Netmetal 5 as AP / need antennas??

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Hi,

I wanted to use the Netmetal 5 device as an AP outside of my house.

do I need to purfchase antennas?

will thge device work without antennas? if bnot can you please suggest what I shhould get?

ciao,
Antonio

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Yes, you NEED antennas, powering the device without antennas connected might result in damage to the device, the transmitter needs a given minimum impedance on the connector, if you want to fiddle with the device without antennas, you need to use either common wi-fi antennas or terminators on the antenna connectors.

The matter is dicussed (among many other places) here:
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/antenna-for-the-netmetal-ax/183391/1
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/wap-coverage-picture-included/179859/1
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/netmetal-ax-antenna/182772/1
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/netmetal-ax-antennas/182113/1

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ok well noted and understand clearly!!! I will purchase these :

https://mikrotik.com/product/hgo_antenna_out

thanks!

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I am sure noted, I doubt the understood.

You chose … poorly :open_mouth: , those are like the worst possible antennas to mount (if the device is to be put outdoors, but a Netmetal indoors makes little sense), try reading again the given links.

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ok now it’s clear… before it was in effect a little muddy, :slight_smile:

ok so its better to connect the wires and cover them as suggested to let the witres go down the back and connect to the antenna device..

something like this :

https://it.bestchoice.com/price-comparison/product-E6gVaV813l

anyhow something similar that is good for external environment.

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Yep, but you managed to choose like the second worst antenna in the world :open_mouth: (seriously, that one is for interior use only).

If the netmetal goes outdoors (as it should), you want outdoor antenna(s).

Devices that go outside must be weather/waterproof as much as possible.

In a perfect world anything that goes outside should be IP66, IP67 or IP68, IP55 is usually good enough, but however for not certified devices or when the actual weather/waterproofing depends also on the specific way they are cabled special attention needs to be paid on the insulation/waterproofing.

But do you need an omnidirectional coverage or a sector one?

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this is what I found
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