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== mPCI Radio Card Summary == | == mPCI Radio Card Summary == | ||
'''Cards recomended by Valemount Networks:''' | |||
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! mPCI Card !! Chipset !! Max Power !! Operating Freq !! Hardware Rev !! MAC Address !! Super<br>A/G !! WRAP !! Connectors | ! mPCI Card !! Chipset !! Max Power !! Operating Freq !! Hardware Rev !! MAC Address !! Super<br>A/G !! WRAP !! Connectors | ||
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| 5170-5835 <br>(802.11a) || Inside-Aux<br>Ant. B | | 5170-5835 <br>(802.11a) || Inside-Aux<br>Ant. B | ||
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| rowspan=2| Compex WLM54-AG || rowspan=2| Atheros 500??? || rowspan=2| 2? dB || 2???-2??? <br>(802.11b/g) || rowspan=2| mac ?.?<br>phy ?.?<br>analog ?.? || rowspan=2| 00:80:48 || rowspan=2| Yes || rowspan=2| Upgd || Outside-Main<br>Ant. A | |||
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| 5???-5??? <br>(802.11a) || Inside-Aux<br>Ant. B | |||
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| rowspan=2| Compex WLM54-SG || rowspan=2| Atheros 5006GS || rowspan=2| 22 dB || rowspan=2| 2410-2480 <br>(802.11b/g) || rowspan=2| mac 7.9<br>phy 4.5<br>analog 5.6 || rowspan=2| 00:80:48 || rowspan=2| Yes || rowspan=2| Upgd || Outside-Aux<br>Ant. A | | rowspan=2| Compex WLM54-SG || rowspan=2| Atheros 5006GS || rowspan=2| 22 dB || rowspan=2| 2410-2480 <br>(802.11b/g) || rowspan=2| mac 7.9<br>phy 4.5<br>analog 5.6 || rowspan=2| 00:80:48 || rowspan=2| Yes || rowspan=2| Upgd || Outside-Aux<br>Ant. A | ||
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| Inside-Main<br>Ant. B | | Inside-Main<br>Ant. B | ||
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'''NOTE:''' Cards sold by Valemount Networks and their resellers are not 100% referent factory design, but rather custom ordered with tweaked design for better performance. | |||
ToDo: | |||
Add Ubiquity cards as possible alternatives | |||
Add Senao cards as possible alternatives | |||
== Ubiquiti Radio Power Table == | == Ubiquiti Radio Power Table == | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 14 February 2008
The following mini-PCI wireless cards are supported within StarOS V3. Please be aware that some cards may not initialize in a WRAP board unless the board's BIOS has been upgraded. For cards that are known to work in WRAP boards after upgrading the BIOS, the WRAP field will say "Upgd".
If information is available, there may be more details about specific cards below the summary information.
For more detailed information and community comments about some radio cards, please see Wireless Cards.
mPCI Radio Card Summary
Cards recomended by Valemount Networks:
| mPCI Card | Chipset | Max Power | Operating Freq | Hardware Rev | MAC Address | Super A/G |
WRAP | Connectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wistron CM9 | Atheros 5004 | 20 dB | 2410-2480 (802.11b/g) |
mac 5.9 phy 4.3 analog 3.6 |
00:0B:6B | Yes | Yes | Outside-Main Ant. A |
| 5170-5835 (802.11a) |
Inside-Aux Ant. B | |||||||
| Compex WLM54-AG | Atheros 500??? | 2? dB | 2???-2??? (802.11b/g) |
mac ?.? phy ?.? analog ?.? |
00:80:48 | Yes | Upgd | Outside-Main Ant. A |
| 5???-5??? (802.11a) |
Inside-Aux Ant. B | |||||||
| Compex WLM54-SG | Atheros 5006GS | 22 dB | 2410-2480 (802.11b/g) |
mac 7.9 phy 4.5 analog 5.6 |
00:80:48 | Yes | Upgd | Outside-Aux Ant. A |
| Inside-Main Ant. B |
NOTE: Cards sold by Valemount Networks and their resellers are not 100% referent factory design, but rather custom ordered with tweaked design for better performance.
ToDo:
Add Ubiquity cards as possible alternatives Add Senao cards as possible alternatives
Ubiquiti Radio Power Table
Ubiquiti SR and XR series cards include a built-in hardware amplifier that will increase the actual output power above the power settings configured within StarOS. To avoid possibly overdriving the radio card, you should set a Tx Power less then or equal to the Max Power from the table below. Note that your actual output power will be the power setting you use plus the Power Offset of the built-in amplifier.
NOTE: The Information below is only used on releases PRIOR to v1.3.14, as the 1.3.14 and newer releases should automatically do the power adjusting for you, so if you want 25dBm, you enter 25dBm in the configuration dialog.
| Radio Card | Default Max | Power Offset | True Max Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR2 | 16 dB | 10 dB | 26 dB |
| SR4 | 19 dB | 7 dB | 26 dB |
| SR5 | 19 dB | 7 dB | 26 dB |
| SR9 | 16 dB | 12 dB | 28 dB |
| XR2 | 18 dB | 10 dB | 28 dB |
| XR3 | 15 dB | 10 dB | 25 dB |
| XR5 | 18 dB | 10 dB | 28 dB |
| XR9 | 17 dB | 10 dB | 27 dB |