Cisco Cisco Aironet 1600i Access Point 기술 참조

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Cisco Aironet Series 1600/2600/3600 Access Point Deployment Guide, Release 7.5
  Understanding 802.11ac and the option module
Figure 67
Top covers removed from AP and module to show how antennas are mounted
Figure 68
Coverage is optimized for ceiling placement and radiates omni-directionally
If the AP is not mounted on the ceiling but rather on a wall, this may acceptable for smaller deployments 
such as hotspots, kiosks, transportation or smaller coverage areas but in an enterprise deployment it 
could cause excessive roams as the signal (think of the diagram above turned on its side) signal can 
radiate on the floor above and below rather than downward in a uniform 360 pattern. See 
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If the module is installed in an AP 3600e (with external antennas) the 802.11ac module will still behave 
as described in 
 and if the dipole antennas are used, the AP will continue to provide an 
omni-directional coverage pattern. If a patch or other directional or high gain antenna is used, it can 
create a condition where you have two different coverage patterns. Since both the 5 GHz module radio 
and the internal 5 GHz 802.11n radio both work together as one “blended” radio it is best to keep cells 
uniform by using dipoles or by verifying coverage is acceptable for your intended application.