linking 2 building using wifi & this hardware list

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Hi all

i have been asked to link to building on a company ground, one is a small office with the adsl router in it.

& the other office as nothing installed yet 3 or 4 pc are being built now for this office, they would like to use Wi-Fi only due to trucks & that.

So here is the list & do i just bridge the links together ?, or what do i do ?.
do i link the AP to the netgear router using rj45 & then the ant to the ap in the main office, & then i like the ant, ap to the switch in the other office.

2 x 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point TL-WA701ND
tp link

2x TL-ANT2424B 2.4GHz 24dBi Grid Parabolic Antenna
tp link

1 x TL-SG1005D 5-port Unmanaged Gigabit Desktop Switch
tp link

The offices are only about 200foot apart, so what that list be ok to link them using Wi-Fi.
& both offices would talk to each other i.e. swap doct's, share files etc... ?.

Thanks
 
it is a scrap yard so there is many lorries & cranes there, so they do not want a cable & fibre is a big no no.

its only 2 small offices maybe less then 150 foot 200 foot at most, & this hardware should do the trick nice & fine plus its cheap too.... .

i after just after someone who knows about this stuff... :)

thanks
 
cheers folks

the line of sight is A1 for the ANTS, as they have some 25+ foot poles what it is going to be put on.

& yes i do know that the cable will be underground, but like i said they do not want it that way ( there choice, not mine ! ).

it does not have to be 100% stable & fully working 24\7, as they know about the wi-fi signal dropping out now & then die to the cranes lorries etc... .

i have warned them, as i run my own pc support company & i know about electronics & interface.

the data is only small they need from a weigh bridge & some paper work, so there will not be any big files at all.
 
its a small office in the ground with a weigh bridge next to it, & lorries etc all around it.
& they only want wi-fi to it, no other way sorry.
 
Demon said:
From what I saw, It seemed to be planned quite well, the issue is more the site and it's unsuitability for any LOS system, the issue was 'cost'..

The issue of interruption of signal was noted, but all quotes to give better LOS performance needed structures building, as the site is split level, or more then the cost of the groundworks for installing ducting, which had to cross a road carrying heavy plant.
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cheers mate for saying that, there is some trffic across the grounds to the weigh bridge & some cranes around the yard so wi-fi is the only route at the moment. thanks
 
ThorpedoUK said:
Just link the switch to the WAP and that in turn to the ANTs at both sites, just make sure the antennas have a clear line of sight, you can even stick them on a window sill aimed directly at each other (depending on wether they are directional or omnidirectional)

just give it a go
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will do asap
 
no homeplug they have tested that beofre asking me, & yes it has power but like i have said they do not want to dig up or anything like that sorry.
 
they have some poles knocking about on the site, however i need a cable now to link the AP to the Ant... x2.

will this do =
N-Type Male to Reverse SMA Female 500cm Antenna Cable - A-N-M-RP-SMA-F-500 ?

only £13 each i need to cables, just having a nightmare now picking the right cable.

as the ant as a N Female connector & the AP box as RP SMA Female, from what i can tell.

thanks all :)

getting there slowww
 
help please

i have installed one ant so far as i am waiting for a lead & put the ant near by the main office with the internet, also in the main office as a netgear router & a belkin wi-fi ap for the office staff.
so i have installed the Wireless N Access Point TL-WA701ND in to the netgear router, & then i have walked to the other office & installed the other Wireless N Access Point TL-WA701ND & the TL-SG1005D 5-port Unmanaged Gigabit Desktop Switch but no ant as yet as i need a cable for it.

however i set both of the Wireless N Access Point TL-WA701ND up in Bridge mode & i have given the main office one the ip address of 192.168.0.101 & plugged the Ant in to it. & the other office ( with out a ant ) i have given the Wireless N Access Point TL-WA701ND a ip address of 192.168.1.102 along with bridge mode too.

& i could see the main office what has got the ANT from the other office with out the ANT, & i have set both AP's to channel 11 like i set up in the main office with the internet adsl.

but i could not go on the internet at all no page found, so is it not working because i need both ANT's connected so one side as a good signal but the other side as no signal ?, or should i not use BRIDGE mode on both of the Wireless N Access Point TL-WA701ND ?.

i am getting a bit stuck now......, so can some one give me some pointers please.
 
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like i said cables are a no no, as there trucks & cranes around the yard.

& whats up with & ?.

however its all done now & so stable as it works fine & with a great speed too.

they are happy & so am i, so thanks to the folks that helped me out.

:)
 
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