Meraki long range AP

[tantony]

Does Meraki have any long range APs?  I need something that can provide coverage up to 3 miles.  Something like this.

https://www.amazon.com/EnGenius-directional-long-range-N-ENH500-KIT/dp/B007ZDC64I/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=...

I didn't really see anything on Meraki website.

https://meraki.cisco.com/products/wireless#models

[BrandonS · Accepted solution]

No, there is nothing like that for Meraki.  I have used Engenius for shorter point to point bridges and they work well.  I would go with that or possibly Ubiquiti.  Both are cheap and should work well.

[BrechtSchamp]

For those applications imo you'll be better off with a 3d party point-to-point solution that doesn't necessarily have to be WiFi either.

Meraki have multiple APs to which external antenna's can be mounted. Two high-gain directional antenna's will definitely get far, but 3 miles really is far away. Lining up antenna's at that distance can be challenging. Thorough testing would definitely be needed

[BrandonS]

Also, even if you made it work with Meraki and antennas there is a problem of Meraki only allowing one VLAN to be bridged.  It would not work as true Layer 2 bridge.

[Bossnine]

https://www.amazon.com/Exalt-Extendair-R5005-Wireless-Networking/dp/B00VQQO41S

I have something like this connecting two locations that are about a mile apart.  Works just fine.