ubiquity nano station 2ghz or 5?

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I'm buying a ubiquity nano station to improve my wifi reception indoors at a work place housing campus and was wondering if I should get the 2ghz or 5ghz model. I'd prefer get the stronger model regardless of price but will the 5ghz model work if the broadcast is 2.4 and is there any way to find out what the broadcast is?
 
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2.4g in general has better ability to penetrate walls etc so you could say it is stronger. Technically the transmitter levels are the same. Most time you use 5g to avoid the over crowding on the 2.4g band.
It is common to use dual band routers so they likely transmit on both but you would need to ask someone or use a dual band device and scan and see if you can see both bands.

The tricky part with using directional equipment indoors is the beam is very narrow. Sometime the shortest path though a wall may actually block more signal that using non direction antenna which tend to bounce the signals around more.
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2.4g in general has better ability to penetrate walls etc so you could say it is stronger. Technically the transmitter levels are the same. Most time you use 5g to avoid the over crowding on the 2.4g band.
It is common to use dual band routers so they likely transmit on both but you would need to ask someone or use a dual band device and scan and see if you can see both bands.

The tricky part with using directional equipment indoors is the beam is very narrow. Sometime the shortest path though a wall may actually block more signal that using non direction antenna which tend to bounce the signals around more.
 
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I would measure the signal strength of the 5Ghz band in your housing. If it is not at least -80db, I would not use 5Ghz. If you have no way to measure the 5Ghz band, I would not try 5Ghz. The safest approach would be 2.4Ghz. The Nanostations are usually better at pulling in a signal by 15 to 20db over a handheld device or laptop. Thus a -80db signal on your phone would be more like a -60 to -65db signal to the Nanostation. Since the Nanostations are directional (about a 60 degree beam) they have a lower noise floor which is good, but can be harder to aim. Thus they come with a tool to help aim them. If you get one be sure to download the Airmax guide as it explains all the settings.
 
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