Cisco AIR-ANT-LOC-01= Installation Guide

Cisco Aironet Hyperlocation Antenna
(AIR-ANT-LOC-01=) Installation Guide

First Published: November 11, 2015

This document outlines the specifications for the Cisco Aironet Hyperlocation Antenna
(AIR-ANT-LOC-01=) and provides instructions for mounting it.

The following information is provided in this document.

• Product Overview, page 2

• System Requirements, page 3

• Installing the Hyperlocation Antenna and Module, page 3

• Related Documentation, page 8

• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 8

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Product Overview

Product Overview

The hyperlocation antenna is a 32 element antenna design that provides 360 degree coverage around
supported access points — currently the 3600 and 3700 series APs. It is designed to integrate into the
Cisco Aironet Hyperlocation Module with Advanced Security (RM3010L) providing precise RF Angle
of Arrival (AoA) information, allowing the operating system a much more granular approach to the
location of a client device.

The hyperlocation antenna along with RM3010L helps in providing a location accuracy of less than a
meter for a wireless clients, using WiFi and Bluetooth technology.

The hyperlocation antenna operates in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency ranges and is designed for
indoor use.

The hyperlocation antenna, together with the hyperlocation module provides the following monitoring
and security services:

• Cisco Context-Aware

• Cisco CleanAir

• Radio Resource Management (RRM)

• wIDS/wIPS

• Rogue detection

• 802.11ac capability at 20, 40 and 80 MHz operation

• Integrated Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Beacon capability

• External DART connector for location capability with the use of the Hyper-Location antenna.

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System Requirements

The hyperlocation antenna AIR-ANT-LOC-01= is designed for indoor use with Cisco Aironet 3600 and
3700 access point along with the Cisco Aironet Hyperlocation Module (AIR-RM3010L-UXK9=).

Installing the Hyperlocation Antenna and Module

Tools and Equipment Required

No specialized tools are required for this installation.

Mounting the modules

Step 1 Remove the modules from the packaging.

Step 2 Power down the access point.

System Requirements

Note If you install a module while the AP is powered on, the AP will reboot.

Step 3 Unmount the access point, in the reverse order of installing it.

See your AP’s installation guide (Related Documentation, page 8) for related information.

Step 4 If you have an 802.11ac or a Wireless Security Module installed on the AP, remove it.

Step 5 Position the hyperlocation antenna to the back of the AP, as shown in Figure 1. The radome of the

antenna will surround the AP. The antenna is not fastened to the AP yet.

Note that the arrow on the module and the face of the AP with the logo and LED should be aligned
as shown in Figure 2.

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