Table Of Contents - Cisco Aironet 1600 Deployment Manual

Cisco Aironet Access Point Deployment Guide
Table of Contents
Revision History....................................................................................................................... 2
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................... 3
Cisco Aironet Series Access Points ........................................................................................... 4
Internal and External Antennas . ............................................................................................................... 4
3600 Series ............................................................................................................................................... 6
Feature Modules for the 3600 Series .................................................................................... 6
Comparison of the 3600 and 3500 Series . ................................................................................................ 7
Comparison of the 3600 and 2600 Series . ................................................................................................ 9
Introduction to the 1600 Series . ............................................................................................................. 11
Key Features . ...................................................................................................................... 11
Cisco CleanAir Express ........................................................................................................ 11
Comparison of Indoor Access Points ...................................................................................................... 12
Hardware and Mounting Options .......................................................................................... 13
Brackets and Clips . .................................................................................................................................. 13
Channel Rail Adapters ............................................................................................................................ 14
Installation in Ceiling Tiles ...................................................................................................................... 15
Installation on Walls ............................................................................................................................... 16
Color ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
Unique Installations .............................................................................................................. 18
Clean Rooms ........................................................................................................................................... 18
Above Ceiling Tiles . ................................................................................................................................. 19
Stadium and Harsh Environments .......................................................................................................... 20
Areas with High Vibration . ...................................................................................................................... 21
Warehouse and Factory ......................................................................................................................... 22
Ethernet Cable Recommendation ....................................................................................... 24
Antenna Cable Recommendation . ....................................................................................... 24
Access Point Spacing Recommendations . ............................................................................ 25
IDF Closets (Telecommunications or Other Electrical Equipment) ........................................................ 25
Very High Altitudes ................................................................................................................................. 25
Common or Distributed Antenna System (DAS) . .................................................................................... 26
Elevators ................................................................................................................................................. 26
External Antenna Options and Patterns . ................................................................................ 27
AP 1600/2600 and AP 3600e . ................................................................................................................. 27
AP 3600i, AP 2600i, and AP 1600i........................................................................................................... 32
External Antenna Deployments ............................................................................................. 35
802.11n, Spatial Streams, and Beamforming ......................................................................... 38
Clients That Support Three Spatial Streams ........................................................................................... 41
Beamforming in ClientLink 1.0 and 2.0 .................................................................................................. 42
Site Survey Considerations .................................................................................................... 44
General Guidelines ................................................................................................................ 46
Examples of Improper Installations ....................................................................................... 48
Questions and Answers ......................................................................................................... 51
Useful URLs ........................................................................................................................... 52
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