Need to make WiFi reach 200 feet away with cinder blocks blocking it.

[Nasdel]

I'm looking to install a router that is able to reach the end of my building that is 200ft in 1 direction. The building is made out of cinder block so I'm assuming i'd need something that can do more than 200ft (commercial grade?). I can make access points but would prefer a single router. Every router I look at just says "Extended range" or shows a diagram of a house.

Response is greatly appreciated!

 

[Emerald]

how many walls are we talking about?

 

[bill001g]

Commercial grade,consumer grade is all hype. The main difference between commercial ie enterprise wireless and consumer wireless is that they have features that let you mange the devices differently or are used to support multiple groups of users.

The radio transmission power is exactly the same since it is regulated by the various governments. Indoor wireless is generally said to go 100ft. Not sure where this number comes from since some houses you are lucky to get 30ft. It is unlikely you could go 200ft unless it was 1 big open room.

You don't have a lot of options. You could try to concentrate the power using direction antenna on your router and maybe you end device. Still there are no guarantees since some walls can absorb a huge amount of radio signal. Even thin metal films on windows can almost completely block wireless signals. The only other way it to extend the network via some form of wire and then put a AP on the far end to deliver the wireless.

 

[Nasdel]

About 15 walls of concrete. I called cisco and they offered me this Cisco RV180W saying it has a 300ft radius. Nowhere can I find it saying 300ft though. What do you guys think?

 

[bill001g]

They can't legally transmit at any higher power. Some antenna configurations make a tiny bit of difference but most manufactures know the optimum so all pretty much use the same stuff.

Most ranges are quoted in a big open room or outdoors. There is no way to predict the range in a house. I could put it in a metal box and it would have a range of 1ft.

I am going to bet the best solution for you is a ethernet cable run on the outside of the building with that many walls to go though.

 

[Emerald]

or you could try Powerline adapters and add another APs throughout the house

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833181270

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833181280

If you get a good signal through three concrete walls that is good

 

[Nasdel]

I'm not quite understanding what those adapters are.
What's killing me is the WiFi from the guy next door (250 feet away) gives me 2-3 bars. I started looking into access points and WiFi extenders. I found this thing http://www.ubnt.com/unifi#ap
These guys sell freaking WiFi satellites so this looks like a good buy. I can make an access point about midway.I counted and there are 11 walls of concrete in 1 direction.

 

[dpatel8a]

Did you find any good solution? I am in similar situation & am interested to know what you found.