[TriLUG] OT: comms inside a corrugated metal building

[Matt Flyer via TriLUG]

I have an application where we have a house and an outbuilding that are
separated by about 1/4 of a mile with line of site.  Too far for
conventional WiFi.  In that application I used two Cambium ePMP Force
180 to create a point to point link (https://www.cambiumnetworks.com/pr
oduct-finder/)

While I was researching it, I saw a lot of product demonstration videos
on YouTube regarding this product and it's cousins to provide wide area
access.  

I would be surprised if there isn't a product in this lineup that would
meet the need and they're reasonably priced.

On Sat, 2019-08-31 at 14:29 -0400, David Burton via TriLUG wrote:
> I'm envisioning a WiFi range extender
> <https://www.bestbuy.com/site/networking/wireless-network-extenders/p
> cmcat161100050044.c?id=pcmcat161100050044>
> with one or more detachable antennas for the "upstream" side. You'd
> put the
> range extender inside the metal building, drill a hole through the
> outside
> wall, and mount the upstream antenna(s) on the outside. (If range is
> an
> issue you might substitute a Yagi antenna
> <https://www.walmart.com/ip/RP-SMA-2-4GHz-25dBi-Directional-Outdoor-W
> ireless-Yagi-Antenna-WiFi-for-Router-VP/623201825>.)
> The range extender would serve as your access point inside the
> building,
> forwarding between the inside and outside.
> 
> Has anyone on this list done that? Does such a device even exist?
> 
> Dave