How should I connect a Poynting Puck 5 to a Max BR1 Mini 5G? The BR1 Mini has 4 rx connections labeled A-D, but my antenna only has 2 SMA connectors labeled LTE, the other 3 are labeled wifi and gps. I’ve gotten it to work by connecting to the A and B ports only, but I want to know if this is the correct way. Thanks!
Short answer is don’t use the Puck 5. Swap it out for a Peplink 42G or a Poynting MIMO-4-17.
Longer answer depends on which modem is in your BR1 Mini 5G. If it was the 5GH variant then there is a 2 x antenna mode you can put the device into which gives the best results.
However most modems today are the 5GN as its a global modem and the issue with that model is that it doesn’t support 2x antenna mode.
Instead, when you connect just two antennas (and you should use ports A and D) you will lose access to some bands: it will not be able to use bands B42/43/46/48 of LTE and n48/n70/n77/n78/n79 of NR5G.
So that’s the 3Ghz LTE/5GNR range missing.
And of course you lose 4 x 4 MIMO so your maximum throughput compared to having 4 antennas connected will be greatly reduced.