Putting APs in hotel hallway...need nice cover

hotelwifi · 10-16-2004

Hello all:

I did a site survey yesterday morning at a hotel. 4 floors.

Only problem is floors 2, 3, & 4 don't have dropped cielings to hide the APs in. They will need to be mounted at the top of the wall in the hallway.

Therefore I will need some kind of cover to put over the APs to cover them up. I'll probably use the 2.2 dBi antenna that came with them.

I'll mount the APs flat against the wall at the top, with its 2.2 dBi antenna connected.

I'm trying to figure what kind of enclosure I can put over top the AP and its antenna, and screw that enclosure to the wall. Some kind of box opened on the one side, so that fits over the AP.

It can't impede the rf signal and not a clear box, since I don't want people to be able to look through to see whats inside.

It could have some kind of lip on it so that I could screw the box to the wall. Or I could put some kine of "L" shapped bracket that screws to the box and then screws to the wall, to hold it over the AP.

I figure there has to be some kind of nice looking box out there that looks nice esthetically in a hotel hallway.

I would imagine the box might need to be a minimum size of:
5 1/2 " wide X 11 " high X 2 " thick

Thank you for any ideas,

wrzwaldo · 10-16-2004

Is this something you are getting paid to do?

Monitr7 · 10-16-2004

Forget the boxes. Go with really, really big tribal masks. Or, if it's something like the Sheraton, hide them in faux busts of the Venus de Milo. Think outside the (pardon the pun) box...

Madhadder · 10-16-2004

Try Plants.... Fake woud be better as they don't need water, and neither
does the gear...

hotelwifi · 10-16-2004

Thank you Montr7 and Madhadder:

I'm not quite sure if I understand the tribal mask thing, but the fake flowers sure seem good. I haven't been lucky enough to get the large hotels like Sheraton. But the flowers seem good, as long as no one tries to steal them.

I think I will go out tonight to see if I can find some fake potted plants that can be put on the wall.

Yes, maybe I'm trying too hard to get a good looking box, when a good looking box of flowers on the wall might look better and can hide the AP also.

Thank you to you both.

10-16-2004	#1 (permalink)
hotelwifi Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NE Posts: 37	Putting APs in hotel hallway...need nice cover Hello all: I did a site survey yesterday morning at a hotel. 4 floors. Only problem is floors 2, 3, & 4 don't have dropped cielings to hide the APs in. They will need to be mounted at the top of the wall in the hallway. Therefore I will need some kind of cover to put over the APs to cover them up. I'll probably use the 2.2 dBi antenna that came with them. I'll mount the APs flat against the wall at the top, with its 2.2 dBi antenna connected. I'm trying to figure what kind of enclosure I can put over top the AP and its antenna, and screw that enclosure to the wall. Some kind of box opened on the one side, so that fits over the AP. It can't impede the rf signal and not a clear box, since I don't want people to be able to look through to see whats inside. It could have some kind of lip on it so that I could screw the box to the wall. Or I could put some kine of "L" shapped bracket that screws to the box and then screws to the wall, to hold it over the AP. I figure there has to be some kind of nice looking box out there that looks nice esthetically in a hotel hallway. I would imagine the box might need to be a minimum size of: 5 1/2 " wide X 11 " high X 2 " thick Thank you for any ideas,

10-16-2004	#3 (permalink)
Monitr7 Not feeling funny... Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Rebrandsoftware's mom's house... Posts: 1,699	Forget the boxes. Go with really, really big tribal masks. Or, if it's something like the Sheraton, hide them in faux busts of the Venus de Milo. Think outside the (pardon the pun) box... __________________ WTOTD Industries - Where quality is Job #3. G8tK33per doesn't care about the tarded people! -Kanye West

10-16-2004	#4 (permalink)
Madhadder General "Noob Basher" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,620	Try Plants.... Fake woud be better as they don't need water, and neither does the gear... __________________ Legends may sleep, but they never die!!!!

10-16-2004	#5 (permalink)
hotelwifi Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NE Posts: 37	Thank you Montr7 and Madhadder: I'm not quite sure if I understand the tribal mask thing, but the fake flowers sure seem good. I haven't been lucky enough to get the large hotels like Sheraton. But the flowers seem good, as long as no one tries to steal them. I think I will go out tonight to see if I can find some fake potted plants that can be put on the wall. Yes, maybe I'm trying too hard to get a good looking box, when a good looking box of flowers on the wall might look better and can hide the AP also. Thank you to you both. Last edited by hotelwifi : 10-16-2004 at 02:47 PM.

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10-16-2004	#2 (permalink)
wrzwaldo I amuse you? Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,127	Is this something you are getting paid to do?