Questions: 1. How far away are these buildings?
2. Are both APs indoors? (I don't know if they have an option for external antennas, and if you are using them.) Do you have an option to use outdoor APs? 3. What kind of bandwidth requirements are you anticipating? How much bandwidth is the current camera system using? 4. How dependent are you on this connection? Can you handle downtime, or do you need something you can guarantee access. 5. Is there a possibility of using a wired connection between buildings? Can you dig a trench, run an aerial, or VPN? --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:19:04 -0800 Subject: OT - Suggestions for using Netgear wifi and extender with Security camera setup > Hi folks. I know this isn't a networking list, but thought I would throw > this out and see what comes back. > > A client has installed a security camera/dvr system in their facility. They > have two buildings, one is remote with no lan connectivity to anything else. > The camera vendor had them buy a Netgear WNDR3400v2 router and a Netgear > WN2000RPT wireless extender for the remote building. > The extender is configured for the same subnet as the Netgear router - > 192.168.1.x > They installed them and put the remote dvr on the repeater and the main > building's dvr on the prod lan. > The two netgears are using their own subnet - eg 192.168.1.x and passing > traffic through to the prod lan pc where management pc is installed. > > The DVR boxes are working and sending traffic to the management pc on the > prod lan - 192.168.10.x > > The Netgear router has it's Internet connection plugged in to the prod lan > using dhcp. > > Now they want to use the Netgear to provide wifi in the office. > > I would like to just use these to provide wifi and a bridged network between > the two offices. > > I found settings to tell the main router to be an AP only, but when I do > this, I lose connectivity from the remote office - it won't let the remote > dvr talk to the prod lan anymore. > > Anyone have a better suggestion as how to architect this, as when I look at > the netgear forums, it's all over the place about whether these things even > work reliably in a "business" environment. > > Maybe I should look at more "enterprise grade" solutions like the Meraki, > etc. ? > > Thanks > > Don K > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
