diff --git a/py-json/realm.py b/py-json/realm.py
index 6c69a570..2a836b93 100755
--- a/py-json/realm.py
+++ b/py-json/realm.py
@@ -1303,6 +1303,7 @@ class VAPProfile(LFCliBase):
             "ap_name": None,
             "flags": 0,
             "flags_mask": 0,
+            "mode": 0,
             "ssid": None,
             "key": None,
             "mac": "xx:xx:xx:xx:*:xx"
@@ -1319,10 +1320,6 @@ class VAPProfile(LFCliBase):
             "interest": 0,  # (0x2 + 0x4000 + 0x800000)  # current, dhcp, down
         }
 
-        if self.use_ht160:
-            self.desired_add_vap_flags.append("ht160_enable")
-            self.desired_add_vap_flags_mask.append("ht160_enable")
-
     def admin_up(self, resource):
         set_port_r = LFRequest.LFRequest(self.lfclient_url, "/cli-json/set_port", debug_=self.debug)
         req_json = LFUtils.portUpRequest(resource, None, debug_on=self.debug)
@@ -1446,6 +1443,17 @@ class VAPProfile(LFCliBase):
         return result
 
     def create(self, resource, radio, channel=None, up_=None, debug=False, suppress_related_commands_=True):
+
+        if self.use_ht160:
+            self.desired_add_vap_flags.append("enable_80211d")
+            self.desired_add_vap_flags_mask.append("enable_80211d")
+            self.desired_add_vap_flags.append("80211h_enable")
+            self.desired_add_vap_flags_mask.append("80211h_enable")
+            self.desired_add_vap_flags.append("ht160_enable")
+            self.desired_add_vap_flags_mask.append("ht160_enable")
+
+        print("MODE ========= ", self.mode)
+
         jr = self.local_realm.json_get("/radiostatus/1/%s/%s?fields=channel,frequency,country" % (resource, radio), debug_=self.debug)
         if jr is None:
             raise ValueError("No radio %s.%s found" % (resource, radio))
@@ -1460,7 +1468,7 @@ class VAPProfile(LFCliBase):
             "shelf": 1,
             "resource": resource,
             "radio": radio,
-            "mode": 0, #"NA", #0 for AUTO or "NA"
+            "mode": self.mode, #"NA", #0 for AUTO or "NA"
             "channel": channel,
             "country": country,
             "frequency": self.local_realm.channel_freq(channel_=channel)
@@ -1474,7 +1482,8 @@ class VAPProfile(LFCliBase):
         elif "create_admin_down" not in self.desired_add_vap_flags:
             self.desired_add_vap_flags.append("create_admin_down")
 
-        # create stations down, do set_port on them, then set stations up
+        # create vaps down, do set_port on them, then set vaps up
+        self.add_vap_data["mode"] = self.mode
         self.add_vap_data["flags"] = self.add_named_flags(self.desired_add_vap_flags, add_vap.add_vap_flags)
         self.add_vap_data["flags_mask"] = self.add_named_flags(self.desired_add_vap_flags_mask, add_vap.add_vap_flags)
         self.add_vap_data["radio"] = radio