We used such a connection for a short term linkage - less than six months - and it worked well. The limitation was the speed of the powerline linkage.
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Adam Forsyth <forsy...@luther.edu> wrote: > Has anyone tried to use a powerline ethernet product as a backhaul to an > outdoor wireless access point? The thought crossed my mind today that that > might be a possibility. The remote AP can be powered by a light pole and > electrical service to that light comes from a breaker inside one of our > buildings. If the uplink came from the same place the power does, that > would make the installation a lot simpler I think. Now that I've had the > idea, I wonder...is this a good idea or a bad idea? > -- > *Adam Forsyth* > Director of Network and Systems > Luther College > Library and Information Services > * > 700 College Drive > Decorah, IA 52101 > 563-387-1402 > * > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > -- Harry Rauch Network Analyst Eckerd College 4200 - 54th Ave So St. Petersburg, FL 33711 727-864-8318 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
