Non-Cisco Antennas; Antenna Configurations - Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Installation Manual

Chapter 4 Installing Other Components
Antenna
AIR-ANT5114P2M-N=
AIR-ANT5114P-N=

Non-Cisco Antennas

Cisco does not support any third-party antennas. RF connectivity and compliance of third party
antennas is the customer's responsibility. Cisco does not recommend any third-party antennas, and
Cisco Technical Assistance Center will not be able to provide any support for third-party antennas.
Cisco's FCC Part 15 compliance is only guaranteed with Cisco antennas or antennas that are of the
same design and gain as Cisco antennas.

Antenna Configurations

All versions of the 1570 series access points contain a 4x4:3 2.4 GHz radio and a 4x4:3 5 GHz radio,
which are connected to physical antennas/antenna ports numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. These radios can be
configured for both dual-band (both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz signals coming from the same antenna ports)
and single band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz signals coming from different antennas / antenna ports). The 2.4
and 5 GHz radios connected to these antennas/antenna ports are user configurable as follows:
•
•
Mode
2x2 Single Band
2x2 Dual Band
3x3 Dual Band
4x4 Dual Band
•
Mode
2x2 Single Band
2x2 Dual Band
3x3 Dual Band
4x4 Dual Band
OL-32138-01
Operating
Frequency
Band Range (MHz)
5 GHz 5150 - 5900
5 GHz 5150 - 5900
The maximum number of active Tx/Rx antennas/antenna ports paths for both the 2.4 and 5 GHz
4x4 radios is restricted to the modes of operation set forth in Section 3.2.7.
The allowable configurations for the 5 GHz radio are:
Active Antennas / Ports
1 2
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
The allowable configurations for the 2.4 GHz radio are:
Active Antennas / Ports
1 2
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Outdoor Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
Peak No. of
Gain in Ports
dBi Type Required
14 Directional 2
14 Directional 2
3 4
Yes Yes
Yes
Yes Yes
3 4
Yes
Yes Yes
Supported Antennas
No. of
Antennas
Supported Mounting
1 Mounted on the AP
using
AIR-ACCAMK1=
Not mounted on
the AP. Mounted
separately and then
connected to the
AP via coaxial
cables.
4-3