http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/aironet-antennas-
accessories/product_data_sheet09186a008008883b.html
All indoor Cisco Meraki access points have internal antennas and all outdoor Cisco Meraki access points require external
antennas.
https://meraki.cisco.com/products/wireless/antennas-power
3
rd
party antennas are not supported, as there is no interoperability testing performed against 3
rd
party antennas including
Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) and Leaky Coaxial Systems.
Please refer to the following URL for more info on Cisco Wireless LAN over Distributed Antenna Systems.
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/aironet-1130-ag-series/positioning_statement_c07-565470.html
Note: Cisco Access Points with integrated internal antennas (other than the W series) are to be mounted on the ceiling as they
have omni-directional antennas and are not designed to be wall mounted.
Protocols
Supported voice and wireless LAN protocols include the following:
• 802.11a,b,d,e,g,h,i,n,r,ac
• Wi-Fi MultiMedia (WMM)
• Traffic Specification (TSPEC)
• Traffic Classification (TCLAS)
• Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP)
• Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
• Real Time Protocol (RTP)
• G.722, G.711, iSAC, iLBC, G.729
• Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
Wi-Fi
The following table lists the data rates, ranges, and receiver sensitivity info for Cisco Wireless IP Phone 8821 and 8821-EX.
5 GHz Specifications