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Wireless cover soccer fields

Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:13 am

Hi Guys

Need some experience from others. Need to setup a hotspot wifi for a soccer organisations. Outside coverage around 200 mtrs.

Has anyone good advice for a setup. Was looking at RBMeta2SHPn ? Maybe you have other suggestions ?

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Re: Wireless cover soccer fields

Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:13 pm

Hi
Done a lot of reading. Lot of users have problems with Metal/groove as an AP, is far to strong for an hotspot.

Other suggestions ?
 
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Re: Wireless cover soccer fields

Wed Aug 30, 2017 6:05 am

 
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Re: Wireless cover soccer fields

Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:18 pm

Always the best choice is to have many smaller APs spread around the seating area, not strong APs. Control them all with CAPsMAN.
 
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Re: Wireless cover soccer fields

Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:32 pm

On the other hand .... if the only one AP fails then you have no WiFi at all.

MikroTik RouterBOARD wAP G-5HacT2HnD is outdoor, waterproof, small, dual band ... seems to be good choice as AP.
 
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Re: Wireless cover soccer fields

Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:47 pm

That does not contradict what others said :D

many wAPs is better than one RB Metal.
Controll all the wAPs with capsman.
 
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Re: Wireless cover soccer fields

Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:51 pm

Normis

wAP is good as AP in CAPSMAN configuration :-)

The main point of my post was to pay attention to "SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE".
 
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Re: Wireless cover soccer fields

Wed Aug 30, 2017 1:04 pm

Just make sure there is a backup CAPsMAN server in the same network. You can use scripting or VRRP for this. Clients will automatically use the other one, once the main disappears.
 
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Re: Wireless cover soccer fields

Wed Aug 30, 2017 10:35 pm

HI
I know best solutions is many AP's But infrastructure is very poor.

I gonna do some test with a wAP AC and HAP ac with capsmanager.

Thx for the replies.