I'm trying to figure out the best way to get network to a remote building which is about 1000 feet away and to a parking lot just below the remote building. I attached a simple diagram which shows what I'm discussing.
Distances
Main building to Remote Building: 1000 feet.
Main building to farthest end of parking lot: 1600 feet
Remote building to farthest end of parking lot: 100 feet
Needs
Remote building: less than 10 devices, PC/laptop, scan gun, printer, etc.
Parking lot: 2-4 security cameras
I need to get network connectivity to the remote building and to the parking lot. There is currently no power to the parking lot. I would be able to mount the AP on top of the main building which would be about 80 feet in the air. Between the main building and remote/parking lot is nothing but open field. Very easy to shoot a wireless signal I think.
My question is, could I use a directional antenna to shoot from the main building to the two locations assuming the antenna will arc 180 degrees? I was thinking I could have a point-to-point from main building to remote building using a bridge and have wireless signal to the security cameras.
Or should I get three access points with antennas? One on main building and one on the remote building doing a point-to-point and the third using a directional to shoot to the parking lot giving wireless signal to the cameras?
Also, is there a document that lists the distances per antenna/ap? I found a couple documents but some state that the AP’s can only go up to 500-1000 feet and I’ve seen some that say they can go miles.
