Disable an AP radio managed by SmartZone

Summary

This article explains how to disable a specific radio (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) on an AP managed by a SmartZone (SZ) controller using both GUI and CLI methods.

Question

How do I disable a specific radio on an AP managed by SZ?

Customer Environment

SmartZone managed APs

Symptoms

Need to disable a specific radio (e.g., 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) on an AP.

Root Cause

n/a

Resolution

You can disable a specific AP radio using SmartZone GUI or CLI as shown below:

Method 1: Using SmartZone GUI

Login to the SmartZone GUI.
Navigate to: Network ? Access Points
Select the AP where you want to disable the radio and click Configure.
Scroll down to Band/Spectrum Configuration.
Choose the required radio (e.g., 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).
Toggle WLAN Service to OFF for that radio.
Click OK to save changes.

Method 2: Using CLI Commands

SSH into the SmartZone controller.
Enter enable mode:
```
vSZ-H-232> enable
Password: ********
```
Enter configuration mode:
```
vSZ-H-232# config
```
Select the AP by its MAC address:
```
vSZ-H-232(config)# ap <AP MAC>
```

Disable the specific radio (example: disable 5 GHz WLAN service):

vSZ-H-232(config-ap)# no radio 5g wlan-service
Do you want to continue to delete (or input 'no' to cancel)? [yes/no] yes
Successful operation

To disable 2.4 GHz radio, use:

vSZ-H-232(config-ap)# no radio 2g wlan-service

? Note: Disabling WLAN service on a radio will stop all SSIDs from broadcasting on that band.

Article Number:
000014381

Updated:
December 18, 2025 06:27 AM (3 months ago)

Tags:
Configuration, SmartCell Gateway

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