Antenna Connector Ant, Div And Wifi; Connecting The Antenna - Advantech SmartStart SL306 User Manual

5.8.3 Antenna Connector ANT, DIV and WiFi

The main and diversity antennas are connected to the router using the SMA connector
on the front panel. There is also an R-SMA antenna connector available, through which an
additional antenna can be connected, if the router is equipped with a WiFi module.
The ANT connector is used to First, connect the main antenna to the router. To connect the
diversity antenna, the second antenna connector DIV is used. An R-SMA connector named
WiFi is designed for the connection of a WiFi antenna (available only for versions with a WiFi
module).
The router can not operate without a main antenna connected through the port marked
as ANT !
The DIV celullar antenna is required for the MIMO DL functionality.
An SMA connector is used for the connection of the antenna. The antenna is connected by
screwing this antenna to the SMA connector on the router's front panel (see the figure below).
Recommended tightening moment is 0.9 Nm.
A diversity antenna improves the radio capability of the router at low signal strength.
Figure 19: Connecting the antenna
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