Is SXT 2 or SXT Lite2 appropriate for connecting outdoor cameras

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Is SXT 2 or SXT Lite2 appropriate for connecting outdoor cameras and maybe a few tablets and phones?

I have a steel building that I can mount an AP on the outside. The 1st camera would be mounted on a light pole about 200ft away. There maybe more cameras mounted up to 500ft away if possible at some point in the future.

I haven’t worked with the Sector APs before. Would they work well for this, or is there a different device that would work better?

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As far as i m concerned, those AP works really well and should be able to make wifi bridge up to 2km. So you should be fine, but maybe contact a salesman for that kind of information.

I m pretty sure DUXTEL (australian vendor), has a tool online to check that kind of thing, you should give it a lookt, the adresse is something like duxtel.shop.com.au if i remember right

edit : http://shop.duxtel.com.au/article_info.php?articles_id=53

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Thanks for the information. That website looks helpful, though I was thinking more of just having 1 sector AP and have the camera, tablets and phones connect directly to the sector AP rather than using 2 sector APs. I’m unsure if that will work or not. I’ll see if i can find a salesperson, though I suspect the experience of people on the forums maybe better than the salesperson.

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You need a device with minimum Level 4 license.
RBSXT-G-2HnD: 2.4GHz Dual Pol radio kit with A.P. licence -
http://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=30_45&products_id=238

Or if the angle is too small a Groove AP with a 120 Deg sector aerial.

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200ft (60m) is just about the maximum a phone can reach, regardless of the AP you have. Note that in this case, phone wifi antenna will be limiting factor, not the AP.

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@Jebz Thanks I hadn’t noticed that there was a license level that didn’t include AP before. I was leaning towards the RBSXT-G-2HnD anyway but still good to know.

@Normis Thanks, Yes i knew phone antennas sucked, but it’s nice to have a range to go with it. The phones will very likely be in the area between the camera and the AP, and that’s only a minor secondary goal anyway. The customer already purchased larger antennas for the cameras (I don’t know what kind, I haven’t seen them).

Thanks for all the help everyone.