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1200AP > 350 Workgroup Bridge

darwinpcdr
Level 1
Level 1

One customer can't quiet afford 2 x 1310's - so they enquired about 1200AP and a 350 Workgroup Bridge.

We are joining 2 wired buildings, and building B has less than 8 pcs/MACs.

Will this solution work ok with the 1200 acting as an AP ?

Cheers

Peter

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dixho
Level 6
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Yes, it should if the distance between the 2 building is less than 1 mile.

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dixho
Level 6
Level 6

Yes, it should if the distance between the 2 building is less than 1 mile.

h.flowers
Level 1
Level 1

The 1100 can now be configured as a workgroup bridge, using software 12.3(2)JA.

Same price and lots more features.

I can't seem to find any info on the 1100 supporting an external antenna.

The 1100 has a built-in antenna only. My comment was really for general interest. However, you may be able to use the 1100WGB, depending on the distance between your buildings. If you use a 13.5dBi yagi antenna at the AP and assume a 2dBi antenna in the 1100, mounted behind a window or in a NEMA enlosure. Using the max EIRP within Europe, the Cisco Bridge Range Calculator shows 0.4miles @11Mbps and 1mile @1Mbps. Outside Europe, it shows 1.8miles @11Mbps and 4.5miles @1Mbps. However, it has already been stated that you can not use this combination above 1 mile, due to timing constraints, but the figures above do indicate how much signal strength you would have in hand at the shorter distances. I would not recommend using the 1100 at maximum range, as the omni antenna is more likely to pick up interference from other directions.

So, if your buildings are just across the road to each other, no problem.

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