Multiple Cell Design with IW9167 and 4 external Antennas?

[MICHAEL SCHROEDER]

Hi All, one of my Customers had the Ideas to deploy  IW9167 with up to 4 external Antennas and to realize a multiple Cell Design,see attached drawing. Is that officially supported?

Regards, Mike

[Leo Laohoo]

SO what the customer wants to do is to provide four coverage areas but wants to buy only one AP.  

Is my understanding correct?

The AP is not designed with a DAS (distrubuted antenna system).

[MICHAEL SCHROEDER]

Yes, this is exactly what he wants do. I was perplexed, but i will not be the Men with the negative Vibes at the Table ... so i must be sure that i dont miss a new and innovative Design Idea at the last Networkers...

Good hint with the DAS ...

[MICHAEL SCHROEDER]

I think the Idea was born after seeing this:

Can anybody check hat this Flexible Antenna Assignment means that they  can cover 3 different Areas by one AP? Regards, Mike

[Dustin Anderson]

Keep in mind, the example you post is breaking up the radios into different zones. Most APs have 4 connections for the 4x4 streams and are not designed to be split up and most antennas for external will have the 4 connectors. your example is breaking it into 3 different radios based on the design of the AP. One of 2.4GHz only, 5GHz only, and a 5 or 6 GHz only antenna.

Theoretically you could, but with the extensions to have the antennas apart, you would kill your signal strength. let alone the constant change from 2.4 to 5GHz, I would just say no, not possible. If they push I would not do it as you will be stuck responsible for a crap system.

[MICHAEL SCHROEDER]

Dustin, thank you for your response, i absolutely agree with you, as more as i think about that as a bad idea. Regards, Mike

[Dustin Anderson]

Yeah, I'm not honestly sure the reason for that AP. I could see if the radios were dual band where you could set them all to 2.4 or 5, but to break them out seems odd. Like I could see 3 5GHz on say the top of a light pole to give a 360 access due to the height.

If they push, ask them how vital wireless is to their business. I know it's not cheap, but it's the cost of doing it right. We have to replace ~1200 APs next year.