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Increase wifi coverage outdoors - help!

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xiogel

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Hi guys,

I'm looking to find something that can help me increase the wifi coverage (with dual band 11ac) in a beach house with an area of around 1,500 square meters. The beach house is one story, with brick walls, and has wide open areas to the front and backyard where there're rooms where I would like to get wifi coverage.

Here's an image attached with the layout:
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I would like to have proper coverage across the entire property, from Bedroom 1 & 2 (front) all the way to the Gazebo located at the beach (back).

I was thinking of putting an outdoor access point next to the Kitchen and/or near Bedroom 5 (close to the pool area). I need something that can be mounted outdoors, with power over ethernet, and within the $200 USD range. I found the Engenius ENS1750 seems to satisfy my requirentes and claims to have high transmit power for long range connections, however it does not specify if it would cover 1,500 m2.

Has anyone used this access point or do you have any other recommendations that would help me?
 
Ubiquiti has a line of outdoor APs that I've heard good things about. Ruckus also has outdoor APs and good deals can be had on them used. I'd imagine any quality unit would work fine for that amount of area. Have you tried taking a regular AP outside during fair weather to measure the coverage?
 
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