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Cisco HGA9N Administration Guide
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Planning Your Wireless Antenna Coverage
The following sections describe how to plan your wireless antenna coverage:
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The Antenna Pattern for Radio Waves, page 5
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Optimizing Range, page 7
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Placing the Omni-Directional Antenna, page 8
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Using the Omni-Directional Antenna, page 8
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How to Achieve Optimal Gain, page 9
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Distance Calculation Examples, page 10
The Antenna Pattern for Radio Waves
The power of the wireless signal is most strong on the horizontal plane of the
Omni-Directional Antenna. The peak gain of this antenna is 9dBi. The diagrams
below show the antenna pattern of the 9dBi Omni-Directional Antenna on the
horizontal and vertical planes.
