We have done business with Terrawave as well- I completely agree with Tom that Cisco's antennas are too much $$ versus the exact same units from alternate suppliers. Of late, we have had great luck with Sparco Technologies for antennas/cables. I personally like Hy Gain (amateur radio and WLAN stuff) as well. All of these also have great reference documents, etc. on their web sites.
Lee H. Badman Wireless/Network Engineer Information Technology and Services Syracuse University 315 443-3003 -----Original Message----- From: Tom Magrini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 11:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Outdoor Antenna At UA, we order antennas for our Cisco LWAPP AP's (both indoor and outdoor) from Terrawave (http://www.terrawave.com/). Cisco doesn't manufacture antennas. I'm a former Cisco employee, so don't listen to what your account manager tells you if he tells you the opposite. Cisco OEM's WiFi antennas from a number of manufacturers and marks them up significantly. If you give your Terrawave rep the Cisco product number, he or she can find the OEM model. We have installed over 4,400 AP's over the last year. About 30% are Cisco 1242 LWAPP AP's covering both indoor and outdoor. We've saved a significant amount of our budget by ordering antennas for our 1242's from Terrawave. Tom Magrini Assistant Director, Network Services University Information Technology Services The University of Arizona [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Allen Matthews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 11:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Outdoor Antenna I am working to set up outdoor antenna for Wi-FI.. We are using Cisco 4404 and LWAPP Access point. Can anyone help me with this? Who do you order equipments to support AP from? (I have seen Cisco LWAPP package) Distance problem? Should AP be place on 2 story or 1 story building? What kind of antenna do you recommend? Dipole? Omni? or Patch Panel? Any information will be helpful.. If you have picture of your outdoor antenna, can I see it? Thanks.. -- ----------------------- Allen Matthews Network Engineer Gallaudet University Information Technology Services Washington, DC ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
