Preston,
I don't recommend splitting antennas like you mention. You'll just be too likely to get yourself into trouble. However, if it is the only option available to you, I would recommend using an AP like the AP-518, AP-318, or AP-228 where it splits the antenna connectors for each radio (separate for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz). Doing this, you would put a 2.4 antenna in one freezer and a 5 in the other freezer. Keep your distances as short as possible because coax cable loss can be very significant. If you choose an ax capable AP, I would also turn of the HE features in the AP profiles so it doesn't try to use both radios at the same time for a particular client. Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Brad
------------------------------
Brad
------------------------------
Original Message:
Sent: Nov 22, 2021 04:58 PM
From: Preston Wu
Subject: Aruba AP-514 Antenna Question
Hi,
Currently our company is looking at expanding wifi coverage for not just the front of the store, but also the back of the store as well, where there typically has been low wifi coverage. It was brought up that the coolers/freezers needed wifi coverage as well, but they are quite small (~300-400sqft) so I was wondering, is it possible to use a single 514 and place one antenna in each cooler? This way we wouldn't need to buy 1 AP per cooler/freezer.
Thanks!
------------------------------
Preston Wu
------------------------------