I’ve had good experiences with the Ubiquiti Litebeam line. They would be a little more gaudy and susceptible to wind than the Nanobeam units.
-Paul Reimer From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Scott Ackerman Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 12:39 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] point-to-point wireless backhauls We use the NanoBeam products for a few different applications (surveillance cameras in remote lots, extending campus network to temporary student housing, etc) and have had very good luck with them. -Scott Scott Ackerman Information Technology Michigan Tech University On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 3:27 PM, John Rodkey <rod...@westmont.edu<mailto:rod...@westmont.edu>> wrote: +1 for Ubiquiti On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 12:17 PM, Brian Helman <bhel...@salemstate.edu<mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu>> wrote: Well, it looks like we’re going with the NanoBeamAC units. I just walked out to the field to look at the areas and …. our security contractor already installed them. One of which is directly behind home plate .. 20’ back; 20’ up; unprotected. Any guesses on how it will react to a foul ball? I agree with the comment about avoiding 2.4GHz. I’m trying to get unit information on these things. It appears, from the cutsheets, that there are either 2 models or that they support both 2.4 and 5Ghz (not clear to me). -Brian From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>] On Behalf Of Peter Redhead Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 2:57 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] point-to-point wireless backhauls Thanks ! Peter On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 2:37 PM, Erik Stagg <00000048e3741c5a-dmarc-requ...@listserv.educause.edu<mailto:00000048e3741c5a-dmarc-requ...@listserv.educause.edu>> wrote: It worked well for us. We had someone on either roof and adjusted accordingly. We already had an existing length, so we were able to determine the coordinates fairly easily. We tweaked them until the dB loss was 1dB or less. -Erik From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> on behalf of Peter Redhead <redhe...@newschool.edu<mailto:redhe...@newschool.edu>> Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 2:28 PM To: "WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>" <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] point-to-point wireless backhauls Hi Erik, did you have difficulty aligning the airFiber Radios? Peter On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 2:11 PM, Erik Stagg <00000048e3741c5a-dmarc-requ...@listserv.educause.edu<mailto:00000048e3741c5a-dmarc-requ...@listserv.educause.edu>> wrote: When I did IT for a TV station, we used these for our TSL and STL (Transmitter Station Link, Station Transmitter Link) backups. Worked great for VoIP and video. Transmitter had direct line of sight and about 5 miles away. https://www.ubnt.com/airfiber/airfiber5/<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ubnt.com%2Fairfiber%2Fairfiber5%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C49b3098a8df74a60bcdf08d5789c4186%7C70d32b73b45749d1950c4f78aeffc21b%7C0%7C0%7C636547534875565830&sdata=O3gpv6cNNzoDjQHIi9wo9V%2Bfj4SX7vOVIZ66iN4jv4Q%3D&reserved=0> -Erik From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> on behalf of Brian Helman <bhel...@salemstate.edu<mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu>> Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 1:13 PM To: "WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>" <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] point-to-point wireless backhauls I should add, I have fiber to the pressbox. The point-to-point is to pick up cameras that will be remote to the pressbox. How narrow are the “beams” for these backhauls? We supply WiFi to the stands. -Brian From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>] On Behalf Of Brad Weldon Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 12:44 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] point-to-point wireless backhauls Ubiquiti Nanobeam AC on 5ghz. One of the few times cheap, fast (enough), and good (works) have come together for me. We’ve used them for temporary backhaul during construction and to reach across the street. Brad On Feb 20, 2018, at 10:16 AM, Joseph Bernard <j...@clemson.edu<mailto:j...@clemson.edu>> wrote: Don’t consider anything that uses 2.4GHz on the backhaul. We have lost all of our 2.4GHz links in various places due to the rest of the world jumping on the channel during a power blip. Ubiquiti stuff is cheap and works. Thanks, Joseph B. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> on behalf of Brian Helman <bhel...@salemstate.edu<mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu>> Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 12:04 PM To: "WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>" <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] point-to-point wireless backhauls This has come up a few times, but I wanted to ask introduce a deviation from the larger (trunk) discussion – what are people recommending for small backhauls over wireless (e.g to support a 1-2 devices, such as CCTV) for example at a ball field? If you are offering WiFi services to people attending events, do you need to reconcile the introduction of a point-to-point backhaul into your site planning? 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