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Could someone advise me a good model of external antenna for AP650x?

AnonymousM — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:13:27 GMT

Reading these specification https://docs.aerohive.com/330000/docs/help/english/ng/Content/hardware/ap/ap650-ap650x.htm?Highlight=Aerohive%20AP650x%20antenna

seems that it can support a max of 4 dual band antennas plus 4 5GHz antennas.

Is there a particular way to connect the antennas or any connector is equivalent?

Re: Could someone advise me a good model of external antenna for AP650x?

AnonymousM — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 21:10:29 GMT

When you say connector, do you mean RP-TNC or RP-SMA, etc.? Aerohive has traditionally used RP-SMA connectors on antennas. Interesting that it is not noted in the link you provided though.

From a technical perspective, the 4 dual band antennas would need to connect to the "wifi0" interface since it's software defined and can either be a 2.4 GHz or a 5 GHz radio. The 4 5 GHz antennas as you'd expect would go on the "wifi1" radio. Unless they've changed the nomenclature of their radio interfaces with their new .11ax AP models (which I doubt).

Re: Could someone advise me a good model of external antenna for AP650x?

AnonymousM — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 21:43:18 GMT

Connectors are intended RP-SMA, as specified in the official datasheet (effectively is not noted in the link provided above).

I hope that labels "wifi0" and "wifi1" will be indicated on the device...

Do you know any type of antenna that would be connected to an AP650x, obviously with 4 connectors RP-SMA 