Go for a Dlink 2700AP and Dlink directional attena with it worked for me at laikipia ..i cant recall model of the antenna but it gave me a shock almost 24Dbi i was able to cover 1.5 km with latecy of 4ms to 6ms On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 8:56 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
@Mambo, its difficult to suggest any help but I'll list these as a guideline :
a) What frequency and have you got a license for each radio AP approved by freq allocation at CCK? c) If you have a license, then you may as well import the unit directly from many vendors and get type approvals done. d) If you are intending to do this on ISM band, considering the power levels, you still need to deal with CCK on this because such power levels on the band are illegal and will cause jamming of other ISM band APs, especially in urban areas. e) Assuming that its on ISM, you are exposing your network to easy hacks. f) Lower ISM band is not stable on such ranges, expect a huge drop in throughputs.
Try and partner with ISPs or Network operators who have the infrastructure and licensing in place. Why try to create your own network when there are many official options in the market place?
HTHs.
On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 11:48 AM, mambo mutua <am.mambo@gmail.com> wrote:
Fellow Techies,
Am in a project that involves setting up of several hotspots in Nairobi. I have setup Mikrotik routers (server based) to handle the backend. I urgently need access points that can cover btn 1.5 to 2Km radius.
Please do not recommend: Mikrotik Access points, Nano station nor Strix.
I will really appreciate your effort.
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