Hi
my name is john and I'm a student.
I'm trying to set up a wifi network in school to distribute wifi to students in my school hostel. I am however having issues determining the best devices to suit my needs.
I plan on covering 5 hostel blocks
each hostel block is about 66 meters long, the hostels are in parallel, hence, the total area I plan on covering is about 100m².
I plan on having up to 120 concurrent users at peak usage hours.
my main issue now are:
1. choice of router, to give me peak performance(I'm on a budget, but I need a recommendation that should get the job well done, with extra allowance)
2. method of covering the area basically if I should go with antennas; I don't know if to get an Omni directional antenna. or use access points (I do not have hands on experience on how far these can cover)
please advise.
please find attached the hostel build plan; my room is shaded in ash.
I'd appreciate your response