Choosing A 3Com Dual-Band External Antenna; Compatible Wireless Switches And Controllers; Compatible Wireless Access Points; 3Com External Dual-Band Antennas - 3Com 3CWE591 Overview

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Choosing a 3Com
Dual-Band External
Antenna
Compatible Wireless
Switches and Controllers
Compatible Wireless
Access Points
3Com External
Dual-Band Antennas
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OBILITY YSTEM XTERNAL UAL
Consider the following points when selecting an external antenna for use with
your access point (AP).
Be sure that you have a 3Com Wireless Mobility System switch or controller
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that supports access points with external antennas. See "Compatible Wireless
Switches and Controllers".
Identify your access point. Refer to "Compatible Wireless Access Points" for a
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list of 3Com APs that support external antennas.
Choose an appropriate antenna for your application. See "3Com External
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Dual-Band Antennas".
Not all access points support all external antennas. Refer to "Unsupported
■
Configurations" for incompatible external antenna applications.
Table 1 lists the 3Com Wireless Mobility System switches and controllers that
support access points with external antennas.
Table 1 3Com Wireless Switches and Controllers Compatible with External Antenna Use
Model Description
WX4400 3Com Wireless LAN Controller (3Com Part No. 3CRWX440095A)
WX1200 3Com Wireless LAN Switch (3CRWX120695A)
WXR100 3Com Remote Office Wireless LAN Switch (3CRWXR10095A
Your wireless switch or wireless controller must be running 3Com Mobility System
Software (MSS) v4.0.21. You must also be using 3Com Wireless Switch Manager
(3WXM) software v4.0.18.
Table 2 lists wireless access points that can be used with a 3Com external
dual-band antenna.
Table 2 3Com Wireless Access Points Compatible with External Antennas
Model Description
AP2750 Wireless LAN Managed Access Point (3Com Part No. 3CRWX275075A)
AP3750 Wireless LAN Managed Access Point (3CRWX375075A)
AP7250 Wireless LAN Access Point (3CRWE725075A) when converted to FIT mode
AP8250 Wireless LAN Access Point (3CRWE825075A) when converted to FIT mode
AP8750 Wireless LAN Access Point (3CRWE875075A) when converted to FIT mode
When selecting an external antenna to use with your 3Com wireless access point,
refer to the restrictions described in "Unsupported Configurations".
Table 3 lists the 3Com external dual-band antennas supported by this release.
Table 3 3Com External Dual-Band Antennas
Model Number
3CWE591
3CWE592
3CWE597
3CWE598
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AND NTENNA UIDE
Description
3Com 6/8 dBl Dual-Band Omni Antenna
3Com 3/4 dBl Dual-Band Ceiling-Mount Omni Antenna
3Com 4/6 dBl Dual-Band Hallway Antenna
3Com 8/10 dBl Dual-Band Panel Antenna