Disabling 802.11 b clients on a 5508 WLC version 7.0.116.0

Question

Hi,
We have a rquirment to disable WLAN access to B clients. I believe the best way to do this is to change data rates in -
Wireless >802.11b/g/n > network > Data Rates
diable 1,2,5.5 and 11.
Mandatory 6
Supported 9,12,18,24,36,48,54
A suggestion made to me was to untick the box in -
Wireless >802.11b/g/n > network > 802.11b/g Network Status
But I believe doing this from my testing disables the 2.4  B/G radio globally all together. Is there any other method for diabling B clients while leaving G clients ont he 2.4 radio  intact?

Answer 1

You could set 12Mb to Mandatory, I think that would prevent B clients from associating globally.
But if it is only a specific WLAN that you never want to support B Clients, you could always set that WLAN Radio policy to 802.11G/A only.... (I think that is still an option).   It should allow G/N and A/N clients, but disallow B clients.      I read somewhere that band select wont work if the radio policy is not ALL, so maybe not viable for you if you use band select (or perhaps this has been fixed).
Either way I think you have several options at your disposal, not just disabling all B rates..... (this this is the easiest approach if you want all B clients gone, and you have coverage to support non 1,2,5.5,11 rates.
-Wesley Terry