Link Two Houses Wirelessly
Q: I was looking to setup a wireless network across 2 houses.
The houses are seperated by 90-100m with LOS from both roof tops. 1 house has a 2 way satelite connection
I was thinking 3 routers
- 1 using uplink to the modem, and running the wireless in one housesecond one connected to first with long range directional antenna pointing to house 2
- 3rd one in 2nd house with long range antenna pointing back to first house
- house 2 doesnt need wireless, as it only has 1 computer
If there is a better way to set it up im happy to be given advice.
A: At only 100m apart (I am assuming that the ‘900’ is a typo?) it is not impossible that you might be able to get away with just two devices. With a high gain antenna and wireless client like the DuxClient 2.4GHz CPE, you may be able to connect to an indoor AP if it is located in a suitable position (say inside the ceiling/roof cavity of the first house. A device like the duxmaster indoor gateway with a high power wifi adapter and outdoor antenna will generally cover most of an average house with wireless signal.
At the same time, with only 100m to the other house, a DuxClient CPE mounted externally to the roof at that end will probably get a good link pack to the main location.
For the house with the sat broadband system, you would need:
RouterBoard 411AR: http://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=82
Indoor case: http://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=55
MMCX Pigtail: http://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=98
nMale patch cable: http://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=69
8dBi antenna: http://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=39
Power Supply: http://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=33
PoE adapter: http://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=74
At the other end, you would need:
DuxClient 2.4GHz CPE: http://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=23&products_id=47
In the event that the CPE can not get a good signal to the ceiling mounted AP (unlikely, but not impossible) then you can simply add a second DuxClient system and configure the two of them as a point to point transparent bridge.