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Introduction for TP-Link Outdoor Antennas
This document introduces TP-Link outdoor antennas, including the following contents:
Classification of Outdoor Antennas
Combinations of Antennas and APs
Classification of Outdoor Antennas
TP-Link outdoor antennas can be divided into 2 categories, including Outdoor Single-Stream Antenna and Outdoor Two-Stream MIMO Antenna. The following table lists the antenna products of each category:
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Outdoor Single-Stream Antenna |
Outdoor Two-Stream MIMO Antenna |
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TL-ANT2414A TL-ANT2409A TL-ANT2424B TL-ANT2412D TL-ANT2415D |
TL-ANT2424MD (dish antenna) TL-ANT5830MD (dish antenna) TL-ANT2415MS (sector antenna) TL-ANT5819MS (sector antenna) TL-ANT2410MO (omni antenna) |
Combinations of Antennas and APs
The following table shows the suitable combinations of the outdoor antennas and AP products:
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AP Products |
Models |
Built-in Antennas |
Whether External Antennas Are Needed |
Suitable External Antennas |
|
Previous Outdoor AP |
TL-WA7210N TL-WA7510N TL-WA5210G |
Yes |
Not necessarily, you can use either internal or external antennas. |
Outdoor Single-Stream Antenna |
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Pharos CPE |
CPE210 CPE510 CPE220 CPE520 CPE610 |
Yes |
No, you can only use internal antennas |
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Pharos WBS |
WBS210 WBS220 WBS510 WBS520 |
No |
Yes, external antennas are needed necessarily |
Outdoor Two-Stream MIMO Antenna |
Note:
It is not recommended to use Outdoor Single-Stream Antennas on SOHO AP/Router for long-distance wireless transmission. The reasons are as follows:
- SOHO AP/Router has smaller transmit power and is not suitable for high-gain antennas.
- SOHO AP/Router is usually used for wireless coverage within 300 meters and has no Distance Settings feature. If you use SOHO AP/Router for long-distance transmission, ACK timeout cannot be calculated correctly, which will cause communication problem.
Different antenna connector types and their pictures are listed below:
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RP-SMA Female |
RP-SMA Male |
N Female |
N Male |
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External thread Ping inside |
Internal thread Hole inside |
Outdoor thread Hole inside |
Internal thread Ping inside |
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We also have Pigtail cable products, such as TL-ANT24PT, TL-ANT24PT3 and TL-ANT200PT. These Pigtail cable products are N Male to RP-SMA Male connectors.
The connector types of antennas/APs and the way of how to connect the antennas with APs are listed below:
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AP/Antenna |
Single-Stream Antenna |
Two Stream MIMO Antenna (RP-SMA Female) |
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TL-ANT2414A TL-ANT2409A (RP-SMA Male) |
TL-ANT2424B TL-ANT2412D TL-ANT2415D (N Female) |
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Previous AP (RP-SMA Female) |
Connect directly |
Pigtail cable (N Male to RP-SMA Male) |
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WBS (RP-SMA Female) |
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RP-SMA Male to RP-SMA Male cable, which is provided in the product package. |
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