Mounting WAP371 on Wall

Hi, quick question - any downside to mounting a WAP on a wall.  The 371 comes with a bracket to do just that and from what I can tell the signal is supposed to be omnidirectional.  I have read one signal strength issue on line where a Cisco rep suggested moving the WAP from the wall to a horizontal position so this has be wondering before a start drilling holes.
 
Appreciate anyone's thoughts,  Jason

Is there a picture from on the same wall?  Hang it for a few days, see if it works well.

All antennas have some sort of directionality but in a residential environment you're not transmitting in a straight line - the RF is having to bounce all over everything in the room and around the home.  In fact modern MIMO systems rely on several different directions and sources to get the higher speeds.  I don't suspect you'll see a difference in the orientation; it's the location that'll matter most.

In fact modern MIMO systems rely on several different directions and sources to get the higher speeds.  I don't suspect you'll see a difference in the orientation; it's the location that'll matter most.

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Personally here went from commercial POE Cisco AP's to modded DD-WRT boxes to currently utilized to Ubiquti POE AP's for home wireless over the last 15 years. 
 
Note that I am not knocking Cisco here but just providing another option relating to AP's.

Well just to close the loop here - the WAP371 has been up on the wall for over a week now and I am pretty satisfied.  We have very good signal on both bands throughout most of the house though the 2.4 band reaches farther as one would expect.  I cannot really compare to a horizontal mounting (as I really had no practical spot to mount it in this fashion and keep it central in the house) but so far so good.  No drop outs or disconnects that anyone has seen.  Using the POE injector (the 2A one vs the 1A older version which some have reported difficulty with).
 
Jason