Concept Guide

Formula Element Description
EIRP Limit specific for each country of deployment
Tx RF Power RF power measured at RF connector of the unit
GA Antenna gain
FL Feeder loss
Table 17: Formula Variable Definitions
Example
For example, the maximum gain that can be configured on a W-IAP134 with AP-ANT-1F dual-band and omni-
directional antenna is as follows:
Frequency Band
Gain (dBi)
2.4-2.5 GHz 2.0dBi
4.9–5.875GHz 5.0dBi
Table 18: Maximum Antenna Gains
For information on antenna gain recommended by the manufacturer, see dell.com/support.
Configuring Antenna Gain
You can configure antenna gain for APs with external connectors using Instant UI or CLI.
In the Instant UI
1. Navigate to the Access Point tab, select the access point to configure, and then click edit.
2. In the Edit Access Point window, select External Antenna to configure the antenna gain value. This
option is available only for access points that support external antennas, for example, W-IAP134.
3. Enter the antenna gain values in dBm for the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.
4. Click OK.
In the CLI
To configure external antenna for 5 GHz frequency:
(Instant AP)# a-external-antenna <dBi>
To configure external antenna for 2,4 GHz frequency:
(Instant AP)# g-external-antenna <dBi>
Configuring Radio Profiles for a W-IAP
You can configure a radio profile on a W-IAP either manually or by using the Adaptive Radio Management
(ARM) feature.
ARM is enabled on Instant by default. It automatically assigns appropriate channel and power settings for the
W-IAPs. For more information on ARM, see Adaptive Radio Management on page 250.
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