An AP 8132 sensor module is a USB environmental sensor extension to an <AP8132> model access point. It provides a variety of sensing mechanisms, allowing the monitoring and reporting of the environmental conditions including temperature, humidity and light near the AP 8132's radio coverage area. The output of the sensor's detection mechanisms are viewable using either the Environmental Sensor screen.
To set an environmental sensor configuration for an AP 8132 model access point:
Select the tab from the Web UI.
Select Environmental Sensor.
Set the following Light Sensor settings for the AP 8132‘s sensor module:
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Enable Light Sensor |
Select this option to enable the light sensor on the module. This setting is enabled by default. The light sensor reports whether the <AP8132>‘s deployment location has its lights powered on or off. |
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Polling Time to Determine if Light is On/Off |
Define an interval in Seconds (10 - 201) or Minutes (1 - 4) for the sensor module to poll its environment to assess light intensity to determine whether lighting is on or off. The default polling interval is 10 seconds. Light intensity is used to determine whether the access point‘s deployment location is currently populated with clients. |
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Shutdown WLAN Radio at Low Limit of Light Threshold |
Select this option to power off the AP 8132‘s radio‘s fall below the set threshold. If enabled, select All (both radios), radio-1 or radio-2. |
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Low Limit of Light Threshold |
Set the low threshold limit (from 0 - 1,000 lux) to determine whether the lighting is off in the AP 8132‘s deployment location. The default is 200. In daytime, the light sensor's value is between 350-450. The default values for the low threshold is 200, i.e., the radio is turned off if the average reading value is lower than 200. |
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High Limit of Light Threshold |
Set the upper threshold limit (from 100 - 10,000 lux) to determine whether the lighting is on in the AP 8132‘s deployment location. The default high threshold is 400. The radios are turned on when the average value is higher than 400. |
Enable or disable the following AP 8132 Environmental Sensors:
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Enable Temperature Sensor |
Select this option to enable the module‘s temperature sensor. Results are viewable in the access point‘s Environment screens within the Statistics node. This setting is enabled by default. |
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Enable Motion Sensor |
Select this option to enable the module‘s motion sensor. Results are viewable in the access point‘s Environment screens within the Statistics node. This setting is enabled by default. |
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Enable Humidity Sensor |
Select this option to enable the module‘s humidity sensor. Results are reported back to the access point‘s Environment screens within the Statistics node. This setting is enabled by default. |
Define the following Shared Configuration settings:
Set a polling interval in either Seconds (1 - 100) or Minutes (1 - 2) for the time between environmental polling transmissions (both light and environment). The default setting is 5 seconds.
Select OK to save the changes made to the environmental sensor screen. Select Reset to revert to the last saved configuration.