248CHAPTER 10: CONFIGURING MAP ACCESS POINTS

Table 21 lists the external antenna models you can use with these MAPs.

Table 21 MP-341, MP-352, MP-262 External Antenna Models

 

 

Beamwidth

 

Model

Type

Horizontal

Vertical

 

 

 

 

ANT-5060

802.11a

60°

14°

(ASTN6S)*

 

 

 

ANT-5120

802.11a

120°

14°

(ASTN6T)

 

 

 

ANT-5180

802.11a

180°

14°

(ASTN6H)

 

 

 

ANT1060

802.11b/g

60°

65°

ANT1120

802.11b/g

120°

60°

ANT1180

802.11b/g

180°

40°

 

 

 

 

Table 22 lists the external antenna models you can use with the MP-620.

Table 22 MP-620 External Antenna Models

 

Radio

 

Beamwidth

 

 

 

 

 

Model

Type

Gain (dBi)

Horizontal

Vertical

 

 

 

 

 

ANT-1360-OUT

802.11b/g

8

360°

15°

(WA6202-ANT-8G)*

 

 

 

 

ANT-5360-OUT

802.11a

8

360°

12°

(WA5201M-ANT-8A-1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANT-5060-OUT

802.11a

17

60°

(WA5201M-ANT-17A)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANT-5120-OUT

802.11a

14

120°

(WA5201M-ANT-14A)

 

 

 

 

*The numbers in parentheses are the numbers that appear on the antennas. The numbers beginning ANT are the part numbers and are the numbers you specify when configuring the MAP. To verify an external antenna’s model number, look for the number in parentheses.

Specifying the External Antenna Model

To specify the external antenna model, use the following command:

set ap apnumber radio {1 2} antennatype {ANT1060 ANT1120 ANT1180

ANT5060 ANT5120 ANT5180 ANT7360

ANT-1360-OUT ANT-5360-OUT ANT-5060-OUT ANT-5120-OUT ANT-7360-OUT internal}

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3Com WXR100 3CRWXR10095A manual Specifying the External Antenna Model, MP-341, MP-352, MP-262 External Antenna Models

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