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Ceiling heights max for internal antennas - Cisco 3702i access points

What is the appropriate max height if your want good 5GHz coverage at 11db or 14 db - 20 feet or higher?

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I am sure the ceilings can be 20 feet high but do not need to be. We get good coverage where ceilings are about 9 feet.
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Sorry, let me re-state the question.  What would be the maximum height for good 5GHz coverage @ 11db or 14db.

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It depends. The line of sight would be very good, so I expect the signal would carry beyond 30 feet.

I get good 5 GHz signal from my basement to the second floor (more than 20 feet via obstacles).

So any reasonable ceiling height should work,  but you would need to test.
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At those DB you should be fine with a little more than 20ft with obstacle more is direct line of sight
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