[TriLUG] OT: comms inside a corrugated metal building

[shay walters via TriLUG]

I have previously used a parabolic reflector antenna similar to some of the
ones shown there to get WiFi service over a distance of about 1/4 mile.
The remote building was metal so I had to place the dish at a window
pointed at the main building (I'm sure mounting it outside would have
worked fine, too).  It didn't require anything special at the main
building, just a regular WiFi router.


On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 9:43 AM Matt Flyer via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> 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/ <https://www.cambiumnetworks.com/product-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
>
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