802.11ac mesh

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Mirddes

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#168579 18-Mar-2015 23:33

i want to build a robust wireless network with no cables.

there will be 17 fixed nodes on the network and a few dozen mobile devices.

mesh topography for the fixed nodes and star topography for the mobile devices is forseen.

what hardware/software solutions will render this vision possible?

have a great day.

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noroad

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#1264515 21-Mar-2015 12:52

OK, well If the OP uses the D-Link DAP-2695 I mentioned earlier in WPS mode they will do what the OP asked for. The OP can use the 5gig for the Mesh and the 2.4gig as the AP component and I predict this will work perfectly adequately for general use.If what the OP asked for is good or bad practice is not really what was asked. Another suggestion is of course the Mikrotik wireless range.DAP-2695

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#1264525 21-Mar-2015 13:04

Yes, WDS.

Mesh as many together as you can and spanning tree will sort the mess out. Assuming they do spanning tree which I cant see in the description. It worked for me on openwrt with 4 devices just fine, but WDS on 802.11n 2x2 was pretty hopelessly unstable so I had to turn it down to 1x1 so a 75 megabit (or was it 72?) was pretty useless. It was actually more of a square network with one corner wired. To the other corner was lucky to speedtest 7 megabits, and that was wired into that other AP.

Taking the same radio to 802.11ac which will probably give you 450 or so air rate, that means 45 megabit across 2 hops, then 22 across 3, then 11 across 4, all with only one user using it. Sounds like fun with it getting full of devices.

If they dont then you just set up a massive packet flood as things go around and around and around the various links getting repeated constantly by every switch.

Richard rich.ms