Major Wifi Project, you will find it Very Interesting

Im building a wifi Tower which i'm using to supply a whole community
with wireless internet, i bought a 15dbi omni directional antenna and a
24dbi directional antenna.I am thinking of putting the tower about 8ft
above the height of the houses which is 9 1/2 ft high. Note the
Community is Really big and im on a little hill which is the highest
point of the community..

I need some help to construct this Successfully, i will be here to give
all the info you need to help me out..

Please note that i want to use a pci wireless card on all of the client
machines without them have to use a outdoor antenna..

My Wirelss Ap is a US Robotics 1908.

_Technical_Specification_of_the_15_dbi_omni_antenn a...__
Frequency Range 2400 to 2500 MHz
Gain 15 dBi
Impedance 50 ohms
Polarisation Linear Vertical
Connector RP SMA Male or N-Type Female
Dimensions Height 1860mm Depth 40mm

_SUMMARY_of_24dbi_Directional_antenna...._

2.4 GHz ISM Band
Wireless Bridges
Backhaul Applications
IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g Wireless LAN
WiFi Systems
Point to Point Systems
Point to Multi-point Systems
Long-range Directional Applications
8° beam-width
24 inch coax lead

Please For all your help..Thanks


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Shotta_tav wrote:
> I need some help to construct this Successfully

You seem to be way in over your head on this. Hire a
professional company that has done this before.

> i bought a 15dbi omni directional antenna and a
> 24dbi directional antenna.

So, without any planning and consulting with an expert you've already
started buying gear? Prepare for disappointment and wasted money.

> the Community is Really big and im on a little hill which is the highest
> point of the community..

"Really big" and "little hill" are meaningless. Use real measurements.

> Please note that i want to use a pci wireless card on all of the client
> machines without them have to use a outdoor antenna..

Let's introduce you to the evil triangle:

Good
Fast
Cheap

Pick two.

What you "want" versus what will function may well be completely beyond your
budget.

On Feb 2, 11:11 pm, "Bill Kearney" <wkearne...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > i bought a 15dbi omni directional antenna and a
> > 24dbi directional antenna.
>
> So, without any planning and consulting with an expert you've already
> started buying gear? Prepare for disappointment and wasted money.
>

My thoughts too. How did you decide what to buy? What's your
distribution strategy - since it appears that you are already buying
gear, do you know how you intend to use it?

Sounds like you did, in fact, jump the gun.

You could forget about your antennas for the moment and start at the
beginning by detailing how many clients you expect to support, the lay
of the land (elevation variation, distances, line of sight (or not),
your internet connection, composition of any walls you want the signal
to pass though and whether you are isolated in the country, in a city,
etc. , ...

I'm sure I left some out, but that would be a start.

Cheers,
Steve

On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:47:53 GMT, DTC <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<JPapj.2693$(E-Mail Removed)>:

>Shotta_tav wrote:
>> I need some help to construct this Successfully
>
>You seem to be way in over your head on this. Hire a
>professional company that has done this before.

Amen.

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Shotta_tav wrote:
> Please note that i want to use a pci wireless card on all of the client
> machines without them have to use a outdoor antenna

Just to clue you in....you can have an access point at 50 feet and get
good OUTSIDE signal level to a laptop 500 feet away. But step on the
other side of the house and its dead.