RyanIrish
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Point to Point device recommendations
Hi all,
Can anyone recommend a solid point to point solution? About a year ago I installed two TPLink CPE510's for my boss to connect his barn to his home(~150 yards). This was my first attempt at p2p, but the install and setup went smoothly. Unfortunately, within a few months, the client side device was losing connection roughly once every 2 weeks requiring a power cycle of the client to remedy. Now I'm being told it's losing connection every few days, and while it's down, he loses his security cams. As the guy who installed, naturally, I now own the problem.
He wants an 'upgrade', but I'm not sure what's out there. The 510's are pretty cheap, which leads me to believe they aren't exactly top shelf, but I could be wrong as my sample size is limited to these two units.
Pretty basic setup, modem>router>CPE AP>CPE Client > Open Mesh AP.
I plan on making a trip out there to see if I can tinker with the settings, but considering the logistics of changing a setting, having to wait a day or so for a disconnect, going back out there, rinse, repeat...it may just be easier to replace with 'better' gear.
Thank you for any reviews/experience/recomme
Can anyone recommend a solid point to point solution? About a year ago I installed two TPLink CPE510's for my boss to connect his barn to his home(~150 yards). This was my first attempt at p2p, but the install and setup went smoothly. Unfortunately, within a few months, the client side device was losing connection roughly once every 2 weeks requiring a power cycle of the client to remedy. Now I'm being told it's losing connection every few days, and while it's down, he loses his security cams. As the guy who installed, naturally, I now own the problem.
He wants an 'upgrade', but I'm not sure what's out there. The 510's are pretty cheap, which leads me to believe they aren't exactly top shelf, but I could be wrong as my sample size is limited to these two units.
Pretty basic setup, modem>router>CPE AP>CPE Client > Open Mesh AP.
I plan on making a trip out there to see if I can tinker with the settings, but considering the logistics of changing a setting, having to wait a day or so for a disconnect, going back out there, rinse, repeat...it may just be easier to replace with 'better' gear.
Thank you for any reviews/experience/recomme
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The ubiquiti devices would be probably be cheaper than laying fiber which would have been my first suggestion.
check if something has changed like location of devices, if they were working at one point then started failing recently. Also could be a failing device.
To get the best experience try setting up with only one repeater in the barn connecting to a decent WiFi router in the house. position both devices as close as possible and with the fewest walls. The higher the better. Windows are better than walls.
If the router needs to be moved, you can add another AP for the rest of the house, back where the router was. Multi APs in a line going away from the router adds delay and complexity to the outer APs.
To get the best experience try setting up with only one repeater in the barn connecting to a decent WiFi router in the house. position both devices as close as possible and with the fewest walls. The higher the better. Windows are better than walls.
If the router needs to be moved, you can add another AP for the rest of the house, back where the router was. Multi APs in a line going away from the router adds delay and complexity to the outer APs.
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