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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Chapter6 Configuring Radio Settings
Configuring Transmit and Receive Antennas
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to select the antennas the wireless device uses
to receive and transmit data:
Command Purpose
Step1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step2 interface dot11radio {0 | 1slot/port} Enter interface configuration mode for the radio interface. The
2.4-GHz radio is radio 0, and the 5-GHz radio is radio 1.
The 802.11n 2.4-GHz radio is radio 0
The 802.11n 5-GHz radio is radio 1.
Step3 antenna again dB Specifies the resultant gain of the antenna attached to the
device. Enter a value from –128 to 128 dB.
Note This setting does not affect the behavior of the wireless
device; it only informs the management platform on
your network of the device antenna gain.
Step4 antenna receive
{diversity | left | middle | right}
On the 2600 and the 3600 series,
this command is:
antenna receive
{a-antenna | ab-antenna |
abc-antenna | abcd-antenna}
Set the receive antenna to diversity, left, middle, right, or all.
Note For best performance with two antennas, leave the
receive antenna setting at the default setting, diversity.
For one antenna, attach the antenna on the right and set
the antenna for right.
On the 2600 and the 3600 series APs:
a-antenna—to use antenna A
ab-antenna—to use antennas A and B
abc-antenna—to use antennas A, B, and C
abcd-antenna—to use antennas A, B, C, and D
Step5 antenna transmit
{diversity | left | right}
On the 2600 and the 3600 series,
this command is:
antenna transmit
{a-antenna | ab-antenna |
abc-antenna | abcd-antenna}
Set the transmit antenna to diversity, left, or right.
Note For best performance with two antennas, leave the
receive antenna setting at the default setting, diversity.
For one antenna, attach the antenna on the right and set
the antenna for right.
On the 2600 and the 3600 series APs:
a-antenna—to use antenna A
ab-antenna—to use antennas A and B
abc-antenna—to use antennas A, B, and C
abcd-antenna—to use antennas A, B, C, and D
Step6 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step7 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.