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66 Avaya 3641/3645/6120/6140 IP Wireless Handset SIP Administration Guide June 2012
2. Then, walk the site again, in MyID/Smry ESSID mode, this time checking that
every location has adequate coverage and has good channel allocation.
Note:
There should be at least one AP stronger than -the minimum specified in the following
tables.
Note:
At any point, the strongest AP shown should be on a different channel than the next best
choice.
The handset configured for 802.11b requires:
 -70 dBm when all 802.11b data rates are available (with only 1 Mbps
set Required)
 -65 dBm when only 2 Mbps is set Required and other higher rates
enabled
 -64 dBm when only 5.5 Mbps is set Required with 11 Mbps set
enabled
 -60 dBm when 11 Mbps is set required and other 802.11b rates
disable or enabled
802.11
Radio Standard
Minimum Available
Signal Strength (RSSI)
Maximum
“Mandatory” Data Rate
802.11b
-70 dBm 1 Mb/s
-60 dBm 11 Mb/s
 The critical factor is the highest data rate that is set to Required or
Mandatory. Other 802.11b data rates can be set enabled or disabled.
The highest data rate set to Required or Mandatory determines the
RF power available to the wireless telephone for proper operation.
The handset configured for 802.11g requires:
 -60 dBm when all 802.11g data are available (with only 6 Mbps set
Required)
 -45 dBm when 54 Mbps is set Required and other 802.11g rates
Required, Enabled or Disable
802.11
Radio Standard
Minimum Available
Signal Strength (RSSI)
Maximum
“Mandatory” Data Rate
802.11g
-60 dBm 6 Mb/s
-45 dBm 54 Mb/s
 The critical factor is the highest data rate set to Required or
Mandatory. Other 802.11g data rates can be set to Required, Enabled
or Disabled. The highest data rate set to Required or Mandatory