Antenna Configuration (AP510e Only)

Refer to the advanced profile‘s Antenna menu to set or override the AP510e access point profile‘s antenna configuration. The ExtremeMobility AP510e is a dual-radio access point, with eight, external Wi-Fi antennas grouped into: group-1 (consisting of antenna ports 1 to 4) and group-2 (consisting of antenna ports 5 to 8).

To enable the AP510e radios, you need to map a WLAN to the AP radio and configure the antenna-id for the 'group-1' and 'group-2' antenna ports. The antenna-id configuration depends on the software mode applied on the AP510e access point radios.

The following table lists the external antenna configurations required for the three different software modes supported on the AP510e model access point:

AP510e: External Antenna Configurations

	Antenna Ports
Software Mode	2.4/5G Antennas: 1, 2, 3, 4	5G Antennas: 5, 6, 7, 8
Mode 1 Radio 1: 2.4 GHz WLAN Radio 2: 5 GHz WLAN Note: This mode requires only FOUR, dual-band antennas connected to ANT sockets 1 to 4.	Dual-band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz	None
Mode 2 Radio 1: 2.4/5 GHz Sensor Radio 2: 5 GHz WLAN Note: This mode requires FOUR, dual-band antennas connected to ANT sockets 1 to 4, and FOUR, 5G-band antennas connected to ANT sockets 5 to 8.	Dual-band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz	5 GHz
Mode 3 Radio 1: 5 GHz WLAN Radio 2: 5 GHz WLAN Note: Requires FOUR, 5G-band antennas connected to ANT sockets 1 to 4, and FOUR, 5G-band antennas connected to ANT sockets 5 to 8.	5 GHz	5 GHz

To configure the antenna-id for AP510e profile:

1. Go to Configuration → Devices → System Profiles.

   A list of default and user-created profiles is displayed.

2. Select a target AP510e profile from the displayed list.

   The selected profile's configuration menu is displayed.

3. Expand the Advanced menu and select Antenna.
   

   Advanced Profile Overrides - Antenna Screen

   
4. Refer to the following to configure the antenna-id:

   Antenna ID Group 1 Option

   Use this drop-down menu to configure the antenna-id (type of antenna) used in the antenna ports 1 to 4 (group-1 antennas). Traffic for all three software modes is routed through antenna ports 1 to 4. Note: Refer to the table above for the supported software modes and the corresponding antenna configurations required.

   Antenna ID Group 2 Option

   Use this drop-down menu to configure the antenna-id used in the antenna ports 5 to 8 (group-2 antennas). The antenna types supported for 'group-1' and 'group-2' antenna ports are: ai-dq04360s, ml-2452-apa2-01, ml-2452-apa2-02, ml-2452-hpa5-036, ml-2452-hpag4a6-01, ml-2452-hpag5a8-01, ml-2452-pna5-01r, ml-2452-pna7-01r, ml-2452-pta4m4-036, ml-2452-sec6m4-036, ws-ai-dq05120, and Default. The default setting is 'Default'. Group-2 antenna configuration is ONLY required for software modes 2 & 3. Note: Refer to the table above for the supported software modes and the corresponding antenna configurations required.

5. Click OK to save the changes made to the profile's advanced antenna configuration.

   Click Reset to revert to the last saved configuration.