With at least two bands, 2.4 and 5 Ghz and 3 or 4 external antennas that can be aimed. With beamforming and MIMO turned off, how are the separate antennas used to service clients and on different frequencies?
For example, I have an AP on the second floor, one of the antennas is aimed horizontally to provide better signal to the first floor. There is a 2.4Ghz device and a 5Ghz client on the first floor. How does the client or the AP decide to use the horizontally-aimed antenna? Do the clients and the AP collectively determine which antenna has the strongest signal and communicates through it?
I am also trying to understand if there is real value to aimable antennas, especially when it comes to multi-floor setups. Is the aimed antenna actually used by the clients that it is aimed at? Again, how does the AP decide which antenna to send/receive?
Thanks.
For example, I have an AP on the second floor, one of the antennas is aimed horizontally to provide better signal to the first floor. There is a 2.4Ghz device and a 5Ghz client on the first floor. How does the client or the AP decide to use the horizontally-aimed antenna? Do the clients and the AP collectively determine which antenna has the strongest signal and communicates through it?
I am also trying to understand if there is real value to aimable antennas, especially when it comes to multi-floor setups. Is the aimed antenna actually used by the clients that it is aimed at? Again, how does the AP decide which antenna to send/receive?
Thanks.