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Wireless bridge advice

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HammerSandwich

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Need to extend a network to a new building.

  1. Range is short - about 100 feet. Good LOS, with no major obstructions.
  2. A number of neighbors have 2.4GHz networks, so I'd prefer to use 5 here.
  3. Mounting outside the buildings might be possible, but internal mounts are preferred.
  4. I tested from Asus RT-N66U (running latest Merlin at 200mW) to Galaxy Nexus. Shooting through the walls, I saw roughly -70 to -80dB on both bands. Windows are coated with something that caused ~10dB loss...
So, what hardware would you recommend?

I'm leaning to the Ubiquiti NSM5. It sounds like overkill, but the price increase over lower-end models seems reasonable. Also, this is my first UBNT hardware, so I'd prefer to be conservative.

Thanks, folks.
 
HammerSandwich said:
Need to extend a network to a new building.

  1. Range is short - about 100 feet. Good LOS, with no major obstructions.
  2. A number of neighbors have 2.4GHz networks, so I'd prefer to use 5 here.
  3. Mounting outside the buildings might be possible, but internal mounts are preferred.
  4. I tested from Asus RT-N66U (running latest Merlin at 200mW) to Galaxy Nexus. Shooting through the walls, I saw roughly -70 to -80dB on both bands. Windows are coated with something that caused ~10dB loss...
So, what hardware would you recommend?

I'm leaning to the Ubiquiti NSM5. It sounds like overkill, but the price increase over lower-end models seems reasonable. Also, this is my first UBNT hardware, so I'd prefer to be conservative.

Thanks, folks.
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For that range, get a pair of nanostation m5 locos, and crank the power all the way down.
 
HammerSandwich said:
Noted, but they aren't intended to aim through walls.
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5Ghz is 5Ghz, Regardless of what's emitting it. Penetration and propagation is based on the frequency.

In almost any PTP case, The Loco will work better then any Omni Directional setup. Because the antenna is directional, Higher gain. Also only picks up noise in one direction (For the most part).
 
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