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WNDAP350 Antenna Recommendation?
Hi, I am considering purchase of a WNDAP350. I wanted to post on the appropriate forum but I apparently can't do so until I actually purchase an Enterprise-level device. However, I don't want to ...
I have used the 7dBi antenna, ANT2407 on mine for a long time and there's been no problems. I have also used the ANT32405 which is for all intents and purposes 3 5dBi antennas in one box (there is no other electronics in the box, it just mounts the aerials). I wasn't impressed with it as it seemed to me to be overpriced for what is and you can buy 3 5dBi antennas seperately for a lot less.
At one point before the new Netgear website went live, the product info page for the WNDAP350 used to say that the ANT2405v1 (there is now a version 2 of this antenna) was not compatible with the WNDAP350 and should not be used. It also said nothing about the compatibility of the ANT2407 so I went ahead and bought some and they've been fine since.
I've always thought that the reason Netgear say they don't want more than 5dBi antennas used is because it would allow the transmit power of the access point to go outside of regulatory limits for certain countries. My knowledge of radios is limited, but I can't see a problem adding say a 7dBi antenna to any radio, as long as its tuned and its SWR is correct (which it should be as its not homemade. I am also willing to be corrected here)
With regard to the ANT2409, I think it is a bit of a special case and I don't really know why. I read on a previous post somewhere that it is a collinear antenna as opposed to a dipole and this might have some bearing on its performance in "N" applictions but I don't know enough about it to give any sort of recommendation.
Also to confirm:
The antenna connections are Reverse SMA, they have a male connection on the access point.
There are no antenna connections for the 5GHz radios unless you want to solder some pigtails onto the circuit board and run them out of the case.
In short, I think you can use whatever antennas you like from the Netgear range up to and including the 7dBi ones. I wouldn't use the 9dBi one or the high gain directional ones though.
See this article (its a bit old now): http://tools.netgear.com/legal/eu_antennas.html
My previous posts on this topic:
http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=63810
http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=71150
At one point before the new Netgear website went live, the product info page for the WNDAP350 used to say that the ANT2405v1 (there is now a version 2 of this antenna) was not compatible with the WNDAP350 and should not be used. It also said nothing about the compatibility of the ANT2407 so I went ahead and bought some and they've been fine since.
I've always thought that the reason Netgear say they don't want more than 5dBi antennas used is because it would allow the transmit power of the access point to go outside of regulatory limits for certain countries. My knowledge of radios is limited, but I can't see a problem adding say a 7dBi antenna to any radio, as long as its tuned and its SWR is correct (which it should be as its not homemade. I am also willing to be corrected here)
With regard to the ANT2409, I think it is a bit of a special case and I don't really know why. I read on a previous post somewhere that it is a collinear antenna as opposed to a dipole and this might have some bearing on its performance in "N" applictions but I don't know enough about it to give any sort of recommendation.
Also to confirm:
The antenna connections are Reverse SMA, they have a male connection on the access point.
There are no antenna connections for the 5GHz radios unless you want to solder some pigtails onto the circuit board and run them out of the case.
In short, I think you can use whatever antennas you like from the Netgear range up to and including the 7dBi ones. I wouldn't use the 9dBi one or the high gain directional ones though.
See this article (its a bit old now): http://tools.netgear.com/legal/eu_antennas.html
My previous posts on this topic:
http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=63810
http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=71150