Rv park mesh network

[iseth500]

I need to cover a 200 by 500 foot RV park in wifi, but only one corner has ethernet and we can't run more. I can put any hardware on poles to get the signal above the RVs.

What are my most cost effective options? Should I use bridges and access points or some kind of mesh setup?

 

[kanewolf]

You need to determine how many WIFI sources you need. How many total devices? Figure 3 - 5 per space. With most lower cost hardware, 40 devices / WIFI source is the maximum goal. Then there is the question of how much total internet bandwidth you have available. You will probably have to have a device (firewall) to help allocate bandwidth in a reasonable manner. With that much space and multiple devices per lot, you also need to address DHCP. A standard class C (254) DHCP range is probably not enough.

You have lots of basic design issues that are far beyond what the link infrastructure is.

 

[iseth500]

We can assume 200 devices when the park is quite full, maybe 250 on one weekend of the year.

If that would be too expensive or crazy we have the option of cutting the coverage to half the lots.

 

[kanewolf]

If you believe there would be 250, then you need to design for 300, because you should always DESIGN for 20% growth. So you probably need 8 to 10 WIFI sources depending on layout. For 250 devices, you better have gigabit service or multiple ISP feeds.