Use WBS210 in small garden - antenna advice required

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Use WBS210 in small garden - antenna advice required
Use WBS210 in small garden - antenna advice required
2018-06-19 05:45:44
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Hello,

As I was looking for IP rated outdoor APs I have stumbled upon WBS210 that seemed a good trade. As I'm a novice network builder I thought I will just screw two omni router antennas on top I had in the drawer already and good to go.
The result was disappointing. The signal was far from acceptable, the AP placed in the garden was out-powered by the one in the house (that is weak, this is the reason I went for this thing).
I did try rotating the antennas to be vertical and horizontal, change transmit power etc. but no luck. I'm talking about 20-25 m distance outdoor in clear sight to the device.

I don't need kilometers of strong signal or some dishes. I need some fairly good looking device on the wall to have some music while I'm flipping burgers on the grill. No dish, meter long sector antenna or other gimmick is accepted as it will be on the facade. I need weather proof wifi in the garden.

Did I just bought the wrong device? Am i missing something? What kind of antenna should I buy?
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Re:Use WBS210 in small garden - antenna advice required
2018-06-19 19:38:13

daninet wrote


Did I just bought the wrong device? Am i missing something? What kind of antenna should I buy?


You are using the wrong antennas. Either use TL-ANT2410MO omni antenna with WBS210 or consider exchange of WBS210 with the new dual-band EAP225-Outdoor with MU-MIMO for an area such as a garden. WBS210 is primarily for long-range links.
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2018-06-20 03:57:48
So you say it is normal with this device to have short weak range with indoor router 2.4Ghz antennas? Those antennas had pretty good coverage earlier on other device and TPlink does give these antennas to new routers till today. https://centrecomstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/images/upload/0010645_0.jpeg
I just don't get what is the difference. I did not expect 300m range. I was expecting 25m with clear sight.

I'm not really into buying a 200 USD antenna for Spotify at my BBQ party.
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Re:Use WBS210 in small garden - antenna advice required
2018-06-20 04:44:48

daninet wrote

So you say it is normal with this device to have short weak range with indoor router 2.4Ghz antennas?


If the antennas have wrong electrical characteristics for the WBS210 and/or wrong polarization, then yes, they will have a weak range.

I'm not really into buying a 200 USD antenna for Spotify at my BBQ party.


The Pharos devices (WBS/CPE) are made for WISPs and therefore have their focus on long-range links. I suggest you RMA the WBS210 and get an EAP225-Outdoor instead, it comes with outdoor omni antennas included and has been specially designed to supply WiFi for small local areas such as gardens.
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