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Chapter 5 Management Page 40
Antenna Alignment Tool
Under Peer-to-Peer (CSMA) mode, Antenna Alignment Tool is available. This function helps to point in
the approximate direction of the remote R1 Extender antenna and assist user easily align the local
antenna to reach maximum signal strength.
Figure 27 Antenna Alignment Tool
To use “Antenna Alignment Tool”, follow the steps bellow:
Open “Peer-to-Peer Setup” and select “RF1” or “RF2”. Enter the MAC address of the remote
bridge and click on the Apply button. Then click the “Align Antenna” button and the “Antenna
Alignment Tool” window will popup.
Set the target RSSI (e.g. -70dBm) and click “Start” button.
Wait about 5 seconds, the antenna alignment starts and performs alignment every one second.
Fix the local antenna and adjust the remote antenna elevation and horizontal direction. During the
adjustment, observe “Current RSSI” in local R1 Extender. The value will refresh every 1 second.
Fix the remote antenna when it reaches your expectation. Usually, RSSI between -60 and -70dBm
indicates rather good signal strength.
Adjust the local antenna after fixing the remote one. During the adjustment, observe “Current
RSSI” in the remote R1 Extender. Fix the local antenna when it reaches your expectation.
During the antenna alignment, the R1 Extender will issue beep sound to indicate current RSSI.
Frequency of beep indicate the following RSSI: