Wireless LAN Array
Configuring the Xirrus Array
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Procedure for Auto Configuring IAPs (Radios)
You can auto-configure radios by clicking on the
Auto Configure
button on the
relevant WMI page (auto configuration only applies to enabled radios):
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For all radios, go to the
“Global Settings” on page 93
.
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For all 802.11a radios, go to the
“Global Settings .11a” on page 96
.
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For all 802.11b/g radios, go to the
“Global Settings .11bg” on page 99
.
Procedure for Manually Configuring IAPs (Radios)
1.
In the
Enabled
column, check the box of a corresponding radio to enable
the radio, or uncheck the box if you want to disable the radio.
2.
In the
Mode
column, select the wireless mode for this
radio from the choices available in the pull-down
menu (either .11a or .11b/g).
3.
In the
Channel
column, select the
channel
you want
this radio to use from the channels available in the
pull-down list.
The sample pull-down list shown here is for the
abg2
radio with its mode set to .11b/g. Any channels
appearing in this pull-down list that are shown in
RED are not recommended.
4.
In the
Cell Size
column, choose either
Small
,
Medium
, or
Large
to define the desired pre-
configured
cell
size, or choose
Manual
to define the
wireless cell size manually. If you choose Manual,
you must specify the transmit and receive power—in dB—in the
Tx
Power dB
(transmit) and
Rx dB
(receive) fields.
The number of users and their applications are major drivers of
bandwidth requirements. The network architect must account for the
number of users within the Array’s cell diameter.
