Matt, The airmatrix flex can do what you require, i think list on them is around 350 or so but that price is coming down to around 250.00. An additional card shouldnt be too much more per side.
- Jeff On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:19:35 -0400, "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I don't think i am unrealistic. We built a platform from off-the-shelf > parts that meets our requirements for under $500. How well that will > work outside of our lab coupled with the time it took to build tells us > we want nothing to do with building our own. I am aware of what mesh > products companies like Tropos offer since we deploy Tropos networks > ourselves. However, they don't meet our requirements in some cases and > in other cases are overkill for what we need. > > Ultimately, I willing to pay more than $600 for the unit if it makes > sense. I just threw out what I was looking to pay. > > -Matt > > Charles Wu wrote: > > >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/
