b clients on your network, so we recommend disabling these low data rates.
¶ Related Wyebot Signature
Identifying information (MAC addresses, SSIDs) have been removed from the below screenshot.
¶ Instructions
Instructions from Aruba 325 Virtual Controller running firmware version 8.10.0.1 LSR
- Navigate to Configuration > Networks.
- Click on the SSID you wish to edit, then click the pencil icon to edit.
- Click Show advanced options.
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Under Transmit Rates set the Min value to the lowest rate you wish to support. Leave Max at 54. The below screenshot shows a configuration for a minimum rate of 12Mbps on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
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Repeat this process for all SSIDs you wish to change the data rates on.
Be wary of increasing the Min rate above 24Mbps, as you can start to introduce issues for some clients on your network.
