Motorola RFS7000 Series System Reference Manual page 195

9. Within the Radio Settings field, configure the
(using the Placement drop-down menu). The setting will affect the channel and power levels. The
default is Indoor.
10. Select a channel for communications between the access port and MUs using the
drop-down menu.
The selection of the channel determines available power levels. The range of legally approved
communication channels varies depending on the installation location and country. The selected
channel can be a specific channel, "Random," or "ACS." Random assigns each radio a random
channel. ACS (Automatic Channel Selection) allows the switch to systematically assign channels. The
default is Random.
11. After selecting a channel, select a power level in dBm for RF signal strength using the
Power (dBm) drop-down menu.
The optimal power level for the specified channel is best determined by a site survey prior to
installation. Available settings are determined according to the selected channel. Set a higher power
level to ensure RF coverage in WLAN environments that have more electromagnetic interference or
greater distances between the access port and MUs. Decrease the power level according to the
proximity of other access ports. Overlapping RF coverage may cause lost packets and difficulty for
roaming devices trying to connect to an access port. After setting a power level, channel and
placement the RF output power for the access port is displayed in mW. Default is 20 dBm (802.11bg),
17 dBm (802.11a) )
NOTE After setting a power level, channel and placement, the RF output power for the
access port is displayed below in mW.
12. To configure optional rate settings, click the
available rate settings. Instructions on configuring rate settings is described in
Settings on page 4-92.
13. In most cases, the default settings for the
users. If needed, additional radio settings can be modified for the following properties:
Antenna Diversity
Maximum MUs
Adoption Preference
ID
Placement
Rate Settings
Advanced Properties
Use the drop-down menu to configure the Antenna Diversity
settings for access ports using external antennas. Options include:
• Full Diversity - Utilizes both antennas to provide antenna
diversity.
• Primary Only - Enables only the primary antenna.
• Secondary Only - Enables only the secondary antenna.
Antenna Diversity should only be enabled if the access port has
two matching external antennas. Default value is
Sets the number of MUs that can associate to a radio. The
maximum number is 256.
The Adoption Preference ID defines the preference ID of the
switch.The value can be set between 1 and 65535. To make the
radios preferred, the access port preference ID should be the same
as adoption preference ID.
The adoption preference ID is used for AP load-balancing. A switch
will preferentially adopt access ports which have the same
adoption-preference-ID as the switch itself.
Network Setup
of the radio as either Indoors
Desired Channel
button to display a screen containing
Configuring Rate
section are sufficient for most
Full Diversity
4-109
or Outdoors
Desired