I have one running in a warehouse environment mounted on the ceiling because I needed one of the antennae to go through a wall for outside purpose covering an outside storage as close as possible.One must then ask, though, what happens if you use the wall mount included with the hAP ax³ to stick it up near ceiling level?
Well in my case I'm wouldn't be doing it for the science, but really for getting the best results for my money. I'm going to install it in a place where aesthetics are bottom-of-the-list and I can place the device any way I want (upside down, at an angle... anything goes), so I'm tempted.That's sensible given that there is less clutter in a typical household at the ceiling or near-ceiling wall level.
One must then ask, though, what happens if you use the wall mount included with the hAP ax³ to stick it up near ceiling level?
I'm tempted to try it For Science! but not that tempted. It'd cause an ugly cascade of Ethernet cables down the wall, for one thing, since I make good use of the built-in switch in mine.
Do you have any cAP ax's on your network? On paper the ax3 has higher dBm, but theory vs practice...I have one running in a warehouse environment mounted on the ceiling because I needed one of the antennae to go through a wall for outside purpose covering an outside storage as close as possible.One must then ask, though, what happens if you use the wall mount included with the hAP ax³ to stick it up near ceiling level?
(using pigtails I extended that connection to pass the wall and used dedicated outdoor antenna on the other side of the wall).
A pity of those 4 unused ethernet ports.
But to be honest, it's a workaround since I would like to use a proper wAP-AX ... I am not sure Mantbox AX is the answer here ? Would it ?
As for radiation pattern:
I always understood cAP AX is more spherical whereas AX3 is more doughnut shaped perpendicular to antenna positioning.
So due to ceiling mounting and radiation pattern, cAP AX would give better coverage.