Personally I don't like omnis, they involve a CPE, and in this case has to be with a 5210 or 7210, those 2 models are close to Legacy, and they don't work 100%
210 is a good idea, and if you check specs. has a very wide Beamwidth, nothing of directional
I would deploy it on the roof of the shed exactly over the red square of your draw that points router. Tilt it about 1 degree facing ground
Delivers signal up to 20 mts on its rear

Hi, Many thanks for the reply. I guess I will go with a CPE210 then.

The CPE210 has a 70° beam-width according to the manual. Would it be ok to use a longer ethernet cable and place the CPE a longer distance from the router? say 60m? this would allow me to get the coverage I would like using the 70° beam-width, for example:




What can I expect the usable WiFi range to be for the CPE210 in access point mode? would for example a smartphone be likely to get usable signal 100m (line of sight) from the CPE?

Hi, Many thanks for the reply. I guess I will go with a CPE210 then.

The CPE210 has a 70° beam-width according to the manual. Would it be ok to use a longer ethernet cable and place the CPE a longer distance from the router? say 60m? this would allow me to get the coverage I would like using the 70° beam-width, for example:





What can I expect the usable WiFi range to be for the CPE210 in access point mode? would for example a smartphone be likely to get usable signal 100m (line of sight) from the CPE?

Don't take for granted all you read
60 mts of cable, not a good idea, go for 50 mts tops
Test as I told you before spending unnecessary
My best advice, read manual, check FAQs for configuration, if this is your first CPE it's totally dif. to a router, read all you can to get familiar, I seen many fail, and blame device.

Scheme you post on #3 is not a good idea. Don't take this.
Focus back to the deployment on #1. TL-WA7210N+TL-ANT2415D seems OK.
But there are factors influence the wireless quality such client number and obstructions. Pay attention.

stupidbird wrote

Focus back to the deployment on #1. TL-WA7210N+TL-ANT2415D seems OK.
But there are factors influence the wireless quality such client number and obstructions. Pay attention.

@bird the problem with 7210 150Mbps it's not a 24/7 device, 210 300Mbps, is and outperforms 7210, in the case of 5210 54 Mbp, it's a very old device,
Both of those models need a reboot at least every 5 days, ping watch dog does not work well on those two
I wish TL had WBS210 plus Sector antenna, but not on the market yet. only the 5Ghz version is on sale
@th3bloody9 if you want to go with @birds suggestion, buy the 7210, and you will see That will be enough, in case I'm wrong, add the omni,and pigtail, plus LAN (UTP) cable
In case of @birds last comment, you used the word Hotspot on your thread title, but it's a deploy to have wifi on a farm, no obstructions, no high number of clients, I don't see factors to influence wireless quality.
@bird don't forget 7210 has a limit of connected Clients, Elvis left the building when was 8, number is higher today, but I don't think is over 15

Thanks for the advice everyone. I think I'll probably go with the CPE210 over the 7210 if it's newer tech that is more reliable, I don't like the idea needing to manually reboot every x amount of days.

The WBS210 & OAP210 do look interesting, it's a shame they are not available yet.

th3bloody9 wrote

.The WBS210 & OAP210 do look interesting, it's a shame they are not available yet.

I have a friend, lives in Peru, South America his name is @Victor Ramos, this next weekend he is buying a 210 cause WBS is not out yet, and he is adding a Sector antenna from Hyperlink, he does lots of mods. 741 he make it POE device, he makes his own CPEs from 2 TL devices, he never has a fail on a TL device cause he mods the energy to it, you can look at one of his mods in this post http://www.ryohnosuke.com/foros/index.php?threads/18158/
to answer your question,
1-ping watch dog works on 210, that would be one
2-Pharos line has software Pharos Control, you can set schedule reboot there, you will need a lap 24/7, its a administration software.
3-to avoid any of the prior two, download a APP called vSSH Lite you write the word reboot then enter 210 that takes 30 seconds, here is the info http://forum.tp-link.com/showthread.php?82342-SSH-command-for-Pharos-Devices-(CPE210-CPE510)-(Tested)
neither of the 3 are need it, but you had your answer.