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Hi,
Our school building is long and narrow. We have a wireless network at
one end, but it does not reach the other. There is only one wireless
router. Could someone plese tell me what we need to purchase to "extend"
our wireless network throughout the building? Thanks!
Mommio2

Hi
The process involve installation of additional Wireless Access Points in key
place connected together via cables to the main source.
If laying cables is Not an option a WDS system has to be build.
The general approach that I take for Coverage issues is the following.
The best way is to lay few CAT6 cables to central locations in the house,
install Access Points, or Cable/DSL Routers configured as an Access Points
( Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point -
http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html ), and connect them to the Main Router.
You do not want/can not/hate/your client hate to lay Cables.
You start with One affordable Router that can Do WDS (the reason for the WDS
support is in case you need to add more Wireless hardware).
If you are lucky and your environment is conducive to get covered with one
Wireless Router you are done.
Routers that can do WDS as is are old by (Zyxel, SMC, Belkin, and some
others have models that do WDS as is out of the Box (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireles...ibution_System ).
Linksys WRT54GL, and Asus, 520GU can do WDS when flashed with DD-WRT
firmware ( http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page ).
Using a Laptop loaded with Netstumbler, do a Wireless survey in the house,
http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/
According to the Netstumbler's signal strength reading, identify spots that
have strong signal. and spot with weak, or No signal.
Evaluate how you can cover the space and start placing WDS units.
Additional Wireless Routers in WDS Mode (Wireless Network - Configuration
Modes, http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html ) has to be placed in spots
were the signal is good about Half way to the dead spots.
How many WDS units are needed? It depends on your specific environment (that
is a good the reason to buying WDS units one at the time, try it, and decide
on the Next step).
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)


"mommio2" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Hi,
> Our school building is long and narrow. We have a wireless network at
> one end, but it does not reach the other. There is only one wireless
> router. Could someone plese tell me what we need to purchase to "extend"
> our wireless network throughout the building? Thanks!
> Mommio2
>

Thanks a million!


"Jack-MVP" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi
> The process involve installation of additional Wireless Access Points in
> key place connected together via cables to the main source.
> If laying cables is Not an option a WDS system has to be build.
> The general approach that I take for Coverage issues is the following.
> The best way is to lay few CAT6 cables to central locations in the house,
> install Access Points, or Cable/DSL Routers configured as an Access Points
> ( Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point -
> http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html ), and connect them to the Main
> Router.
> You do not want/can not/hate/your client hate to lay Cables.
> You start with One affordable Router that can Do WDS (the reason for the
> WDS support is in case you need to add more Wireless hardware).
> If you are lucky and your environment is conducive to get covered with one
> Wireless Router you are done.
> Routers that can do WDS as is are old by (Zyxel, SMC, Belkin, and some
> others have models that do WDS as is out of the Box (
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireles...ibution_System ).
> Linksys WRT54GL, and Asus, 520GU can do WDS when flashed with DD-WRT
> firmware ( http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page ).
> Using a Laptop loaded with Netstumbler, do a Wireless survey in the
> house, http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/
> According to the Netstumbler's signal strength reading, identify spots
> that have strong signal. and spot with weak, or No signal.
> Evaluate how you can cover the space and start placing WDS units.
> Additional Wireless Routers in WDS Mode (Wireless Network - Configuration
> Modes, http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html ) has to be placed in
> spots were the signal is good about Half way to the dead spots.
> How many WDS units are needed? It depends on your specific environment
> (that is a good the reason to buying WDS units one at the time, try it,
> and decide on the Next step).
> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
>
>
> "mommio2" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Hi,
>> Our school building is long and narrow. We have a wireless network
>> at one end, but it does not reach the other. There is only one wireless
>> router. Could someone plese tell me what we need to purchase to "extend"
>> our wireless network throughout the building? Thanks!
>> Mommio2
>>
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