MS (Distribution) UK Ltd offers wireless connectivity products, wi-fi antenna and solutions for the 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz wifi range. This includes 2.4 GHz antenna, 5.8 GHz antenna, dual-band 2.4 and 5.8 antenna, co-ax cables and connectors, PC Engines ALIX routerboards, pigtails, enclosures and antenna mountings. We also carry a substantial part of the Ubiquiti range, concentrating on items used by professional installers.
Our wi-fi antenna for 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz antenna are suitable for use with mesh networks, VOIP networks, CCTV and surveillance, point-to-point and point-to-multipoint deployments and include omni antenna, patch antenna, planar antenna, and panel antenna, along with wire mesh dish antenna and solid dish antenna for high quality, professional, 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz wireless network links. Our PC Engines ALIX range includes routerboards, Wistron, Compex and Ubiquiti mPCI 80211.a/b/g/n radios, indoor and IP67 enclosures, PSUs, POEs and pigtails.
Our connectors include the less common reverse polarity (RP) and bulkhead versions of N, SMA, TNC and BNC types as well as the standard plugs and jacks. We offer next day delivery for custom cable assemblies using 195, 400 and 600 co-ax cables focussing principally on Times Microwave cable, with a budget competitive brand as an alternative. We can provide co-ax antenna cable in lengths from 5 cms to 100 metre rolls and we carry waterproof Cat5e cable and connectors from stock. We offer Leaky Feeder as an alternative wifi solution, complete with 2.4 GHz wifi amplifiers and connection sets, including 2 watt terminators. Leaky Feeder provides a very effective alternative to wifi antenna in certain situatons.
PC Engines routerboards are available in different physical size formats and with 1, 2 or 3 LAN ports. These routerboards are particularly suited to industrial applications and more general wi-fi applications where a wireless routerboard is required. Routerboards with more than one mPCI slot allow routerboards to be used for dual-radio deployments in one outdoor box, receiving using a 5.8 GHz antenna for the backhaul link and providing onward local connection on 2.4 GHz using a suitable 2.4 GHz wifi antenna. Two radios are used, one for 2.4 GHz and one for 5.8 GHz: many of the mPCI radios can operate in both bans and are switchable via the web browser software, but note that one radio won’t operate on 2.4 and 5.8 GHz at the same time. PC Engines routerboards are noted for their solid Swiss design and reliability. There are other routerboards in the marketplace, some that are more popular, but professional installations require professional standard kit – need we say more?
Be aware that 5.8 GHz wifi antenna are physically smaller for the same gain as 2.4 GHz wifi antenna and larger types such as the 23 dBi flat panels present a bigger surface area for wind: Stella Doradus mesh antenna, using wire mesh as their reflectors, offer greater wind resistance. Click on the 5.8 GHz antenna link on the left menu bar to see the complete range.
Our experience with wifi antenna is based on our own experience installing them. An expensive 13 dBi omni antenna with an international brand name will perform no better than a 13 dBi omni made by any other manufacturer. There are variations in quality of finish, solidity of mounting brackets, longevity and robustness and we have gone to great lengths to source wifi antenna that meet professional standards of quality and element precision so they may be installed with confidence by resellers. 5.8 GHz antenna are more exacting and precision manufacture is absolutely critical for good performance.
The 2.4 GHz band is becoming overcrowded due to the large number of small range devices- wireless printers, office wireless routers – and of course DECT phones – and careful choice of wifi antenna is important if interference from these sources is not to interfere with an intended long-distance link. Look carefully at the polar diagrams and look for small sidelobes (the sensitive area in the antenna’s immediate vicinity that picks up stray signals) and choose the highest gain possible for directional antenna: the higher the gain the smaller the beam patter and thus les susceptible to interference. Bear in mind that the opposite effect is likely to be desirable with omnis and a lower gain antenna, since it offers a deeper vertical beam pattern, may produce higher levels of local connectivity than a high gain omni, whose pencil beam may pass overhead of the intended receiving station. If you’re planning to install wifi antenna, think carefully about how you intend to use them and feel free to ask us for advice.
We are confident that our range of wifi antenna for 2.4 and 5.8 GHz and ALIX routerboards, copled with the Ubiquiti range can meet the needs of our resellers comprehensively and we look forward to doing business with you.
