Because the comment collection is using the ePoll system, a vote is needed. However, the vote is not used by the subgroup gathering the comments.

To submit your comments select the button. This will take you to the ePoll page for the comment collection.

If prompted, enter your IEEE account credentials. You won't be prompted if you have already logged in to mentor, e.g., to access the 802.11 documents.

On the vote page:

Enter your affiliation, either from the drop-down list (if entered previously) or by typing it in
Enter your vote; any option is acceptable.
Press OK.

Once you have voted, the links "Add comment" and "Upload comments" will appear on the voting page.

Adding comments using the web interface

Select the "Add comment" link from the voting page.

Enter values for the fields. See the "Writing Comments" tab above for details on how to write a comment.

Select "OK" to save the comment.

See ePoll User Guide 5.2

Adding multiple comments using a spreadsheet

Download the template spreadsheet.

Add comments to the spreadsheet, one per row. See the "Writing Comments" tab above for details on how to write a comment.

Select the "Upload comments" link from the voting page.

Select the spreadsheet file you have created.

The system will not let you upload comments that do not meet the requirements described in the "Writing Comments" tab above.

See ePoll User Guide 5.3

NOTE: While the comment collection is still open, you can return to the ePoll page to add additional comments or edit your comments. To return to the ePoll page select the button.