topic Meraki alternatives for Cisco Antenna's in Wireless

Meraki alternatives for Cisco Antenna's

karl.dorme — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 08:02:17 GMT

Hello,

I'm just wondering if any has a overview of the Meraki alternatives for the cisco antenna's

We have a building with cisco 28xx access points and we would like to replace these with Meraki, but I'm trying to find the best alternative on Meraki to replace the antenna's

AIR-ANT2524DW-R => MA-ANT-3-B(6)

AIR-ANT2566P4W-R => I think MA-ANT-3-E6 ?
AIR-ANT2566D4M-R => ????

AIR-ANT2535SDW-R => I think MA-ANT-3-A6

Anyone an idea ?

Re: Meraki alternatives for Cisco Antenna's

Brandon Svec — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 23:51:15 GMT

I’m not sure, but I remembered I saved this post and it may be helpful: https://community.meraki.com/t5/Wireless-LAN/Meraki-Supported-Antenna-Chart/m-p/128264#M17956

Re: Meraki alternatives for Cisco Antenna's

BRUCE NEWTON — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 02:12:23 GMT

There’s no exact replacements, and the actual model numbers will vary depending on the Meraki access point you’re using. Assuming you are planning to use an MR46E then…

AIR-ANT2524DW-R => MA-ANT-3-B6

Just as you concluded, the are dipoles with an articulated joint.

AIR-ANT2566P4W-R => MA-ANT-3-E6

The Azimuth/Horizontal half power beam width is about half on the Meraki antenna compared with the Cisco one, so you may need some coverage re-work depending on the existing AP placement. It may be that the C6/D6 (Omni panel) models are a better replacement if the Cisco antennas are ceiling mounted radiating downward.

AIR-ANT2566D4M-R => MA-ANT-3-E6

These will be pretty much the same. The F6 has a narrower beam width (about half that of the E6), so stay with the E6 for the closet match.

AIR-ANT2535SDW-R => I think MA-ANT-3-A6

Spot on, these are non-articulated dipoles.

Hope this helps.