The minimum basic rate is the lowest data rate that an AP will transmit to client devices.
Description:
The minimum basic rate is the lowest data rate that an AP will transmit to client devices. If a client device supports a maximum rate below the minimum basic rate, it will not be able to connect to the AP. This allows you to keep older devices off of a network to increase efficiency for current client devices. Legacy rates are for older devices that need to connect to a network.
Investigation:
SSID: MicroFocus
BSSID: 40:E3:D6:C2:3B:B1
Vendor: Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Channel: 60,+1
Band: 5 GHz
Width: 40 MHz
Signal: -79
Recent DL Speed:
Recent UL Speed:
Last Seen: now
Mode: ac
Security: AES (CCM) / WPA
Clients: N/A
Streams: 3
Min Rate: 12 Mbps
Channel Utilization: NA
Mitigation:
Set the minimum bitrate to 12mbps for a standard environment and 24mbps to a higher density environment. For legacy devices, such as the 802.11b standard, use a minimum rate of 11mbps or less.
Meraki Solution:
- Login to your Meraki Dashboard
- Navigate to the “Wireless” tab on the left-hand column
- Under “Configure” click “Access Control”
- Choose the SSID you would like to use
- Scroll down to “Wireless Options”
- Find “Minimum bitrate”
- Set bitrate to desired minimum output
- After the changes have been made, click “Save Changes”
- Go back to your WiFiScanner software and do another scan.
- Check to see if the issue has been resolved.