Do you have problems getting WiFi in your Airstream?

[darlingbooks]

Moflash, the pole mount is my solution to setup and aiming of the antenna. I used the real thick gray plastic pipe, PVC schedule 80, and there are two sections of pipe shown, and I have another five-foot section in a storage tube. Sometimes the extra height is necessary to reach over the top of taller RVs. I use two Velcro straps to hold the pole to the awning bracket, and if we have the awning down, I move the antenna to the other side of the trailer.

The antenna is still carried by Radio Labs and other WiFi equipment suppliers

http://www.radiolabs.com/products/wireless/GS2400.php

Steve

[tfmkevin]

Well, an Airstream is essentially a Faraday Cage:

Faraday cage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Note the part that says:
"The reception of external radio signals, a form of electromagnetic radiation, through an antenna within a cage can be greatly attenuated or even completely blocked by the cage itself."

That's why we don't get very good reception of anything inside an airstream without some form of trickery.

[newroswell]

A Wifi Ranger Pro. I've been using a Linksys+Ubiquiti radio setup with pretty good results. But the old Linksys has had it and we want to be able to use a USB cell modem when we need to. I'll report back after some real world use.

[kshogan]

Be sure to upgrade your UBNT radio to latest firmware via Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. and when you connect the POE's LAN connection to the WiFIRanger Pro, you may need a cross-over cable from the POE to the WFR WAN port, depending on the era of UBNT radio you have.

Other than that, once the UBNT product is up and running, hit the WFRBoost section on the Control Panel, and configure. You should be GTG. A bullet and a 8db antenna should reach out 1-2 miles LOS on wifi no problem.

I mount my bullet on the back of the roof, and allow the big aluminum roof to act as a great ground plane. Don't make the mistake of hanging it out there with no ground plane. There are some good article on Jack Mayers blog regarding that for any CPE use that has a high gain antenna.

[newroswell]

Thanks kshogan! I found Jack's website a while back, he does have a lot of good info.

[Gene]

Originally Posted by kshogan

Be sure to upgrade your UBNT radio to latest firmware via Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. and when you connect the POE's LAN connection to the WiFIRanger Pro, you may need a cross-over cable from the POE to the WFR WAN port, depending on the era of UBNT radio you have.

Other than that, once the UBNT product is up and running, hit the WFRBoost section on the Control Panel, and configure. You should be GTG. A bullet and a 8db antenna should reach out 1-2 miles LOS on wifi no problem.

I mount my bullet on the back of the roof, and allow the big aluminum roof to act as a great ground plane. Don't make the mistake of hanging it out there with no ground plane. There are some good article on Jack Mayers blog regarding that for any CPE use that has a high gain antenna.

What language is that?

Gene

[zlee]

Acronymian.

[blkmagikca]

I had a cellular antenna mounted on the roof of the trailer and it is connected to a Wilson amplifier. I use a Virgin aircard plugged into a Cradlepoint CTR350 router (which is 6-inches away from the Wilson internal pickup antenna). It works really well, particularly in areas where the signal strength is low. As well, the Cradlepoint router sets up a complete wireless network in the trailer. An added advantage is that I can use a linux-based notebook without having to worry about getting drivers for the aircard.