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APPENDIX D " S-UHF Specifications and Antennas

Two configuration options are possible:

Option 1: Configure wireless stations for frequency agile operation.

Option 2: Configure wireless stations for single frequen- cy operation, splitting the wireless station population equally among the available fre- quencies.

Both options require that you configure the access points on unique frequencies.

Option 1

Option 1 is recommended when the system cannot be installed so that each access point covers the entire area. In this case, you must install the access points so that all of them overlap in high usage area where wireless station populations and transaction rates are greatest.

Frequency agile software in the wireless stations allows roaming between frequencies. The wireless stations employ a load balancing algorithm so that the number of wireless stations on each frequency is about the same at all times.

If frequency agility is used, and the wireless stations are normally powered up in an area of overlapping coverage, you can speed up network attachment by setting different default frequencies in the wireless stations for initial load balancing. This shortens the period required for the load balancing algorithm to adjust.

Option 2

Option 2 is recommended if the coverage area is small enough that all access points can be installed to cover the full area. See Figure D-3.

6710 Access Point User’s Guide D-9