FCC Rules for 802.11a - Antennas
•FCC requires that all radios utilizing the UNII-1 Band (5.15
GHz – 5.25 GHz) must have non-removable or integrated antennas
•FCC allows radios utilizing the UNII-2 Band (5.25 GHz – 5.35 GHz) to have external or removable antennas
•FCC requires radios operating in both UNII-1 and UNII-2 bands must comply with antenna rules regulating UNII-1 band (including indoor use only)
–The Cisco Aironet 802.11a radios utilize both UNII-1 and UNII-2
bands, therefore cannot have
external or removable antennas and must be used indoors only
–Cisco 802.11a antennas are integrated into the radio module