User guide

March 2005 Managing Your Canopy Network
Through Software Release 6.1
Page 288 of 425 Issue 1
Canopy System User Guide
Figure 115: Spectrum Analyzer screen, 2.4-GHz SM
21.1.4 Updating the Spectrum Analyzer Page Readings
To keep the displayed data current, either set this page to automatically refresh or
repeatedly click the Enable button. When you are finished analyzing the spectrum, click
the Disable button to return the module to normal operation.
21.1.5 Using the AP as a Spectrum Analyzer
In Canopy System Release 6.1 and later, you can temporarily transform an AP into an
SM and thereby use the spectrum analyzer functionality. This is the only purpose
supported for the transformation.
CAUTION!
Although you can toggle the AP Device Type parameter to SM in the
over-the-air interface, you lose connectivity to the AP during spectrum
analysis and can regain connectivity (and toggle it back to AP) through
only the wired Ethernet interface to the AP. For this reason, you should
perform the transformation to SM in the Ethernet interface.
To transform the AP into an SM for spectrum analysis and return the device to an AP,
perform the following steps.