Outdoor PoE AP recommendation

Hardware Questions and Recommendations
#1

Hello,

I'm planning to extend wifi outdoors and I'm looking for outdoor PoE AP with good range and possibly good OpenWrt support.

Thanks.

#2

There's the EAP225 Outdoor v1 e.g.

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#3

I looked at the specs of EAP 225 Outdoor v1. It has 3 dBi (for 2.4 GHz) and 4 dBi (for 5 GHz) antennas. Antennas have considerably good range, saw a review where EAP 225's signal reached around 70 meters. But I'm not sure if they are strong enough, for example to pass signal through solid plastic (around 0.5 inch thick).

#4

It depends entirely on the type of plastic. Lots of plastic will be radio transparent, other plastic not so much.

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#5

The EAP-225 Outdoor specs look like a chip for chip clone of the Ubiquiti UAP-AC-Mesh. I've had good results with the AC-Mesh but never tried a EAP-225.

As far as whether the plastic will block a signal, set up any router or AP from your collection at a reasonable range (say 30 m for an indoor AP) from the plastic, and check the signal on both sides.

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