Chris Sisler - RF Armor has/is creating a Customer AP with POE built-in but it doesn't have a display as far as I know to show status or anything like that. He is working on getting out the Tower/WISP switches first I think and then the Customer AP.
http://www.netonix.com/cap-fxs-1.html On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 4:18 PM, TJ Trout via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > I would love to find a router that has poe output and all of the > diagnostic features you mentioned. It would be nice if the customer could > just look at the router to see the status of the connection up down or > otherwise. > On Oct 5, 2014 2:13 PM, "Chris Fabien via Af" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'd say you are correct. Would love to have the functionality but even at >> $75 I couldn't justify the cost. >> On Oct 5, 2014 5:08 PM, "Forrest Christian (List Account) via Af" < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Following up on the previous email about product ideas, I have an idea >>> for a product which at least I think would be really cool, but I also think >>> would likely be a big flop, just because of the apparent cost sensitivity >>> of installs. >>> >>> It seems to me that it would be nice to replace the power injector at >>> customer sites with more of an intelligent device. One that provides >>> functionality like traffic metering, cable diagnostics, customer-location >>> speed tests, and so on. The unit would have jacks for the radio, the >>> customer equipment, and power. It would also have a display which shows >>> real-time usage data for the customer to be able to determine for >>> themselves what their current internet consumption is. There are a lot of >>> natural outgrowths from this such as watchdog reset of the radio itself, >>> automatic problem notification to the WISP, etc. My goal would be to >>> instrument this as much as possible. >>> >>> If you think of this as a 'smart power meter' for internet, with >>> diagnostic tools built in, then you've got the basic idea. This is not >>> intended to replace the customer router/nat device, and will only be a >>> Layer 2 device as far as traffic goes. There will likely be some limited >>> traffic shaping possible based on the underlying ethernet swtich chipset. >>> >>> Unfortunately, these can't be a $20 device. $75 might be doable for >>> higher volumes, but $100 is more in the comfort zone for the volumes I >>> typically move. Of course, this is a CPE device and I'm not even sure how >>> many I'd sell so these prices are guesses at best - but more likely to go >>> down instead of up. >>> >>> Although I suspect most people would love to have one of these at each >>> install, I have a hard time believing that most people would swallow adding >>> even $75 to the cost of each install, let alone the $100 which might be the >>> price I'd have to hit for lower volume. Is this a fair assumption? Would >>> you add such a device to each install? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi>
