AIRESPACE-WIRELESS-MIB :: bsnAPIfPhyAntennaType

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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bsnAPIfPhyAntennaType

Module: AIRESPACE-WIRELESS-MIB

OID (symbolic): AIRESPACE-WIRELESS-MIB::bsnAPIfPhyAntennaType

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.14179.2.2.2.1.8

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-write

Description: This attribute specified if the Antenna currently used by AP Radio is internal or external. For 802.11a the antenna is always internal. For 802.11b you can set antenna type to be external or internal.

What is bsnAPIfPhyAntennaType?

Specifies whether the antenna connected to this AP radio is internal or external. For 802.11a the antenna is always internal, while 802.11b/g supports both internal and external antennas.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.14179.2.2.2.1.8
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> AIRESPACE-WIRELESS-MIB::bsnAPIfPhyAntennaType

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.14179.2.2.2.1.8.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> AIRESPACE-WIRELESS-MIB::bsnAPIfPhyAntennaType.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.14179.2.2.2.1.8.1 i <value>

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> bsnAPIfPhyAntennaType.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (7 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.14179airespaceAIRESPACE-REF-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.14179.2bsnWirelessAIRESPACE-WIRELESS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.14179.2.2bsnAPAIRESPACE-WIRELESS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.14179.2.2.2bsnAPIfTableAIRESPACE-WIRELESS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.14179.2.2.2.1bsnAPIfEntryAIRESPACE-WIRELESS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.14179.2.2.2.1.8bsnAPIfPhyAntennaTypeAIRESPACE-WIRELESS-MIB