Getting maximum coverage

[mr_carter]

I have a 4 story building in the middle of a 80 acre car lot. How can I can I configure this to get the most coverage out of this. Would I be able to cover the entire lot?

Current setup is using a 15dbi antenna to Cisco 1200 AP with a amp.

Please advice what I can do to provide maximum coverage

Thanks!

[WHT]

80 acres...umm, that's about 2,000 feet per side on a square. Four story building...say about 50 feet to the roof.

If you have that omni antenna on one side or near the center of the roof, you'll be getting significant shadows.

Are you trying to get connect to laptops in the open? Inside other buildings? Trying to connect other buildings' LAN to the main building's LAN or internet?

Without knowing exact details, one solution that comes to mind is four Nanostations...one on each corner of the four story building, perhaps with a little bit of downtilt.

And ditch the amplifier...they cause more problems that they solve.

[rconaway]

Good call. That would be my suggestion too.

[mr_carter]

My current setup is antenna right in the middle of the building. We have no need to have wireless in the immediate area around the building so the shadows are no problem.

I just need coverage in the storage yards where vehicles are stored so the handheld computers can connect and do real time inventory.

I'm using a 15dbi Omni pole antenna from Hyperlink (Model HG2415U-PRO). With this setup using the Bullet2 what kind of range can I expect?

[WHT]

As long as you can see the antenna, you'll easily cover one thousand feet.

[gmidia]

as said remove the amp. you can use 3 120 degrees sector antennas with a 3 way splitter

[WHT]

I would never recommend a three or four way splitter.

1) The cost of a 3-way splitter would be more than just getting 3 new radios.

2) The losses through the splitter almost halve your coverage distance. Losses in the sense of actual RF loss in the splitter and the reduces power as you as sending the original signal into three different antennas.

[MaximumISP]

Definately agree with the Nonos or locos on each corner
or perhaps a cluster of three on a telescopic mast with some down tilt

splitters and amps are just a bad idea