(a) Link selection
(b) Alignment
Figure 5.9: Antenna Alignment tool.
for wireless data transmission. This feature is available in addition to the
default Fluidmesh proprietary encoding algorithm for maximum industry-
grade network security. A software plug-in is required to activate this option.
Please contact your Fluidmesh Networks’ representative for details.
5.10
Antenna Alignment Tools and Physical Statis-
tics
The
antenna alignment and stats
page provides a powerful tool which
can be exploited to check the current link status during the normal unit op-
eration and the physical installation of the antennas. Specifically, the web
page shows the list of links detected by the local unit and the relative signal
strengths (in dBm) on each radio as shown in Fig. 5.9(a).
To perform an accurate antenna alignment for a specific link, click on the
“Align” button to open the antenna alignment tool as depicted in Fig. 5.9(b).
The antenna alignment tool consists of a real-time graph and a bar which
report the
average signal strength
and the
current signal strength
detected
at the local unit receiver, respectively. During the physical antenna align-
ment process, the graph and the bar can be monitored to obtain optimal
link quality.
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