3-8
NOTE
If patient monitors do not need to roam between Aps, you can just place patient monitor where RSSI is
lowest, and check the RSSI and ping results.
3.6 Recommended Devices for WLAN
The following Cisco devices listed in table below are recommended.
Device Part Number
2500 Wireless Controller AIR-CT2504-x-K9
2600 Access Point AIR-CAP2602I-x-K9
3.7 Setting Wireless Parameters for Patient Monitors
Follow the table below to configure the WLAN parameters of a patient monitor:
Parameter Recommended Setting Comments
Main Menu→Maintenance→User Maintenance→Network Setup→WLAN
SSID Set according to the WLAN
deployment
/
Security Mode WPA2-PSK Should be the same as that of the WLAN deployed for patient
monitor. If EAP used, choose the security mode according to the
WLAN deployment.
Password Set the password according
to the WLAN deployment
/
Main Menu→Maintenance→User Maintenance→Network Setup→WLAN→WLAN Setup
WLAN Band 5G Options are: 2.4G, 5G and Auto.
2.4G = only use 2.4GHz band
5G = only use 5GHz band
Auto = use both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands(5GHz takes priority)
AUT. Server Type ACS Options are: ACS and SBR.
ACS means Cisco Access Control Server.
SBR means another server different from ACS.
This only applies if the security type is Enterprise.
BG Channel Specified Options are: All, Specified, None.
Specifying the channels improves stability and roaming
performance by restricting the channels scanned to only those
specified. For example, on a 2.4GHz network set channels 1, 6, and
11.
BG channel settings on the monitor must match the WLAN AP
channel settings.
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