Nortel 2332 Installation Manual page 62

62 External Antennas
The WLAN 2300 series external antennas are the only external antennas certified by Nortel for use with WLAN 2300
systems. WLAN Series 2332 Access Points outfitted with non-certified external antennas are not supported under
Nortel support agreements.
The WLAN 2300 system must be upgraded to WSS Software v6.0 (or later) and WMS v6.0 (or later) in order to support
Series 2332 access points and their associated external antennas. This upgrade includes antenna pattern libraries for the
WLAN 2300 series external antenna portfolio and allows the system to:
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Accurately predict RF environments when using the WMS planning tool to calculate coverage
provided by access points equipped with external antennas.
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Correctly interpret received signal strength measurements from APs with external antennas when
calculating rogue device or client location.
The WLAN 2300 System external antenna portfolio is sourced from Cushcraft, a world leader in the development of
advanced antenna technology and products.
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The Cushcraft products have been modified for compatibility with the Series 2332 access points.
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Nortel versions are equipped with an R-SMA (reverse SMA) type connector to comply with industry
regulatory quality standards and correctly interface with the
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The Cushcraft model numbers presented throughout this bulletin refer to the Nortel specific versions
and may not exactly match similar versions promoted on Cushcraft's website or other product
materials.
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Nortel has tested and measured each product. The antenna gains expressed in dBi are the Nortel
tested values and may differ slightly from those published by Cushcraft for similar products.
NN47250-307 (324136-A Version 01.03)
Series 2332 access points.