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Antenna Reference Guide 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Version 4 

April 2021 

 

Summary of Contents for 170659-001

Page 1: ...Antenna Reference Guide Version 4 April 2021 ...

Page 2: ...ntained in this Guide Your use of any such sites referenced in this Guide is at your own risk and will be governed by such third party s terms of use EXCEPT AS WARRANTED IN A SEPARATE AGREEMENT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS GUIDE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS AND AS AVAILABLE WITH NO GUARANTEE ON COMPLETENESS ACCURACY TIMELINESS OR OF THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE INFORMATION YOU BEAR THE RIS...

Page 3: ... 3 Antennas connected by cables 3 Paddle and direct attach antennas 3 FCC REGULATIONS 4 IBR1700 1200M B SPECIFIC REGULATIONS 4 IBR1700 600M SPECIFIC REGULATIONS 5 IBR900 1200M B SPECIFIC REGULATIONS 6 IBR900 600M SPECIFIC REGULATIONS 7 IBR600C 150M D SPECIFIC REGULATIONS 8 IBR600B LP4 SPECIFIC REGULATIONS 9 CRADLEPOINT ANTENNAS 10 CRADLEPOINT ANTENNA PROGRAM 11 APPENDIX A PANORAMA 1 APPENDIX B PAR...

Page 4: ...s Maximum Gain by Frequency Range 6 Table 6 IBR900 1200M B Wi Fi Antennas Maximum Gain by Frequency Range 6 Table 7 IBR900 600M Cellular Antennas Maximum Gain by Frequency Range 7 Table 8 IBR900 600M Wi Fi Antennas Maximum Gain by Frequency Range 7 Table 9 IBR600C 150M D Cellular Antennas Maximum Gain by Frequency Range 8 Table 10 IBR600C 150M D Wi Fi Antennas Maximum Gain by Frequency Range 8 Tab...

Page 5: ...ng only a portion of the cellular or Wi Fi antennas impacts the device s functionality up to and including reduced throughput signal drops and instability For example connecting two antennas on a Cradlepoint 2x2 MIMO modem may provide 40 Mbps throughput compared to only connecting a single antenna which could result in 15 Mbps Additionally the Cradlepoint device could experience connectivity issue...

Page 6: ...e sensing Direct attach paddle antennas aren t positioned for optimal reception Example The antennas are laying on top of each other or not properly spaced An antenna has an insufficient ground plane to function properly Example Mobile antennas are meant to be mounted on top of a metal roof with a sufficient ground plane to function properly If mounted on a non metallic surface or on a metal surfa...

Page 7: ... runs 15 feet or longer use low loss LMR400 They generally connect using a larger N type connector which requires a convertor to connect to the smaller SMA connectors on Cradlepoint endpoints Use cable clamps or other cable holding mechanisms to secure low loss cables against a wall or pole Use at least two clamps on the cable near the Cradlepoint endpoint This construction helps reduce stress on ...

Page 8: ...ain 617 698 MHz 9 dBi 699 787 MHz 6 dBi 788 798 MHz 6 4 dBi 1710 1785 MHz 5 5 dBi 1850 1920 MHz 8 51 dBi 2000 2020 MHz 9 dBi 2300 2400 MHz 1 08 dBi 2496 2690 MHz 5 5 dBi Operation in the 2300 2400 MHz band is allowed indoors only and the antenna must be more than 50 from any roadway If the antenna is installed outdoors within 50 of any roadway or if the antenna system gain is greater than 1 08 dBi...

Page 9: ...its Operation in the 2300 2400 MHz band is allowed indoors only and the antenna must be more than 50 from any roadway If the antenna is installed outdoors within 50 of any roadway or if the antenna system gain is greater than 1 08 dBi in this band the installer must disable LTE Band 30 in the Connection Manager Modem properties Modem tab Antennas connected to the Wi Fi ports on IBR1700 series devi...

Page 10: ...an 50 from any roadway If the antenna is installed outdoors within 50 of any roadway or if the antenna system gain is greater than 1 08 dBi in this band the installer must disable LTE Band 30 in the Connection Manager Modem properties Modem tab Antennas connected to the Wi Fi ports on IBR900 series devices must have system gain antenna gain minus cable loss less than the following values Table 6 I...

Page 11: ...ly and the antenna must be more than 50 from any roadway If the antenna is installed outdoors within 50 of any roadway or if the antenna system gain is greater than 1 08 dBi in this band the installer must disable LTE Band 30 in the Connection Manager Modem properties Modem tab Antennas connected to the Wi Fi ports on IBR900 series devices must have system gain antenna gain minus cable loss less t...

Page 12: ...eration in the 2300 2400 MHz band is allowed indoors only and the antenna must be more than 50 from any roadway If the antenna is installed outdoors within 50 of any roadway or if the antenna system gain is greater than 1 08 dBi in this band the installer must disable LTE Band 30 in the Connection Manager Modem properties Modem tab Antennas connected to the Wi Fi ports on IBR900 series devices mus...

Page 13: ...0 2400 MHz band is allowed indoors only and the antenna must be more than 50 from any roadway If the antenna is installed outdoors within 50 of any roadway or if the antenna system gain is greater than 1 08 dBi in this band the installer must disable LTE Band 30 in the Connection Manager Modem properties Modem tab Antennas connected to the Wi Fi ports on IBR600B series devices must have system gai...

Page 14: ...LP4 170706 000 Cellular Antenna Black 700MHz 2 7GHz SMA 160mm Used with LP6 modems LP4 modems 170704 002 Cellular Antenna Black mini 600MHz 6GHz SMA 140mm Used with 600M 150M 10M modems 170761 001 Cellular Antenna White 600MHz 6GHz SMA 180mm Used with CBA850 1200M B W2000 170765 000 Cellular Antenna White mini 600MHz 4 2GHz SMA 145mm Used with CBA550 L950 170801 000 Cellular Antenna Charcoal 600MH...

Page 15: ...ers on their websites RMAs Spec sheets with links Sales contacts for NA LATAM EMEA APAC All testing SLA for recommended antennas for distribution availability While customers may choose to use other antenna vendors or other antennas they are responsible for qualifying their performance quality and that they meet FCC regulations For support related customer service Cradlepoint Support will follow t...

Page 16: ...New York Pennsylvania PA Rhode Island RI Vermont VT Leann LeHew Regional Account Manager llehew panorama antennas com C 469 536 2277 O 817 225 4778 Delaware DE District of Columbia DC Kentucky KY Maryland MD South Carolina SC Tennessee TN Virginia VA West Virginia WV Travis Culwell Regional Account Manager tculwell panorama antennas com C 972 965 0663 O 817 225 4787 California CA Hawaii HI Nevada ...

Page 17: ...Antenna Reference Guide A2 Panorama International distribution Bluestar Canada Synnex Canada Exclusive Westbase Tech Data ANZ Go Wireless ...

Page 18: ...T FL GA IL IN KY ME MD MA MI MS NH NJ NY NC OH PA RI SC TN VT VA WV WI Kelsey Guillory Sales Assistant Cental and West U S Kelsey Guillory parsec t com 469 808 9030 AK AZ AR CA CO HI ID IA KS LA MN MO MT ND NE NM NV OK OR SD TX UT WA WY Canada West Jack Neenan Senior sales Director North East US jack neenan parsec t com 401 287 7737 Canada East CT DE ME MD MA NH NJ NY PA RI VT Melissa Heckel Partn...

Page 19: ...C South Carolina SC Tennessee TN Arturo Proskauer Sales Support Central and South America except Brazil aproskauer taoglas com 619 618 8946 Central America Mexico Brazil South America Mexico Samuel McCarthy Sales Support EMEA smccarthy taoglas com 353 53 9169500 Austria Germany Poland Switzerland Rebecca Slevin Sales Support APAC rslevin taoglas com 886 3 3681223 86 755 86538292 Taiwan Asia China ...

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