Configuring Antenna Gain; Configuring Antenna Gain (Gui); Configuring Antenna Gain (Cli); Backhaul Channel Deselection On Serial Backhaul Access Point - Cisco Mesh Access Points Deployment Manual

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Configuring Antenna Gain

You must configure the antenna gain for the mesh access point to match that of the antenna installed using
the controller GUI or controller CLI.

Configuring Antenna Gain (GUI)

To configure antenna parameters using the controller GUI, follow these steps:
Step 1
Choose Wireless > Access Points > Radio > 802.11a/n to open the 802.11a/n Radios page.
Step 2 For the mesh access point antenna you want to configure, hover the mouse over the blue arrow (far right) to display
antenna options. Choose Configure.
Note Only external antennas have configurable gain
settings.
Step 3 In the Antenna Parameters section, enter the antenna gain.
The gain is entered in 0.5 dBm units. For example, 2.5 dBm = 5.
The entered gain value must match that value specified by the vendor for that antenna.
Note
Step 4 Click Apply and then Save Configuration to save the changes.

Configuring Antenna Gain (CLI)

Enter this command to configure the antenna gain for the 802.11a backhaul radio using the controller CLI:
config 802.11a antenna extAntGain antenna_gain AP_name
where gain is entered in 0.5-dBm units (for example, 2.5 dBm =5).

Backhaul Channel Deselection on Serial Backhaul Access Point

This feature is applicable to mesh APs with two 5-GHz radios, such as 1524SB (serial backhaul).
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Information similar to the following appears:
802.11b/g Current Channel ................. 11
Slot Id ................................... 0
Allowed Channel List....................... 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
802.11a(5.8Ghz) Current Channel ........... 161
Slot Id ................................... 1
Allowed Channel List....................... 149,153,157,161,165
802.11a(5.8Ghz) Current Channel ........... 153
Slot Id ................................... 2
Allowed Channel List....................... 149,153,157,161,165
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