FortiAP
FortiAP devices are thin wireless access points (AP) supporting the latest Wi-Fi technologies (multi-user MIMO 802.11ac Wave 1 and Wave 2, 4x4), as well as 802.11n, 802.11AX , and the demand for plug and play deployment.
guptab
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Article Id 195062
Description
This article describes how change the beacon-interval of FortiAP’s being managed by FortiGate.

Solution
1) The beacon interval of the FortiAP’s being managed by FortiGate can only be changed from the CLI.

2) Login to the FortiGtate CLI using SSH and edit the WTP profile which the FortiAP is mapped to.
FGT (root) # config wireless-controller wtp-profile
FGT (wtp-profile)  edit <wtp-profile>  <----- Use the WTP profile name which is mapped to the FortiAP’s to edit the beacon intervals for.

3)   
Select the radio for which the beacon interval needs change. If both radios, you can do it one at a time.
FGT (wtp-profile) # config radio-1
FGT (radio-1) set beacon-interval 1000 <----- Set the beacon interval as desired.
FGT (radio-1) end

FGT (wtp-profile) # config radio-0
FGT (radio-0) set beacon-interval 1000 <----- Set the beacon interval as desired.
FGT (radio-0) end

Comments
Adolfo_Z_H
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hi, it is not avisable tweak this parameter unless you were instructed by TAC or have a in depth wifi knowledge.

 

100 ms is the standard industry value

 

lower than this can starve air time on the cell, increase channel utilization and lower performance for all devices.

 

higher than this value some devices might start to experience random disconections or fail to detect SSIDs broadcasted from this AP.

 

 

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