Cisco Aironet 1100 Series - Configuring Transmit and Receive Antennas

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Cisco Aironet 1100 Series Access Point Installation and Configuration Guide
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Chapter 7 Configuring Radio Settings
Configuring Transmit and Receive Antennas
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to disable short radio preambles:
Use the preamble-short command to enable short preambles if they are disabled.
Configuring Transmit and Receive Antennas
You can select the antenna the access point uses to receive and transmit data. There are three options for
both the receive and the transmit antenna:
• Diversity—This default setting tells the access point to use the antenna that receives the best signal.
If your access point has two fixed (non-removeable) antennas, you should use this setting for both
receive and transmit.
Note The 1100 series access point has an integrated antenna body that houses two antennas. For best
performance, leave the receive and transmit antenna settings at diversity, the default setting.
• Right—If your access point has removeable antennas and you install a high-gain antenna on the
access point's right connector, you should use this setting for both receive and transmit. When you
look at the access point's back panel, the right antenna is on the right.
• Left—If your access point has removeable antennas and you install a high-gain antenna on the
access point's left connector, you should use this setting for both receive and transmit. When you
look at the access point's back panel, the left antenna is on the left.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to select the antennas the access point uses to
receive and transmit data:
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface dot11radio 0 Enter interface configuration mode for the radio interface.
Step 3
no preamble-short Disable short preambles and enable long preambles.
Step 4
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface dot11radio 0 Enter interface configuration mode for the radio interface.
Step 3
antenna receive
{diversity | left | right}
Set the receive antenna to diversity, left, or right.
Note For best performance, leave the receive antenna setting
at the default setting, diversity.
Step 4
antenna transmit
{diversity | left | right}
Set the transmit antenna to diversity, left, or right.
Note For best performance, leave the transmit antenna
setting at the default setting, diversity.