Cisco HGA9N Administration Guide - Page 5

1 Planning Your Wireless Antenna Coverage The following sections describe how to plan your wireless antenna coverage: • The Antenna Pattern for Radio Waves, page 5 • Optimizing Range, page 7 • Placing the Omni-Directional Antenna, page 8 • Using the Omni-Directional Antenna, page 8 • How to Achieve Optimal Gain, page 9 • Distance Calculation Examples, page 10 The Antenna Pattern for Radio Waves The power of the wireless signal is most strong on the horizontal plane of the Omni-Directional Antenna. The peak gain of this antenna is 9dBi. The diagrams below show the antenna pattern of the 9dBi Omni-Directional Antenna on the horizontal and vertical planes. Cisco HGA9N Administration Guide 5