Robert Edwards
New Around Here
Jim Lafleur and I have a very similar situation. I do not want to hijack his thread, but allow me to ask a couple questions, and perhaps your input would help him too!?
I too am reworking my wifi at my small motel property (24 rooms + 1 office, single level, long building totaling 600 linear feet) Just switched from DSL to Cable Broadband (bandwidth issues w/ DSL). My present setup has a wireless n router located in the office at one end of the property broadcasting SSID motel1 and a second n router setup as a AP located 3/4 of the way down the building broadcasting SSID motel2 (connected to the back of office router via Ethernet). Major issues I'm dealing with now is the gap between the office router and AP creates a dead spot that a few rooms cannot connect and the second router/AP keeps losing the internet connection.
After the research I've done, I'm planning on changing the setup to the following:
Office (indoor location):
-cable modem and Netgear AC1900 wireless router
*Connecting 1 computer via wired connection for my office (low use)
Along the motel front (outdoor installations):
-2 seperate AP's evenly spaced along the length of building. Due to the need of outdoor installation and building construction components, I'm opting for the Hawking Tech HOAWBN1 for the Access Points. There temperature ratings are safe for my geography and signal strength should penetrate block and metal siding building materials.
I want same SSID for router and both AP's for seamless roaming and will span the channels (1,6,11). Also, I want to have the AP's connected to router/modem via Ethernet cable so as to not lose bandwidth. The network will be secured with WPA2-PSK protection.
Here are my questions -
*- I know the AP(s) are single band 300n and my router is a dual band AC, so should this be a problem I need to consider?
*- Will the AP's be better to connect in star topography? Also, they connect to the office Netgear AC router not the cable modem, right?
*- Any other setup concerns or advice? Like advice on the router setup.
*- If you do not like the hardware selection, please advise with alternate hardware choices. Outdoor equipment must be rated to temperature between 0-90 F.
Thanks in advance & Jim, I hope the replies help you too!
I too am reworking my wifi at my small motel property (24 rooms + 1 office, single level, long building totaling 600 linear feet) Just switched from DSL to Cable Broadband (bandwidth issues w/ DSL). My present setup has a wireless n router located in the office at one end of the property broadcasting SSID motel1 and a second n router setup as a AP located 3/4 of the way down the building broadcasting SSID motel2 (connected to the back of office router via Ethernet). Major issues I'm dealing with now is the gap between the office router and AP creates a dead spot that a few rooms cannot connect and the second router/AP keeps losing the internet connection.
After the research I've done, I'm planning on changing the setup to the following:
Office (indoor location):
-cable modem and Netgear AC1900 wireless router
*Connecting 1 computer via wired connection for my office (low use)
Along the motel front (outdoor installations):
-2 seperate AP's evenly spaced along the length of building. Due to the need of outdoor installation and building construction components, I'm opting for the Hawking Tech HOAWBN1 for the Access Points. There temperature ratings are safe for my geography and signal strength should penetrate block and metal siding building materials.
I want same SSID for router and both AP's for seamless roaming and will span the channels (1,6,11). Also, I want to have the AP's connected to router/modem via Ethernet cable so as to not lose bandwidth. The network will be secured with WPA2-PSK protection.
Here are my questions -
*- I know the AP(s) are single band 300n and my router is a dual band AC, so should this be a problem I need to consider?
*- Will the AP's be better to connect in star topography? Also, they connect to the office Netgear AC router not the cable modem, right?
*- Any other setup concerns or advice? Like advice on the router setup.
*- If you do not like the hardware selection, please advise with alternate hardware choices. Outdoor equipment must be rated to temperature between 0-90 F.
Thanks in advance & Jim, I hope the replies help you too!