On any gear I try to get the levels to around -65 and very close both 
directions.  Things just seem to work better that way.
I have also found on most of the Ubiquity SR and XR cards that setting 
the power to 2 points less than max works better than at max no matter 
what the signal level.

Ryan Ghering wrote:
> With all the ubnt gear you can lower the power level via web interface, we
> do this often on our gear to provide rock solid links.
>
> Ryan
>
> On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Paul Gerstenberger <pa...@hrec.coop> wrote:
>
>   
>> We're just starting with WiFi using a Wavion AP and Nanostation CPE, now
>> encountering the quirks. We're having this issue at some sites. Is the only
>> solution to introduce attenuation?
>>
>> I just installed an NS2 at my house which is about a half mile from the AP.
>> With everything at default settings I could only pull about a half meg. We
>> have about 20 clients on that AP so far.
>>
>> -Paul
>>
>> On Mar 2, 2010, at 4:18 PM, Josh Luthman wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Well if you added attenuation with the silo and polarity it would be
>>> similar to the window or wall adding attenuation.
>>>
>>> When a friend moved in and I needed to "mooch" Internet from the
>>> office (three 2.4 10mhz sectors) I just put some books on a jpole
>>> mount and the ns2 worked quite well.  Wouldn't leave it for an install
>>> but it worked 99% of the time.
>>>
>>> On 3/2/10, RickG <rgunder...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> They can, I even tested it but I've never had good luck with indoor
>>>> installs. It seems they always have weird issues. Maybe new stuff is
>>>> better?
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Josh Luthman
>>>> <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> I had a customer like this - I just moved the CPE on the inside.  Use
>>>>>           
>> that
>>     
>>>>> rubber stick to the glass mount.  I know the Nanostations can, for your
>>>>> sake
>>>>> I hope the Locos can too, use a window mount (or wall mount) and put it
>>>>> inside the house.
>>>>>
>>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>>>> Suite 1337
>>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>>>
>>>>> “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to
>>>>>           
>> continue
>>     
>>>>> that counts.”
>>>>> --- Winston Churchill
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 6:54 PM, RickG <rgunder...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Darn county road is between them and the silo :(
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 6:47 PM,  <c...@midcoast.com> wrote:
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> Buy cheap fiber media converters and some fiber if they are that
>>>>>>>               
>> close.
>>     
>>>>>>> -Cameron
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>> I know, we just discussed this topic a few weeks ago. I've got a new
>>>>>>>> customer who is right next to a grain silo and the issue is that it
>>>>>>>> drops their connection with XBox. I'm not getting complaints from
>>>>>>>> anyone else. The CPE is a NS2Loco and the signal is -29! I've
>>>>>>>>                 
>> already
>>     
>>>>>>>> have it aimed up at the sky. So, I set it for H-Pol (Silo has V-Pol
>>>>>>>> omni). Signal now -53 and it seems to have helped a lot. I'm just
>>>>>>>> concerned. Whats the downside?
>>>>>>>> -RickG
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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