We used a similar coax to Ethernet converter for the IP camera in our elevators and they work very well.
Our building is 6 stories and we don't target our elevators for WiFi, but we do have a WAP in the lobby of each floor and the bleed through seems to cover the elevators fairly well. One thing I would do is make sure to scale back the power of the WAPs, you wouldn't want a bunch of clients near the elevators associating with the elevator WAP that only has a 10 or 100 Mbps connection back to the switch. Thanks, Jason R. Benedick IT Generalist Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Office: (717) 391-6957 Cell: (717) 587-9065 -----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> On Behalf Of Curtis K. Larsen Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 4:01 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] [EXT] [WIRELESS-LAN] Wi-Fi in the Elevator Car This email originated from outside of Thaddeus Stevens College. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hmmm... Good to know. The bldg I am working on is about 5 floors if I remember right. Probably too long for ethernet. I'm thinking about this solution recommended by Luke Jenkins: http://www.veracityglobal.com/products/ethernet-over-coax-devices/highwire.aspx It says: "Because coaxial cable will coil and bend properly, unlike Cat 5 cable, HIGHWIRE provides an ideal means to provide network access to elevator carriages, for VoIP, security, lift panel and other devices." ________________________________________ From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> on behalf of John Turner <jtur...@nyansa.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 1:55 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] [EXT] [WIRELESS-LAN] Wi-Fi in the Elevator Car I have designed and deployed in car WiFi for a few folks - one we had a Cat 5 cable that was part of the traveler cable (so certified from a movement perspective) and the other we had a pair that I used a DSL converter on to get a few MB of traffic for the AP. These were all 10+ story buildings. The AP channel was fixed and discrete from the ones used on each floor - each car in the bank used the same channel and power setup - rarely did the cars stay on the same floor except in the late evening - Signal was basically blocked in the shaft anyway other than when the doors opened. Results were pretty good for the times and good enough to keep a VoIP call going in optimal situations (excluding client generated issues) We looked at P2P from the top of the shaft, but then I visited the top of one of the shafts and realized the dust and grease and access issues made it a non-starter. On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 2:00 PM Michael Cole <mc...@clarku.edu<mailto:mc...@clarku.edu>> wrote: You'd think this would be pretty straight forward, but with the codes for elevators and life safety you might not be able to get a cable in the wiring bundle for the car. Or if you can, will the cable take the constant bending and unbending... the Aruba airheads talked about 2 different options, an access point in the car, and one on the top of the elevator shaft with a directional antenna. https://community.arubanetworks.com/t5/Wireless-Access/Coverage-in-elevator-shaft/td-p/196269 -----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> On Behalf Of Curtis K. Larsen Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2019 1:26 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: [EXT] [WIRELESS-LAN] Wi-Fi in the Elevator Car Hello, Has anyone designed Wi-Fi specifically to work in the elevator car itself? Willing to share your experience? Thanks, -- Curtis K. 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