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Chapter1 Product Overview
Cisco C891 Series ISRs
Supported Cisco Radio Antennas The Cisco 891, Cisco 892, and Cisco 892F come with three removable dipole antennas that can be
replaced using the Cisco approved antenna extenders listed in Table 1- 36.
Note Cisco supports only the antennas listed in Table 1 -36 with the Cisco 890 series dual-band radio module.
Single-band
802.11b/g/n
radio module
Cisco 880 series routers
with embedded WLAN
antennas
2.4 GHz 100 Mb/s per radio,
up to 200 Mb/s
total
Autonomous and
unified Three embedded,
omnidirectional
antennas: 2 dBi at
2.4 GHz
Dual-band
802.11a/n and
802.11b/g/n
radio modules
2.4 GHz
and
5 GHz
Three embedded,
dual-band,
omnidirectional
antennas: 2 dBi at
2.4 GHz and 5 dBi at
5 GHz
Dual-band
simultaneous
802.11a/n and
802.11b/g/n
radio modules
Cisco 890 2.4 GHz
and 5 GHz 100 Mb/s per radio,
up to 200 Mb/s
total
Autonomous and
unified Three dual-band,
removable,
2.4-GHz/5-GHz
omnidirectional dipole
RP-TNC antenna2
1. Actual data rate is highly dependent on your wireless environment.
2. The antennas require some minor installation. They must be screwed onto the RP-TNC antenna connectors on the I/O side of the chassis. See the following
document on Cisco.com for feature information: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/access/wireless/hardware/notes/antdip.html
Table1-35 Wireless Device Radios and Antennas
Radio Module Platform Radio Band Maximum Data
Throughput1Mode Antenna
Table1-36 Cisco Antennas Supported on the Cisco890 Series ISRs
Cisco Part Number Antenna Type Maximum Gain Description
AIR-ANTM2050D-R Omnidirectional 2.0 dBi at 2.4 G Hz
5.0 dBi at 5 GHz
This is the default antenna. It is a swivel-mount
dipole dual-band blade antenna. For more
information, see Cisco Multiband Swivel-Mount
Dipole Antenna (AIR-ANTM2050D-R).
AIR-ANTM4050V-R Omnidirectional 4.0 dBi at 2.4 GHz
5.0 dBi at 5 GHz
Ceiling-mount dual-band antenna. This antenna
has a clip that allows it to be mounted on a
drop-ceiling cross member. For more information,
see Cisco Multiband Diversity Omnidirectional
Ceiling-Mount Antenna.
AIR_ANTM5560P-R Patch 5.5 dBi at 2.4 GHz
6.0 dBi at 5 GHz
Wall-mount dual-band antenna. For more
information, see Cisco Multiband Wall-Mount,
Corner-Mount, or Mast-Mount Antenna.