What would be your best recommendations for a wireless network at a resort in the nature of Vipingo Ridge without digging trenches, installing masts.. Think villas, rooms etc located distances apart, a golf park in between et al. Rgds, Simon
call llyod on 0723739733 he has the solutions your looking for. regards mumira On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Simon Wainaina <swainaina@gmail.com> wrote:
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ubnt nanostations doing station WDS perhaps? On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Simon Wainaina <swainaina@gmail.com> wrote:
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Yenyewe Brian, am lost a good one. I've googled, yes but then again would like to know the details. On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Brian L <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:
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Hi Simon, There are a number of questions i would ask before giving any advise. 1) Do you want to provide coverage on the entire facility including the golf courses etc? 2) What type of quality of service do you want to offer at the farthest point i.e on the property boundaries. It all boils down to the quality of service you wish to provide and the distances involved. Alternatively, there are a number of tree type towers that can be installed as part of the landscape if the facility and distances are on the high side for quality of service. It might be an option worth considering. Regards, Michuki. On 2/8/12 3:59 PM, Simon Wainaina wrote:
Yenyewe Brian, am lost a good one. I've googled, yes but then again would like to know the details.
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Brian L <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:
ubnt nanostations doing station WDS perhaps?
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Think of point-to-multi-point (P2MP) access point, point-to-point (P2P) connection and then P2MP, P2P in whichever order and then select a good WiFi product product. Mugo On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:21 PM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki@swiftkenya.com>wrote:
Hi Simon,
There are a number of questions i would ask before giving any advise.
1) Do you want to provide coverage on the entire facility including the golf courses etc?
2) What type of quality of service do you want to offer at the farthest point i.e on the property boundaries.
It all boils down to the quality of service you wish to provide and the distances involved.
Alternatively, there are a number of tree type towers that can be installed as part of the landscape if the facility and distances are on the high side for quality of service. It might be an option worth considering.
Regards,
Michuki.
On 2/8/12 3:59 PM, Simon Wainaina wrote:
Yenyewe Brian, am lost a good one. I've googled, yes but then again would like to know the details.
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Brian L <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:
ubnt nanostations doing station WDS perhaps?
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What would be your best recommendations for a wireless network at a resort in the nature of Vipingo Ridge without digging trenches, installing masts.. Think villas, rooms etc located distances apart, a golf park in
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Use ubiquiti products combining the bullets with nanos depending on the site and configure them as AP WDS . Each equipment will receive and broadcast at the same time. On Feb 8, 2012 4:45 PM, "m mugo" <mugo2of3@gmail.com> wrote:
Think of point-to-multi-point (P2MP) access point, point-to-point (P2P) connection and then P2MP, P2P in whichever order and then select a good WiFi product product.
Mugo
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:21 PM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki@swiftkenya.com>wrote:
Hi Simon,
There are a number of questions i would ask before giving any advise.
1) Do you want to provide coverage on the entire facility including the golf courses etc?
2) What type of quality of service do you want to offer at the farthest point i.e on the property boundaries.
It all boils down to the quality of service you wish to provide and the distances involved.
Alternatively, there are a number of tree type towers that can be installed as part of the landscape if the facility and distances are on the high side for quality of service. It might be an option worth considering.
Regards,
Michuki.
On 2/8/12 3:59 PM, Simon Wainaina wrote:
Yenyewe Brian, am lost a good one. I've googled, yes but then again would like to know the details.
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Brian L <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:
ubnt nanostations doing station WDS perhaps?
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Simon Wainaina <swainaina@gmail.com> wrote:
What would be your best recommendations for a wireless network at a resort in the nature of Vipingo Ridge without digging trenches, installing masts.. Think villas, rooms etc located distances apart, a golf park in
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I would also support Thiong'o, then request us to supply the items :) Lovely technical afternoon. ./YastLabs On 02/08/2012 04:52 PM, Thiong'o wrote:
Use ubiquiti products combining the bullets with nanos depending on the site and configure them as AP WDS . Each equipment will receive and broadcast at the same time.
On Feb 8, 2012 4:45 PM, "m mugo" <mugo2of3@gmail.com <mailto:mugo2of3@gmail.com>> wrote:
Think of point-to-multi-point (P2MP) access point, point-to-point (P2P) connection and then P2MP, P2P in whichever order and then select a good WiFi product product.
Mugo
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:21 PM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki@swiftkenya.com <mailto:michuki@swiftkenya.com>> wrote:
Hi Simon,
There are a number of questions i would ask before giving any advise.
1) Do you want to provide coverage on the entire facility including the golf courses etc?
2) What type of quality of service do you want to offer at the farthest point i.e on the property boundaries.
It all boils down to the quality of service you wish to provide and the distances involved.
Alternatively, there are a number of tree type towers that can be installed as part of the landscape if the facility and distances are on the high side for quality of service. It might be an option worth considering.
Regards,
Michuki.
On 2/8/12 3:59 PM, Simon Wainaina wrote: > Yenyewe Brian, am lost a good one. > I've googled, yes but then again would like to know the details. > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Brian L <lusiola@gmail.com <mailto:lusiola@gmail.com>> wrote: >> ubnt nanostations doing station WDS perhaps? >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Simon Wainaina <swainaina@gmail.com <mailto:swainaina@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> What would be your best recommendations for a wireless network at a >>> resort in the nature of Vipingo Ridge without digging trenches, >>> installing masts.. >>> Think villas, rooms etc located distances apart, a golf park in between et >>> al. >>> Rgds, >>> Simon >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Skunkworks mailing list >>> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <mailto:Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> >>> ------------ >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> ------------ >>> >>> Skunkworks Rules >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 <http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94> >>> ------------ >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Lusiola Brian >> |3 R 1 /-\ |\| >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <mailto:Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 <http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94> >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <mailto:Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 <http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94> > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <mailto:Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------
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If you are looking for a good robust service think of micro cells and I highly discourage WDS repeating, you will get all kinds of issues on your network. You need to provide more info on the area and what is to be achieved. -- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki, Phone: (+254) - 722906324 | 736333075 Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob Address: 42665 00100 Nrb
Considering that the villas/cottages etc are spread round the golf course, no trenches should be dug and no masts should be visible. The owners of the villas don't want canopies or whatever on top of their houses. The end result is just a WiFi network. On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Job Muriuki <muriukin@gmail.com> wrote:
If you are looking for a good robust service think of micro cells and I highly discourage WDS repeating, you will get all kinds of issues on your network. You need to provide more info on the area and what is to be achieved. -- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki,
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Job, Could you please point out a couple of this issues whilst having WDS? I'd really appreciate it. Thank you in advance. On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Simon Wainaina <swainaina@gmail.com> wrote:
Considering that the villas/cottages etc are spread round the golf course, no trenches should be dug and no masts should be visible. The owners of the villas don't want canopies or whatever on top of their houses. The end result is just a WiFi network.
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Job Muriuki <muriukin@gmail.com> wrote:
If you are looking for a good robust service think of micro cells and I highly discourage WDS repeating, you will get all kinds of issues on your network. You need to provide more info on the area and what is to be achieved. -- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki,
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@ Brian, I second that question... What is wrong with WDS I think tis wrong to summarily advice against a solution, technology, especially when commenting on general issues. Note; I'm not talking about companies, providers, etc. A lot of times, successful deployment depends on domain knowledge, suitability to a specific situation, type and/or quality of equipment used, etc. Mugo On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Brian L <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:
Job,
Could you please point out a couple of this issues whilst having WDS? I'd really appreciate it. Thank you in advance.
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Simon Wainaina <swainaina@gmail.com>wrote:
Considering that the villas/cottages etc are spread round the golf course, no trenches should be dug and no masts should be visible. The owners of the villas don't want canopies or whatever on top of their houses. The end result is just a WiFi network.
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Job Muriuki <muriukin@gmail.com> wrote:
If you are looking for a good robust service think of micro cells and I highly discourage WDS repeating, you will get all kinds of issues on your network. You need to provide more info on the area and what is to be achieved. -- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki,
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WDS has no issues so long as the parent AP is the same for all other AP's. Make ur parent AP mikrotik outdoor and ur sorted. U can even create a hotspot with authentication once u do this so easily. On Feb 9, 2012 12:15 PM, "m mugo" <mugo2of3@gmail.com> wrote:
@ Brian, I second that question... What is wrong with WDS
I think tis wrong to summarily advice against a solution, technology, especially when commenting on general issues. Note; I'm not talking about companies, providers, etc.
A lot of times, successful deployment depends on domain knowledge, suitability to a specific situation, type and/or quality of equipment used, etc.
Mugo
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Brian L <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:
Job,
Could you please point out a couple of this issues whilst having WDS? I'd really appreciate it. Thank you in advance.
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Simon Wainaina <swainaina@gmail.com>wrote:
Considering that the villas/cottages etc are spread round the golf course, no trenches should be dug and no masts should be visible. The owners of the villas don't want canopies or whatever on top of their houses. The end result is just a WiFi network.
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Job Muriuki <muriukin@gmail.com> wrote:
If you are looking for a good robust service think of micro cells and I highly discourage WDS repeating, you will get all kinds of issues on your network. You need to provide more info on the area and what is to be achieved. -- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki,
Phone: (+254) - 722906324 | 736333075 Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob
Address: 42665 00100 Nrb
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Remember the antennae at the mikrotik is still ubiquiti. Yeast labs says he has them. Done! On Feb 9, 2012 1:45 PM, "Thiong'o" <dmuriuki@gmail.com> wrote:
WDS has no issues so long as the parent AP is the same for all other AP's. Make ur parent AP mikrotik outdoor and ur sorted. U can even create a hotspot with authentication once u do this so easily. On Feb 9, 2012 12:15 PM, "m mugo" <mugo2of3@gmail.com> wrote:
@ Brian, I second that question... What is wrong with WDS
I think tis wrong to summarily advice against a solution, technology, especially when commenting on general issues. Note; I'm not talking about companies, providers, etc.
A lot of times, successful deployment depends on domain knowledge, suitability to a specific situation, type and/or quality of equipment used, etc.
Mugo
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Brian L <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:
Job,
Could you please point out a couple of this issues whilst having WDS? I'd really appreciate it. Thank you in advance.
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Simon Wainaina <swainaina@gmail.com>wrote:
Considering that the villas/cottages etc are spread round the golf course, no trenches should be dug and no masts should be visible. The owners of the villas don't want canopies or whatever on top of their houses. The end result is just a WiFi network.
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Job Muriuki <muriukin@gmail.com> wrote:
If you are looking for a good robust service think of micro cells and I highly discourage WDS repeating, you will get all kinds of issues on your network. You need to provide more info on the area and what is to be achieved. -- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki,
Phone: (+254) - 722906324 | 736333075 Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob
Address: 42665 00100 Nrb
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I have nothing personal against WDS repeating just don like its operation. First for every WDS hop you half the available bandwidth since the radio (AP) has to work twice as much. Secondly the technology is not standardized across vendors it will work on same equipment and my or my not work in a mixed vendor environment. Then there is the issue of self interference considering for WDS to work all APs need to be on the same channel and run same encryption. Last i checked on ubiquiti only WEP is supported which is easily cracked. I tried it and it just gives you issues on large deployments. -- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki, Phone: (+254) - 722906324 | 736333075 Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob Address: 42665 00100 Nrb
@Job...correction: UBNT supports WPA2 - I have several links running on that
As an alternative...consider Unifi: http://www.ubnt.com/unifi
To circumvent the issue of 'halfing' make one AP the parent AP. To manage security, make mikrotik your parent AP. that way you do not have to use wep. you can use the hotspot feature to authenticate. I have several networks running on this and they work perfectly. WDS is the solution to deploy here. On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 8:15 PM, Haggai Nyang <haggai.nyang@gmail.com> wrote:
As an alternative...consider Unifi:
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On 2/9/12 7:38 PM, Job Muriuki wrote:
I have nothing personal against WDS repeating just don like its operation. First for every WDS hop you half the available bandwidth since the radio (AP) has to work twice as much.
Thats if you are using the same frequency i.e 2.4GHz for both. However, if you have a decent radio with both 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz you can use the 5.8GHz for the bridge/repeater and users can associate on the 2.4GHz radio.
Secondly the technology is not standardized across vendors it will work on same equipment and my or my not work in a mixed vendor environment.
+1
Then there is the issue of self interference considering for WDS to work all APs need to be on the same channel and run same encryption.
Likely, but depends on the design/placement of the AP's. Here's my observation. I belive that the cottages/villas have service infrastructure on the ground like Power, water, sewerage, etc. If thats the case, you can easily install fiber cables along the same path and restore the grounds back to the same status. That way if you have fiber at the cottages/villas it will definitely reduce your wifi build out and improve on quality of service. Still the question on distances and quality of service to be offered remains unanswered. Therefore we are not assisting you but just throwing ideas at you. :). Regards, Michuki.
whatever you do, however you do it, make sure that you: 1: do your homework - you're doing that now which is really nice. 2: Do not be tempted to cover the 'whole place' at once with wifi. Really good solutions may seem expensive upfront but you're better off starting small then adding AP's as opposed to going for a crap solution covering the whole place and dealing with support issues daily (which is why I advice you go for mesh AP's). Im not sure what role you're playing at the resort but if budgets are tight, don't make do with just any solution. 3: Unless you are offering free wifi. Think of a solution that integrates well with billing/splash screens etc. On WDS - it works very well if handled by someone that has worked well with it. can be messy too if badly planned. just note the 'halving bandwidth issue; you have to use static wep keys; and if you try interoperability, issues might crop up you're not ready for. If this were my deployment i'd probably be out looking for 'mesh AP's'. WHY? because I can scale them easilly and can start small. most will support 802.1n (even for wds, go for this standard), most self configure and 'self heal' and are cool. I also like the idea Michuki floated of running 'local fiber' at various points. Might seem expensive but in the long run it would pay off... Gitau On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 8:24 PM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki@swiftkenya.com>wrote:
On 2/9/12 7:38 PM, Job Muriuki wrote:
I have nothing personal against WDS repeating just don like its operation. First for every WDS hop you half the available bandwidth since the radio (AP) has to work twice as much.
Thats if you are using the same frequency i.e 2.4GHz for both.
However, if you have a decent radio with both 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz you can use the 5.8GHz for the bridge/repeater and users can associate on the 2.4GHz radio.
Secondly the technology is not standardized across vendors it will work on same equipment and my or my not work in a mixed vendor environment.
+1
Then there is the issue of self interference considering for WDS to work all APs need to be on the same channel and run same encryption.
Likely, but depends on the design/placement of the AP's.
Here's my observation.
I belive that the cottages/villas have service infrastructure on the ground like Power, water, sewerage, etc. If thats the case, you can easily install fiber cables along the same path and restore the grounds back to the same status.
That way if you have fiber at the cottages/villas it will definitely reduce your wifi build out and improve on quality of service.
Still the question on distances and quality of service to be offered remains unanswered. Therefore we are not assisting you but just throwing ideas at you. :).
Regards,
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Hi Wainaina try pep links and ubiquity products , they have good range , but i have seen your location before you will need to map out areas to get clear lines of site else they wont do much.... On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Brian L <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:
ubnt nanostations doing station WDS perhaps?
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Simon Wainaina <swainaina@gmail.com>wrote:
What would be your best recommendations for a wireless network at a resort in the nature of Vipingo Ridge without digging trenches, installing masts.. Think villas, rooms etc located distances apart, a golf park in between et al. Rgds, Simon _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------
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