Specifications

AP Overview
9-20 Configuring Access Points
Radio-Specific Parameters
Thechannelnumber,transmitpower,andexternalantennaparametersareuniq uetoeachradio
andarenotcontrolledbyradioprofiles.Table 9‐4liststhe defaultsfortheseparameters.
Althoughtheseparametershavedefaultvalues,EnterasysNetworksrecommendsthatyou
changethevaluesforeachradioforoptimalperformance.Forexample,
leavingthechannel
numberoneachradiosettoitsdefaultvaluecanresultinhighinterferenceamongtheradios.
(Toconfiguretheseparameters,referto“ConfiguringRadio‐SpecificParameters”onpage 9‐49.)
Table 9-4 Radio-Specific Parameters
Parameter Default Value Description
antenna-
location
indoors Location of the radio’s antenna.
Note: This parameter applies only to APs
that support external antennas.
antennatype internal Enterasys external antenna model.
Note: This parameter applies only to AP
models that support external antennas.
auto-tune
max-power
Highest setting allowed for the country
of operation or highest setting
supported on the hardware, whichever
is lower
Maximum percentage of client
retransmissions a radio can experience
before RF Auto-Tuning considers changing
the channel on the radio
(To configure RF Auto-Tuning, refer to
Chapter 11, ” Configuring RF Auto-
Tuning”.)
channel • 802.11b/g—6
• 802.11a—Lowest valid channel
number for the country of operation
Number of the channel in which a radio
transmits and receives traffic
mode disable Operational state of the radio.
radio-profile None. You must add the radios to a
radio profile.
802.11 settings
tx-power Highest setting allowed for the country
of operation or highest setting
supported on the hardware, whichever
is lower.
Transmit power of a radio, in decibels
referred to 1 milliwatt (dBm)