Setting up wireless network (WISP)

RouterOS Wireless Networking
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Hi!

My non-profitable organisation is creating a wireless network for the city.
The network will have six APs.

http://prntscr.com/g1iqgg

Yellow marked APs are with no psychical internet connection, so connection needs to be linked from the red ones.

AP1 is located in the old town where all buildings are the same height. The only problem can be a park (marked with blue rectangle) where the height of the trees is above the buildings.

]http://prntscr.com/g1irnd

AP2 is an ideal spot, there are no psychical obstacles as well as the AP3

AP4 is a sports centre where we need to make a hotspot for the arena and cover blue marked areas.

http://prntscr.com/g1iuz9

AP5 has great optical visibility, but there is no psychical internet connection, so we have to link from AP6
AP6 will be located on the tower from where you can see the area within the red circle, but the distance is about 2.5km

Since this is a touristic place, there is a lot of restaurants, bars, etc. and the 2.4Ghz spectrum is crowded, I was thinking about making a 5Ghz network.
My question now is:
Which RBs and antenna are the best to use?
(The network will presumably have about 1000 users.) (all the APs should cover 360°)
Is the best solution for users to use SXT as a client, or RB with an external antenna.

I can’t think of anything else to ask at the moment, so if I have any more questions I will further ask during the discussion.
Thank’s in advance!

**EDIT: I was thinking about something like this:
RB800 - it’s about 2652,25kn (354€)
3x r52nM - 802.11 a/b/g/n - it’s 382,9kn (51€)
3x UBNT AM-5G19-120 antenna - it’s 1.207,21kn (160,96€)

TOTAL: approx. 10 000kn (1335€)**

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It’s my reading from your post that you’re looking to provide WiFi coverage throughout this area.

Unless you’re planning this footprint as a WISP with fixed mounted endpoints as the clients, then I’m sorry to be the one to tell you this, but this is DEFINITELY NOT going to work like you think it is. The typical WiFi device does not transmit with enough power or directionality to reach these sorts of distances. At all.

To provide WiFi on this scale, you’d need dozens of dozens of APs EVERYWHERE - pretty much one at every street corner would be the minimum for real coverage at any kind of user density, and that would only apply to users who were outside. Using outdoor WAPs to supply wifi indoors is very troublesome for many reasons.

On the other hand, if you’re looking to set up a WISP network and install fixed stations (such as SXT units) as clients to the central towers listed on your map, then this would be doable, and yes, 5Ghz is a better choice for this than 2.4Ghz. (for more reasons than just interference from other SOHO WAPs)

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Sorry if I didn’t explain well.
Both APs and clients are fixed (homes). We have created a network like this back in 2010. The main problem was that we were using "home made sector antennas, and RB433 on 2.4Ghz which burned out once a week :laughing: :laughing:
So, once again - I need sector antennas for AP and something for my clients (in my opinion SXTs)

It’s important to note is that I as a non-profitable organisation in Croatia, I can give to members free internet if they pay a membership fee, as the discussion stays on topic.

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Hi,

I have a few questions

  1. How much spectrum Can you use in?
  2. How much EIRP is allowed to you
  3. Your Budget
  4. the Bandwith you Want to deliver per User
  5. wehre is the Location novigrad?
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Last night I was checking laws once more.
Since we are not WISP but the non-profitable organization, and we are not charging “the internet”, we don’t have to send reports about our AP’s to HAKOM (Croatian network agency). https://www.hakom.hr/default.aspx?id=7

I guess that’s the answer on your 1st and 2nd questions. I’m trying to find free spectrum in Croatia, but their web page isn’t very friendly. (I’ve sent inquiry on their FAQ page)

At this moment budget is about 36 000kn (approx. 5 000€) we don’t have to cover all the are at the moment.

Bandwidth is something I would like to discuss. What to expect?

Next week I’m going to make some videos with a drone in the coverage areas, so you can see what could be a potential problem. (At this moment I can see the main problem the wind. Once a week in the winter time, the wind can reach 200km/h.

Novigrad (Cittanova) is placed in Istria - Croatia.