Help Please - CPE220s, 5 buildings, no clear line of sight, daisy-chain?
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Help Please - CPE220s, 5 buildings, no clear line of sight, daisy-chain?
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Hello!
Using only CP210s, I would like to propoagte an Internet connection from 1 'main' (POP) building to 4 other 'campus' buildings that are no more than 100 meters from the AP.
Ideally, I would have the 1 CPE220 set in AP mode and beam the signal to the 4 others with the campus CPEs in client mode, however a clear line of sight exists only between the main and 1 of the campus buildings, however lines of sight exist between all the campus buildings.
My questions are:
1. Can I 'daisy-chain' the units in such a way that 'main' feeds 'campus1', 'campus1' feeds 'campus2', 2 to 3, and 3 to 4?
2. In that configuration, would I require 2 CPEs per campus building; 1 in client and 1 in AP mode? Or could I get by with 1 CPE in a different mode (ie. repeater mode) that would act as both AP and client? In other words, would users be able to connect their WiFi devices to the CP210s in client mode, or will I have connect another AP to each CP210 client via RJ45?
3. On the TP-Link site ( http://www.tp-link.com/us/faq-1162.html) it states the coverage angle for the CP is only 60°. Does that refer to the coverage area only between 2 CPEs acting in an AP-Client relationship, or does that coverage apply to regular (Smartphone, Tablet, Notebook, etc...) clients as well? If it is the former, can I expect some sort of 360° radius coverage in close (50m) proximity to the CPE AP?
4. If they don't do 360° for connected devices, should I look into using additional (potentially 3rd) device per building that's an omni-directional AP?
5. 100 meters shouldn't be a problem, right?
6. I'm in Thailand and getting these units is a bit of a pain, so if I over-budget and get 12 of these, I shouldn't need more than that, right?
7. Any other inputs on achieving my objective would be much appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
Cheers,
Steve
Hardware Version :
Firmware Version :
ISP :
Hello!
Using only CP210s, I would like to propoagte an Internet connection from 1 'main' (POP) building to 4 other 'campus' buildings that are no more than 100 meters from the AP.
Ideally, I would have the 1 CPE220 set in AP mode and beam the signal to the 4 others with the campus CPEs in client mode, however a clear line of sight exists only between the main and 1 of the campus buildings, however lines of sight exist between all the campus buildings.
My questions are:
1. Can I 'daisy-chain' the units in such a way that 'main' feeds 'campus1', 'campus1' feeds 'campus2', 2 to 3, and 3 to 4?
2. In that configuration, would I require 2 CPEs per campus building; 1 in client and 1 in AP mode? Or could I get by with 1 CPE in a different mode (ie. repeater mode) that would act as both AP and client? In other words, would users be able to connect their WiFi devices to the CP210s in client mode, or will I have connect another AP to each CP210 client via RJ45?
3. On the TP-Link site ( http://www.tp-link.com/us/faq-1162.html) it states the coverage angle for the CP is only 60°. Does that refer to the coverage area only between 2 CPEs acting in an AP-Client relationship, or does that coverage apply to regular (Smartphone, Tablet, Notebook, etc...) clients as well? If it is the former, can I expect some sort of 360° radius coverage in close (50m) proximity to the CPE AP?
4. If they don't do 360° for connected devices, should I look into using additional (potentially 3rd) device per building that's an omni-directional AP?
5. 100 meters shouldn't be a problem, right?
6. I'm in Thailand and getting these units is a bit of a pain, so if I over-budget and get 12 of these, I shouldn't need more than that, right?
7. Any other inputs on achieving my objective would be much appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
Cheers,
Steve