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

Jianbin Huang · ‎04-30-2014

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 · ‎05-01-2014

Yes. This will work.

Jianbin Huang · ‎05-01-2014

Hi Leo:

Thanks for your replay.

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

Saurav Lodh · ‎05-01-2014

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

Jianbin Huang · ‎05-06-2014

Hi salodh.

Thanks for your replay.

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

Abhishek Abhishek · ‎05-28-2014

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