We have not used Mikrotik for wireless, but are using UBNT for Radios & Mikrotik for routing ...
While your concerns are valid, we have not seen anything that would cause us to rethink our setup. Use good quality shielded outdoor rated cable, and Grounded Power supplies, with or without surge protectors.. your choice.... As far as performance goes, this is the main reason we are using UBNT M radios... since we are mainly interested in doing high bandwidth links, and not necessarily long links or marginal links... 802.11n with MIMO/ 2x2 chains is delivering approximately 10 x more tcp throughput when compared to traditional 802.11 a/b/g. I would suggest that you spend some time on the ubnt.com forum and review / share and learn from other's who are actively deploying UBNT networks, there is great info there, plus the UBNT folks actively monitor and participate in those Forums. ( I know Mike from UBNT also monitors the WISPA list). As far as reliability goes, overall it is an "A" from our side, we have test links (PTP) running for about 1 year now, only recently we have started taking on customers (PTMP), and have nothing significant or negative to report. But then again we are not trying to push things to their limits either... Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom On 9/3/2010 4:50 PM, Data Technology wrote: > I think that several of you are using Ubiquiti AirMax Rocket now > instead of Mikrotik. > > I would like to know how they compare: > 1. As a point to point link. > 2. As an access point. > > Right now I only use Mikrotik for links and AP's and I use Ubiquiti for cpe. > > I am ready to install equipment on a new tower and was thinking about > Using AirMax Rocket for AP to take avantage of MIMO. I know Rocket will > be cheaper but I don't know how they compare to a MT411AH as far as the > amount of bandwidth and packets they can process. > > I am leaning towards MT on the links and Rocket for AP. > I am concerned about the plastic cases. I really like having the boards > in a metal enclosure so it can be grounded and shielded well. I know I > have had problems with lightening popping the ethernet port on the > Ubiquiti units even when they are grounded. With MT I can put ethernet > surge protection in the enclosure. > > What are you guys seeing in the real world as the performance and > reliability of Rockets? > > Any do and don'ts would be greatly appreciated here. > > Thanks and have a great Labor Day. > > LaRoy McCann > Data Technology > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
