WIFI

Access Point Transmit power level

What can the CAP3702i do in Australia?

------------------ show wireless country supported tx-power ------------------

      KEY: ##    = Tx Power in dBm.
           ##*   = Channel supports radar detection .
           .     = Channel is not legal in this country.
           (-)   = Regulatory Domains allowed by this country.
           (-,-) = (indoor, outdoor) regulatory Domains allowed by this country.
-----------------:+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
    802.11bg     :                                          
    Channels     :                             1  1  1  1  1
                 :  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  0  1  2  3  4
-----------------:+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
 AU (-A   ,-NA  ): 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27  .  .  . 

-----------------:+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
 802.11a         :                                      1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
 Channels        :  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  5  5  6  6
                 :  4  6  8  0  2  4  6  8  2  6  0  4  0  4  8  2  6  0  4  8  2  6  0  9  3  7  1  5
-----------------:+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
 AU (-NZ  ,-NZ  ):  . 23  . 23  . 23  . 23 23*23*23*23*30*30*30*30*30*30*30*30*30*30*30* . 30 30 30 30 30  .  . 

If I understand Cisco power levels correctly, the corresponding power in dBm for my initial settings is shown in the table below.

Channel Power Level Tx Power
1,6,11 5 14 dBm
36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56 2 20 dBm
ap dot11 24ghz rrm txpower 5
ap dot11 24ghz rrm txpower max 14
ap dot11 24ghz rrm txpower min 5
ap dot11 5ghz rrm txpower 2
ap dot11 5ghz rrm txpower max 20
ap dot11 5ghz rrm txpower min 11
3650-SW1#show ap dot11 24ghz summary 
AP Name            MAC Address     Slot  Admin State  Oper State  Channel             Width  TxPwr   
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AP2cd0.2de9.8cf8   0896.adbc.2e50     0  Enabled      Up          11*                    20    4(*)  
APb838.6159.de00   b838.615e.c430     0  Enabled      Up          1*                     20    4(*)  
APb838.6159.de7c   b838.615e.c630     0  Enabled      Up          6*                     20    4(*) 
3650-SW1#show ap dot11 5ghz summary
AP Name            MAC Address     Slot  Admin State  Oper State  Channel             Width  TxPwr   
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AP2cd0.2de9.8cf8   0896.adbc.2e50     1  Enabled      Up          (36,40)*               40    1(*)  
APb838.6159.de00   b838.615e.c430     1  Enabled      Up          (36,40)*               40    1(*)  
APb838.6159.de7c   b838.615e.c630     1  Enabled      Up          (36,40)*               40    1(*)  

ESP8266

output_power: 13dB

Written on May 19, 2023