Re: [smartBridges] APPO Indoor and Air NIC being discontinued?

[John Hokenson]

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Are you going to provide an equivalent replacement to the APPI?  We need the diversity antennas in the repeater mode to combat multipath problems in a number of applications.   John H. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nish Park To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 11:12 PM Subject: RE: [smartBridges] APPO Indoor and Air NIC being discontinued? Both the products are being discontinued for low volumes.   For aPPI our understanding (and we agree) of the reasons is that it is missing some important features for the indoor/hotspot application. So it makes no commercial sense to continue the product line. Some of our future products will be able to do a better job in this application.   For airNIC, it is our strategic decision. It is kind of a misfit with our product portfolio. Most people are looking for remote management etc. We believe that this gap will keep getting wider as we roll out the future products.   I will ask our marketing guys. May be they can offer some special discount on airNIC just for this forum.     Nish          -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Bounds Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 12:23 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [smartBridges] APPO Indoor and Air NIC being discontinued?   Hmmmmmm.....what does this mean? As for me, I really like both these devices.....using a bunch of 'em. Much more reliable than the outdoor products. You are scaring me SmartBridges. Why are you doing this? Maybe you are going to replace them with improved versions, eh?   What are the rest of you'z guy's thinkin'?   Bobby Bounds Airwave Internet, LLC           ----- Original Message ----- From: Nish Park To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 9:29 PM Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Wireless repeater rig   Dave,   To my knowledge I don�t think anybody has tried the type of setup you are describing. It kinds of sounds exotic. Most people would do either one aP or 2 aP setup as Billy is describing.   Regardless, just a few days ago we have decided to discontinue the airPoint PRO Indoor model (sB2500). So you should look at different alternatives.   Another model being discontinued is airNIC (sB2000). The decision has already been communicated to our distribution partners.     Nish     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Covert Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 11:14 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Wireless repeater rig   Sounds like you have tried this? (two antennas) Has anyone tried it and have any experience to share?   The smartBridges site says 'airPoint-PRO� automatically selects the best signal'. What I am proposing is two use the two antennas in a cross polarized fashion so that the backhaul antenna can't hear the local traffic and the omni can't hear the backhaul traffic. It seems that the diversity feature would have no trouble picking the correct antenna since the 'off' antenna would be almost completely devoid of signal.   Can I get sB's thoughts on this?   Dave Home Wireless Company -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Billy Huddleston Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 8:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Wireless repeater rig Bad idea..  Using the diversity feature of the aPPI won't buy you anything and, in fact, would hurt you in allot of ways.  1) The antennas need to be "balanced", using different antennas on each port would cause wonky things to happen.  2) Your throughput would be cut in half.  3)  Your going to get sporadic connectivity and even worse throughput using unbalanced directional antennas... and a good possibility that it wouldn't work at all!   I would suggest using to aPPI's back to back wired with a crossover.  OR use two aPPO units... Or if you simply have to use a single aPPI, use the a single antenna.   Thanks, Billy ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Covert To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:59 PM Subject: [smartBridges] Wireless repeater rig   I need to make a POE-powered sB repeater box to 'light up' an area. Since the speedTrap-2 isn't out yet (want a beta tester? <g>) I need to make one. What I envision is an aPPi running repeater mode in a NEMA box. Each SMA antenna port on the aPPi would have a pigtail to a bulkhead mounted N-type connector. To one connector I attach an 18dBi panel pointed back to the tower and to the other connector I attach a 6-9dBi omni cross-polarized to the big panel. Customers within a couple-hundred feet use an aBi thru walls to talk to the omni. Clients a little further away use aBOs with little panels pointed at the omni.   I am guessing someone has done this before... would you mind divulging the part number and supplier of the parts you used? Specifically... NEMA box to house the aPP and pigtails? SMA to bulkhead N-type pigtails?   I am guessing the aPPi will work on POE outside in a NEMA box? Do you have to take the aPPi board out of the factory box when you put it in the NEMA box to keep it from getting too hot? (double insulation).   Dave Home Wireless Company