Changes are coming... I (as much as you guys, believe me) are hoping this makes things better!
-----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Skorup Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 1:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] C3VoIP - 200 It remembers you for a while. I have a better idea. So, my support login gets me into the community site as well. Why can't my support login also get me all the spec sheets I want? :) On 6/5/2015 1:32 PM, Adam Moffett wrote: > The pain comes from filling out the form 100 times. > Couldn't the site send us a cookie so it knows we've already filled > the form? > >> Also, Ken (and others), to save you the extremely arduous and >> devilishly painful effort of filling out a form *gasp!* to get it... >> here's the spec sheet. >> >> Matt >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matt Mangriotis >> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 12:58 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cambium discontinuing the traditional wall wart >> powersupply >> >> Ken - >> >> There's some discussion and info on the C3VoIP-200 here: >> >> http://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t5/WISP-Business/C3VoIP-Gateways >> -Models/td-p/39723/page/2 >> >> >> There will be a webinar on it on Tuesday, June 9th, also, so you can >> ask questions live: http://www.cambiumnetworks.com/company/webinars >> >> Matt >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof >> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 12:00 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cambium discontinuing the traditional wall wart >> powersupply >> >> Model just released has 802.11b/g/n with 2 external antennas, but yes >> includes VoIP. >> >> I don't see a user guide on the Cambium website. I may have to order >> one and play with it. We currently use Cisco ATAs in bridge mode >> ahead of the customer router and give them a private IP completely >> separate from the router. I'm not clear on whether this device will >> work in a similar manner. >> Also our managed CPE routers are all Mikrotik and remotely managed >> via Winbox, I assume this is probably OpenWRT based, we have had >> nothing but bad experiences with every brand of home routers and I >> would approach any new device with skepticism. You often don’t know >> you've deployed a bunch of crap routers for a year or more when they >> start failing. >> >> That said, consolidating the POE, router and ATA functions in one box >> would simplify the rats nest of wires. And the industry is moving >> toward ISPs providing a WiFi router, DSL and cable is pretty much all >> that way. >> >> If everything else was good, and the price was right, I guess I >> wouldn't sweat every customer having a phone jack on their "modem" >> even if 95% didn't use it. Could save a future truck roll. Assuming >> remote management. >> Depends on how much cost it adds. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Matt >> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 11:43 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cambium discontinuing the traditional wall wart >> powersupply >> >>> Mark, I guess you could look at the C3VOIP200 since it includes >>> Canopy/ePMP compatible POE on the WAN port. >> I so wish they made a version of it with WIFI and without VOIP. >> >> >> >>> "Find the thin wire coming off the 1” block and follow that to the >>> power supply." >>> >>> 9/10 times, the customer will argue with me that it doesn't run to >>> anything because they can't find it in their mess of wires. Or that >>> it runs to their router (because the Router power cord looks the >>> same >>> size) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 6/5/2015 10:27 AM, Mark Radabaugh wrote: >>>> Interesting. I always found it pretty easy to troubleshoot. >>>> >>>> On the back of the router find the 3” long flat black cable that >>>> goes into >>>> a 1” square black box. Is it plugged into the WAN port on the >>>> router? >>>> Oh - >>>> you plugged that flat black cord into the wall jack? Swap the ends >>>> - the >>>> flat black cord goes in the router. Find the cord plugged into >>>> the 1” >>>> box >>>> and follow that to the wall jack. Is it plugged in securely at >>>> both ends? >>>> Find the thin wire coming off the 1” block and follow that to the >>>> power supply. Is it plugged in and the green light on? No? Plug >>>> it >>>> in. If >>>> the >>>> green light is on unplug the power supply and tell me if the light >>>> goes out >>>> right away. It fades away slowly? Then there is a break in the wire >>>> between the power supply and the equipment outside? Oh - your >>>> husband wacked that wire with his hedge trimmer? Yeah - that might >>>> possibly be the problem. >>>> >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Jun 5, 2015, at 11:10 AM, Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> We've been using the Tycon's for quite a while as well. We found >>>>> it next to impossible to trouble shoot the Cambium power supply >>>>> with a customer. >>>>> They could never comprehend what it was, and always tried to plug >>>>> in a PC to the POE Jumper. The Tycon's are nice, because you can >>>>> describe the white box, with 2 plugs on one side (AC and LAN), and >>>>> one plug on the other (poe). >>>>> Is there a yellow or green light, The Cable from outside plugs >>>>> into the end with only 1 plug. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 6/5/2015 9:50 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >>>>>> I never used it anyway, prefer Tycon POE-24iR-CI. And yes, a >>>>>> patch cord, but those come in various lengths and colors rather >>>>>> than the short little stub which is limiting. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Mark Radabaugh >>>>>> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 9:37 AM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Cambium discontinuing the traditional wall wart >>>>>> power supply >>>>>> >>>>>> So is anyone else unhappy with Cambium’s decision to EOL the >>>>>> traditional power supply? >>>>>> >>>>>> The replacement part is a Ubiquiti or ePMP brick style. It costs >>>>>> more, >>>>>> does not include the power cord, and requires an additional CAT5 >>>>>> jumper cable. >>>>>> >>>>>> While the current supply has it’s issues (hard to plug into a >>>>>> power >>>>>> strip) it’s simple to troubleshoot over the phone with a customer >>>>>> with >>>>>> limited ways to screw it up. I think this is going to create more >>>>>> ‘miswire’ service calls. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark >>> >>> >> >
