Hi, i have decided to retire the Linksys APs on base station & repeating sites and the edimax APs on client sides after dealing with RB112 and Rb133Cs, now the deceison is to replace the base and repeating sites with RB532 and clients with Rb133c, I need comments on following setup,
Base : Rb532 → SR2 + 15dbi Omni , Rb502 Expansion 3*R52 + 16 Sector Antennas ; all bridged and a hotspot will be configured on bridge, (I aim to use the sectors for connecting the base to repeating sites) 48v PoE
Repeating Sites : RB532 → SR2 + 15 Omni for hotspot, 21dbi Grid + R52 for connecting to the sectors. 48vPoE
also as i have read many comments on powerfull signal problems, i have decided to limit the rates up to 24Mbit.
We use rb532/r52(h) and rb133c/r52 and are very
pleased. Stable and fast. We do not use more than 2 cards
in a rb532. More cards may overload the system.
Llmiting the rate to 24 help lf you have weak cllents.
Many rate changes would reduce performance more.
We love the rootennas. They can be used for clients and for
small ap´s with rb532. The rootenna makes the uplink and with an
additional cable we add an omni. No need for an addltional
housing.
stefan thanx for your response, i also use the rootennas for clients, small - simple and cost effective =) i would love to use the r52h but the company i bought the goods ran out of stock, and its usually hard to find a seller who ships to north cyprus.
regarding the rate limiting, since i have almost 10 clients nearby the base, i either have the option of decreasing the output power or limiting the rate. what kind of negative / postive effects does this both option have ?
Understand that an omni antenna sends a signal out that is like a pancake. The lower the dbi of the omni the wider the pancake. I have personally found I have better performance using a 7dBi omni on repeater sites than 15dBi omni. I would also suggest looking at HPOL omni’s - Pacwireless makes a 13dBi we use that works flawlessly even on NLOS shots.
Despite the negative posts I have found the SR2 to be a good card if you leave the power settings set to default.
Keep in mind that b modulation is more stable than g. If you don’t absolutely need the extra speed I would stick with b.