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Attach the Provided Antennas
All AP433es have nine external antenna ports, labeled A0 - A8. These units operate with nine
antennas attached, even though some configurations don’t use all nine. Instead of attaching
an antenna, you can cap unused antenna connectors with 50 ohm Reverse Polarity SMA ter-
minators. (For a list of approved terminators, see
http://support.merunetworks.com/ .) Fortinet-
supplied antennas are suitable only for indoor use. To achieve the best performance from your
AP433e, position antennas at a 90 degree angles relative to each other as shown in
Figure 6
on page 25 . (The antennas do not have to be oriented exactly as shown in the figure, but it is
important to maintain the relative angles.) If for some reason you are unable to maintain those
angles, the network will still operate, but you may experience up to a 20% drop in throughput
depending on the antenna orientation.
Figure 6: AP433e Antennas in Ceiling and Wall Mount Configuration
Do not leave any antenna connectors unterminated. All connectors on the AP must be termi-
nated with antennas or with 50 ohm Reverse Polarity SMA terminators.
The attached antennas must be the same model; if you replace one antenna with a different
type, replace them all.
Antenna Mappings
See Table 1 on page 26 to determine which radio is associated with each antenna.
RESET
CONSOLE
G1
USB
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