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Cisco Aironet Series 1700/2700/3700 Access Point Deployment Guide
Cisco Aironet Series 3700 Access Point
Note
The AP 1600 has three antenna ports (not configurable because it is an entry level AP). The AP
2600/3600 has four configurable antenna ports–one extra transceiver (receiver/transmitter per band).
When using a MIMO (dual-radiating element antennas) such as:
AIR-ANT2524V4C-R – Dual-band Omni-directional – 2/4 dBi Ceiling mount Omni use
AIR-ANT2544V4M-R– Dual-band Omni-directional – 4/4 dBi Wall mount Omni use
AIR-ANT2566P4W-R– Dual band directional – 6 dBi Patch wall mount use
It is not critical which antenna lead goes onto which antenna port on the AP as long as all the antenna ports on the AP are
connected to the antennas. In the case of the Patch antenna AIR-ANT2566P4W-R, because the elements are spaced physically
apart (side by side) in the plastic housing, there will be a slight improvement if you use the outer two elements on the Patch on
ports “A” and “B”. This is only a small improvement and not a critical one and that is why we do not label them.