<gglave@softtracks.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
>
> I'm involved in the management of a little resort and I'd like to
> provide WiFi to our guests. I'd like to place an access point inside
> our central administration building, connect our ADSL connection to it
> and then place and antenna on the roof of the same (one-story)
> building. I figure this should provide a radius of coverage that would
> satisfy 80% of our guests in cottages around the main building.
it is probably better to put a separate AP up there, on an Ethernet cable.
or if you want a box off the shelf, cisco among others make weatherproof
units (1300 series i think). Advantage here is it is going to be
weathertight
which ever way you go be aware that any electrical connection from a high
point outside the building could bring a lot of energy from a lightning hit
into the building and has the potential to fry your attached equipment (and
other issues like fires and so on)
>
> Can anyone recommend a make / model of wireless router where I can
> detach the antenna, attach a piece of coax and attach an external
> omni-directional antenna?
dont know for consumer stuff, but several cisco boxes have this.
How long of a piece of coax can I use? Any
> and all tip / suggestions are appreciated.
problem is you get a lot of loss in the co-ax, whereas ethernet cable doesnt
have the same problems.
>
> Email address is a spam trap, please reply here or to geoff at glave
> dot org.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Cheers,
> Geoff Glave
> Vancouver, Canada
--
Regards
stephen wrote:
> <gglave@softtracks.com> wrote in message
> news:1120782095.514585.321710@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>
>>Hi there,
>>
>>I'm involved in the management of a little resort and I'd like to
>>provide WiFi to our guests. I'd like to place an access point inside
>>our central administration building, connect our ADSL connection to it
>>and then place and antenna on the roof of the same (one-story)
>>building. I figure this should provide a radius of coverage that would
>>satisfy 80% of our guests in cottages around the main building.
>
>
> it is probably better to put a separate AP up there, on an Ethernet cable.
>
> or if you want a box off the shelf, cisco among others make weatherproof
> units (1300 series i think). Advantage here is it is going to be
> weathertight
>
> which ever way you go be aware that any electrical connection from a high
> point outside the building could bring a lot of energy from a lightning hit
> into the building and has the potential to fry your attached equipment (and
> other issues like fires and so on)
>
>
>>Can anyone recommend a make / model of wireless router where I can
>>detach the antenna, attach a piece of coax and attach an external
>>omni-directional antenna?
>
>
> dont know for consumer stuff, but several cisco boxes have this.
>
> How long of a piece of coax can I use? Any
>
>>and all tip / suggestions are appreciated.
>
>
> problem is you get a lot of loss in the co-ax, whereas ethernet cable doesnt
> have the same problems.
>
>
>>Email address is a spam trap, please reply here or to geoff at glave
>>dot org.
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Geoff Glave
>>Vancouver, Canada
I did something similar to this at a marina last summer. Worked quite
well. Info at this link:
stephen wrote:
> <gglave@softtracks.com> wrote in message
> news:1120782095.514585.321710@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>
>>Hi there,
>>
>>I'm involved in the management of a little resort and I'd like to
>>provide WiFi to our guests. I'd like to place an access point inside
>>our central administration building, connect our ADSL connection to it
>>and then place and antenna on the roof of the same (one-story)
>>building. I figure this should provide a radius of coverage that would
>>satisfy 80% of our guests in cottages around the main building.
>
>
> it is probably better to put a separate AP up there, on an Ethernet cable.
>
> or if you want a box off the shelf, cisco among others make weatherproof
> units (1300 series i think). Advantage here is it is going to be
> weathertight
>
> which ever way you go be aware that any electrical connection from a high
> point outside the building could bring a lot of energy from a lightning hit
> into the building and has the potential to fry your attached equipment (and
> other issues like fires and so on)
>
>
>>Can anyone recommend a make / model of wireless router where I can
>>detach the antenna, attach a piece of coax and attach an external
>>omni-directional antenna?
>
>
> dont know for consumer stuff, but several cisco boxes have this.
>
> How long of a piece of coax can I use? Any
>
>>and all tip / suggestions are appreciated.
>
>
> problem is you get a lot of loss in the co-ax, whereas ethernet cable doesnt
> have the same problems.
>
>
>>Email address is a spam trap, please reply here or to geoff at glave
>>dot org.
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Geoff Glave
>>Vancouver, Canada
I did something similar to this at a marina last summer. Worked quite
well. Info at this link:
stephen wrote:
> <gglave@softtracks.com> wrote in message
> news:1120782095.514585.321710@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>
>>Hi there,
>>
>>I'm involved in the management of a little resort and I'd like to
>>provide WiFi to our guests. I'd like to place an access point inside
>>our central administration building, connect our ADSL connection to it
>>and then place and antenna on the roof of the same (one-story)
>>building. I figure this should provide a radius of coverage that would
>>satisfy 80% of our guests in cottages around the main building.
>
>
> it is probably better to put a separate AP up there, on an Ethernet cable.
>
> or if you want a box off the shelf, cisco among others make weatherproof
> units (1300 series i think). Advantage here is it is going to be
> weathertight
>
> which ever way you go be aware that any electrical connection from a high
> point outside the building could bring a lot of energy from a lightning hit
> into the building and has the potential to fry your attached equipment (and
> other issues like fires and so on)
>
>
>>Can anyone recommend a make / model of wireless router where I can
>>detach the antenna, attach a piece of coax and attach an external
>>omni-directional antenna?
>
>
> dont know for consumer stuff, but several cisco boxes have this.
>
> How long of a piece of coax can I use? Any
>
>>and all tip / suggestions are appreciated.
>
>
> problem is you get a lot of loss in the co-ax, whereas ethernet cable doesnt
> have the same problems.
>
>
>>Email address is a spam trap, please reply here or to geoff at glave
>>dot org.
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Geoff Glave
>>Vancouver, Canada
I did something similar to this at a marina last summer. Worked quite
well. Info at this link:
stephen wrote:
> <gglave@softtracks.com> wrote in message
> news:1120782095.514585.321710@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>
>>Hi there,
>>
>>I'm involved in the management of a little resort and I'd like to
>>provide WiFi to our guests. I'd like to place an access point inside
>>our central administration building, connect our ADSL connection to it
>>and then place and antenna on the roof of the same (one-story)
>>building. I figure this should provide a radius of coverage that would
>>satisfy 80% of our guests in cottages around the main building.
>
>
> it is probably better to put a separate AP up there, on an Ethernet cable.
>
> or if you want a box off the shelf, cisco among others make weatherproof
> units (1300 series i think). Advantage here is it is going to be
> weathertight
>
> which ever way you go be aware that any electrical connection from a high
> point outside the building could bring a lot of energy from a lightning hit
> into the building and has the potential to fry your attached equipment (and
> other issues like fires and so on)
>
>
>>Can anyone recommend a make / model of wireless router where I can
>>detach the antenna, attach a piece of coax and attach an external
>>omni-directional antenna?
>
>
> dont know for consumer stuff, but several cisco boxes have this.
>
> How long of a piece of coax can I use? Any
>
>>and all tip / suggestions are appreciated.
>
>
> problem is you get a lot of loss in the co-ax, whereas ethernet cable doesnt
> have the same problems.
>
>
>>Email address is a spam trap, please reply here or to geoff at glave
>>dot org.
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Geoff Glave
>>Vancouver, Canada
I did something similar to this at a marina last summer. Worked quite
well. Info at this link:
stephen wrote:
> <gglave@softtracks.com> wrote in message
> news:1120782095.514585.321710@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>
>>Hi there,
>>
>>I'm involved in the management of a little resort and I'd like to
>>provide WiFi to our guests. I'd like to place an access point inside
>>our central administration building, connect our ADSL connection to it
>>and then place and antenna on the roof of the same (one-story)
>>building. I figure this should provide a radius of coverage that would
>>satisfy 80% of our guests in cottages around the main building.
>
>
> it is probably better to put a separate AP up there, on an Ethernet cable.
>
> or if you want a box off the shelf, cisco among others make weatherproof
> units (1300 series i think). Advantage here is it is going to be
> weathertight
>
> which ever way you go be aware that any electrical connection from a high
> point outside the building could bring a lot of energy from a lightning hit
> into the building and has the potential to fry your attached equipment (and
> other issues like fires and so on)
>
>
>>Can anyone recommend a make / model of wireless router where I can
>>detach the antenna, attach a piece of coax and attach an external
>>omni-directional antenna?
>
>
> dont know for consumer stuff, but several cisco boxes have this.
>
> How long of a piece of coax can I use? Any
>
>>and all tip / suggestions are appreciated.
>
>
> problem is you get a lot of loss in the co-ax, whereas ethernet cable doesnt
> have the same problems.
>
>
>>Email address is a spam trap, please reply here or to geoff at glave
>>dot org.
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Geoff Glave
>>Vancouver, Canada
I did something similar to this at a marina last summer. Worked quite
well. Info at this link:
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