I'm currently installing a small NEC DSX phone system within the city limits of Buffalo for a restaurant. This location will have a cable modem (located in the basement) to be used for credit card transactions. The owner asked me if there was a way he could tap into the internet at his apartment, which is about 600' away. The only line of sight is up on the roof of this 3 story building. The restaurant is surrounded by similar 3 story buildings. Is there a weatherproof WAP that can be put up there? Is there one with sufficient power that can be placed on the first floor of the restaurant as this would make running a cable much easier.
Take a look at EnGenius stuff. They have some nice products.
First floor is not going to be an option but if you have line of sight then a couple of these
https://www.engeniustech.com/index....ccess-points-client-bridges/3381-eoa3630 with some directional antennas will do the trick.
Yea, I didn't think a first floor option would be a no go. I'll check out Engenius further. Sounds like it would work, but would it be cost effective for the customer? We'll see
Our pair of outdoor ubnt's radiate across the road, across the river into town and the employee can get 3 bars signal :-) It's probably 1500 feet.
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Carl
I also recommend the UBNT WAPs, I've gotten signal on my iPhone from them at 3000-3500 feet away!
Got it. I'll run it by the customer and see what he thinks
either the picostation or the Engenious wireless bridge..
https://www.ubnt.com/picostation Wow, "1000 miliwatts" !!!
That's almost a whole watt !!!
If credit card transactions are happening on the wired network, for security reasons, I would be hesitant to allow a wireless network to connect to the wired network. It doesn't break PCI regulations (AFAIK), as long as you encrypt the network with WPA2, and use other security features. However, I wouldn't want anything to fall back on me if the network got hacked somehow.
I'd tell the business owner to get a separate residential internet connection at his home. These days internet access is pretty cheap and comes in various forms.
Good point Hawk. Customer already has internet access at apartment, but is looking to save a buck.