Mounting the AP inside the building and mounting antenna's on the side
of the building is how
we've covered the majority of our outdoor spaces. Typically if you
penetrate the building you're going
to have some type of weatherproof junction box on the outside for the
cables to pass through.
If you locate the antennas about a foot to either side of the JB you
should be fine due to the
difference in frequencies. We t ypically space our antenna's about a
meter apart.
Additionally as long as you use low loss cable you should be able
to use about 10 to 20feet of extension without any significajnt issues.
Rick
Nathan Hay wrote:
We are looking to cover an outdoor area by mounting two dual-band
panel antennas on the side of a building and connecting them to an AP
inside the building. They are dual-band antennas, but one would only
do 5 Ghz and the other would only do 2.4 Ghz.
Here's the exact antenna:
http://www.hyperlinktech.com/item.aspx?ID=2096
This is the first time I've done something like this, so I was
wondering if I need to space the antennas out a little or if they can
go close together without interference?
Also, at what point do I need to worry about cable length from the AP
to the antenna? I'm looking a getting some 10 foot cables so I have
some flexibility when I do the install.
Thanks,
Nathan
Nathan P. Hay
Network Engineer
Computer Services
Cedarville University
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