ma2mgt - 22/7/07 at 23:01
hi there, quick question about how to boost my
wireless system... I have a summer house / office
at the end of my garden - 50 meters away
from my wireless router. occasionally I can get a
very very low signal but would like to boost it
to get a reliably good connection.
I currently have a bt voyager 2100 router.
What do you suggest that it is i need? a
better antenna? booster/ amplifier or bridging kit?!
cheers,
Matt
Fellsider - 23/7/07 at 20:55
I take it you're trying to get a connection on
a wireless laptop Matt?
If you have a window overlooking the summerhouse?
Try changing the position of your router.
Another suggestion is a cheap AP like a Pheenet
554G connected to a spare LAN port on your
router. Dump the supplied detachable antenna on the
AP, in favour of a directional free standing 8/10db
panel. Pheenet do a nice little unit, mod no
- ANT008PS. Again, this will probably only work in
a window overlooking the summerhouse.
The only sure way of getting a stable link would
be AP and client with direct LOS using external
antennas.
Let’s know how you get on.
ma2mgt - 23/7/07 at 21:22
hi thanks for the reply...
i have my router in the window facing the summer
house but as its quite a long garden the
recption is either non-existant or poor... the
summerhouse has a desktop but yes i need a
laptop connection up there aswell.
so you suggest a access point, which i connect
to my router and add to it a more powerful
antena pointed at the summerhouse? is that correct?
M
Fellsider - 24/7/07 at 20:58
With the standard ant on your router you should
get 50m without too much of a problem, even
through a window.
I suspect your problem is at the summerhouse end.
Take your laptop and have a wander up the
garden. I’d be surprised if you hadn’t at least
3 bars outside the building.
I’ve used USB AP’s with built in 10db directional
panel antennas in similar circumstances.
Sorry to bang on about Pheenet but I use their
stuff all the time. The WLU-805G for £35 would
be my first recommendation (Vista drivers available).
Plug and play so you could swap between Desktop
and Laptop. Again aim for a window location in
the summerhouse for the unit; it does come with
a meter (ish) lead which can be extended.
You can view the above at
http://www.solwise.co.uk/wireless-wlu-805g.htm.
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