Smart Appliances Guide

PARTS & ASSEMBLIES
Connected Smart Appliances - Gen III
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For Service Technician Use Only
Connector
Antenna Harness
Antenna &
Housing Assembly
Figure 3 - Typical Antenna Assembly
WiFi Module Antennas
The WiFi Module has both internal and external antenna
capabilies. Antenna requirements depend on the appliance
and the materials used in the appliance. For example, the
WiFi Module in the washer and dryer do not require external
antennas because it is located in the (plasc) console on top of
the appliance
However, certain Connected Appliances use one or two
external antennas. Locaons of the antennas are based on
the appliance to ensure unimpeded wireless communicaon
to the front and back of the appliance. The WiFi module has
the ability to select the best antenna based on signal to noise
rao and performs this opmizaon during the connecvity
process and aer linking to a access point; no antenna should
be dominant.
The Front Antenna enters the WiFi Module at connector J1
The Rear Antenna enters the WiFi Module at connector J2
(See Figure 2 on preceding page.)
Typical antenna assembly shown in gure 3