10-28-2002 10:49 AM - edited 07-04-2021 11:29 PM
We are deploying Wireless carts with Cisco Aironet LMC-352 PCMCIA cards with a single (MMCX) pigtail connector running up to a "rubber duck" antenna mounted to the cart.
My question relates whether I should keep the default setting of diversity or wheter I should force the transmit and receive to a single port via the Aironet Client utiily. What are the potential problems if I leave the setting at diversity vs. forcing the TX & R.
10-28-2002 01:38 PM
1) The card will attempt to receive on a terminal with no antenna. This should not be a real problem, but it will waste the effort.
2) The card may attempt to transmit on a terminal with no antenna. This can be a problem and no transmitter in the world likes the idea.
3) It's not really that much effort to change the setting.
4) Since you're using a cart, I'm guessing that it move around. Hooking up both antennas might help with multipath issues that may exist. That's why there are two connectors.
12-30-2002 11:18 AM
Any transmitter needs an antenna, or risks being damaged. You should turn off diversity if not using both antennas.
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