Single AP in the center with an omni might work although we have had
pretty poor luck getting them to work well in the usual L shaped motels
we have. If price is a serious issue you could always start with the
omni setup and see how well it works I would just be prepared to switch
to a multiple AP setup.
We have had a lot better luck mounting several under the eaves. We use
to use CB3s in AP mode for this, but due to a bug in the senao cards we
have switched to using deliberant or highgain internal APs in nema boxes
and have been having pretty good luck. You would probably need at least
3 to cover your setup, one on each straight run.
Sam Tetherow
Sandhills Wireless
Mark McElvy wrote:
I am putting together a quote for an older motel. They want to provide
wireless access for their customers. The build is a big curving L or
almost U with a set of rooms in the middle. It is all one story but the
rise in elevation as it curves around. The rooms are your typical glass
front, open walkway motel with carports in front. The length of the L or
U is approx 800ft. with the distance across the points about 4-500 ft.
How well will say an AP w/omni setting ontop of the center building
cover such a setup? Or do I need to lean toward several Ap's w 90 -120
sectors pointed at different sections of the buildings? Or other ideas I
have not considered. This will be my first setup like this.
Mark McElvy
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