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I would like to link my office to my home to piggy back on the ADSL.

I am about 1km away, any suggestions?
 
vedjed said:
Looks really awesome!

I take it the antenna + router etc is inside? What is the maximum distance you can do with 2 of these?
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Everything is built inside the enclosure. It also has an IP65 rating for weather resistance.

We usually don't advise clients to exceed 2km with these, but results will vary based on different types of interference environments.
 
Scoop Distribution said:
Everything is built inside the enclosure. It also has an IP65 rating for weather resistance.

We usually don't advise clients to exceed 2km with these, but results will vary based on different types of interference environments.
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I'm assuming this device comes without a directional antennae? I've seen up to 10km reached with a nice well placed directional antenna

In any case, this should work. However, question is, does the device have the ability to take an extra antenna if you do decide to go directional?
 
AcidRaZor said:
I'm assuming this device comes without a directional antennae? I've seen up to 10km reached with a nice well placed directional antenna

In any case, this should work. However, question is, does the device have the ability to take an extra antenna if you do decide to go directional?
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There is an 8dbi directional antenna with a 60° beamwidth so I doubt you would get any long distance out of it unless in a very low interference environment.

They do not have the ability to take an additional external antenna. Ubiquiti had this option on their old NanoStation products but abandoned this idea because of performance issues.
 
I think the enclosure is a 8dbi dual polarity directional antenna.

I personally prefer the bullets: http://www.scoopdistribution.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=101_75&products_id=880

Basically the radio attaches directly to the directional antenna. But for a beginner, the nanostations (loco) are much easier to setup, without having to think too much about waterproofing and insulation issues on you interconnects
 
I think the enclosure is a 8dbi dual polarity directional antenna.

I personally prefer the bullets: http://www.scoopdistribution.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=101_75&products_id=880

Basically the radio attaches directly to the directional antenna. But for a beginner, the nanostations (loco) are much easier to setup, without having to think too much about waterproofing and insulation issues on you interconnects
 
imranpanji said:
I think the enclosure is a 8dbi dual polarity directional antenna.

I personally prefer the bullets: http://www.scoopdistribution.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=101_75&products_id=880

Basically the radio attaches directly to the directional antenna. But for a beginner, the nanostations (loco) are much easier to setup, without having to think too much about waterproofing and insulation issues on you interconnects
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Loco's look pretty cool to me. What is the warranty of these?
 
Bullets are a good solution for antenna flexibility.

I suppose it all comes down to correct link and network planning. Ubiquiti have developed a wide range of products to suit all types of wireless scenarios. Their integrated designs have become hugely popular over the last 4-5 years due to simplicity, price and performance.

All the products are warrantied for 1 year
 
vedjed said:
Loco's look pretty cool to me. What is the warranty of these?
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Scoop will be able to answer that for you. Was buying ubiquiti stuff from them to replace our Alvarion units in Malawi. They pretty good, and also will genereally be honest about telling you which units they are having issues with. We had hardly any failures on the new network we built.
 
vedjed said:
If I really wanted to cheap out on this could I just buy 2x directional antenna's, attach one to my ADSL at the office and attach another to a cheap indoor router and point them at eachother?

http://www.scoopdistribution.co.za/product_info.php?products_id=584

What cable would I need to connect this?
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Although this is possible it is not the type of installation method I would recommend.

If you absolutely had no choice but to attach this external antenna to an indoor router, you would use a RP-SMA-Ntype cable:
http://www.scoopdistribution.co.za/product_info.php?products_id=390
 
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Hi There,
Seems like you have got a solution that will work.
I am assuming though that you are the owner of the company?
If not I suggest that you clear the connectivity with your employer.

If you are the owner then it might be worth while putting a policy in place for your employees who may also want to get connectivity

Regards

Tim
 
Scoop Distribution said:
Although this is possible it is not the type of installation method I would recommend.

If you absolutely had no choice but to attach this external antenna to an indoor router, you would use a RP-SMA-Ntype cable:
http://www.scoopdistribution.co.za/product_info.php?products_id=390
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Totally agree with their opinion, these patch up setups tend not to work and end up being more admin than they are worth.
First of all, the radios in your average indoor router tends to be not as strong in terms of wattage. running long lengths of Coax with interconnections leads to additional losses. You will end up having something that either doesnt work at all, or works very badly
 
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