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A31003-W1040-U101-1-7619, July 2006 DRAFT
HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V4.0, C10/C100/C1000 User Guide
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Configuring the wireless AP
Modifying wireless AP settings
● Tx Power Level – Select the Tx power level: Min, 13%, 25%, 50%, or Max. If Dynamic 
Radio Management (DRM) was enabled on the DRM screen, this option is read-only.
● Rx Diversity – Select Best for the best signal from both antennas, or Left or Right to 
choose either of the two diversity antennas.
● Tx Diversity – Select Alternate for the best signal from both antennas, or Left or 
Right to choose either of the two diversity antennas.
● Min Basic Rate – Select the minimum data rate that must be supported by all stations 
in a BSS: 1, 2, 5.5, or 11 Mbps.
● Max Basic Rate – Select the maximum data rate that must be supported by all 
stations in a BSS: 1, 2, 5.5, or 11 Mbps.
● Max Operational Rate – Select the maximum data rate that clients can operate at 
while associated with the AP: 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, or 54 Mbps.
● No of Retries for Background BK – Select the number of retries for the Background 
transmission queue. The default value is 4. The recommended rate is adaptive (multi-
rate).
● No of Retries for Best Effort BE – Select the number of retries for the Best Effort 
transmission queue. The default value is 4. The recommended rate is adaptive (multi-
rate).
● No of Retries for Video VI – Select the number of retries for the Video transmission 
queue. The default value is 4. The recommended rate is adaptive (multi-rate).
● No of Retries for Voice VO – Select the number of retries for the Voice transmission 
queue. The default value is 1. The recommended rate is adaptive (multi-rate).
● No of Retries for Turbo Voice TVO – Select the number of retries for the Turbo Voice 
transmission queue. The default value is 1. The recommended rate is adaptive (multi-
rate).
4. To save your changes, click Save.
5.5.5 Setting up the wireless AP using static configuration
The wireless AP static configuration feature provides the HiPath Wireless Controller, Access 
Points and Convergence Software solution with the capability for a network with either a central 
office or a branch office model. The static configuration settings assist in the setup of branch 
office support. These settings are not dependent of branch topology, but instead can be 
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Radio a channels 100 to 140 occupy the 5470-5725 MHz band in the regulatory 
domains of the European Union and European Union free trade countries.
Radio B/G Channels 12 to 14 are not available in North America.