Hi Matt, To throw in a dose of realism -- even if you roll your own Mikrotik solution - it will most likely cost you more than the $300-600 / unit budget that you have (and you get ZERO support =)
Example RB532A: $185 SR5: $105 SR2: $105 All that is is a board and 2 radio cards -- then you still need to add in pigtails / poe / enclosures / stand-offs / antennas / PITA factor / etc Then you got to figure out how to make it work =) For a complete, supported w/ manuals/etc, FCC CERTIFIED system -- you will probably be in the $1k+ / unit ballpark (or $3k+ if you go Strix, Tropos, Firetide, Skypilot, etc) -Charles ------------------------------------------- CWLab Technology Architects http://www.cwlab.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Liotta Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 1:28 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] looking for a device I would expect the devices to cost somewhere between $300 and $600 each. As far as support goes, I would expect it to be similar to other low cost radio vendors like Trango, etc. -Matt Sam Tetherow wrote: > What are you willing to pay and what are your support requirements? > > Sam Tetherow > Sandhills Wireless > > Matt Liotta wrote: > >> I understand you are suggesting I wouldn't have to psychically build >> the devices, but that isn't what I am worried about. I want an >> off-the-shelf product that is supported by a vendor. That includes it >> being pre-built, software installed, and support available. >> >> -Matt >> >> Sam Tetherow wrote: >> >>> If you order it all from wisp-router they will assemble it for your >>> so you would get a die-cast case with the RB mounted the radios and >>> pigtails installed. All you would need to do is set up the software >>> end of things, which could be done with a script once you have the >>> initial setup done. One thing to note, I have not ordered 5Ghz >>> pigtails from wisp-router in quite sometime, but the last time I did >>> order them, their quality was questionable. >>> >>> I would bet if you went the WRAP/StarOS route wisp-router would do >>> the same. No idea on other vendors or the WAR boards as I have >>> never ordered them. >>> >>> Sam Tetherow >>> Sandhills Wireless >>> >>> Matt Liotta wrote: >>> >>>> I am looking for a device I can buy that does all of this out of >>>> the box. I don't want to build my own since I need 30-40 of them in >>>> the next 30 days. >>>> >>>> -Matt >>>> >>>> Sam Tetherow wrote: >>>> >>>>> Mikrotik on a routerboard 532 should do the trick although I >>>>> haven't messed with the VLAN stuff. >>>>> I am not a StarOS user, but I would bet that a StarOS setup on >>>>> either a WRAP or WAR board would work >>>>> as well. >>>>> >>>>> Sam Tetherow >>>>> Sandhills Wireless >>>>> >>>>> Matt Liotta wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I am looking for a device with the following requirements: >>>>>> >>>>>> * Can backhaul at >11Mbps operating in the 5.2Ghz band >>>>>> * Can support VLANs >>>>>> * Can assign a VLAN to one Ethernet port >>>>>> * Powered by PoE (the standard is not required) >>>>>> * Can act as a 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi access point assigned to a different >>>>>> VLAN than the Ethernet port >>>>>> * Everything in a single outdoor enclosure >>>>>> >>>>>> Any ideas? >>>>>> >>>>>> -Matt >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
