[OPLINTECH] Internet solutions for small branches

[Joe]

Amy, distance wise, how far are they from your main building or any 
library controlled facility actually in Marion?  Also, what is the 
geography like between Marion and the branches?  There is a kind of off 
the wall idea I had looked into a year or two ago where you could do a 
point to point wireless network connection...

Here is an example of the equipment that's suppose to do this, you'd 
need one on each end:

http://www.cyberguys.com/product-details/?productid=60398&rH=299

Now it states that it has a maximum range of about 16 miles. Assuming it 
actually works, the two limitations that could be issues are a) you'd 
need line of sight between your locations, and b) the maximum throughput 
is at wireless N speeds, which I'm not sure in real life how close to 
that you would get and not knowing the usage, whether a shared wireless 
N connection would be enough for the facility.  If these actually worked 
as advertised though, you could probably have one high speed connection 
in Marion shared by all three facilities..

I never bothered to test this because if I were to share a connection 
from Germantown to anywhere it would need to be at the top of a 100+ 
foot tower just the clear the hills and trees that surround the town..

If conditions are right, and the usage is low enough at each branch, it 
might be worth the $320 to experiment and see if it's viable solution.

Best of luck.

Joe


Joseph Knueven
Director
Germantown Public Library
51 N. Plum St.
Germantown, OH 45327
937-855-4001
knuevejo at oplin.org

On 1/16/2015 8:55 AM, Amy Deuble wrote:
> Yes, we do have fixed IPs at all three locations.
>
> Amy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Hedges [mailto:hedgesst at oplin.org]
> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 8:30 AM
> To: Amy Deuble
> Cc: oplintech at lists.oplin.org
> Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Internet solutions for small branches
>
> Amy, one more piece of info might be helpful: are you paying for a fixed IP address at those locations?
>
> Stephen
> --
> Stephen Hedges, Director
> Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
> 2323 W. Fifth Ave., Suite 130, Columbus, OH 43204
> 614-728-5250  ::  hedgesst at oplin.org
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> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Amy Deuble" <adeuble at marion.lib.oh.us>
>> To: oplintech at lists.oplin.org
>> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 8:25:15 AM
>> Subject: [OPLINTECH] Internet solutions for small branches
>>
>>
>>
>> We have three small branches open two days a week, Monday and
>> Thursday, for a total of 6 hours a week. Each branch has 3 computers,
>> one staff and two public, and a networked printer/copier. Two of the
>> branches are on Time Warner and the other is on CenturyLink. All of
>> the branches are located in small villages in mainly rural locations.
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>> We are having continual problems connecting to the Internet at all our
>> branch locations. It seems we are constantly resetting routers, modems
>> and/or PCs in different combinations trying to get things working.
>> Both Time Warner and CenturyLink has been called numerous times with mixed results.
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>> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make things more reliable?
>> Would you shut down equipment, including routers and modems, when we are closed?
>> Is there a business wireless solution that might work (although I
>> wonder about cell phone service in some of these locations)? Any other
>> options anyone can think of?
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>>
>>
>> Amy Deuble
>>
>> Technical Services Manager
>>
>> Marion Public Library
>>
>> 445 E Church St
>>
>> Marion OH 43302
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>> 740-383-9722
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>> www.marionlibrary.org
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