Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series User manual

Antenna Installation Scenarios for the IR1800
First Published: 2021-11-15
Last Modified: 2022-03-03
Overview
Audience: This guide is intended for people who have a high level of technical ability, although they may
not have experience with Cisco software.
This guide is intended to help with antenna installation for various transportation scenarios. It uses graphics
with examples of assumed possible use cases, but cannot cover every possible scenario.
Scenarios described in this guide use both the Pluggable P-LTE-xx Module as well as the P-LTEAP18-GL
Category 18 Pluggable Module.
The P-LTE-xx offers 3 antenna ports:
• LTE-Main (SMA)
• LTE-Div (SMA)
• GPS (SMA)
The P-LTEAP18-GL offers 4 antenna ports:
• Main 0 Antenna (SMA)
• Main 1 Antenna (SMA)
• Diversity 0 Antenna (SMA)
• Diversity 1 Antenna (SMA)
Throughout this guide you will see references to the different types of plugs and jacks used as connectors.
The following figure shows the different types:
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Transportation Antennas
The supported transportation antennas are:
• 2-in-1 (Wi-Fi) ANT-2-WLAN-D-O
• 2-in-1 (Cellular) ANT-2-4G2-O
• 3-in-1 (LTE, GPS) 4G-LTE-ANTM-O-3-B
• 3-in-1 (LTE, GPS) ANT-3-4G2G1-O
• 5-in-1 (LTE, Wi-Fi, and GPS) ANT-5-4G2WL2G1-O
• 7-in-1 (LTE, GPS) ANT-7-5G4WL2G1-O
• 9-in-1 (LTE, GPS) 5G-ANTM-O-4-B
Possible Use Cases
This document covers 5 possible Use Cases for Single LTE Modem with Wi-Fi and GPS, and 2 possible Use
Cases for Dual LTE Modem with Wi Fi and GPS.
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Overview
Transportation Antennas

Single LTE Modem with Wi-Fi and GPS
1-Single LTE Modem (Cat 6 or below) + Wi-Fi Module + GPS Module
Figure 1: Use Case 1
In Use Case 1, Antenna 1 is a 2-in-1 with Wi-Fi, and Antenna 2 is a 3-in-1 with LTE and GPS.
Connections are made to the Router ports as follows:
Table 1:
Cables and AccessoriesWhere ConnectedAntenna
CAB-L195-10RSPRTJ cables
(X2)
TNC extension cables for LTE
(X2)
LTE-ADPT-SM-TF (X2)
Both cables attached to Wi-Fi module in required
mode (single or dual-band, see port assignment).
2-in-1
ANT-2-WLAN-D-O
3 ft cables (X2) with RP-TNC connectors.
One port to Main, One to Div, one to GPS Pluggable
Module.
3-in-1
4G-LTE-ANTM-O-3-B
4 ft cables (X3) with SMA Male connectors.
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Overview
Single LTE Modem with Wi-Fi and GPS

2-Single LTE Modem (Cat 6 or below) + Wi-Fi Module + GPS Module
Figure 2: Use Case 2
In Use Case 2, there is a single 5-in-1 Antenna with Wi-Fi, LTE, and GPS.
Connections are made to the Router ports as follows:
Table 2:
Cables and AccessoriesWhere ConnectedAntenna
CAB-L195-10RSPRTJ cables (X2)
TNC extension cables for LTE (X2)
LTE-ADPT-SM-TF (X2)
One port to Main, One to Div, one to GPS
Pluggable Module.
Both cables RP-TNC ports to Wi-Fi module
connectors in chosen mode.
5-in-1
ANT-5-4G2WL2G1-O
Cellular has 2 ft cables with TNC male
connectors.
WLAN has 2 ft cables with RP-TNC plug
connectors.
GPS has 17 ft cable with SMA male connector.
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Overview
2-Single LTE Modem (Cat 6 or below) + Wi-Fi Module + GPS Module

3-Single LTE Modem (Cat 6 or below) + Wi-Fi Module + GPS Module
Figure 3: Use Case 3
In Use Case 3, there is a single 7-in-1 Antenna with Wi-Fi, LTE, and GPS.
Connections are made to the Router ports as follows:
Table 3:
Cables and AccessoriesWhere ConnectedAntenna
No cables needed if the connection to
modem is <2ft. All cables are SMA
and RP-SMA.
Two SMA LTE antenna ports are left
unused.
One SMA(m) port to Main, One to Div, one to
GPS FRU card.
Both RPSMA(m) ports to Wi-Fi module
connectors in chosen mode.
The antenna has labels showing which antennas
are recommended for Main and Div.
7-in-1
ANT-7-5G4WL2G1-O
2ft cable with SMA(m) connectors (X4) for
LTE & 5G.
2ft cable with RPSMA(m) connectors (X2)
for Wi-Fi.
17 ft cable with SMA(m) connector (X1)
for GPS.
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Overview
3-Single LTE Modem (Cat 6 or below) + Wi-Fi Module + GPS Module

4-Single LTE Modem (Cat 6 or below) + Wi-Fi Module + GPS Module
Figure 4: Use Case 4
In Use Case 4, Antenna 1 is a 2-in-1 with Wi-Fi, and Antenna 2 is a 3-in-1 with LTE and GPS.
Connections are made to the Router ports as follows:
Table 4:
Cables and AccessoriesWhere ConnectedAntenna
CAB-L195-10RSPRTJ cables
(X2)
TNC extension cables for LTE
(X2)
LTE-ADPT-SM-TF (X2)
Both cables attached to Wi-Fi module in required
mode (single or dual-band, see port assignment).
2-in-1
ANT-2-WLAN-D-O
3 ft cables (X2) with RP-TNC connectors.
One port to Main, One to Div, one to GPS
Pluggable Module.
3-in-1
4G-LTE-ANTM-O-3-B
4 ft cables (X3) with SMA Male connectors and
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Overview
4-Single LTE Modem (Cat 6 or below) + Wi-Fi Module + GPS Module

5-Single LTE Modem (Cat 18) + Wi-Fi Module + GPS Module
Figure 5: Use Case 5
In Use Case 5, Antenna 1 is a 2-in-1 with Wi-Fi, and Antenna 2 is a 7-in-1 with Wi-Fi, LTE and GPS.
Connections are made to the Router ports as follows:
Cables and AccessoriesWhere ConnectedAntenna
CAB-L195-10RSPRTJ cables (X2)Both cables attached to Wi-Fi module in
required mode (single or dual-band, see port
assignment).
2-in-1
ANT-2-WLAN-D-O
3 ft cables (X2) with RP-TNC connectors.
No cables needed if the connection to
the modem is <2ft. All cables are
SMA and RP-SMA.
Two SMA LTE antenna ports are left
unused.
One port to Main, One to Div, one to GPS FRU
card.
Both RP-SMA ports to Wi-Fi module connectors
in chosen mode.
The antenna has labels showing which antennas
are recommended for Main and Div.
7-in-1
ANT-7-5G4WL2G1-O
2ft cable with SMA(m) connectors (X4) for
LTE & 5G.
2ft cable with RPSMA(m) connectors (X2)
for Wi-Fi.
17 ft cable with SMA(m) connector (X1)
for GPS.
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Overview
5-Single LTE Modem (Cat 18) + Wi-Fi Module + GPS Module

Dual LTE Modem with Wi Fi and GPS
6-Dual LTE Modem (Two Cat 6 or below) + Wi-Fi Module + GPS Module
Figure 6: Use Case 6
In Use Case 6, Antenna 1 is a 2-in-1 Cellular and Antenna 2 is a 5-in-1 with Wi-Fi, LTE and GPS.
Connections are made to the Router ports as follows:
Cables and AccessoriesWhere ConnectedAntenna
CAB-L195-10RSPRTJ cables (X2)Both cables attached to Wi-Fi module in required
mode (single or dual-band, see port assignment).
2-in-1
ANT-2-4G2-O
2 ft cables (X2) with TNC male connectors.
CAB-L195-10RSPRTJ cables (X2)
TNC extension cables for LTE
(X2)
LTE-ADPT-SM-TF (X2)
One port to Main, One to Div, one to GPS FRU
card.
Both RP-TNC ports to Wi-Fi module connectors
in chosen mode.
The antenna has labels showing which antennas
are recommended for Main and Div.
5-in-1
ANT-5-4G2WL2G1-O
Cellular has Integrated 2 ft cables with TNC
male connectors.
WLAN has 2 ft cables with RP-TNC plug
connectors.
GPS has 17 ft cable with SMA male
connector.
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Overview
Dual LTE Modem with Wi Fi and GPS

7-Dual LTE Modem (Two Cat 18) + Wi-Fi Module + GPS Module
Figure 7: Use Case 7
In Use Case 7, Antenna 1 is a 7-in-1 with Wi-Fi, and Antenna 2 is a 7-in-1 with LTE and GPS.
Connections are made to the Router ports as follows:
Cables and AccessoriesWhere ConnectedAntenna
No cables needed if the
connection to the modem
is <2ft. All cables are SMA
and RP-SMA.
Two SMA LTE antenna
ports are left unused in
Antenna 1.
Antenna 1 does not use Wi-Fi or GPS Ports in
this use case.
7-in-1
ANT-7-5G4WL2G1-O
2ft cable with SMA(m) connectors (X4) for LTE & 5G.
2ft cable with RPSMA(m) connectors (X2) for Wi-Fi.
17 ft cable with SMA(m) connector (X1) for GPS.
One port to Main, One to Div, one to GPS FRU
card.
Both RP-SMA ports to Wi-Fi module
connectors in chosen mode.
The antenna has labels showing which antennas
are recommended for Main and Div.
7-in-1
ANT-7-5G4WL2G1-O
2ft cable with SMA(m) connectors (X4) for LTE & 5G.
2ft cable with RPSMA(m) connectors (X2) for Wi-Fi.
17 ft cable with SMA(m) connector (X1) for GPS.
Important Note Concerning the ANT-7-5G4WL2G1-O (7-in-1) Antenna
When using the 7-in-1 antenna, Cisco recommends operating the Band 14 transmitter on the LTE-1 element.
Using the LTE-4 element could cause interference with GPS performance. Refer to the following graphic:
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Overview
7-Dual LTE Modem (Two Cat 18) + Wi-Fi Module + GPS Module

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Important Note Concerning the ANT-7-5G4WL2G1-O (7-in-1) Antenna