Configuring an AP to use an External Antenna
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Figure 3
3Com AP7250 External Antenna Connector
Figure 4
3Com AP8250 & AP8750 External Antenna Connectors
Configuring an AP to
use an External
Antenna
To work properly, your 3Com access point must be configured for the type of
external antenna connected to it. This section describes how to configure your
access point to match its connected external dual-band antenna using 3Com’s
Wireless LAN Switch Management software (3WXM).
Follow this procedure to select an external antenna:
1
At your management console, launch the 3WXM software.
2
Choose an AP device from the list: and select 'edit',
3
Select the appropriate radio to which the external antenna is connected (for
example “Radio A” “Radio B” or “Radio G”, see “Selecting the Radio”).
4
In the radio attributes box, select 'antenna type'.
A list of supported external antenna types will be displayed in a drop-down box
(see Figure 5).
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AP7250
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AP8250 / AP8750
External Antenna
External Antenna
Connector
(AP8250 only)
Connector
(AP8750 only)