How to configure a TL-WA7210N access point to work with a TL-ANT2412D outdoor antenna
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How to configure a TL-WA7210N access point to work with a TL-ANT2412D outdoor antenna
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I installed an access point (TL-WA7210N) inside a warehouse but close to the entrance. I have excellent coverage within the warehouse and immediately outside the warehouse. I want the signal to get to the gates of the premises which is about 20 meters away. At the gates, my WiFi signal is very weak and I am not able to access the internet seamlessly.
I then purchased a TP-Link TL-ANT2412D omni directional outdoor antenna and connected it to the access point via pigtail cable. I changed the "antenna settings" to external antenna on the Wireless advanced configuration page but I still cannot get reliable signals by the gate.
A diagram of what my setup looks like is attached
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I have not mounted the antenna yet. I made the connections and walked out of the entrance of the warehouse for about 10m meters but i still did not get reliable signals even when i was just 5 meters away from the antenna.
Is there anyway to check that the antenna is actually working or is recognized by the access point?
Please is there something i am not doing or am doing wrong? Looking forward to hearing from someone.
Hardware Version :
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I installed an access point (TL-WA7210N) inside a warehouse but close to the entrance. I have excellent coverage within the warehouse and immediately outside the warehouse. I want the signal to get to the gates of the premises which is about 20 meters away. At the gates, my WiFi signal is very weak and I am not able to access the internet seamlessly.
I then purchased a TP-Link TL-ANT2412D omni directional outdoor antenna and connected it to the access point via pigtail cable. I changed the "antenna settings" to external antenna on the Wireless advanced configuration page but I still cannot get reliable signals by the gate.
A diagram of what my setup looks like is attached
.
I have not mounted the antenna yet. I made the connections and walked out of the entrance of the warehouse for about 10m meters but i still did not get reliable signals even when i was just 5 meters away from the antenna.
Is there anyway to check that the antenna is actually working or is recognized by the access point?
Please is there something i am not doing or am doing wrong? Looking forward to hearing from someone.
Re:How to configure a TL-WA7210N access point to work with a TL-ANT2412D outdoor antenna
If you define AP Client Router mode, wireless devices can make use of the (wireless) AP interface of the WA7210 while at the same time another virtual interface on the same physical WiFi adapter works as a wireless client for connecting to the Internet. Keep in mind that iPads don't have such a strong antenna as the ANT2412D is, so from a certain distance on the wireless network can be probably still seen on the iPads, but the signal may be too weak to transfer data (uncritical distance depends on receiver sensitivity of the WA7210/ANT2412D combination).
Furthermore, since the physical WiFi adapter is shared between two virtual interfaces - one in AP mode and one in client mode -, expect a drop in throughput of theoretically 50%, but practically even more for wireless devices.
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