Antenna Selection

Wireless APs have differing numbers of antennas, internal or external, depending on the AP model.

Wireless APs by default transmit on all antennas. Depending on your deployment requirements, you can configure the AP to transmit on specific antennas. You can configure the wireless 802.11ac AP to transmit on specific antennas for both radios, including all the available modes:
  • Radio 1 — a/n/ac, ac-strict modes
  • Radio 2 — b/g, g/n, b/g/n, n-strict modes

When you configure the AP to use specific antennas, the following occurs:

To modify wireless AP radio properties:

  1. From the top menu, click AP.
  2. Click the appropriate wireless AP in the list (not the checkbox). The AP dashboard displays.
  3. Click Configure. The AP Properties tab displays.
  4. Click the Radio tab you want to modify.