RE: Experience with Directional External Antennas on Cisco

[Rios, Hector J]

The Cisco AIR-ANT2566P4W-R= is an excellent antenna for broad coverage. The 
Cisco AIR-ANT2566D4M-R is also a good option for more focused coverage. You can 
find similar antennas available at a lower cost, with relatively the same specs 
and performance like 
https://www.tessco.com/product/2-4-5ghz-6dbi-dual-polarized-directional-antenna-279467.
 I find that between Ventev and Acceltex you can find just about any antenna 
you need to meet your requirements.

If you have Ekahau, it will have a long list of supported vendor antennas with 
their radiation patterns and you can drop them into a project to see what the 
coverage will look like. Very useful tool.

Hector Rios, UT Austin


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Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Experience with Directional External Antennas on Cisco

Which directional antenna brands (patch and high density patch) do you use on 
Cisco APs and what are your experiences them  (good or bad) ?

(We mainly used 2802 APs until recently and have moved towards 9120 APs as our 
standard AP)

Thanks a lot

Kris Vangeel
University of Leuven

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RE: Experience with Directional External Antennas on Cisco

[Kris Vangeel]

Thank you Eric & Nick !

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I use Ventev for nearly every high density design that I complete. Dennis 
Burrell at Ventev is excellent to work with and has even created a custom 
antenna to enable the installation of WiFi-Enabled Light Globes here on campus. 
Here are a few Ventev models that I use pretty heavily in my designs.

https://ventevinfra.com/product/2-4-5ghz-5-6dbi-wi-fi-directional-junction-box-antenna-with-4-rptnc-connectors/

https://ventevinfra.com/product/2-4-5ghz-6dbi-wi-fi-micro-patch-h80-v90-antenna-with-4-rptnc-connectors-and-articulating-mount/

https://ventevinfra.com/product/2-4-5ghz-6dbi-wi-fi-patch-h55-v35-antenna-with-4-rptnc-connectors/

https://ventevinfra.com/product/2-4-5ghz-6dbi-wi-fi-patch-h55-35-v55-35-antenna-with-4-rptnc-connectors/

Thanks,

Nick Rhodes
Network Design Engineer, CWDP, CWSP, CWNA, ECSE
University of Kentucky Information Technology Services

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Ventev here:

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We used a mix of different types of Ventev and Cisco ones for our sports arena 
and they've all been fine. If I recall, the designer would have preferred 
Ventev over the Cisco ones for a slightly smaller form factor for the same 
functionality and lower price, though price wasn't a factor in that case.

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Which directional antenna brands (patch and high density patch) do you use on 
Cisco APs and what are your experiences them  (good or bad) ?

(We mainly used 2802 APs until recently and have moved towards 9120 APs as our 
standard AP)

Thanks a lot

Kris Vangeel
University of Leuven

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Re: Experience with Directional External Antennas on Cisco

[Rhodes, Nick]

I use Ventev for nearly every high density design that I complete. Dennis 
Burrell at Ventev is excellent to work with and has even created a custom 
antenna to enable the installation of WiFi-Enabled Light Globes here on campus. 
Here are a few Ventev models that I use pretty heavily in my designs.

https://ventevinfra.com/product/2-4-5ghz-5-6dbi-wi-fi-directional-junction-box-antenna-with-4-rptnc-connectors/

https://ventevinfra.com/product/2-4-5ghz-6dbi-wi-fi-micro-patch-h80-v90-antenna-with-4-rptnc-connectors-and-articulating-mount/

https://ventevinfra.com/product/2-4-5ghz-6dbi-wi-fi-patch-h55-v35-antenna-with-4-rptnc-connectors/

https://ventevinfra.com/product/2-4-5ghz-6dbi-wi-fi-patch-h55-35-v55-35-antenna-with-4-rptnc-connectors/

Thanks,

Nick Rhodes
Network Design Engineer, CWDP, CWSP, CWNA, ECSE
University of Kentucky Information Technology Services

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Ventev here:

https://ventevinfra.com/

We used a mix of different types of Ventev and Cisco ones for our sports arena 
and they’ve all been fine. If I recall, the designer would have preferred 
Ventev over the Cisco ones for a slightly smaller form factor for the same 
functionality and lower price, though price wasn’t a factor in that case.

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Which directional antenna brands (patch and high density patch) do you use on 
Cisco APs and what are your experiences them  (good or bad) ?

(We mainly used 2802 APs until recently and have moved towards 9120 APs as our 
standard AP)

Thanks a lot

Kris Vangeel
University of Leuven

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RE: Experience with Directional External Antennas on Cisco

[Glinsky, Eric]

Ventev here:

https://ventevinfra.com/

We used a mix of different types of Ventev and Cisco ones for our sports arena 
and they've all been fine. If I recall, the designer would have preferred 
Ventev over the Cisco ones for a slightly smaller form factor for the same 
functionality and lower price, though price wasn't a factor in that case.

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Which directional antenna brands (patch and high density patch) do you use on 
Cisco APs and what are your experiences them  (good or bad) ?

(We mainly used 2802 APs until recently and have moved towards 9120 APs as our 
standard AP)

Thanks a lot

Kris Vangeel
University of Leuven

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