<div>
Thank you for your comment. I ordered two DAP-1360 so will test this on Wednesday when it arrives. &nbsp;I had the old APs (<a href="http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=986#ov" rel="ugc">one-antenna APs called &quot;Gateway&quot;</a>) in a weatherproof box connected to the Yagi antenna via RP-SMA to N-connector, so I'm planning to use the same antenna again. It has the same connection as the old &quot;Gateway&quot;.<br />
Thanks for the burn out-tip. I hope it is ok for the electronics that I have the 18dBi yagi on one connector, and a regular 2dBi dipole on the other?
</div>


<div>
The different antennas should be fine. I've run many APs with a 2 completely different antennas connected and they're all still working. They should both 'appear' to be the same load to the transmitter.<br />
<br />
If those D-Links don't work, I would suggest something intended for that purpose... like the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005OEFW5K" rel="ugc"><u>Engenius ENH200EXT (Amazon)</u></a> (~$78 USD each w/free shipping). Alternate source - <a href="http://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9B-33-168-089" rel="ugc"><u>ENH200EXT on Newegg</u></a> (~$80 USD each).<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.engeniustech.com/business-networking/outdoor-access-points-client-bridges/16125-enh200ext" rel="ugc">http://www.engeniustech.com/business-networking/outdoor-access-points-client-bridges/16125-enh200ext</a>&nbsp;is the support page, though I think that model has actually been discontinued.
</div>


<div>
Thanks. I'll have a look. Actually I wanted to buy a pair of Ubiquiti Powerstation 2, similar to that EnGenius model, but unfortunately they don't have proper PoE, and I need to run a switch in the same box on the same DC. Bad thing that the D-links use 5Volt. I hope my PoE splitter (switchable 12/5volt D-link) can give enough current to it and also to the 5 volt switch that I'll put in the same box.
</div>


<div>
If the AP gives the option to turn off antenna diversity you can use one antenna.
</div>


<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
I have a 2,5 km WIFI bridge, that has stopped working after 6 years. It was run by Gateway GN-AP01G (802.11g) with one antenna output and a yagi antenna connected to it. The same setup on the other side of the bridge.<br />
I need to buy a similar setup fast, and D-Link DAP-1360 may do the work. But it has TWO antenna connectors. What will happen if I only use one of them? Is it going to be ok, if I choose to do use only 802.11g (not 802.11n) ? Is one of the connectors &quot;main&quot; and the other one &quot;aux&quot; , or is it sending the same thing on both when in G-mode?
</div>
</div>


I have a 2,5 km WIFI bridge, that has stopped working after 6 years. It was run by Gateway GN-AP01G (802.11g) with one antenna output and a yagi antenna connected to it. The same setup on the other side of the bridge.
I need to buy a similar setup fast, and D-Link DAP-1360 may do the work. But it has TWO antenna connectors. What will happen if I only use one of them? Is it going to be ok, if I choose to do use only 802.11g (not 802.11n) ? Is one of the connectors "main" and the other one "aux" , or is it sending the same thing on both when in G-mode?

Can I use only one antenna port on a two-antenna access point

Wireless networking is a method by which homes, telecommunications networks and enterprise (business) installations avoid the costly process of introducing cables into a building, or as a connection between various equipment locations. Wireless telecommunications networks are generally implemented and administered using radio communication. This implementation takes place at the physical level (layer) of the OSI model network structure. The key hardware components of a wireless computer network include adapters, routers and access points, antennas and repeaters.

Wireless Hardware

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.