Case Study | IP-COM Wireless Data Solution

Project

Brookton Shire Offices, Western Australia

Contractor

Ryan Terpstra, Full Power Electrics

Need

The Shire required increased internet speed at shire depot workshop without having to run new internet cabling. The existing service provided an extremely slow download speed of 1Mbps at the workshop. As the workshop will soon be undergoing major upgrades, the Shire required a cost-effective solution as a short/medium-term solution.

Internet speeds at the main office is very good however the main office was 418m away from the workshop and line of sight was impacted due to significant tree foliage between the 2 buildings.

Solution

A pair of IP-COM’s AP625 outdoor point to point access points were deployed. These devices were selected for their highperformance specs of 5GHz frequency, maximum wireless speed of 433Mbps and a 16dBi directional antenna maximising reliable connection of up to 10km.

Both AP625’s was installed on a 4m mast mounted on the roof of the main office & depot workshop however there was concern as clear line of sight was still affected by the tree foliage between the buildings.

Result

Despite the tree foliage, the result was an outstanding success with download speeds at the workshop increasing to 31.43 Mbps which was only marginally down from the Shire Office speed of 31.65 Mbps. Brookton Shire and the electrical contractor were very satisfied with the cost-effective solution provided by PSA’s IPCom product solution.

Product

IP-COM AP625 

5GHz 11AC 433Mbps Outdoor Point to Point CPE

For more information or if you need assistance with similar projects, contact your PSA Account Executive, call us on 1300 772 776 or email enquiry@psaproducts.com.au