Oddly the labels on the otherwise identical Tycons are a little better than
the ones on the Lairds which seem to have been written by someone whose
native language is not English. "RJ45/splitter" or "switch/hub".
But I just tell them the cable from the outside goes to the port with the
red POE warning sticker.
Also we typically use a yellow patch cord to the router. Works especially
well with Cisco ATAs and Netgear routers.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Prince
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 11:15 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cambium discontinuing the traditional wall wart power
supply
First I've heard of it.
I guess I have mixed feelings. The Canopy POE is simple, and it's super
easy to tell if it's plugged in properly. The other types (like Tycon)
are hard for some people to grock. Even when I show it to them and
explain which connector goes where, I've had customers argue with me
that it should be the "other way". So on the Tycons, I have gone to the
extreme of labeling the POE/LAN cables to indicate exactly what they
hook to.
bp
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On 6/5/2015 7:37 AM, Mark Radabaugh wrote:
So is anyone else unhappy with Cambium’s decision to EOL the traditional
power supply?
The replacement part is a Ubiquiti or ePMP brick style. It costs more,
does not include the power cord, and requires an additional CAT5 jumper
cable.
While the current supply has it’s issues (hard to plug into a power strip)
it’s simple to troubleshoot over the phone with a customer with limited
ways to screw it up. I think this is going to create more ‘miswire’
service calls.
Mark
