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Centralizing AP while extending the antennas

cjrchoi11 — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 17:17:03 GMT

Has anyone come across a solution that can enable the centralized deployment of Cisco Access points in a wiring closet while extending the antennas out into a hostile warehouse environment?

Re: Centralizing AP while extending the antennas

scottmac — Wed, 22 Dec 2004 01:32:13 GMT

It's do-able, but you have to watch the loss from the extended cabling runs. Resist the temptation to use handmade cables - stick with the approved pre-fab stuff. There is a a great deal of loss at these freqs and everything must be nearly perfect.

Generally plan on using higher-gain antennas (omnis or sector antennas).

Of course, a good site survey should be conducted to ensure adequate coverage.

Good Luck

Scott

Re: Centralizing AP while extending the antennas

jason.aarons — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 22:34:45 GMT

Would it be acceptable to put a integrated antenna AP in repeater mode back to the central AP?