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4 Confirmation on Unlawful Usage of TX power with
respect to Certified Antennas
This is to confirm that Redpine Signals, Inc., will ensure that the following
information is included in the MS32018 (FCC ID: XF6-MS32018, IC ID:
8407A-MS32018) Module’s Programming Manual for customers who use
this module with different antennas to help them comply with the FCC/IC
regulatory requirements for products which use the module’s modular
approval.
The list of antennas with which the module has been tested with and
certified for FCC/IC are given in Table 1 below.
Antenna Make Model/Part # Antenna Gain at
2.4GHz (dBi)
Antenna Gain
at 5GHz (dBi)
Type of
Antenna
Antenova CU5006-2 2.36 5
Internal mount
and Cable
connection
Table 4: List of Antennas Used for MS32018 FCC/IC Certification
The MS32018 Module’s Programming Reference Manual will include the
information listed below. The Manual is provided to customers as part of
the module’s collateral which also includes the module’s software and
firmware. The module’s firmware applies the attenuations required to
comply with the regulatory requirements based on the type of antenna
programmed. The commands required to program the transmit power
and the antenna type and the attenuations applied are given in the tables
that follow.
1) Commands to program the antenna being used for Wi-Fi – see Table
9.
2) Commands to set transmit power of the module for Wi-Fi– see Table
12.
3) Transmit power and attenuation values used during testing with
Antenova Antenna – see Tables 16.
4.1 Commands to Program Antenna Type
4.1.1 Command to Program Antenna Type for Wi-Fi
Command Name Program Antenna Type for Wi-Fi
Description This command is used to program antenna
being used by the module for Wi-Fi out of
the list of certified antennas. This command
needs to be given before creating the VAP
in the normal mode and before the
“./transmit” command in the Wi-Fi