Allen,
You might want to enlist the services of a qualified reseller. Doing an
outdoor deployment gets complex fast.
That being said, lets see what we can do.
Some information that will help.
1. What are your goals? 100% outdoor coverage? Just the area's that
people walk on? Just the quad?
This is the single most important bit of information that you
can provide.
2. What is your supported network frequency? 802.11a, 802.11g,
802.11n, 802.11h? (Cisco supports all four for the LWAPP (the AP-1250
was announced this week that supports 802.11n draft 2.0 support)
3. What access point model are you using? 1240? 1020? 1510?
To answer your questions.
Can anyone help me with this?
Yes. We'll try. I'm still recommending finding a
qualified reseller. Your Cisco rep should have a local favorite.
Who do you order equipments to support AP from?
Not sure what you mean. We've bought Antenna Masts and
non-penetrating roof mounts from Tessco.
Distance Problem
Distance is always a problem, and is a function of
Throughput. You'll have to answer my goals answer to answer your
question.
Should AP be on 1 or 2 story building.
See above answer.
What kind of Antenna do you recommend.
Depends on the AP you have. Dipole antennas are better,
but if you only have a single pole AP, what's the point. Omni's vs
Patch, depends on your goals.
I have pictures, but when I know more what you want, I can show you
one's that apply.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Allen Matthews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 2:20 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Outdoor Antenna
I am working to set up outdoor antenna for Wi-FI.. We are using Cisco
4404 and LWAPP Access point.
Can anyone help me with this?
Who do you order equipments to support AP from? (I have seen Cisco
LWAPP package)
Distance problem? Should AP be place on 2 story or 1 story building?
What kind of antenna do you recommend? Dipole? Omni? or Patch Panel?
Any information will be helpful.. If you have picture of your outdoor
antenna, can I see it?
Thanks..
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Allen Matthews
Network Engineer
Gallaudet University Information Technology Services
Washington, DC
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