topic Re: Warehouse WIFI in Wireless

Warehouse WIFI

Adam Hinchliff — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:54:18 GMT

We have a new warehouse being built and your only option is the ceiling/roof mounting access points.

Assuming we use the MR72 are there flexible dipole antennas for these?

Re: Warehouse WIFI

redsector — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:01:01 GMT

We are using MR46E with flexible antennas for warehouse.

Re: Warehouse WIFI

Ryan_Miles — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:42:42 GMT

As mentioned the MR46E is a good choice for warehouses. I have a number of customers that use them in high ceiling environments.

The MR72 went end of sale 5 years ago. Also, while you could use a modern outdoor AP inside a warehouse keep in mind it has different external antenna options and also the outdoor APs only carry a 1 year warranty vs. lifetime on the indoor models.

Re: Warehouse WIFI

garciamichaelanthony — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:01:58 GMT

Another post provided a handy antenna chart for Meraki branded antennas that you might find helpful:
https://community.meraki.com/t5/Wireless-LAN/Meraki-Supported-Antenna-Chart/m-p/128264

If ceiling height is especially tall, using omni-directional antennas (like dipoles) can be problematic though especially if there is lots of high racking, at least in my experience.

Re: Warehouse WIFI

Adam Hinchliff — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 20:44:18 GMT

My only concern was the temperature requirements of a warehouse in Summer. Not sure indoor APs would be suitable.

Re: Warehouse WIFI

garciamichaelanthony — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 01:17:19 GMT

Here are the MR46E environmental specs from the data sheet. No customers I have worked with have had a problem in a temperature controlled warehouse.

Operating temperature: 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to 50 °C)
Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing