I believe there is still a market for municipal public wifi. I am finding the barrier is the cost of the radios at $1k ea minimum for a true mesh type dual radio system. Anything lower is cost is not true Mesh. Yes, I could put something together using pieces and parts however that's a support nightmare waiting to happen. If you could have a Mesh Radio designed the way you want, what would it look like? My wish would look something like this: - Dual radio - Client access on 802.11b/g (optional 4.9 model for Public Safety) - Mesh on 802.11a (open-mesh?) with DFS on 5.2/5.4 - Automatic scan for best channel - Multi-SSID (up to 16 SSID/VLAN sets) - BW allocation per SSID - QoS per VLAN - Encryption - Client Isolation - SNMP v1, v2 - Ping watchdog - Push/Pull config - NAT/DHCP to clients (running as router) - 10/100 Ethernet - Outdoor, ready to hang (not a roll-your-own) - Browser Configurable - POE - Tech support from a manufacturer (not third party support/forums/mail lists) - FCC certified as a system - Cost <350.00 Let me know what you would like to see as I am working with a manufacturer to develop this or something very close to it. Broadband for Business Public and Private WiFi Jerry Richardson VP Operations 925-260-4119 _____________________________________________ ConsuWISP RF Topographical Coverage Maps Network Optimization and Planning Network Design and Troubleshooting Installer and Technician Training http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jerry-richardson/6/372/354 P Please consider the environment before printing this email
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