ZyXEL Communications MAX-200HW2, User Manual

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Chapter 8 WAN Setup
MAX-200HW2 Series User ’ s Guide
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8.6.1
Configuring The Antenna
In this screen you can select whether to use the internal or external antenna for WiMAX.
Select Automatic Selection to have the ZyXEL Device use whichever antenna has the best
signal reception (recommended). Alternatively, if you do not want to use the external antenna,
select
Use Internal Antenna
, and if you do not want to use the internal antenna, select
Use
External Antenna .
The MAX-200HW2 and MAX-230HW2 does not have an internal antenna.
To choose which antenna to use, click Network > WAN > Antenna Selection . The screen
appears as shown.
Figure 74 Network > WAN > Antenna Selection
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 39 Network > WAN > Antenna Selection
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Automatic Selection Select Automatic Selection to have the ZyXEL Device choose which
antenna to use. This setting is recommend as it will choose the
antenna with the stronger signal reception.
Use Internal Antenna Select Use Internal Antenna to have the ZyXEL Device use it ’ s
internal antenna. This option is not applicable for the MAX-200HW2
and MAX-230HW2.
Use External Antenna Select Use External Antenna to have the ZyXEL Device use it ’ s
external antenna.
Apply Click this button to save your settings.
Reset Click this button to return the fields in this screen to their default
settings.