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Figure28:MetalPinsorPadlocksforAreasofHighVibration
WarehouseandFactory
Warehouse installations are often difficult becaus e of the very high ce ilings and the clutter of the
materialinstorage.Aspartofyoursitesurvey,alwayscheckthecoveragewhenthewarehouseisfully
stocked,sincethematerialinstoragecanchangetheRFcoverageandinterferewithuniformcoverage.
Foraisles,usedirectional(patch)antennasonthewallandshootdowntheaisles.Youcanalsouselow‐
gain omnidirectional antennas (suchas dipoles)on theceiling orunits withintegrated antennas;high
gainomnidirectionalante nnastendtohavemorenulls.(SeeFigure50.)
ThehighertheAPis
mounted,thefartherthesignalmusttravel.Usepipeandelectricalboxmounting
techniques to lower the AP (external and internal antenna models) so that it is closer to users. (See
Figure29.)