Best outside WIFI aerial

Folks

I live in a granite cornish barn and the wifi signal is poor - too many
beams, walls etc.
Also we have a belkin WAP which I believe aint the best. We are using
safecom cards which are very good though.

Will decent aerial(s) get round this poor reception? I also need to
propogate the signal to our annexe which about 40 feet from the main
building.


I thought an outside aerial for the access point and enhanced aerials for
the cards might do it.

Any advice on aerials? Do I need to ditch the belkin unit?


TIA -Adam

"Adam Lipscombe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I live in a granite cornish barn and the wifi signal is poor - too many
> beams, walls etc.
> Also we have a belkin WAP which I believe aint the best. We are using
> safecom cards which are very good though.
>
> Will decent aerial(s) get round this poor reception? I also need to
> propogate the signal to our annexe which about 40 feet from the main
> building.

It is difficult to offer much advice without knowing more about the relative
locations of the AP, clients, and obstructions. For example, if everything
is at roughly the same height[1] and you need coverage in all horizontal
directions from the AP (or aerial site) then replacing the AP's aerial(s)
with high gain omnidirectional one(s) is likely to help.

[1] What really matters in this example is the angle of elevation between
the aerials.

Alex

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Adam Lipscombe
says...
> Folks
>
> I live in a granite cornish barn and the wifi signal is poor - too many
> beams, walls etc.
> Also we have a belkin WAP which I believe aint the best. We are using
> safecom cards which are very good though.
>
> Will decent aerial(s) get round this poor reception? I also need to
> propogate the signal to our annexe which about 40 feet from the main
> building.
>
>
> I thought an outside aerial for the access point and enhanced aerials for
> the cards might do it.
>
> Any advice on aerials? Do I need to ditch the belkin unit?
>
If the Belkin hasn't got antennas that screw into a socket, yes. An
external antenna will solve the problems of reaching the annex but may
not solve the issue with the computers if the Safecom cards are
USB/PCMCIA without an external antenna.


--
Conor,

Same shit, different day.

"Adam Lipscombe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Folks
>
> I live in a granite cornish barn and the wifi signal is poor - too many
> beams, walls etc.
> Also we have a belkin WAP which I believe aint the best. We are using
> safecom cards which are very good though.
>
> Will decent aerial(s) get round this poor reception? I also need to
> propogate the signal to our annexe which about 40 feet from the main
> building.
>

Why not use something like the Part # F5D7130uk in range extgender mode,
assuming you have power.

>
> I thought an outside aerial for the access point and enhanced aerials for
> the cards might do it.
>
> Any advice on aerials? Do I need to ditch the belkin unit?
>
>
> TIA -Adam
>
>

David

I already have this WAP, but cant find anything in the settings about
"range extender mode".
How do I turn this on?

Ta - Adam

"David Wade" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Adam Lipscombe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Folks
>>
>> I live in a granite cornish barn and the wifi signal is poor - too many
>> beams, walls etc.
>> Also we have a belkin WAP which I believe aint the best. We are using
>> safecom cards which are very good though.
>>
>> Will decent aerial(s) get round this poor reception? I also need to
>> propogate the signal to our annexe which about 40 feet from the main
>> building.
>>
>
> Why not use something like the Part # F5D7130uk in range extgender mode,
> assuming you have power.
>
>>
>> I thought an outside aerial for the access point and enhanced aerials for
>> the cards might do it.
>>
>> Any advice on aerials? Do I need to ditch the belkin unit?
>>
>>
>> TIA -Adam
>>
>>
>
>