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May 25 2023
3:37 PM
Thanks, that sounds more promising. Any reason why I wouldn't do the same patch antenna setup at the gazebo area with its two cameras pointed back to the main MR76 also?
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May 25 2023
2:59 PM
Thank you. Wireless between these areas back to the LAN is a must. Our client would clear up any necessary obstacles like tree limbs and make a path though, before they'll trench and lay conduit. At the gazebo and mail room we were planning to have a weatherproof enclosure with a small network switch our two cameras will wire into. We already have local power available and ready for us to use. Then using a wireless bridge or patch antennas get the camera feeds (4 total/2 at each location) back to the LAN. We've used Ubiquiti ethernet bridges and other's bridges to support Hi-Res (up to 5MP) cameras on other projects (not Meraki) with success. The point to point bridges offer plenty of bandwidth. Is there a reason not to consider that over patch antennas to the wireless on cameras?
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May 25 2023
2:14 PM
Could we have (2) MA-ANT-21s installed at the MR76 with one pointed at the gazebo cameras while the other is pointed at the mailroom? Also could we do these same patch antennas (MA-ANT-21) at each camera location (2 locations) pointing back to the other patch antennas (2) at the MR76?
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May 25 2023
2:11 PM
Thanks for the reply. We can certainly field test it first to be confident and will. Just wanted to understand all the challenges in this application first regarding possible interference/distances and maybe have a few options to try and make it work. As an option could we have 2 MA-ANT-21s installed at the MR76 with one pointed at gazebo cameras while the other is pointed at the mailroom? Also could we do these same patch antennas at each camera location (2) pointing back to the other patch antennas at the MR76?
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May 25 2023
12:53 PM
We have our first Meraki install in a couple of weeks. It's a multi-family (apartments) housing Meraki CCTV project. My question is are we installing our outdoor MR76 with the proper antennas needed to pick up the signal from both our remote areas (mail kiosk and volleyball/gazebo) where we have a Meraki MV-52 and MV72X at each? Each area has two cameras which we want to feed back to our outdoor MR76 which hardwires back into our LAN at apartment clubhouse. Can we use omni-directional antennas like MA-ANT-20 to reach these two areas about 75ft away to the gazebo and 125' to our mailroom (from the MR76 location). Also, any reason to use a patch antenna here instead like the MA-ANT-21 or should the MR76 with MA-ANT-20 omni-directional antennas be enough? The RED field of view below in the pic attached is a placeholder meant to represent the MR76 coverage with whatever antennas are needed. Blue is each cameras field of view. I appreciate any helpful feedback.
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