Wireless/Redundant Edge Services xl Module Management and Configuration Guide WS.01.03 or greater

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Radio Port Configuration
Configuring Radio Settings
diversity antennas and some are not. You connect the diversity antennas to
both SMA connectors on the radio. You connect non-diversity external anten-
nas to only one of the SMA connections (marked either primary or secondary).
You can select one of three options for the antenna mode: diversity, primary,
and secondary. The Diversity option requires the RP radio to have a diversity
antenna (whether internal or external). If an RP radio uses a non-diversity
external antenna, you must specify to which connector you have attached it
by selecting Primary or Secondary.
Note If your network includes a mix of models in the ProCurve RP 200 Series, or a
mix of external antenna types, you should also customize the antenna mode
for specific radio configurations. See “Configuring Advanced Properties for a
Particular Radio” on page 5-36.
To configure newly-adopted radios to use a specific antenna mode, complete
the following steps:
1. Select Network Setup > Radio Adoption Defaults > Configuration, select
the radio type, and click Edit.
2. Chose Diversity, Primary, or Secondary from the Antenna Mode drop-down
menu in the Advanced Properties section.
3. Click OK.
Defining the Maximum Number of Stations. To ensure that all stations
receive enough bandwidth and transmission time, you can limit the number
of stations that can associate with a radio. Each radio can handle an absolute
maximum of 64 wireless stations, but you may set a lower maximum to
attempt to ensure better quality.
To configure the maximum number of stations that you want radios in your
network to handle, complete the following steps:
1. Select Network Setup > Radio Adoption Defaults > Configuration, select
the radio type, and click Edit.
2. In the Maximum Stations field under Advanced Properties, enter the maxi-
mum number of stations (up to 64) for radios to support.
3. Click OK.
Setting the Adoption Preference Identification. The adoption prefer-
ence ID influences which of two active radios in a redundancy group adopts
an RP, helping the modules to load balance the RPs between them. If your
Wireless Edge Services xl Module is part of such a redundancy group, you