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wireless in hotel

  • 31-07-2006 12:05pm
    #1
    eoghanflynn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭


    hi im setting up wireless broadband in a hotel an apartments across the road, im using 3mb irish broadband an have a linksys dlink router in the attic conected directley to the ibb i hav it hard wired down to reception and want to no how i can get i wireless in the reception area for the customers an across the road into the apartments wirelessly,the linksys router is wireless an wired but wont reach over to the apartments,can anyone tell what hardware to get to do this that is easy to use and set up?


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  • #2
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    start by scrapping IBB :)


  • #3
    bigpaddy2004
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭bigpaddy2004


    eoghanflynn wrote:
    hi im setting up wireless broadband in a hotel an apartments across the road, im using 3mb irish broadband an have a linksys dlink router in the attic conected directley to the ibb i hav it hard wired down to reception and want to no how i can get i wireless in the reception area for the customers an across the road into the apartments wirelessly,the linksys router is wireless an wired but wont reach over to the apartments,can anyone tell what hardware to get to do this that is easy to use and set up?
    You will need a parabolic antenna outside on top of the hotel pointing in the direction of the apartments. You will then need an outside access point connected to the antenna, and in turn a cat5 cable ran from the outside access point and back into your linksys dlink router. Alternatively you could use a sector antenna instead of a parabolic antenna.


  • #4
    NutJob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 884 ✭✭✭NutJob


    Depending on the distance. Odds are that two linksyswrt54gs with Stella Deorus antennas will do you over a reasonably short distance. (do a Line of site test before splashing for all the kit)

    Make sure to use proper greased (LMR***) microwave cable and good connectors.
    www.aerial.net


    Set up ur ap for the apartments off that.

    Bushy had good posts if you fancy digging through the forums.
    Irsihwan.ie have forums with plenty of info.


  • #5
    eoghanflynn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭eoghanflynn


    it wasnt my choice to get ibb i hate them!!kul will any of those antennes conect directly in to to router an bost the signal because the router is in the attic an can put on the roof easy?the apartment are only about 10 meters away,an will the signal reach to the opposite side of the apartments?thanks


  • #6
    bigpaddy2004
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭bigpaddy2004


    eoghanflynn wrote:
    it wasnt my choice to get ibb i hate them!!kul will any of those antennes conect directly in to to router an bost the signal because the router is in the attic an can put on the roof easy?the apartment are only about 10 meters away,an will the signal reach to the opposite side of the apartments?thanks
    You will need a suitable pigtail to go from the router to the antenna. If you use a sector antenna pointed in the direction of the apartments which is only a mere 10 metres away this will allow anyone with wifi enabled laptops to pick up the signal without any external antenna. Desktops could also use a USB dongle too.


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  • #7
    eoghanflynn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭eoghanflynn


    i no i sound like an idiot but would you be able the give me a reliable brand name of these?
    Thanks


  • #8
    bigpaddy2004
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭bigpaddy2004


    eoghanflynn wrote:
    i no i sound like an idiot but would you be able the give me a reliable brand name of these?
    Thanks

    This here should do the job for you:

    http://www.wi-pipe.com/2.4GHz/Specs/24%203015.pdf


  • #9
    bushy...
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭bushy...


    Ok hotel first...you're nearly ready for action in the reception area , if its not too big you may get away with just one AP,if not a bit more cable running is in order, you can use stuff like wds to relay the signal on but it (usually) halves the bandwidth and if the main one fails, the whole show comes to a halt.
    As far as mounting the AP , you can get nice ceiling mount antennas but you'd need to put the gear in the ceiling space ( not a good idea , unapproved gear --fire hazard in public place etc)

    Will all this be free in the apartments and the hotel ? If so and you put an antenna on the roof of the hotel to cover the apartments it won't take long before neighbouring houses/apartments cop on to free internet.

    If you do put an antenna on the hotel roof , there is a chance that the AP won't "see" the laptops in all of the apartments ( the laptops will show a good signal but it won't work..it needs two way communication )
    Then again putting APs indoors in the apartments may be fun , usually built of plenty of steel and mass concrete
    All this depends too on how tall the two buildings are and so on , you need to tell us a bit more


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