Cisco Industrial Routers and Industrial Wireless Access Points Antenna Guide
Follow all safety precautions when installing the antennas. For information on safety, see
When Installing Antennas, on page 18
.
Antenna Selection Examples
The following examples list suggested antenna and RF accessory selections for typical installation scenarios.
Antenna
Mode
Configuration
Installation
Lightning
Arrestors and/or
Adapters
Coaxial Cables
Antennas
Use Case
Dual band
Connect antennas directly
to ports A and B. Cap
ports C and D with
weatherproof caps.
None
None
2x Dual-Band
Omni-Directional
Antennas
AIR-ANT2547V-N,
AIR-ANT2547VG-N,
AIR-ANT2547V-N-HZ,
or AIR-ANT2568VG-N
Omnidirectional
access coverage
on both radios
Single band
Connect the two 2.4 GHz
omnidirectional antennas
directly to ports A and B.
Mount the 5 GHz
directional antenna with
the included hardware
and connect it to ports C
and D via the adapters,
coaxial cables, and
lightning arrestors (if
required).
2x N(m)-N(f)
Lightning Arrestor
CGR-LA-NM-NF
and
2x N(f)-N(f)
adapter
AIR-ACC370-NF-NF
2x N(m) – N(m) cables:
CAB-L400-5-N-N
CAB-L400-5-N-NS
CAB-L400-20-N-N
CAB-L600-30-N-N
or
AIR-CAB025HZ-N
2x Dual-Band
Omni-Directional
Antennas
AIR-ANT2547V-N,
AIR-ANT2547VG-N,
AIR-ANT2547V-N-HZ,
or AIR-ANT2568VG-N
or 2x 2.4 GHz 5 dBi
Omnidirectional
Antennas
AIR-ANT2450V-N,
AIR-ANT2450VG-N,
AIR-ANT2450V-N-HZ,
or AIR-ANT2450HG-N
or 2x 2.4 GHz 8 dBi
Omnidirectional
Antennas
AIR-ANT2480V-N and
1x 5 GHz 13 dBi
Directional Antenna
AIR-ANT5114P2M-N=
Omnidirectional
access on 2.4
GHz, backhaul on
5 GHz
Cisco Catalyst IW6300 Heavy Duty Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
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Installing the Access Point
Antenna Selection Examples