08-07-2014, 01:19 PM
Ditto Tom's post on the Faraday Cage. I use the Engenius external Access Point/Client Bridge with power over ethernet and a built in antenna - http://www.engeniusworks.com/ENH200.asp . I have one ethernet cable going from the outdoor Engenius mounted flat on the roof down the same hole as the Satellite TV cables and into the coach. A power injector supplies power to the outdoor AP/CB and then the ethernet cable either goes directly into a computer, a switch or, in my case feeds a Cradlepoint router on my desk.
I have tried window antenna and highly directional antenna placed inside the coach looking out the windshield or side window with very limited success. I added the Cradlepoint MBR1400 with 3 antenna and even attached directional antenna to it all with little improvement. Adding the Engenius ENH200 with the antenna on the roof has really increased the signal strength and therefore the data throughput since I was getting such lousy signal strengths inside the coach even with the window antenna because there was never a window close by looking the right direction for the parks Wifi antenna.
I have tried window antenna and highly directional antenna placed inside the coach looking out the windshield or side window with very limited success. I added the Cradlepoint MBR1400 with 3 antenna and even attached directional antenna to it all with little improvement. Adding the Engenius ENH200 with the antenna on the roof has really increased the signal strength and therefore the data throughput since I was getting such lousy signal strengths inside the coach even with the window antenna because there was never a window close by looking the right direction for the parks Wifi antenna.