Cisco Systems ExternalAntennaOptionsandPatterns

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ExternalAntennaOptionsandPatterns
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AP1600/2600andAP3600e
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Thefollowingdual‐band,dual‐resonantantennasareavailableforusewiththeAP
1600e*/2600eandtheAP3600e:
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AIR‐ANT2524DB‐R–Dual‐band(Black)dipole(4required)–2/4dBiDipole
AIR‐ANT2524DW‐R–Dual‐band(White)dipole(4required)–2/4dBiDipole
AIR‐ANT2524DG‐R–Dual‐band(Grey)dipole(4required)–2/4dBiDipole
AIR‐ANT2524V4C‐R–Dual‐bandOmni‐directional(1required)–2/4dBiCeilingmountOmniuse
AIR‐ANT2544V4M‐R–Dual‐bandOmni‐directional(1required)–4/4dBiWallmountOmniuse
AIR‐ANT2566P4W‐R–Dualbanddirectional(1required)–6dBiPatchwallmountuse
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*TheAP1600requiresonlythreedipoleantennas,notfour.Forceiling,wallorpatchmounts,
simplyleavethefourthantennaleadunused.
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Donotusesingle‐bandantennasunlessyouchoosetodisabletheotherradiobandintheAP.
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FordetailsonallCiscoantennas,seetheCiscoAntennaReferenceGuideatthisURL:
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www.cisco.com/go/antenna‐ref
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YoucanalsoindividualdatasheetsatthisURL:
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps469/index.html
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ThetwomostpopularexternalantennasfortheAP3600earetheAIR‐ANT2524Dx‐Rdual‐banddipole
antenna(seeFigures32and33)andtheAIR‐ANT2566P4W‐Rdual‐bandpatchantenna(seeFigures34
and35).OtherantennasincludetheAIR‐ANT2524V4C‐R(seeFigures36and37)andtheAIR‐
ANT2544V4M‐R(seeFigures38and39).
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