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Partnered AP Controller
Each Access Point is partnered with one of the AP Controllers (APCs) on the network.
If you do not wish to specify which AP Controller the Access Point should partner
with, then select the Any option. Otherwise, select an AP Controller from the list of
available devices and the Access Point will partner with it.
Domain
In order to establish radio communication, all OpenAir devices must be configured
with the same Domain number. Radios on different Domains cannot communicate
with each other. The Domain is a software filter that does not affect the actual radio
frequency or the frequency hopping sequence.
You may want to set everyone on your network to the same Domain. For larger wire-
less networks, use the Domain to establish roaming subnetworks throughout your
building. For example, the Engineering Department may use Domain 2 and the Sales
Department may use Domain 5. Then engineers can only roam within the geographical
area mapped out by OpenAir Access Points with a Domain setting of 2.
The Domain is a number between 0 and 15. By default, the Harmony System will
automatically assign Domain 0 to an Access Point.
Note:
An OpenAir Access Point will use Domain 13, the Error Domain, until it has
successfully partnered with an AP Controller.
Channel
OpenAir devices are frequency hopping spread spectrum devices that change frequen-
cies several times each second in a pseudorandom pattern. The specific pattern of
frequencies used by a frequency hopping device is called a Channel.
The OpenAir specification supports 15 non-overlapping Channels for radio communi-
cation. Access Points configured for different Channels will not interfere with each
other, even when operating in close proximity.
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