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6. Antenna Alignment

Antenna alignment can be used to optimize the radio performance and check the RSSI. To access the antenna alignment, go to the menu bar under Tools and choose ‘Antenna Alignment’. In order to view this information (Link Status), from the Radio page, use the Wireless Settings to associate the aCNPT with an access point.

Click on the ‘Status’ link to go to the Antenna Alignment page. The Link Status page will be displayed as below.

RSSI Audio Tones are provided to help the user to align the antenna without looking at the link status display. Click on the ‘Antenna Alignment Tone’ to ON button to hear the alignment tones. You will need to insert the earphones provided into the earphone jack in the unit. For more information on antenna alignment, please refer to the Quick Installation Guide.

To perform the antenna alignment:

1.Go to the menu bar and choose ‘Radio’ menu item.

2.From the Radio page, use the Wireless Settings to associate the aCNPT with a root device or access point.

3.Click on the ‘Status’ link to go to the Antenna Alignment page. The Link Status page will be displayed as below.

4.A set of tones are provided to help the user align the antenna without looking at the link status display. Click on the ‘Antenna Alignment Tone’ to ON button to hear the alignment tones.

Figure 6-1 Antenna Alignment

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Contents Version PRO TotalTable of Contents INK T EST INK B Udget P Lanning NTP Time Server SetupOverview of User Guide About This DocumentRelated Publications Technical Support Center System Requirements IntroductionPre-Installation Checklist for airClient Nexus PRO Total ChecklistsSignature of Engineer Name Date Parameters Units Site a Site BRssi Post-Installation Checklist for aCNPTChecklist Parameters Units Site a Site B User Login and License Agreement ACNPT ConfigurationLicense Agreement Web GUI Administrator Password Change Description of Menus Menu Item Menu Sub-items Using the Configuration PagesMenu Item Menu Sub-items Description Wireless SettingsPerformance Syslog server IP Address Reset to DefaultsSecurity Ethernet MTU SizeProfile Calendar Operational modeSave Profile Operating ProfileDevice mode settings similar for Router/NAT/Bridge Device Mode ConfigurationChanging aCNPT Router/NAT to aCNPT Bridge ACNPT Router/NAT to aCNPT BridgeChanging aCNPT Bridge to aCNPT Router/NAT ACNPT Bridge to aCNPT Router/NATEthernet Configuration ACNPT Bridge Configuration10 aCNPT Bridge Wireless Settings Wireless Configuration11 Radio Main Wireless Settings Page Associated Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol STP Bridge ConfigurationSTP Settings Configuration Radio port Radio a 14 Bridge Configuration 15aCNPT Router Ethernet Configuration ACNPT Router/NAT Configuration16 aCNPT Router Wireless IP Configuration 17 aCNPT Router Wireless Association Settings 19 Link status Dhcp Configurations20 Dhcp Server Configurations 22 Dhcp Relay Agent Configurations Dhcp Relay Configurations23 Routing Table Routing Table24 Adding Static Route Wireless Settings ManagementWireless Settings Security WPA-PSK Items Descriptions WPA DescriptionsWPA-Shared Key WPA2-PSK 31 WPA2-RADIUS Performance Parameters and Bandwidth Controller Link Performance Parameters and FeaturesPiggy Back ThroughputOptimizer Frame BurstingACNPT Bandwidth Controller Bandwidth ControllerAdded list Drop Down Menu for QoS Quality of Service QoSQoS front Selection Menu of IP/MAC based filter IP address dialog box TOS value Dialog box 10 Selected filter list window 12 Added filters 14 QoS Configuration Site Survey showing associated devices Site Survey ToolAntenna Alignment Antenna AlignmentT e l l i g e n t R e l e s s A t f o r m Transmitted Discards Traffic StatisticsEthernet Traffic Statistics Transmitted Bytes Transmitted Unicast packetsReceived Bytes Transmitted errorReceived Errors Wireless Traffic Statistics Transmit Success RateNo of PHY Aborted Frames RTS FailRTS Success No of Aborted FramesTools System ConfigurationDefaults Delayed Reset System Configuration Page Items Descriptions System NameReset Reset To FactorySnmp Security Delayed Reset Settings Reset OptionsProfile Manager NTP Time Server SetupProfile Manager Description of CommandsLoad Operating Profile Save ProfileProfile Calendar Scheduling a Profile Link TestPing Test Result Throughput Test Result Link Budget PlanningLink Budget Planning Calculator GPS Calculator 10 Link Budget Planning Calculator Link Budget ACNPT Nexus Firmware Upgrade Firmware UpgradeACNPT Nexus Firmware Upgrade Firmware transferred Appendix a Snmp Trap Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix B Useful terms and definitionsWEP Dhcp Appendix C License