Selecting The Radio - 3Com 3CWE591 Overview

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Selecting the Radio

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Figure 5 3WXM External Antenna Selection Dialog Box
5 Select the type of antenna connected to your AP. Table 6 describes the menu
selections.
Table 6 3Com Wireless Manager External Selection Choices
Selection Description
Internal The APs internal antenna is used (no external antenna)
ANT3C591 3CWE591 (6/8 dBl Dual-Band Omni Antenna)
ANT3C592 3CWE592 (3/4 dBl Dual-Band Ceiling-Mount Omni Antenna)
ANT3C597 3CWE597 (4/6 dBl Dual-Band Hallway Antenna)
ANT3C598 3CWE598 (8/10 dBl Dual-Band Panel Antenna)
6 Press finish and deploy the changes to the correct wireless switch.
3Com access points have either single or dual radios. Refer to the notes below
when selecting a radio for your AP using the 3WXM application.
The AP2750 has a single radio that can operate as 802.11a or 802.11b/g.
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When an external antenna is used, it must be connected to the left antenna
jack (see Figure 1). A 50-Ohm terminator must connected to the other antenna
jack.
The AP3750 has dual radios and operates as 802.11a and 802.11b/g
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simultaneously. An external antenna can be connected to one or both antenna
connectors (see Figure 2).
The AP7250 and AP8250 feature a single radio that operates as 802.11b/g
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only. When an external antenna is used, it must be connected to the left
antenna jack (see Figure 3 and Figure 4).
The AP8750 has dual radios and operates as both 802.11a and 802.11b/g.
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However only the 802.11b/g radio supports the use of an external antenna,
which must be connected to the right-side antenna jack (see Figure 4).
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