wireless antenna question

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Nick07

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Hi Guys

I have a question..
Say for example you get a antenna and want to put it onto your roof to connect to a nearby network, how do you correctly cable from your antenna on the roof to your router in your house?
Is there a specical type of cable to use that has a low loss and can go a few meters? and is this cable expensive?
Any suggestions?

Thanks :D
 
well the best thing is to just buy a weatherproof box, available at most wireless product suppliers and have your router sit on the roof with your antennae.Then there's no need to use long cabling. Once u have that, use instead of cat5 cable, a PoE (power over ethernet). This can go further with little losses.

Hope it helps
 
Yup, agree.

Stick the router on the roof, using PoE and normal CAT5 - besides CAT5 is cheaper than coax. Better signal.
 
Ok cool , but i need to do some research on poe. I need a Poe base unit right? I see on online for R40 or so. Will this work with any router?
 
Nick07 said:
Ok cool , but i need to do some research on poe. I need a Poe base unit right? I see on online for R40 or so. Will this work with any router?
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Not AFAIK - it needs to have the PoE 'feature' - but I reckon most have.
It is as simple as plugging in the base unit which takes a 'normal' network in, a power in, and then provides a powered network out.
 
Shucks i wish i had seen that before i bought the antenna! Dang!
 
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