Re: [AFMUG] Testing used customer wifi routers

2019-08-08 Thread Steve Jones
We give a consumer grade router (current Cambium R190W) to every customer. We consider them write off consumables like Mounts and cable ends. they cheap enough to not cost alot, and guarantee us a standard level of connectivity. We chuck damaged.defective ones that come back. But if it comes back

Re: [AFMUG] Testing used customer wifi routers

2019-08-03 Thread Mark - Myakka Technologies
Title: Re: [AFMUG] Testing used customer wifi routers TJ, I set my returns up in house as a guest network.  Anyone that visits or employees using their phones will sign into that test router.  I also have a small computer that I connect to it that runs some non-critical monitoring software.  I

Re: [AFMUG] Testing used customer wifi routers

2019-08-03 Thread Ken Hohhof
; TJ Trout Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Testing used customer wifi routers Why are they returned from the field? If it's a disconnect... then default and redeploy and should be okay. Your installer should verify functionality before they leave. Granted this is apples and oranges... but back in my

Re: [AFMUG] Testing used customer wifi routers

2019-08-03 Thread Daniel White
Why are they returned from the field? If it's a disconnect... then default and redeploy and should be okay. Your installer should verify functionality before they leave.  Granted this is apples and oranges... but back in my WISP days using D-Link 802.11G routers it wasn't an issue. If you

Re: [AFMUG] Testing used customer wifi routers

2019-08-03 Thread Ken Hohhof
Bergman Sent: Saturday, August 3, 2019 6:53 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Testing used customer wifi routers I think the cheap ass in you should take over and realize your right... It is cheaper to throw them away. Having said that, if you can't, resetting

Re: [AFMUG] Testing used customer wifi routers

2019-08-03 Thread Lewis Bergman
I think the cheap ass in you should take over and realize your right... It is cheaper to throw them away. Having said that, if you can't, resetting then to factory goes a long way to "fixing" a lot of those. In the long run it just seems those consumer level devices just don't last that long. If