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If you are reading this article, chances are you are either WiFi-curious or currently looking into building an outdoor WiFi deployment. Such outdoor networks can be tricky to design, especially when Access Points need to be positioned quite far apart from each other. As you may already know, the distance between WiFi devices should never be too large, since that might lead to low signal strength and eventually cause the wireless link to stall and break. This is why we always recommend to perform onsite tests and\u00a0accurate planning<\/a>\u00a0before deploying your network.<\/p>\n

Real WiFi deployments can also teach a great deal and even help you improve your next project. For this reason, we would like to share a real customer experience story and show you how directional antennas can be used with Plasma Cloud\u2019s\u00a0PA300E WiFi Access Points<\/a>\u00a0to create a wireless link across wide distances.<\/p>\n

Challenges<\/h2>\n

Every WiFi deployment starts with assessing the environment and unique requirements based on the specific use case. Our customer started exactly this way. His goal was to connect a wireless security camera at the entrance of the compound to the local WiFi network. Through the initial assessment, he identified the following challenges:<\/p>\n