Thinkin of setting up

peterk19

Im thinking of setting up a Wireless connection between two points about half to three quarter a kilometre apart with good line of sight its a residential area so any information on what ill need, rough costs, equipment needed and how much interferance to expect
all links appreciated.
Thanks
Pete

Fobia

A very similar question was posted and asnswered here, I could advise, but it would be the exact same as the answer posted on that thread, only replacing LMR400 with RG213...

As for interference, it all depends on how much wireless activity there is in your area. Unfortunately Dublin is very noisy in this regard, so I dunno..

peterk19

Thanks for that looks like theres loads of info on that site
Pete

bminish

Fobia wrote:

A very similar question was posted and asnswered here, I could advise, but it would be the exact same as the answer posted on that thread, only replacing LMR400 with RG213...

As for interference, it all depends on how much wireless activity there is in your area. Unfortunately Dublin is very noisy in this regard, so I dunno..

The most important thing you can do to help reduce the impact of interference is to use a directional antenna at both ends if it's a point to point link. Omni's receive in all directions and will pick up interference from all directions too.

Get the radio kit up at the antennas or just use wi-pipe's (or someone else's) integrated radio / antenna solutions, that way you just have Ethernet running up to the antennas. Ethernet cable is easer to work with and you need a much smaller hole in the house to get it in.

.Brendan

bigpaddy2004

peterk19 wrote:

Im thinking of setting up a Wireless connection between two points about half to three quarter a kilometre apart with good line of sight its a residential area so any information on what ill need, rough costs, equipment needed and how much interferance to expect
all links appreciated.
Thanks
Pete

The costs involved for your setup would be:
2) 15dbi parabolic antenna E30 each
2) cheap wireless router's E40 each
2) poe kits about E27 each
2) lashing kits and cradles for your chimney about E10 each
2) 6 foot poles about E6 each

It would roughly cost you about E220 for a good setup between both points.

peterk19

Where is a good supplier near Dublin for this as it seems pretty reasonable i may start doing it next month
Thanks for the info
Pete

bigpaddy2004

peterk19 wrote:

Where is a good supplier near Dublin for this as it seems pretty reasonable i may start doing it next month
Thanks for the info
Pete

I dont know of any supplier in Dublin, but you can pick up most of them parts from wi-pipe in Waterford, and the wireless routher from solwise in the uk.

towbar

As most of the routers have two aerials does the external antenna connect to just one of those and if so will the other antenna provide local internal coverage at the same time (assuming the location is suitable of course) ?

Reason is I have a wireless router already at each location one Linksys and the other SMC Barricade. I should be able to test the entire configuration at one location by setting up the two routers beside each other and then in theory just add the external antennas? Am I going mad or can it be that simple?

oscarBravo

Unless you're a fan of tinkering for its own sake, you'd be as well to get an integrated solution at both ends. Wi-Pipe sell CB3s with built-in 15dBi antennae and PoE. Set one end up as an AP, the other end up as a client, point them at each other and forget about it tbh.

Webmonkey

You can always build your own AP as well but it will probably cost you more, not worth it for this situation