Brian
If you plan to use 802.11 technology, I would recommend the following: 1. Assume you will be in the 5.8 Ghz band – 2.4 is too crowded and severely affected by anything with water molecules (trees, leaves, fog, rain, etc). 2. Get on the roofs of each building with a WiFi tester (anything that can tell you what channels it sees – free apps are available on smartphones) to see if you have any clear channels (you probably do). 3. Select very directional antenna for each site to minimize outside interference. A grid antenna like these will get you a good connection: http://www.terra-wave.com/shop/5-ghz-antennas-5-ghz-parabolic-dish-grid-antennas-c-33_62_67.html Note: these antennae are NOT MIMO and will connect to only ONE antenna port on your AP. You will need to disable the remaining ports. Finally, recognize that you will be limited to 802.11 throughput which could become a bottleneck if you have a lot of users at the remote site. Hope that helps *Ron Walczak PMP, RCDD, CWNA/CWSP* *Walczak Technology Consultants, Inc* *(724) 865-2740* "Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer * * "The great aim of education is not knowledge but action." *- Herbert Spencer * * **Anyone can count the seeds in an apple;** ** but only God can count the apples in a seed*. On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Brian David <brian.da...@bc.edu> wrote: > All,**** > > I wanted to get peoples perspective on their PTP wireless deployment. **** > > How reliable is it for you. How much does the weather affect it?**** > > How much through put are you getting and in what frequency are you using?* > *** > > We are looking to have a temporary deployment for a particular building > that is less than**** > > a mile away and has excellent line of sight.**** > > Any input would be great. **** > > Thank you in advance.**** > > ** ** > > *Brian J David* > > *Network Systems Engineer* > > *Boston College* > > *[image: Description: bc logo small]* > > * * > > ** ** > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > -- Ron Walczak PMP, RCDD, CWNA/CWSP Walczak Technology Consultants, Inc (724) 865-2740 "Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer * ** * "The great aim of education is not knowledge but action." *- Herbert Spencer * * **Anyone can count the seeds in an apple; but only God can count the apples in a seed*. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
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