Greetings,
I have been charged by my HOA to provide high speed internet access to our set of 3
condo buildings on the beach in San
Francisco. www.oceanbeach.org Needless to say running wire to every unit will not
happen.
I ran a test today
1. a D-Link DI 614+ router/Access point coupled to
http://www.dlink.com/products/digitalHome/wireless/11b+/di614+/SpecsTable.htm
2. RF Linx 2400 C amp coupled to a
http://www.rflinx.com/2.4GHz%20Bi-Directional%20PCB.htm
3. BSXL base station 8 db antenna http://216.91.65.4/pdfs/comtelco/BS2400XL6.pdf
I was able to punch a reasonable signal through 1/2 of each building setting the
antenna on a 3rd floor atrium balcony.
I did not ground to earth, everything ran through wall wart power supplies without
ground prongs. I thought with 800mw
and 5.5dB antenna I should have covered the whole 190ft by 120ft 4 story building
from a single central point. Were my
expectations too high or did I do something wrong? the exterior walls are stucco on
wood and all interior walls are dry
wall. There is a rugged plastic rubber-like paint on the exterior surfaces.
I am also trying to find the best way to run the T1 signal from the left most building
in the picture to the right most.
I was thinking cat 5, but now that it has to be in conduit, I am thinking repeaters
like the Linksys WAP-11 with
directional antennas running through the common garage/basement.
Once we have this base system going, I am contemplating 3 oval hot spots on the beach
centered at each building, the
second national park in San Francisco with hot spots!
Any suggestions/comments are greatly appreciated,
Gerard J. Cerchio
www.circlesoft.com
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