Chapter 6 Wireless Mobile Interface Cards

1. The 5.725-GHz to 5.825-GHz range is not supported on European models.

Additional cards and components provide power and link interfaces to the WMIC. The exact configuration of your router will vary, depending on how the vendor configured it.

5-GHz WMIC (Cisco 3205)

The 5-GHz Cisco 3205 WMIC can be configured in any of the following modes:

Root bridge

Non-root bridge

Workgroup bridge

Access point

When configured in a workgroup bridge station role, the WMIC can associate to a Cisco 1522 Mesh Access Point, serving as a wireless backhaul for an in-vehicle mobile network.

The Cisco 3205 WMIC can also be used to set up point-to-point, or point-to-multipoint bridges. The new 5-GHz radio in this WMIC improves throughput at lower temperatures.

Supported Channels

North America customers can use only the following frequencies in the 5.725- to 5.850-GHz band:

5745 MHz (149)

5765 MHz (153)

5785 MHz (157)

5805 MHz (161)

5825 MHz (165)

To comply with FCC regulations, use of the following frequencies is prohibited in North America:

5.250 to 5.350 GHz: 5260 MHz (52), 5280 MHz (56), 5300 MHz (60), 5320 MHz (64)

5.470 to 5.725 GHz: 5500 MHz (100), 5520 MHz (104), 5540 MHz (108), 5560 MHz (112), 5580 MHz (116), 5600 MHz (120), 5620 MHz (124), 5640 MHz (128), 5660 MHz (132), 5680 MHz (136), 5700 MHz (140)

For C3205 ETSI, the following channels are supported:

5500 MHz (channel 100)

5520 MHz (channel 104)

5540 MHz (channel 108)

5560 MHz (channel 112)

5580 MHz (channel 116)

5600 MHz (channel 120)

5620 MHz (channel 124)

5640 MHz (channel 128)

5660 MHz (channel 132)

5680 MHz (channel 136)

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3200 specifications

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