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3Com®AirProtectPlannerUserGuide
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¾ Power(mW):SelectapowerlevelfromthesupportedpowervaluesatwhichtheAPwilloperateforeach
selectedprotocol.Youmustkeepthedefaultvalues,whicharebasedonthemaximumtransmitpowerforthe
protocolaspermittedbytheregulatoryagenciesinthecountriesforwhichyou
aredoingtheWLANplanning.
RefertoAppendixD:GlossaryofTerms
formoredetailsonregulatorydomaincompliance.
¾ Click<AdvancedParameters>tosetadvance802.11nparameters.
Note:Thereisonlyonechannelincaseof802.11a,802.11b,and802.11gprotocols.AdvancedParametersisavailableonlyforthe
802.11nprotocol.
Click<Save>tosavethechanges.Alternately,click<Cancel>to discardthechanges.
8.4 Settings:SensorDefaults
YoucaninvokeSettingsforSensorDefaultsintwoways:
• SelectSettingsfromtheToolsmenu.
• Right‐clicktheSensorintheSensortreeintheDeviceLibrarywindowandselectProperties.
TheDefaultAPPropertiesdialogboxappears.
Figure 135. Settings – Sensor Defaults
DefinesettingsforthefollowingSensorproperties:
• SensorPrefix:SpecifythetexttoprefixtoaSensorwhenSensorsarenumbered.
• Model:SelectaSensormodelfromthedrop‐downlistofcommerciallyavailableSensormodels.Plannerenables,
disables,orchangestheotherpropertiesinthisdialogboxbased
ontheselectedSensormodel.
• SelectRadio:Selecttheradiofromthedrop‐downlist.
• RadioProperties
¾ Antenna:Selectanantennafromthedrop‐downlist.
 Click<More>toviewadditionaldetailsoftheantenna.TheSelectAntennadialogboxappearswhichhelps
youadd
orselecttheantennainabettermanner,fromthelistofavailableantennae.Itisagoodpracticeto
keepSensorantennaetobedipoleoromni‐directional,whichenablestheSensortodetectandprevent
attacksfromanydirection.
¾ Orientation:Selectadirectionfromwheretheantennawould
receiveitspower.
Thepreviewreflectstheantennaradiationbasedontheantennaselected.
¾ ActiveProtocol:Selectanactiveprotocolfromthedrop‐downlist.Eachradiocanoperateonanyoneofthe
protocols.