ePMP 4500C AP Dual Sector Antennas - two 4x4 Sectors for 8x8 MU-MIMO

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Just wanted to add the continuation of my original thread I created after the 3k and 4k compatibility feature was added a year after my original post.

ePMP 4500c + Dual Horn Antenna compatibility

With the upcoming compatibility firmware of the ePMP 3k SM’s with ePMP4k AP’s, I wanted to revist a question I asked a year ago regarding the 4500c and dual horn antenna compatibilty. The discussion led to the possibility of splitting a 4500c radio between 2 of the epmp3k RFE dual horn antennas. Has anyone been able to successfully deploy a 4500c in such a configuration?

Another user replied with a successful deployment with details. I have yet to attempt it…

ePMP 4500c + Dual Horn Antenna compatibility

Yes, im running 2-RFE 90 degree 4x4 horns. I dont have it in split sector anymore, however it is supported. Mine is deployed with all horns pointed the same direction covering 90 degrees. If you do the split sector, make sure its wired up properly. Its antenna 1-0/1/4/5 antenna 2-2/3/6/7. There are still a couple things that are being worked on, but so far it seems to work really well. Im still experiencing a random AP lockup that requires a reboot to restablish the SMs, but i think my case is …