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Amount and position of AP antennas
Hi I need an AP to connect 2 computers and 2 NAS in my office room (all connected by LAN cable) to the wireless internet router in the living room with 2 brick walks between. Therefore I'm wondering if the WAC124 with 3 antennas has advantages over the WAC104 or is it the other way round? And how should the antennas be positioned?
Thanks & Regards, Chris
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Dear Chris,
At the risk this is not what you like to hear:
Hilti and a network cable. No antennas. You will be disappointed.
-Kurt
Hi Kurt, unfortunattely that's not possible. But the signal strenght should not be the problem, I just wonder if one of the APs has an advantage for my setup.
Thanks, ChrisIt's almost always possible 8-)
If the aim is to extend the router WiFi including a local LAN segment, deploy a Wireless Extender with local LAN support instead of a any kind or access point product. For your use case, I would suggest you are using tri-band unit where one dedicated 5 GHz radio is used for the connection to the primary router for a good performance overall, and you gain reasonable Wi-Fi with your office. Even if the primary router isn't a WiFi 6 (802.11ac) yet, I would look into a WiFi 6 extender to be future proof.
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