lrodptl
Junior Member   Posts: 3 Registered: 6/11/07 Status: Offline |
posted on 6/11/07 at 12:21 |
| I've had LoganWiFi at Logan Airport in Boston for
a few years. I work there but we have moved
our location to where there are no windows and
no signal. Any way to bring the outside signal
in? Thanks.
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Fellsider
Junior Member  Posts: 46 Registered: 11/11/04 Status: Offline |
posted on 6/11/07 at 17:05 |
You first need to establish a signal is present
at your new location, ie Line of sight, and you
are still within range of a LoganWiFi node.
How did you connect at your old place, Wireless
Laptop, USB Dongle, AP, PCI card in a
desktop..........?
Can you fix an external aerial to your current
device?
How far would an external aerial need to be away
from your PC, to achieve the above?
Mick ____________________
Mick |
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lrodptl
Junior Member Posts: 3 Registered: 6/11/07 Status: Offline |
posted on 23/11/07 at 20:11 |
| We have a signal at the front of our new
shop. Our shop is concrete on all four sides and
no signal inside when the outside door is
closed. We were using laptops with wireless cards
at the old location. How can we get the signal
inside? Thanks. |
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Fellsider
Junior Member Posts: 46 Registered: 11/11/04 Status: Offline |
posted on 24/11/07 at 10:00 |
My suggestion would be :>
Receive the signal externally with an outdoor panel
ant, and AP (client mode). Using Power over
Ethernet (POE), route an Ethernet cable through your
door casing to a central/convenient location. Where
you’d have the other part of your POE unit, and
- say a 4 port wireless router. You could then
receive WiFi wirelessly from the 2db router ant(s),
or wired through the router LAN ports. Additional
Ethernet could be added to spare LAN ports and
run to other parts of the building for either
direct cable connection, or add other AP’s to
further boost WiFi in dead spots. ____________________
Mick |
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lrodptl
Junior Member Posts: 3 Registered: 6/11/07 Status: Offline |
posted on 24/11/07 at 14:18 |
| AP mode? POE? Is that just antenna to ethernet
cable to router? Can we elaborate simply about
that? Any recommendations where to get the antenna?
Thanks. |
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Fellsider
Junior Member Posts: 46 Registered: 11/11/04 Status: Offline |
posted on 25/11/07 at 15:45 |
Ok, let’s simplify the job. Scrap the POE idea.
I’m sure there’s a local Computer shop which could
point you in the direction of a WiFi equipment
supplier. I’ll provide a link to the company - I
use here in the UK. You’ll find all sorts of
goodies here + quite a few tutorials for the
beginner.
www.solwise.co.uk/
You’ll need an external panel aerial. A pre-made to
length coax lead, with the correct connectors for
the aerial and AP you buy. 2 x Access
points (AP), and a pre-made Ethernet patch lead.
Do a recce on the job first. How long do the
pre-made leads need to be? Where will you site
the wireless AP to get the best coverage in your
shop?
Mount the panel aerial externally. Run your pre-made
coax lead (with the correct connectors at each
end), from the external aerial to where you want
to site your AP indoors. Keep this distance as
short as possible, to reduce signal loss.
Connect the coax lead to the AP in place of
the supplied low gain Omni type aerial. Using the
instructions configure the AP to client mode, and
scan for your provider. On completion of this stage
you should have a wired internet connection.
To re-send wirelessly you have to connect another
AP, - in AP mode this time, to the first.
Using the pre-made Ethernet lead. This AP, if using
the supplied low gain Omni type aerial needs to
be as high as possible to provide the best
coverage.
The two AP’s can be up to about 100M’s apart.
I have no idea of the shop layout but sector
aerials can be purchased to improve indoor coverage.
Try the enclosed aerial first.
Hope this is a bit clearer. ____________________
Mick |
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