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Cisco WLAN Controller Web Interface User Guide
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Chapter 5 Wireless Menu Bar Selection
802.11a Cisco radio
802.11a Cisco APs > Configure
Use WIRELESS > Access Points > 802.11a Radios and then click Configure to navigate to this page.
This page allows you to configure parameters specifically for this Cisco radio including antenna type,
RF channel and Tx power level assignments. The performance profile for this Cisco radio is also
accessed through this page. Reference the following tables for these parameters.
The following table lists the default values of some of the attributes of an access point when it is added
to the Cisco WCS for the first time:
Table 5-10 802.11a General Parameters
Parameter Description
AP Name Set the customer definable name of the access point.
Admin Status Set the interface status to either enabled or disabled.
Operational Status Displays the Cisco radio operational status: either UP or DOWN.
Site Config ID Site identification number.
Table 5-11 Antenna Parameters
Parameter Description
Antenna Type Internal/External.
Antenna Mode (only in
Cisco Aironet 1000 Series
lightweight access points)
Sector A, Sector B, or OMNI ( = Sector A and Sector B).
Diversity Select one of the following:
• Enabled—Use this setting if you want to enable diversity on both the
left and right connectors of the access point.
• Left—Use this setting if your access point has removable antennas
and you install a high-gain antenna on the access point's left
connector.
• Right—Use this setting if your access point has removable antennas
and you install a high-gain antenna on the access point’s right
connector.
Antenna Gain (dBi) Specify the desired antenna gain.
Note This option is available only if the antenna type is set to external.
Table 5-12 Default AP Settings
AP Type Radio Type Antenna Pattern Antenna Gain (dBi)
AP 1200 802.11a KODIAC-OMNI 5
AP 1200 802.11b/g AIR-ANT4941 2.2
AP 1130 802.11a AJAX-5GHz 5