When I used ZyXel 2000W with wrtg54s outdoor router, I got 300 meters reach though no thick wall is involved.
Goksie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Angus Comber Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 10:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] WiFi Phones wireless generally struggles with brick walls. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Love" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'" <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 9:55 AM Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] WiFi Phones > Hi > > I have a Zyxel 2000W wifi phone, setup is easy and quick to perform. > However > I have found the range less that satisfactory. I have a Cisco 1200 AP and > our wireless laptop devices can acccess the network fine, however the > Zyxel > is pretty rubbish. For example I can be 5 metres away with only a single > brick wall in the way and hardly have signal. It could be this particular > handset has a problem. I would be interested to see if anyone else has a > similar experience or could it be my phone? > > Matt > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ADEGOKE > ARUNA > Sent: 07 October 2005 09:41 > To: 'Andy Hamilton'; 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial > Discussion' > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] WiFi Phones > > Can you try zyxel. I has graphical interface to do the configuration. > > goksie > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy > Hamilton > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 4:55 AM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] WiFi Phones > >> Anyone have good words to say about any of the WiFi handsets currently >> available? > > The UTStarCom F1000 (an 802.11b device) works pretty well. It's about > half the $$$ of a Cisco 7920 (which are also pretty nice), but it > seems like most of the config is done from the keypad. There is a TFTP > option, but it seems that isn't quite perfect. You could check the > manual (I programmed the unit without that, except to find that the > default password is 888888). > > The unit, I'm guessing, was designed somewhere in Asia, and the > language translation shows it a little bit. Sound quality seems pretty > good for the few calls I've passed through it. I only have one AP in > my house, so I can't comment on roaming. The headset for my cell phone > is stereo, and I think the phone would be most happy with a standard 3 > conductor plug, but I imagine a headset on a phone is a headset on a > phone. > > The keypad is a touch small, and sometimes I hit the wrong key (and my > fingers aren't terribly fat). I also seemed to have a problem > transferring calls (using the built in transfer function -- # should > still work). Despite many vendors' pages saying that it does 802.1x > authentication, it sure looks like WEP is the only available > "security" option. > > Overall: I would recommend purchasing one, for testing at the very least. > They are well priced and of good quality. > > Battery life seems to be pretty good, too. > > -A > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
