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136 | Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.6 | User Guide

Setting Default Device Type Description

Mesh Role

Mesh AP Mesh Devices

Drop-down menu specifies the mesh role for the AP as shown:

l Mesh AP —The AP will act like a mesh client. It will use other

APs as its uplink to the network.

l Portal AP —The AP will become a portal AP. It will use a

wired connection as its uplink to the network and serve it over

the radio to other APs.

l None —The AP will act like a standard AP. It will not perform

meshing functions.

Mesh Mobility

Static Mesh Devices

Select Static if the AP is static, as in the case of a device mounted

on a light pole or in the ceiling. Select Roaming if the AP is

mobile. Two examples would be an AP mounted in a police car or

utility truck.

Receive

Antenna

Diversity Cisco

Drop-down menu for the receive antenna provides three options:

Diversity —Device will use the antenna that receives the best

signal. If the device has two fixed (non-removable) antennas, the

Diversity setting should be used for both receive and transmit

antennas.

Right —If your device has removable antennas and you install a

high-gain antenna on the device's right connector (the connector

on the right side when viewing the back panel of the device), use

this setting for receive and transmit.

Left —If your device has removable antennas and you install a

high-gain antenna on the device's left connector, use this setting

for both receive and transmit.

Transmit

Antenna

Diversity Cisco See description in Receive Antenna above.

Antenna

Diversity

Primary Only Symbol 4131

Drop-down menu provides the following options:

Full Diversity—The AP receives information on the antenna with

the best signal strength and quality. The AP transmits on the

antenna from which it last received information.

Primary Only—The AP transmits and receives on the primary

antenna only. Secondary Only: The AP transmits and receives on

the secondary antenna only.

Rx Diversity—The AP receives information on the antenna with the

best signal strength and quality. The AP transmits information on

the primary antenna only.

Transmit Power

Reduction

0 Proxim

Transmit Power Reduction determines the APs transmit power.

The max transmit power is reduced by the number of decibels

specified.

Channel

6 All

Represents the AP’s current RF channel setting. The number

relates to the center frequency output by the AP’s RF synthesizer.

Contiguous APs should be set to different channels to minimize

‘crosstalk,’ which occurs when the signals from APs overlap and

interfere with each other. This RF interference negatively

influences WLAN performance.

802.11b’s 2.4-GHz range has a total bandwidth of 80-MHz, separated

into 11 center channels. Of these channels, only 3 are non-

overlapping (1, 6, and 11). In the United States, most organizations

use only these non-overlapping channels.

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