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Introduction
New Features
The following features are now available with the introduction of the new 4.1 Altitude 4700 hardware
and firmware baseline:
Power Management Antenna Configuration File on page 18
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Hotspot Customization on page 19
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WAN Failover on page 19
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Proxy ARP Support on page 20
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Multi Cipher Support on page 20
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Dynamic Chain Selection on page 20
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Broadcast/Multicast Transmit Rate Control on page 21
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Dedicated Sensor Support on page 21
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LED Disable on page 21
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Power Management Antenna Configuration File
With this most recent release of the Access Point firmware, a Power Management Antenna Configuration
File (PMACF) has been added to the Access Point firmware that automatically configures the Access
Point's radio transmit power based on the antenna type deployed, its supported gain and the deployed
country's regulatory domain restrictions. The antenna type is defined using the Access Point's CLI by
assigning a numerical code representing a particular type (or category) of antenna. The following are
the numerical codes representing available antenna types: 0-Default antenna, 1-Dual band antenna, 2-
Omni antenna, 3-Yagi antenna, 4-Embedded antenna, 5-Panel antenna, 6-Patch antenna and 7-Sector
antenna. The antenna gain can be defined using either the Access Point's CLI, applet or SNMP
interfaces.
Once the antenna type and gain are provided, the Access Point calculates the power range. The PMACF
contains transmit power data for each Extreme Networks approved antenna type. Professional installers
enter the antenna type (using the Access Point's CLI interface), and the Access Point firmware calculates
the transmit power automatically. Therefore, professional installers no longer need to second guess
whether the power is over the maximum allowed level.
NOTE
The antenna type and antenna gain values are maintained by the Access Point after a power cycle, and
are available in imported or exported configurations.
For information on specifying the antenna type and gain for the 2.4 and 5 GHz radios using the access
point CLI, see
"AP4700>admin(network.wireless.radio.802-11n[2.4 GHz])>set" on page 396
access point's 2.4 GHz radio and
page 409
for the access point's 5 GHz radio.
For information on defining the antenna gain using the Access Point's GUI applet, see
802.11a/n or 802.11b/g/n Radio" on page
18
"AP4700>admin(network.wireless.radio.802-11n[5.0 GHz])>set" on
174.
Altitude 4700 Series Access Point Product Reference Guide
for the
"Configuring the
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