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CiscoAironetAccessPointDeploymentGuide 
CiscoSystems
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ExternalAntennaOptionsandPatterns
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AP1600/2600andAP3600e
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Thefollowingdual‐band,dual‐resonantantennasareavailableforusewiththeAP
1600e*/2600eandtheAP3600e:
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AIR‐ANT2524DB‐R – Dual‐band(Black)dipole (4required) – 2/4dBiDipole
AIR‐ANT2524DW‐R – Dual‐band(White)dipole (4required) – 2/4dBiDipole
AIR‐ANT2524DG‐R
– Dual‐band(Grey)dipole (4required) – 2/4dBiDipole
AIR‐ANT2524V4C‐R – Dual‐bandOmni‐directional (1required) – 2/4dBiCeilingmountOmniuse
AIR‐ANT2544V4M‐R – Dual‐bandOmni‐directional (1required) – 4/4dBiWallmountOmniuse
AIR‐ANT2566P4W‐R – Dualband
directional (1required) – 6dBiPatchwallmountuse
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*TheAP1600requiresonlythreedipoleantennas,notfour.Forceiling,wallorpatchmounts,
simplyleavethefourthantennaleadunused.
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Donotusesingle‐bandantennasunlessyouchoosetodisabletheotherradiobandinthe
AP.
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FordetailsonallCiscoantennas,seetheCiscoAntennaReferenceGuideatthisURL:
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www.cisco.com/go/antenna‐ref
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YoucanalsoindividualdatasheetsatthisURL:
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps469/index.html
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The two most popular external antennas  forthe AP 3600e are the AIR‐ANT2524Dx‐R dual‐band dipole
antenna (seeFigures 32and33)andtheAIR‐ANT2566P4W‐R dual‐band patchantenna(seeFigures34
and 35). Other antennas include the AIR‐ANT2524V4C‐R (see Figures 36 and 37)
and the AIR‐
ANT2544V4M‐R(seeFigures38and39).
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