Cisco Systems 1600 Network Router User Manual


 
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Figure28:MetalPinsorPadlocksforAreasofHighVibration
WarehouseandFactory
Warehouseinstallationsareoftendifficultbecaus e oftheveryhighce ilingsandtheclutterofthe
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 theAP (external and internal antenna models) so that it is closer to users. (See
Figure29.)