On Tue, 2009-05-12 at 13:02 -0400, Scott Carullo wrote: > Its been clearly stated that you can take the RB, a radio card and stick it > in an enclosure and use it to your hearts content legally per FCC / UL > rules.
The trouble with that approach is that it isn't legal. In order to be legal, it has to have the sticker. Having said that, all that is required in order to get a sticker is one of 2 things: 1. Buy a system that is built by a distributor and stickered. 2. Build a system and take it to a certification lab and pay the price to get YOUR system certified. There is, unfortunately, no shortcut or third option. This has been discussed at length on this (and many other) list. There are, in the rules, several areas that are not clear. It is this grey area that is the source of various opinions. However, the above 2 options really are your only choices. > 1) Ok, Its legal and perfectly accepted for me to buy a RB411, a XR5, a > PoE-24i, an ARC 5Ghz Gen 2 Enclosure put it all together and use it for my > on network or customers all day long every day (assuming I'm legal power, > correct bands etc)... > True or False False. First, the combinations that MT has certified include the R52 and nearly any Pac Wireless antenna. There are, also, some antennas from Poynting that are (from my understanding) certified. While I personally disagree that you can use these component certifications legally, it appears that MT and several distributors are calling these FCC certified systems. They may be correct in doing so. According to Eje and his experience with the certification lab, this approach IS acceptable. If he is correct, then you can choose option number 1 above and be legal. > 2) Assuming #1 above is True - I cannot sell this equipment as a Brevard > Wireless Model 500 ptp radio bridge on the retail market without getting > the whole system certified as a "kit" including all parts, documentation, > power supplies etc... > True or False This is not a relevant question. The system that is stickered with Mikrotik's FCC Certification is only available from a Mikrotik Distributor. That is the point that Dennis was making. The particular wording he used left a lot of room for misinterpretation and was not completely correct because of that, however the point is that with the MT sticker, you can ONLY get that from a Mikrotik distributor as a system. (FWIW, I can help you with that, too.) -- ******************************************************************** * Butch Evans * Professional Network Consultation* * http://www.butchevans.com/ * Network Engineering * * http://www.wispa.org/ * WISPA Board Member * * http://blog.butchevans.com/ * Wired or Wireless Networks * ******************************************************************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
