It is possible mixing different type of antenna at the same AP?

[Jianbin Huang]

I'm planning to extend our WLAN for outdoor environment. due to the limited budget, I considering use some 2600e AP (mesh IOS) to achieve this goal.

As we know, MESH using 5G for backhaul and 2.4G for client access. 

So it is possible to using a direction antenna for 5G backhaul and omni antenna for client access?  Somebody had been try this configuration ?

[Leo Laohoo]

Yes.  This will work.

[Jianbin Huang]

Hi Leo:

Thanks for your replay.

Should I specific which antenna use for backhaul in MESH IOS (or WLC) ? 

[Saurav Lodh]

you should use directional antenna for Backhaul on MeshAPs  5G radios for uplink

[Jianbin Huang]

Hi salodh.

Thanks for your replay.

Should I specific which antenna use for backhaul in MESH IOS (or WLC) ? 

[Abhishek Abhishek]

No, as per the scenario this is not feasible using a direction antenna for 5G backhaul and omni antenna for client access.