topic 1522 ap's in Wireless https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/1522-ap-s/m-p/1477794#M61810 <P>Do the extra 2.4 tx and 2.4 rx ports on a 1522 ap even work ?</P> Sun, 04 Jul 2021 01:55:00 GMT Matthew O'Connor 2021-07-04T01:55:00Z 1522 ap's https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/1522-ap-s/m-p/1477794#M61810 <P>Do the extra 2.4 tx and 2.4 rx ports on a 1522 ap even work ?</P> Sun, 04 Jul 2021 01:55:00 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/1522-ap-s/m-p/1477794#M61810 Matthew O'Connor 2021-07-04T01:55:00Z Re: 1522 ap's https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/1522-ap-s/m-p/1477795#M61811 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Matthew,</P><P></P><P>The 2nd and 3rd Antenna connectors for 2.4 are used to support (MRC) and</P><P>it is recommended to use these <SPAN __jive_emoticon_name="happy" __jive_macro_name="emoticon" class="jive_macro jive_emote" src="https://community.cisco.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif"></SPAN></P><P></P><P>The 2.4-GHz radio performs Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC), which takes advantage of multipath signals received across up to three antennas to improve signal quality.</P><P></P><P></P><P>The 2.4-GHz radio can operate with fewer than the listed number of antennas. However, optimal performance is achieved when using the maximum number possible.</P><P><BR />Moreover, using less than the total number of antennas supported leaves the unused antenna connectors exposed to the weather; they will need to be covered.</P><P></P><P><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/wireless/ps5679/ps8368/product_data_sheet0900aecd8066a157.html">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/wireless/ps5679/ps8368/product_data_sheet0900aecd8066a157.html</A></P><P></P><P>Cheers!<BR />Rob</P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P>Please support CSC Helps Haiti</P><P></P><P><A class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="https://community.cisco.com/docs/DOC-8895">https://supportforums.cisco.com/docs/DOC-8895</A></P><P></P><P><A class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="https://community.cisco.com/docs/DOC-8727">https://supportforums.cisco.com/docs/DOC-8727</A></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:15:44 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/1522-ap-s/m-p/1477795#M61811 Rob Huffman 2010-06-24T16:15:44Z