I have a general idea of what I should be doing but am hoping that people on here can correct things I may be mistaken about and clarify a few things I have questions about. As the title says, I am looking to build a WLAN between two buildings that are roughly 350ft apart from each other. Building A has the modem and router. Building B is the location that needs to be added to the network.
Background Info:
- I should be able to get a direct line of sight between the antenna mounting locations on Bldg. A and Bldg. B.
- Bldg. A and Bldg. B have interior soundproof walls which diminish the wireless signal strength drastically.
- There is a road between the two buildings, so wired is not an option.
Goals:
- Have the wireless portion of the network be Wireless-N
- Setup a WLAN in Bldg. A and then extend it to Bldg. B (Bldg. B will have to be able to access and modify documents that are on the Windows Home Server in Bldg. A)
- Have WPA2-PSK security
- Hide the SSID
- Have a guest account setup that does not allow access to the LAN only internet access
- Have the guest account accessible in both buildings
The Setup
- Bldg. A will have: modem (provided by at&t) ----> router (HWRN1A) ----> WAP (HWABN1) ----> directional antenna (HAO14SDP) mounted outdoors
- Bldg. B will have: directional antenna (HAO14DSP) mounted outdoors ----> WAP (HWABN1) in bridge mode ----> WAP (HWABN1)
Questions:
- Will this setup allow information to transfer to and from each building?
- Will there be any mac address issues with running a bridge? (I have read stories of people having issues with connecting to the internet and network when a bridge is involved)
- Will the guest account be accessible in both buildings with this setup?
- Can everything in the WLAN be protected via WPA2-PSK? (guest account does not need to be protected)
- Should I use products other than HawkingTech? (I have heard customer service is terrible)
Any recommendations, answers and/or critiques would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
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