hAP AC wireless connectors

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Does anyone know which connectors are used in the hex ac? They aren’t the normal mmcx. I need to attach external antennas and I can’t seem to figure out what they are.

Thanks in advance.

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  1. hEX is an ethernet only device, you probably mean hAP ac (hAP = home AP)

  2. they are not connectors, they are test points for factory. There are no antenna connectors on this device

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I did mean hAP AC.

As for test points… ouch. looks like I have some soldering to do

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There is nowhere to solder to

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I think he means replace the test points with smd UFL connectors. The test point solder pads do match up. Of course this voids the warranty and breaks FCC rules. :slight_smile:

Tom

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Now now… I would never break those rules! :wink:
Besides, it’s an international version anyway.
I keep it within the legal specs - for this project, I just want to put the unit into a steal case and have 3x 3dBi antennas poking out.

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If I was a hobbyist, I might try some of these. :slight_smile:

https://www.adafruit.com/products/1661?gclid=CJSRsbqG-84CFUgbaQodql8Mfw

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Those may just work. I’ll have to grab a micrometer and see if the solder points will line up on the board.

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I just added two external antennas to my HAP AC.

It just needs a careful removal of the hot glue above the U.FL connectors of 2GHz-ch2 and 5GHz-ch2.
First I warmed it up a bit to remove the U.FL connector of the internal antenna.
Then I carefully pulled it from the PCB to make room for the external antenna u.fl connectors.

I added an external 6dBi antenna to 5GHz-ch2 and a 12dBi external antenna ( 2 meters long :wink: ) connected to 2GHz-ch2.