Wireless LAN cards : Connect to your laptop computer or your PC (as long as you have an adapter that accepts the PCMCIA card) As mentioned before, these are available from any good PC shop. If you wish we can purchase any of the equipment below on your behalf. We recommend the 'Orinoco' wireless cards as these give better range and performance

Wireless Access Point : This connects to your PC and acts as an access point client (connecting to a network) or access point (providing network connectivity). Access Points can also be used to create a 'bridge' between different networks. You can use an access point instead of a wireless card or to set up a node for other people to access

Directional Antenna : Can provide connections over longer distances and improves signal quality. The type shown is a 'Yagi' style antenna, but many others are available. Directional antennas usually provide a range of between 3 > 10km, but greater distances have been achieved by using parabolic or Mesh / MMDS style antennas, although you can easily exceed the 100 MilliWatt transmit threshold by using one.

Omni-Directional Antenna : This is used to provide a signal over a greater area, most usually through 180 or 360 degrees. When you connect to the NewryWAN network you will most likley be receiving your signal from one of these. Used mainly in setting up a node

Pigtail Cable : A Pigtail is used to connect your wireless card or access point to a suitable antenna or to another cable. It is usually 'low loss' cable that is used as signal strength can quickly decline when using anything in the 2.4Ghz range

This is only a handful of the equipment currently available for wireless networking. Check out WLANSOURCE.CO.UK & ADSLRESOURCE.CO.UK for more information

WANMap Node Database
Theres now an editable map available of current nodes and future links. Feel free to add your location


Bessbrook Backbone Link
A test link from Bessbrook > Newry has been installed. This is a backbone link to handle internet bound data for the many Bessbrook clients that will be connecting to the rest of the network

Broadband for Bessbrook
BT have set a trigger level of 500 in order for the Bessbrook exchange to be ADSL enabled....you can pre-register HERE

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