A hotel corridor is long and narrow. A ceiling omnidirectional antenna covers a round blob and leaves the far end of the corridor weak. What antenna choice fits the corridor better?
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Short Explanation
The corridor is a hallway and the antenna is painting a circle. Aim a directional antenna down your hallway so the energy goes where the rooms open. A faster beacon does not reshape a ceiling blob.
Full Explanation
Antenna pattern should follow the space. A long corridor is a poor match for a ceiling omni, which puts a round footprint into the floor above and below and fades before the end of the hall. A directional antenna aimed along the corridor puts the energy down the hallway. A second omni in the same spot, even at higher power, still paints a blob. It does not become a corridor pattern, and twice the power on the wrong shape mostly shouts into the wrong rooms. A hidden SSID does not stretch a pattern. The beacon timer does not change azimuth. Pattern comes from the antenna, the aim, and the mount. Pattern comes from the antenna and where it points. Extra power on the same omnidirectional antenna still paints a round footprint. Exam caveat: a directional corridor antenna that is aimed the wrong way is worse than the omni. Mark the aim on the mount and survey the far end and the rooms off the hall. Operational check: replace or re-aim one corridor antenna, leave power alone, and compare the far end of the hall with a room directly above the old omni.