Using an External Antenna with the Access Point 420
Installation Procedures
External Antenna
2 dBi Indoor Diversity, J8442A
5 dBi Indoor/Outdoor Omni, J8441A
6.5 dBi Indoor/Outdoor Directional
Diversity, J8445A
7 dBi Indoor/Outdoor Directional,
J8443A
8 dBi Outdoor Omni, J8444A
11 dBi Indoor/Outdoor wide angle
directional, J8446A*
* Use of this antenna in the EU/ETSI region requires an additional insertion loss of 4 dB for this radio mode.
Use of this antenna in Taiwan requires an additional insertion loss of 2 dB for this radio mode.
Insertion loss is made up of added cable, connectors, and lightening arrestors.
Setting the Antenna Mode Using the CLI
1.
2.
3.
4-8
802.11b/g (Dual Mode) Transmit Power Control (TPC) Settings (%)
FCC/IC
L
M
H
L
100
100
100
100
71
100
71
63
40
79
40
32
40
79
40
32
—
—
—
32
—
—
—
13
Type configure to enter global configuration mode.
HP420#configure
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with
CTRL/Z
HP420(config)#
Type interface wireless g to enter interface configuration mode.
HP420(config)#interface wireless g
Enter Wireless configuration commands, one per line.
HP420(if-wireless g)#
Type antenna-mode diversity if using a diversity antenna.
HP420(config)#antenna-mode diversity
Type antenna-mode single if using a non-diversity antenna.
HP420(config)#antenna-mode single
EU/ETSI
Japan
M
H
L
M
100
100
100
100
63
63
63
63
32
32
100
100
32
32
100
100
32
32
50
50
13
20
50
50
Taiwan
H
L
M
H
100
100
100
100
63
71
100
71
100
40
79
40
100
40
79
40
50
32
79
32
50
18
79
22