Mark, Jerome brings up a good point. The mesh system I described was for a different application - providing muni WiFi services (2.4 GHz), including wireless metering, along with future mobility via a 4.9 GHz licensed mesh network. For you L or U Shaped Hotel you can solve your problem with a much simpler system; as mentioned in the other postings. Good luck to you. Felix
--- Jeromie Reeves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A few Buffalo WHR-HP-G54's running openwrt. Do > routed WDS links, not > bridged. Also use AP isolation to keep client to > client traffic down. > The RX amp in the HP is VERY nice. I use a setup > like this and it > works well with some planning. > > > On 6/22/07, Felix A. Lopez > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mark,. Because you asked specifically: We used > the > > Motorola Canopy, Motorola Orthogon, and Moto Mesh > > products. I worked with my WiSP parnter listed > below. > > WE installed a combination mesh neetwork and fixed > > wireless system including utility metering. I had > > them to go through mesh trainnig, and get the > latest > > in RF Wireless Planning software. > > > > THe WSIP is NorCal Broadband at > http://www.ncbb.net/ > > > > Please call Kerry Smith CTO or Bob McMahon CEO at > > 800.577.6630 and tell them I said hello. I enjoy > > working with WISP operators. > > > > The system was integrated with Cisco backend. WE > > worked closely with Cisco administrators to > provision > > the gear and engineer in the right security > protocol. > > > > Felix > > Wireless Practioneer (and here to help) > > > > --- Mark McElvy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I was kinda thinking a mesh product also, any > brand > > > recommendations? I > > > kinda looked over Tranzeo. > > > > > > Mark McElvy > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf Of Michael J. Erskine > > > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 4:21 PM > > > To: WISPA General List > > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Wifi @ a Motel > > > > > > It seems to me that a mesh product would be just > the > > > ticket in a motel. > > > > > > Then again I have never done a motel. :) > > > > > > -m- > > > > > > > > > Jack Unger wrote: > > > > Felix, > > > > > > > > With all due respect, the Radio Mobile "cat" > has > > > been "out of the bag" > > > > > > > for many (perhaps 5) years. > > > > > > > > Thank you for your useful tree-attenuation > > > information in your other > > > > post. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > jack > > > > > > > > Felix A. Lopez wrote: > > > >> Mark: The professional RF Planning software > is > > > good > > > >> for large designs. There is also freeware > > > available > > > >> and I will let the cat out of the bag. > > > >> http://www.cplus.org/rmw/english1.html > > > >> Radio Mobile software is a copyright of Roger > > > >> Coud?VE2DBE. Radio Mobile is dedicated to > amateur > > > >> radio and humanitarian use. Although > commercial > > > use is > > > >> not prohibited, the author cannot be held > > > responsible > > > >> for its usage. The outputs resulting from the > > > program > > > >> are under the entire responsibility of the > user, > > > and > > > >> the user should conform to restrictions from > > > external > > > >> data sources > > > >> http://www.cplus.org/rmw/english1.html > > > >> > > > >> Caveat: Many wireless starters and subject > > > matter > > > >> experts use the Radio Mobile software as a > "first > > > >> glance" tool. Because I'm an advocate of the > > > >> WiFi/WiMax inteface, I would like to think > the > > > tool > > > >> can be used for walking Mobile Radio too. > > > >> Felix > > > >> Wireless Practioneer > > > >> > > > >> --- Mark McElvy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> -- > > > >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > >>> > > > >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > > >>> > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > >>> > > > >>> Archives: > > > http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > ____________ > > > >> > > > >> We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to > love > > > (and love to hate): > > > > > > >> Yahoo! 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