Antenna Options - Brocade Communications Systems Mobility 7131 Series Installation Manual

Access point placement
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Install the access point at an ideal height of 10 feet from the ground.
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Orient the access point antennas vertically for best reception.
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Point the access point antennas downward if attaching to the ceiling.
To maximize the access point's radio coverage area, Brocade recommends
conducting a site survey to define and document radio interference obstacles
before installing the access point.

Antenna options

Brocade supports two antenna suites for Brocade Mobility 7131 Access Points and
Brocade Mobility 7131N Access Point. One antenna suite supporting the 2.4 GHz
band and another antenna suite supporting the 5 GHz band. Select an antenna
model best suited to the intended operational environment of your access point.
The Brocade Mobility 7131N Access Point can be purchased in a three radio
configuration. If a three radio SKU is purchased, the access point ships with a
single antenna, factory connected, to the access point chassis (next to the existing
R1-A connector). This antenna is in addition to the other six antennas available to
the access point's other two radios. The single antenna supporting the Brocade
Mobility 7131N Access Point's third radio supports sensor mode only and can not
function as a WLAN radio.
Antenna connectors for single radio model access points are located on the same
side of the access point as the LAN and WAN port connections (GE1/POE and GE2).
On single radio versions, the R-SMA connectors can support both bands and should
be connected to a R-SMA dual-band antenna or an appropriate single band
antenna.
R1 defines the access point's radio 1 antenna connectors and R2 defines radio 2
antenna connectors.
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