Configure AP510e Professional Install Settings

AP510e access points have external antennas with the following rules that apply to the antenna installation:

Group 1 (2.4GHz/5GHz) accepts identical dual-band antennas.
Group 2 (5GHz) accepts identical 5G or dual-band antennas.
Antennas must be configured consecutively for each group. Group 1 starts with Port 1/Group 1 and Group 2 starts with Port 5/Group 2. An equal number of antennas must be configured for both groups. For example, to support a 4x4 deployment, install Group 1 & Group 2 — 4 antennas each. To support a 2x2 deployment, install Group 1 and Group 2 — 2 antennas each.
Mode 1 - Radios 1 and 2 are enabled when one or more antennas are configured in Group 1.
Mode 2 - Radio 1 is a 2.4/5 sensor and Radio 2 forwards traffic.
- Radio 2 is enabled only if one or more antennas are configured in Group 1.
- Radio 1 – sensor needs one or more antennas configured in Group 2.
Mode 3 - Radios are configured Dual 5GHz mode.
- Radio 1 is enabled only if one or more antennas are configured in Group 2.
- Radio 2 is enabled only if one or more antennas are configured in Group 1.

Select Configure > Devices > Access Points from the menu.
Select Professional Install (this button only displays for APs that have external antennas).

Edit the fields in the Professional Install dialog.

Important

Only a professional wireless installer should configure the settings on this page.

Professional Install Dialog - AP510e

Antenna Type	For each radio port, specify the antenna type. If the AP supports IoT, then you can set the IoT antenna type. An external antenna can be Indoor/Outdoor or Indoor only. (The antenna type is listed in the specifications for the AP model.)
Radio Attenuation	Specify the distance between access points in terms of signal attenuation, measured in decibels. (Attenuation is the reduction of signal strength during transmission. If the signal attenuates too much, it becomes unintelligible.) This value is used during channel assignment to minimize interference.