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(Optional) Mounting and Connecting the 5GHz External Antennas
Configuring the 5GHz Antenna Gain
Configuring the 5GHz Antenna Gain
The 7762 AC AP allows you to configure the gain of the two 5GHz external antennas (not
supplied). There are two ways you can configure the 5GHz antenna gain:
Configure the Antenna Gain from the AP CLI
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Configure the Antenna Gain from the ZoneDirector Web Interface
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Maximum Antenna Gain Value
The maximum value for the antenna gain that you should set depends on the type of
external antennas that you are connecting to the AP. Refer to
antenna gain values that you can use for different antenna types.
Table 8.
Antenna gain values for different antenna types
Antenna Type
Omni Antenna
Patch Antenna
Point-to-Point Antenna
Configure the Antenna Gain from the AP CLI
To configure the 5GHz antenna gain from the AP CLI
1. Log in to the 7762 AC AP via the command line interface.
2. Set the 5GHz antenna gain by entering the following command:
set extantgain <wifi name> <0 - 90dBi>
3. Verify that the antenna gain has been configured by entering the following command:
get extantgain <wifi name>
You have completed configuring the 5GHz antenna gain from the AP CLI.
Configure the Antenna Gain from the ZoneDirector Web
Interface
To configure the 5GHz antenna gain from the ZoneDirector Web interface
1. Log in to the Web interface of the ZoneDirector device that is managing the 7762 AC
AP.
2. Go to the Configure > Access Points page.
3. In the Access Points table, look for the 7762 AC AP that you want to configure, and
then click the Edit link that is in the same row as the AP name.
The Editing {MAC Address} form appears.
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Antenna Gain Value
6dBi or lower
16dBi or lower
23dBi or lower
Table 8
for the recommended
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