Wireless point to point through glass
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I'm looking to setup a point to point with wireless, probably around 200 ft max between two houses. I'd like to mount these inside the house through windows.
Anyone done this?
I found a pair of nanostations M5 on ebay, perhaps they would work?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ubiquiti-Nanostation-M5-5-5-6-Firmware-2-Units/252139983604?_trksid=p5411.c100169.m2942&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140131123815%26meid%3D9b9bb5ac19304a2cac8ed29006e857d1%26pid%3D100169%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D351560514793 -
yeah, they will work. you'd more than likely need to dial the gain way back that close. also, hopefully this is second floor to second floor line of sight? if not a truck/tree between the two could cause issues
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It's through a grass area, but yeah, I'll need to make sure there aren't other possible obstructions.
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I am also considering something like this.
EZ-Bridge EZBR-0519 5GHz 801.11a Outdoor Wireless Point to Point System
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Why are you setting up a Point to Point between these two houses anyways? Is this personal or business?
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Personal.
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Point to Point or Wireless Bridge?
I created a Wireless bridge to my neighbor's house using a pair of old Linksys Access Points. It worked for a good long while.
I can't say I know the distance, but my side was in the garage (1 wall) and their side was in the kitchen ( maybe 4 walls).
It wasn't the 'fastest' link,.. but it was more that functional.
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Depending on the Glass, it can be very reflective of RF.
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@gjacobse I'll be using the device for a wireless bridge.
I could try home AP to home AP, but from what I recall hearing, internet access barely works in the yard or the staring point, so that probably won't work.
There is line of site between the houses, I just need to make sure there aren't any trees I forgot about.
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@Dashrender said:
There is line of site between the houses, I just need to make sure there aren't any trees I forgot about.
If you can wait til summer to do the install then you'll know
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@Dashrender said:
It's through a grass area, but yeah, I'll need to make sure there aren't other possible obstructions.
Glass is like open air to the wifi. 200ft is nothing.
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I used Netgear equipment to do a wireless bridge between two of the biggest hospitals in DC around 2001. Worked great.
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@Jason said:
@Dashrender said:
There is line of site between the houses, I just need to make sure there aren't any trees I forgot about.
If you can wait til summer to do the install then you'll know
LOL, gee, thanks. I'm guessing if there is a tree with branches when I look out the window, then I'd know too.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
It's through a grass area, but yeah, I'll need to make sure there aren't other possible obstructions.
Glass is like open air to the wifi. 200ft is nothing.
Unless it has some of that Newer UV coating stuff "Low E" on it, it can reflect the RF a bit.
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@Jason said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
It's through a grass area, but yeah, I'll need to make sure there aren't other possible obstructions.
Glass is like open air to the wifi. 200ft is nothing.
Unless it has some of that Newer UV coating stuff "Low E" on it, it can reflect the RF a bit.
True, good point.
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@scottalanmiller said:
I used Netgear equipment to do a wireless bridge between two of the biggest hospitals in DC around 2001. Worked great.
Were you close to windows?
Glass isn't always RF transparent. I did some reading after posting this, and sometimes it can cause some pretty big issues. Though that reading was revolving around point to point connection devices.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
It's through a grass area, but yeah, I'll need to make sure there aren't other possible obstructions.
Glass is like open air to the wifi. 200ft is nothing.
We've got quite a few leaded glass windows in our house. They don't seem to allow signal to go through them very well. Just from a little testing I've done.
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Or you know.... bury a CAT 6e cable in a piece of pcv and be done with it.
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@DustinB3403 said:
Or you know.... bury a CAT 6e cable in a piece of pcv and be done with it.
If I remember right (I probably am not) they do make direct bury CAT 6 (Maybe CAT 7?). We looked into it for our manufacturing facility at our last job.
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@coliver said:
@DustinB3403 said:
Or you know.... bury a CAT 6e cable in a piece of pcv and be done with it.
If I remember right (I probably am not) they do make direct bury CAT 6 (Maybe CAT 7?). We looked into it for our manufacturing facility at our last job.
CAT 7 is just more fragile, not for burying. Each higher number has a different wind characteristic, not different physical abilities like plenum.
