You can create an AFC report by drawing a polygon around a specific
area on a map, then export it to your local machine.
Note the following interpretation of the reported TX powers:
The AFC Explorer provides a channel/power in the range of 0 to 36 dBm EIRP
over the whole or part of the selected venue.
The actual TX power that can be transmitted by the AP5050U/D is in the range of
approx.. 12 to 21dBm EIRP.
- any channel allowing less 12dBm
is unusable as the AP cannot transmit less than 12dBm due to antenna and chain
gain.
- Any power restriction between 21
and 36dBm can be ignored as the AP cannot transmit over 21dBm due to FCC outdoor
regulation 21dBm EIRP at any elevation angle above 30 degrees.
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Select
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Enter the following
information:
Name - The name
of the report.
Height [m] - The
elevation maximum to scan for access points.
Country - The country to select data
for.
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Create the area to report by
using the mouse to create a polygon over the map.
- To narrow the range of
the displayed area, select Search for … at the
top of the map and enter the name of the area you want to zoom down
to.
- Select and drag the map
to the geographic location you want to create the report for. Use the
Zoom In
or Zoom Out
buttons to zoom in or out. You can also use
the mouse wheel.
- Select a beginning point
for the boundary to the report. As you move the mouse, a line is drawn
to indicate the boundary.
- Select a new location to
create each new vertex of the polygon that defines the boundary.
- When the boundary is
fully defined, select on the first point you drew to stop creating the
polygon.
Note
If you make a mistake,
select
Clear and redraw the polygon.
You can create up to a maximum number of 15 vertices.
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Select Query AFC Server
to create the AFC report.
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Under Access Points,
select individual access points from the list to view details, and indicate
which data is included in the AFC report.
Selecting an individual AP from
the pulldown list also highlights the selected AP on the map. This is helpful to
identify which area in the polygon has a low or probelmatic allowed
power.
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To view the latitude and
longitude for an individual access point, select it on the map.
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Select Export AFC Report
to export the channel and allowed power value for all APs returned by the AFC
server, independent of which APs are selected.
Use this to perform further
analysis of channels and power with external tools.
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Indicate the local folder to
save the report.
The exported AFC report downloads to your computer, and can be
accessed offline.
