Antennas integrated with WiFi equipment

8 September 2004 Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

Poynting Antennas has developed a new range of antennas for WiFi access. The new BridgePoynt range consists of integrated antennas and WiFi equipment. The WiFi equipment is housed in weatherproof die-cast aluminium boxes behind the antenna.

The BridgePoynt solution is available with either a 13 dBi or 18 dBi antenna giving conservative link distances of 3 and 10 km respectively, when two boxes of the same gain are used together, says the company. A 22 dBi antenna with a reach of 20 km is under development. The ergonomic die-cast housings allow easy access to electronics using a single closing screw and a sturdy hinge. Almost zero cable losses are incurred due to the close proximity of the WiFi radio to the antenna.

The BridgePoynt equipment is configurable as either an access-point or as a client - the company says that all units will be pre-configured as point-to-point bridges with full security that enables a simple link without expert user configuration knowledge.

Installation is simple: the units are mounted outdoors facing each other in line-of-sight and the CAT5 Ethernet cable (supplied with each unit) is connected to computers and/or LANs at either end. The BridgePoynt solutions are provided with Power over Ethernet (PoE) injectors (no power supply cable is needed at the unit).

The BridgePoynt product is also sold without an integrated antenna, in which case a bulkhead N-type female connection is provided for linking an external antenna to the outdoor box. Poynting will also supply the BridgePoynt solution without internal electronics for clients who wish to integrate their own WiFi equipment. The company will also mount third party WiFi or other radio equipment in to the outdoor boxes for large quantity orders.

Poynting has also developed a 5-6 GHz BridgePoynt unit with an integrated grid dish antenna sporting a high gain of about 28 dBi.

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