Why do you make two trips???

Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373
On Dec 18, 2014 11:03 PM, "Josh Reynolds via Af" <[email protected]> wrote:

>  We either send out a site survey crew to talk to the customer, plan mounting
> position, cable run, and verify service level the customer wants -- then
> send out a setup crew a few days later with pre-provisioned gear and
> pictures of everything..
>
> Or we do a site/survey setup, with a nbm5-25, rm5+RG30, single angle
> tripod, tripod, 5/10 ft poles, u arms, nbem2, rm2+rd, and maybe a few
> scattered nanostations.
>
> Our office takes care of provisioning everybody out in our traffic
> shaper, dhcp, any custom routes, etc in about 10 minutes (general office
> staff).
>
> Some of that stuff will change as we continue to move forward with powercode
> + procera though.
>
> josh reynolds :: chief information officer
> spitwspots :: www.spitwspots.com
>
> On 12/18/2014 05:38 PM, Ken Hohhof via Af wrote:
>
> Even at a much lower install per day rate than Mark’s, I sometimes have an 
> installer out with 3 different radios for a given install.  This week we had 
> one that was going to be either 450 in 3.65, 450 in 5.7, or FSK in 2.4.  
> Meanwhile I’m at another site with my laptop playing the role of the NOC guy. 
>  I am logged into the sessions page of the APs, waiting for a new session to 
> pop up at the bottom of the list.  When that happens, I check the signal and 
> run a linktest.  If the numbers look good, I tell the installer when he 
> calls, meanwhile I’m putting an IP address on the new SM, putting the 
> customer’s name on the SNMP page, and configuring anything special like high 
> priority CIR or uplink/downlink sustained rates.  Same routine if I have a 
> guy out on a maintenance call and he’s pulling a spare or takedown SM from 
> the van to use as replacement.  Even if I had a fancy billing system like 
> Mike has to let me click on the customer’s name on a map, t
>  his would
>  not be set up yet in these cases.
>
>
> From: Mark Radabaugh via Af
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 8:08 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP proxy
>
> Because we install 10, 15, sometimes 20 CPE a day.  It's a pain in the ass 
> having to McGiver your way into them every time.   Sure we auto-configure a 
> lot of it, but there are still have to get into them to look at signal 
> strength and such during the install or when troubleshooting.
>
> Mark
>
>   On Dec 18, 2014, at 8:11 PM, Mike Hammett via Af <[email protected]> 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>   Why do you need to access CPE that aren't directly accessible multiple 
> times a day?
>
>
>
>
>   -----
>   Mike Hammett
>   Intelligent Computing Solutions
>   http://www.ics-il.com
>
>
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>   From: "Ken Hohhof via Af" <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
>   To: [email protected]
>   Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 7:06:44 PM
>   Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP proxy
>
>
>   But I don’t think he’s talking how a skilled person could MacGyver it, but 
> rather a session list right there in the GUI with every subscriber listed by 
> name, and you click on the name and shazzam, you are logged into that SM.
>
>   Like one of many things that pisses me off about my $10K Purewave 
> basestation is you can see a list of CPE MAC addresses by subscriber name, 
> but if you want to see any stats or change the config for that subscriber, 
> you have to find him by his MAC address, not by name.  The expensive piece of 
> crap equipment has all the information to make your life easy, but no, it 
> acts like a glorified MIB browser.  They even rolled out an NMS that I 
> assumed would add this level of intelligence, but no.
>
>   So yes in a pinch you could probably get there through some MAC telnet 
> tricks.  But with the AP proxy feature, it’s one click and boom.  If you 
> don’t find it useful, fine.  Most of us use it multiple times every day.  
> It’s a cool feature.
>
>
>   From: Mathew Howard via Af
>   Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:50 PM
>   To: [email protected]
>   Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP proxy
>
>   If there's a mac-telnet package out there for linux, you kind of have to 
> wonder why it isn't already in airOS... and ePMP, for that matter. it seems 
> like it would be pretty simple to add and incredibly useful.
>
>
>
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>
>   From: Af [[email protected]] on behalf of Mike Hammett via Af 
> [[email protected]]
>   Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:45 PM
>   To: [email protected]
>   Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP proxy
>
>
>   I never really had a need for it. I now no longer have any PMP devices on 
> my network.
>
>   Now that I deploy any new Mikrotik wireless either, but if you can get to 
> any Mikrotik device on that layer 2 segment, you can get to the rest. Router, 
> AP, CPE, doesn't matter.
>
>
>
>
>   -----
>   Mike Hammett
>   Intelligent Computing Solutions
>   http://www.ics-il.com
>
>
>
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>   From: "Steve D via Af" <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
>   To: "af" <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
>   Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:01:01 PM
>   Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP proxy
>
>
>   Mike,
>
>   You sound like you're trying to excuse it for not being there instead of 
> just embracing a good feature that works?  Yes, there are ways around, BUT, 
> the Canopy AP-SM proxy *just works*.  No thinking about how to get to that SM 
> is required, if you can get to the AP then you can get to the SM - end of 
> story.
>
>   -Steve D
>
>   On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Mike Hammett via Af <[email protected]> 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>     Use the CLI to fix whatever's wrong with accessing the GUI?
>
>
>
>
>     -----
>     Mike Hammett
>     Intelligent Computing Solutions
>     http://www.ics-il.com
>
>
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>     From: "Bill Prince via Af" <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
>     To: [email protected]
>     Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 10:34:41 AM
>
>     Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP proxy
>
>
>     Possibly a little simpler with similar results.  It gets you a CLI on the 
> target client.  The proxy is nice because you can run the web gui.
>
> --
> bp
> <part {dash} 15 {at} SkylineBroadbandService {dot} com>
>
> On 12/18/2014 8:03 AM, Mike Hammett via Af wrote:
>
>       With Mikrotik you can mac-telnet or mac-winbox to anything on that 
> layer 2 segment. That sounds more useful than this proxy.
>
>
>
>
>       -----
>       Mike Hammett
>       Intelligent Computing Solutions
>       http://www.ics-il.com
>
>
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>       From: "Vlad Sedov via Af" mailto:af@afmug.
>  com
>       To: [email protected]
>       Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 9:11:55 AM
>       Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP proxy
>
>
>       One thing that makes it so bullet-proof on Canopy, is the internal 
> network between the AP and the SMs (169.254.101.x) which is what makes the 
> proxy so smooth. With ePMP and UBNT, you're still at the mercy of having the 
> right IP address set in the SM before you can manage it (even when connecting 
> from the AP).
>       We sorely miss this feature in ePMP, and it makes NMS mapping a major 
> headache..  We don't pre-map SMs before they go out into the field, so with 
> ePMPs, I have to create a static ARP entry for the 192.168.0.2 address in the 
> closest Mikrotik router, and use the Tik proxy to get into the SM.. Change 
> IP, delete ARP, rinse, repeat.
>
>       Click-through is a cruel joke without the proxy. I really, really hope 
> it gets properly implemented.
>
>       Vlad
>
>       On 12/18/2014 7:18 AM, Josh Luthman via Af wrote:
>
>         How are you doing it with Ubnt?  Can't the same be done with epmp?
>         Josh Luthman
>         Office: 937-552-2340
>         Direct: 937-552-2343
>         1100 Wayne St
>         Suite 1337
>         Troy, OH 45373
>         On Dec 18, 2014 8:06 AM, " 
> <[email protected]:[email protected]:Thursday,December18,20149:11:55AMSubject:Re:[AFMUG]ePMPproxyOnethingthatmakesitsobullet-proofonCanopy,istheinternalnetworkbetweentheAPandtheSMs(169.254.101.x)whichiswhatmakestheproxysosmooth.WithePMPandUBNT,you'restillatthemercyofhavingtherightIPaddresssetintheSMbeforeyoucanmanageit(evenwhenconnectingfromtheAP).WesorelymissthisfeatureinePMP,anditmakesNMSmappingamajorheadache..Wedon'tpre-mapSMsbeforetheygooutintothefield,sowithePMPs,IhavetocreateastaticARPentryforthe192.168.0.2addressintheclosestMikrotikrouter,andusetheTikproxytogetintotheSM..ChangeIP,deleteARP,rinse,repeat.Click-throughisacrueljokewithouttheproxy.Ireally,reallyhopeitgetsproperlyimplemented.VladOn12/18/20147:18AM,JoshLuthmanviaAfwrote:HowareyoudoingitwithUbnt?Can'tthesamebedonewithepmp?JoshLuthmanOffice:937-552-2340Direct:937-552-23431100WayneStSuite1337Troy,OH45373OnDec18,20148:06AM,>Mark
>  Radabaugh via Af" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>           For our install method proxy access (or some means of remote access 
> to a minimally configured CPE) is a must have.  The installers do NOT have to 
> get out a computer or otherwise access the device.  Power it up, point it at 
> the tower, listen for signal, call the office for a signal quality check and 
> go.   Everything regarding CPE programming can be done remotely.
>
>           This can be done with Ubnt as well by SSH to the AP's and then to 
> the CPE but it's not as clean as Canopy.
>
>           No way at all that I know of with ePMP.
>
>           Mark
>
>
>             On Dec 17, 2014, at 11:04 PM, Steve D via Af <[email protected]> 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>             Use it all the time.  Between it and installer color code field 
> techs can't FUBAR an install.  When our larger networks were vlan'd years ago 
> that made the process super safe.
>             One of the "best features" of the canopy platform in my book.  It 
> annoys me working on 802.11 crap when I see a tech has typo'd something like 
> an IP or vlan.
>             On Dec 17, 2014 7:30 PM, "Bill Prince via Af" <[email protected]> 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>               Me too.
>
>               I don't know how many times I've used it, but it's more than I 
> have finger to count on.
>
>
> --
> bp
> <part {dash} 15 {at} SkylineBroadbandService {dot} com>
>
> On 12/17/2014 7:08 PM, George Skorup (Cyber Broadcasting) via Af wrote:
>
>                 No, rather just have it.
>
>                 On 12/17/2014 9:07 PM, Josh Luthman via Af wrote:
>
>                   Rather have it and not need it then need it and not have it.
>                   Josh Luthman
>                   Office: 937-552-2340
>                   Direct: 937-552-2343
>                   1100 Wayne St
>                   Suite 1337
>                   Troy, OH 45373
>                   On Dec 17, 2014 9:55 PM, "Mike Hammett via Af" 
> <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>                     I used it a couple times on my Canopy gear, but it was 
> never a show-stopper to not have it.
>
>                     This brings me to a new post...
>
>
>
>
>                     -----
>                     Mike Hammett
>                     Intelligent Computing Solutions
>                     http://www.ics-il.com
>
>
>
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>
>                     From: "George Skorup (Cyber Broadcasting) via Af" 
> <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
>                     To: [email protected]
>                     Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 8:30:14 PM
>                     Subject: [AFMUG] ePMP proxy
>
>                     OK Cambium ePMP dudes and chicks, I am disappointed. I 
> thought you guys
>                     had Canopy-like SM "click-thru" access, aka LUID proxy. 
> But this is not
>                     the case on 2.3.3. All you give me is a URL with the IP 
> of the SM.
>                     Informational helpful, yes, operationally helpful, no.
>
>                     I'm guessing you need an RF private network like exists 
> on Canopy to
>                     make this work. Please do it.
>
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