A wireless device for wirelessly exchanging data in a wireless local area network, the wireless device (210, 220, 300) comprising: an antenna apparatus including a plurality of individually selectable antenna elements providing a plurality of antenna configurations, each antenna configuration associated with a different radiation pattern; a position sensor (315, 320) configured to detect a position of the wireless device (210, 220, 300); a memory that stores a table of link quality metric data for each of a plurality of receiving nodes (120, 130, 140) in the wireless local area network, wherein the table has transmission parameter control data for each of the receiving nodes (120, 130, 140) and includes link quality metrics for each antenna configuration; and a processor configured to execute an antenna configuration selection module, a feedback module and a probe scheduler stored in the memory; wherein the antenna configuration selection module is configured to select a particular antenna configuration, wherein the particular antenna configuration is selected from the plurality of antenna configurations associated with the detected position of the wireless device (210, 220, 300) by the position sensor (315, 320), wherein the particular antenna configuration is selected based on said link quality metrics for a current receiving node of the plurality of receiving nodes (120, 130, 140) stored in the table, and wherein a transmission control selection module comprising the antenna configuration selection module and the probe scheduler is configured to select a particular physical data rate for the antenna apparatus, wherein the particular physical data rate is selected from a plurality of physical data rates; wherein the feedback module is configured to update the link quality metrics in the table for each antenna configuration and each physical data rate; and wherein the probe scheduler is configured to determine and probe an unused antenna configuration and an unused physical data rate to update values of the table. an antenna apparatus including a plurality of individually selectable antenna elements providing a plurality of antenna configurations, each antenna configuration associated with a different radiation pattern; a position sensor (315, 320) configured to detect a position of the wireless device (210, 220, 300); a memory that stores a table of link quality metric data for each of a plurality of receiving nodes (120, 130, 140) in the wireless local area network, wherein the table has transmission parameter control data for each of the receiving nodes (120, 130, 140) and includes link quality metrics for each antenna configuration; and a processor configured to execute an antenna configuration selection module, a feedback module and a probe scheduler stored in the memory; wherein the antenna configuration selection module is configured to select a particular antenna configuration, wherein the particular antenna configuration is selected from the plurality of antenna configurations associated with the detected position of the wireless device (210, 220, 300) by the position sensor (315, 320), wherein the particular antenna configuration is selected based on said link quality metrics for a current receiving node of the plurality of receiving nodes (120, 130, 140) stored in the table, and wherein a transmission control selection module comprising the antenna configuration selection module and the probe scheduler is configured to select a particular physical data rate for the antenna apparatus, wherein the particular physical data rate is selected from a plurality of physical data rates; wherein the feedback module is configured to update the link quality metrics in the table for each antenna configuration and each physical data rate; and wherein the probe scheduler is configured to determine and probe an unused antenna configuration and an unused physical data rate to update values of the table.