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External wifi antenna
Hi everyone, I need to externalize an antenna to get the connection inside the red box (about 1 and a half hectares). I would like to put a smart doorbell + cam at the gate (230m) and some cams at ...
palanzana wrote:
so for these distances do I necessarily have to use a point to point and isn't an omni antenna enough?
You can try whatever you want. I think if you go that route, you're going to have issues. If it was just using an IoT device where you were turning something on/off or changing a setting, it might be different. You're trying to connect a camera and other devices. That need a more solid connection/higher bandwidth.
Again, try what you'd like. but that isn't what I'd recommend and I think it'll cause more headaches than its worth
The antenna gain is usually "eaten" by the cable and the connectors. High gain antennas (stacked dipoles) help in sone access points, but not in the wireless devices commonly operating at lower power.
Definitely the best investment would be a wired backhaul. Fiber does allow longer connections than copper, which is limited to about 90 meters plus patch cables
Definitely the best investment would be a wired backhaul. Fiber does allow longer connections than copper, which is limited to about 90 meters plus patch cables