NETGEAR ANT24D18 manual Wall Mount Configuration With Fixed Brackets

Wall Mount Configuration With Fixed Brackets

This illustration shows the wall mount configuration with fixed brackets.

Placement and Other Important Considerations

Before installing your wireless antenna, observe the placement considerations. Antenna placement dramatically affects potential coverage. Follow these guidelines to maximize coverage:

•Place the ANT24D18 in a vertical position, connector toward the bottom.

•Minimize the obstructions in the front of the antenna. There should be a good visual line of sight and maximum open space between the ANT24D18 and the other antenna(s).

•Outdoor point-to-point application (bridging, repeater mode, building to building, etc.): Miles of outdoor range can be obtained when the antennas are installed properly. Fix the antenna on the top of a building on a pole or on an external wall. Provide a good visual line of sight between the ANT24D18 and the other antenna (max. open space) and ideally no partial obstruction. Coverage increases as follow:

-Use the 18 dBi one side with long antenna cable. For instance WG302, 10 m cable ACC-10314-04, lightning arrestor, 2m cable, and ANT24D18 on one side and WG302 (with own antennas) on the other side.

-More range: Use the 18 dBi one side with short antenna cable. For instance WG302, 1.5m cable ACC-10314-01, lightning arrestor, 2m cable, and ANT24D18 on one side and WG302 (with own antennas) on the other side.

-Super range: Use the 18 dBi both side with short/medium antenna cable. For instance WG302, 3m cable ACC-10314-02, lightning arrestor, 2m cable, and ANT24D18 on both sides.

-Super extra range, 802.11b only: Use the 18 dBi and booster ANT24BNA both side with short/medium antenna cable. For instance ME103, 3m cable ACC-10314-02, 11b booster ANT24BNA, 1.5m cable ACC-10314-01, lightning arrestor, 2m cable, and ANT24D18 on both sides.

•Outdoor point-to-point alternative, antennas indoor behind windows: Place the 18 dBi indoor behind a clean window (no metal coating) in both buildings and facing each other. Use a short/medium antenna cable and fix the antenna on a tripod. Alternatively the 18 dBi can be placed on a wall just behind the window (no more than 3 meters (10 ft)). Furthermore the antennas should be located high in the building close the top. One example: WG302, 3m cable ACC-10314-02 and ANT24D18 on both sides. Please account for less range than outdoor (30-70% less range).

Outdoor Note: Ground cable is not provided but is required. Use AWG 10, UL 1015, Standard 600 V, 105°C, green or green/yellow insulation, 2 clips with a 5.5 mm inner diameter clamped at both ends, and cable no longer than 5 meters.

•Indoors: Place the antenna on a wall or pole, facing the area to cover at 2 meters or higher above the floor. Place the ANT24D18 above cubicle level with the maximum open space in its front. Ideally, it should be located outside an IT data center or outside a room with multiple metal partitions. Use a NETGEAR antenna cable of up to 10 m length to connect the antenna to the wireless access point/router.

-Indoor bridging in an airport terminal, train station terminal, warehouse, exhibition hall: Highest indoor range can be achieved when there is a good visual line of sight and maximum open space in between the antennas. One example: WG302, 3m cable ACC-10314-02 and ANT24D18 on both sides. Can greatly increase range vs. 2 WG302 only.

-Indoor bridging where there is less than 15 ft open space (narrow hall, large room office with low ceiling): WLAN communication can suffer from multiple reflections which are environment, orientation and time dependent, called multipath fading. In this case. 2 ANT24D18s per wireless node (requires both primary and secondary RF ports) can improve the range and throughput by providing spatial diversity.

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