WiFi Over Long Distances
WiFi Over Long Distances
The ministry of my church asked if I could help with a scheme to set up wifi for the church. My first thoughts were of the size of the church, somewhere around 27000 sq/ft (it's an old converted theater and the walls are thick!). Then there's the Sanctuary, 9 Minister Offices, and 4 Church Administration Offices that spread from the front to the back of the building. These are the primary locations. There's another floor of class and accessory rooms as a secondary consideration. My instincts tell me I'll need more than one router.
I haven't measured distances yet, but I believe the reach of wifi extenders is paramount and will be revealing. To this end, researching extenders for power and distance. Hoping to get a jump on hardware as testing hardware and distances could get expensive.
Many thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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RE: WiFi Over Long Distances
I use Ubiquiti Unifi Access Points, but there are lots of them. You space them to be close enough for coverage but not too close to have too much overlap - both on the same floor and any floors above or below. So planning is crucial. You need a PoE switch or you can use the power bricks that come with the Unifi, but a PoE switch will result in power connections.
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RE: WiFi Over Long Distances
Phones will not see anything below -80dB. PCs will need at least -70dB.
RE: WiFi Over Long Distances
You might want to buy one access point or even a dual band router (or use your core router) and move it various places to get an idea of where access points should be. The site survey is critical to the end result.
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