Wireless over 100 meters (320 feet) 1

[TimK01]

I have a stuaton where we need to connect 1 PC to the lan. That pc is about 120 meters from where the Wireless access point would be, and is accross a stream (Making running a cable expensive and dificult).

So I thought wireless. But most devices are rated at 100 meters max.

Has anyone had any experience with this sort of situation and could recomend an approach or even some hardware?

Thx

Tim

 

[jimbopalmer]

You may well find that is an indoor range. Out doors with bigger antennas I have run wireless 7 miles. Even the 6 inch whip antennas can go the 120 meters outdoor if no one else is on the same (2.4 gHz) wavelength I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.

 

[Tom02]

You might check out

http://www.raylink.com

That was my choice for that type of solution. Except their antennas and cable are very pricey. I used

http://www.electro-comm.com

for that.

 

[RHARRIS99]

I think the new 802.11a standard has a longer range and is much faster although the hardware is a bit more expensive.

 

[edfair]

SMC specs I was checking yesterday called for 1800 ft. Ed Fair
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[seaspac]

hi, if u have 100 meter devices availble easily then the best choice to solve this through some antenna selection process the range can be increased by adding size and adjusting hieght of ur device antenna if u dont have any interference problems. and in ur case it seems more appropriate to 1st try the system without increasing antenna size and hieght.its possible to achieve 120m without any extra effort. good luck

 

[DigitalHeMan]

I managed to achieve a 802.11b signal over a distance of 153m at the weekend. This was line of sight, straight down the street, but it was possible. I was using a Cisco 350 card with a cheap (Edimax I believe) AP.

Of course, by the time you get to these distances your signal strength will have dropped off so you will only manage a lower speed (1MB) connection.

Another (cheaper) approach would be to make your own booster ariel for either the AP or the client PC. Try

http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html

for more instructions.