Gateway ranges

Ensure Border Gateways and Mesh Gateways are within specified ranges which is 2.0 km to 3.0 km.

The range of a Border Gateway to a Mesh Gateway is approximately 2 km to 3 km.

Border Gateway to Mesh Gateway range

At approximately 2 km to 3 km, Mesh Gateway to Border Gateway range is similar to Mesh Gateway to Mesh Gateway.

Mesh Gateway to Mesh Gateway range

The actual range between Gateways may vary depending on the Site topology. With direct line of sight between Gateways, the range can exceed 3 km or even up to 8 km (during conducted tests).

Increasing potential range

It is possible to increase the range between Gateways by mounting the device higher than the recommended 3 meters above the forest floor. This may also overcome line-of-sight issues where hills and other aspects of Site topology may interfere with line-of-sight.