Anyone out there have any real-world experience squeezing max stable range from n routers? I have a client for whom I am putting his disparate nodes on a wireless LAN. There are offices and shops scattered around approximately 5 acres.
The only pipe available is satellite (expensive) so we have to be as efficient as possible in how we put these outlying nodes on the network. One building in particular is down a hillside (below) and about 500 feet from the building where the satellite receiver is now located.
I was trying to do this inexpensively and have not done a site (radio) survey.
I could solve the problems by putting a 60 degree radio up on a pole and angle it down into this little valley- still won’t have very good LOS to a couple of the outbuildings and will probably need an additional access point.
But…. that is over-kill for what this client needs.
Anyhow, since I don’t have a lot of personal experience with the n protocol, I was hoping someone out there could help me from their own experience. I know the specs and how n works- mutipath beamforming and better modulation and channelization than the b and g. What I need is some help deciding if I am realistic in trying to use an n wireless router to reach these out buildings.
What models worked well(or not). How did it actually work through trees? Range? Throughput?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Gil
Area 51 Enterprises
