lrodptl
Newbie  Posts: 3 Registered: 6/11/07 Status: Offline |
posted on 6/11/07 at 12:21
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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
Full Member  Posts: 72 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
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lrodptl
Newbie 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
Full Member Posts: 72 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.
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lrodptl
Newbie 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?
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Fellsider
Full Member Posts: 72 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.
http://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.
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