Access Point Deployment Guide
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Transmit output power setting, most frequently automatically set by inserting antenna
cable loss in dB when using the standard antenna for the country of operation. In the
United States the standard antenna’s gain is 9 dBi.
Backhaul
Backhaul is the interconnection of the APs in a network to the back-office systems including the
gateway and the element management system. The backhaul method to be used must be
determined for each AP prior to installation. Common backhaul methods include the following:
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Cellular/PCS 3G data modems
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Existing Ethernet infrastructure
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DSL links
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Point-to-Point radio links
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Microwave links
Note:
A 10/100 Mb IP-over-Ethernet connection with 128 Kbps minimum throughput is
required.