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TXJester
Apr 05, 2022Tutor
Can orbi support my 7 cabins?
I have 7 camping cabins, each laid out surrounding a central 8x8 cabana, the furthest unit is 50' from the cabana. The cabins are 1000 sq/ft cinder block construction. The paved area between the cabi...
plemans
Apr 06, 2022Guru - Experienced User
the 20-60ft isn't that big of a deal as its recommended to have at least 30 feet between router/satellites.
the biggest issue is going to be the cinder block walls. Cinder block does a great job of blocking wifi.
And that'll be the issue. Its going to be tough for us to tell you 100% whats going to work because of that.
Do you have coax ran between the units? Because you could always use MoCa adapters to connect the units for a backhaul. Then put access points or satellites in the units.
TXJester
Apr 06, 2022Tutor
Thanks for the feedback, with no coax available between units, i am not sure what the best solution is.
- plemansApr 06, 2022Guru - Experienced User
do the cabana and cabins have a line of sight window you could put the satellites in?
Glass doesn't block wifi.
Or even if there's some type of wood structure/attic that might be able to host a router/satellite (dust/heat could be an issue there).
You could potentially try ethernet over powerline but if they're on different power circuits, that might not work.
You could use a point to point system to connect them as well.
- TXJesterApr 06, 2022Tutor
A-frame wooden attick may be the winner, thanks for the suggestion. Outside of the cinderblock concern, do you see issue with that many satelites, or distance? I dont expect more than a couple users at any one time.
thanks much!
Jesse
- plemansApr 07, 2022Guru - Experienced User
All you can do is try. We can't say 100% because so many factors can influence it.
I'd buy from somewhere with a generous return policy in case it doesn't work that well.
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