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Q&A How do I switch off antenna diversity
Question: Several access points come with 2 antennae, I want to replace one of them with a higher gain directional / omni / patch antenna. How do I do this?
Answer:
Most access points that come with 2 antennae are setup to use a system called diversity. If you are going to use only one antenna then you must switch off diversity and specify which antenna to use.
For access points based on the Amtel Chipset (Linksys 1.1 / Belkin / D-Link) then you must use the Linksys USB Utility to set the setting on the advanced tab as in the screen below.
Other Access points may have this setting elsewhere, please post below for specific access points
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Orinoco Gold, Mobile Mark 5 DBi Mag Mount, Belkin WAP, 4x D-Link 1500 WAP / Bridges, 2x 24Dbi Parabolics, 1 12Db Omnidirectional.
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