WNDAP360 w/ external antennas?

there is NOT internal antenna. if you remove you will loose the signal quite rapid.

http://www.l-com.com/home.aspx

you can see different antenna types


I don't see how linksys router and AP will conflict from general stand point.

[QUOTE=jmizoguchi;376579]there is NOT internal antenna. if you remove you will loose the signal quite rapid.

http://www.l-com.com/home.aspx

you can see different antenna types

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This is not correct. The device has internal antenna for both 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. The external connectors are for optional 2.4 GHz antenna. They can be enabled under advanced wireless configuration.

Ted Quade

thanks for the correction :)

Ok, so does anyone actually know the answers? - Are the external antenna connectors for 2.4GHz AND 5GHz compatible antennas? - If I do connect external antennas to the external antenna jacks, will they work in conjunction with the WNDAP360's internal antennas or would external antennas replace the internal antennas in the WNDAP360? - Anyone see any issues with using a WNDAP360 with a Cisco RVS4000 Gigabit Security Router?

The external antenna are for 2.4GHz only and when the option is set in the firmware to external antenna this will disable the internal ones and enable the external ones. Hope that clears things up. Don't know about the Cisco router though.

Bummer, I thought adding external antennas would work in conjunction with the internal antennas. So there's no way to boost the 5GHz radio's signal?

Hi, The only way I know of (and this applies to the WNDAP350 as I've had one apart and I think the WNDAP360 is pretty much the same design although I haven't had one apart) is to unplug the internal aerials from the board (there are seperate connectors for 5GHz and 2.4GHz) plug in a pigtail lead which has the same micro RF plug (U.FL) and run it out of the case, either drilling a mounting hole for the aerial plug or running it out through the ventilation slots. That way you can use an aerial of your choice and pick a suitable pigtail with the appropriate socket for that aerial. Either way make sure there is an aerial plugged in to the pigtail before turning on the access point to avoid damaging the transmitter. The design for "wireless N" allows for up to 3 streams of data which means you can only have a maximum of 3 antennas. This is how some routers claim a max transfer rate of 450Mbps. Why netgear only implement 2 streams of data (so up to 300Mbps) I don't know, but because of this you can only have 2 aerials hence only 2 connectors on the back and only having the choice between internal and external antennas. If anyone knows anthing to the contrary then I will stand corrected but this is my understanding and I hope it clears things up for you. The obvious caveats apply with opening the case of the access point, ie invalidate warranty etc..