It was not a firmware issue. I tried upgrading 3 of the APs to a full
license to see if it resolved the issue. Tried many different firmwares.
Replaced the antennas and jumpers. Put in a 450i and everything was
great. I assumed the "Lite" APs were refurbs or something. I suppose
more realistically we ordered them all at the same time so they were all
one batch.
Matt Hopkins
Network Administrator
[email protected]
onlinenw.com <http://onlinenw.com>
On 8/31/2016 5:20 PM, George Skorup wrote:
The uplink SSR issue remains after upgrading from 13.2.1 (or 13.2.1.3
for Lites) to 14.1.2.
BTW, I have this on one or two non-Lites (never were Lites). One is
0a-00-3e-40-82 and the other is 0a-00-3e-40-f5. The -82 is obviously
older. Old enough in fact that it doesn't have the GNSS receiver, GPS
only.
On 8/31/2016 7:00 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
That seems strange since Lite is just a license key, the hardware is
the same, and in fact you can upgrade a Lite to a Full with a key.�
There was a certain firmware version that the first Lites shipped
with, before that the FW didn�t know about the Lite/Full keys.�
You�re sure it�s not a firmware problem you�re having?�
Version 14.1.2 seems to solve a myriad of problems.
�
*From:* Matt Hopkins <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Wednesday, August 31, 2016 6:32 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cambium PMP450 AP problems?
�
We have seen this on every 5GHz "Lite" AP we have installed. We have
RMA'd all of them to date that we didn't wait too long to deal with.
The problem was clear upon initial installation, it did not occur
over time. We have never seen it on a non-"Lite" model. We just don't
buy them anymore, especially since now we are onto 450i.
Matt Hopkins
Network Administrator
[email protected]
onlinenw.com <http://onlinenw.com>
On 8/31/2016 4:24 PM, George Skorup wrote:
Yes. I have a handful of APs that show all SM uplink SSRs
imbalanced. All 3.65, IIRC. Downlink SSR is fine. Uplink rates still
run MIMO-B. Maybe it's a calibration issue on those APs. And yes, I
have noticed it since the day they were installed. We haven't
bothered to replace them. And I just haven't had time to dig into it.
I'll just say that even though an SM's session may show 8.0dB B-A,
SNRs look normal (35B, 35A for example). That's on the AP session
page, power tab. And yes, that's with the SM actively passing
traffic. Is it a real problem or cosmetic, perhaps due to a
calibration issue? I don't have a clue.
On 8/31/2016 4:12 PM, Darren Shea wrote:
Has anyone else had an issue with Cambium PMP450 APs where one of the
polarities starts to get weaker - it's hard to detect until someone
has an
issue, but it usually manifests for us as a sudden, drastic change
in the
Signal Strength Ratio (V-H) on the AP, for all connected SMs.
Normally, it's
pretty close to zero, as long as there is traffic, but when the
problem
manifests, the typical value will shoot up to anywhere from 8 to 20dB
(absolute value, since sometimes it's the Vertical Polarity, other
times
it's the Horizontal). I built an MRTG tracking page for this value
for a few
LUIDs on each AP, and it has brought the problem to our attention
for some
APs, but we only catch it when we are looking, and the fact the
values are
unpredictable if no traffic is flowing makes this a difficult graph to
read..
Here's the thing - we've had six APs with this issue. We take them
down and
replace just the AP (same sector antenna, it doesn't get moved,
same antenna
leads, etc.), and it always fixes the problem. We have also done
bench tests
on the troubled APs, taking care to keep every single thing about
the test
precisely the same, other than the AP, and we can duplicate the
same failure
mode - it follows the AP, and the AP alone. Unfortunately, even though
there's a common failure mode, these didn't all have the decency to
fail
during their first year of service, and we haven't had any luck
getting them
repaired, either. Are we seeing something unique, or has this
happened to
anyone else?
Just wondering
��� -- Darren
