One of our reqs when we added outdoor units, was to light up a couple of parking lots. Trenching at the time was cost prohibitive. We used AP-277 with external antennas as a mesh portal, and two AP-275 as mesh points, mounted in light poles. We use 5ghz for the mesh, and 2.4ghz for client access on both the portal and mesh units.
But the poles were powered remotely on a timer so we used Solis Energy Continuous Power Bridges. These boxes have a battery that gets recharged at night when the lights are on, and then they seamlessly switch to battery power during the day without interruption. https://solisenergy.com/product/continuous-power-bridge/ On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 9:27 PM Blake Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > How are you providing AC/DC power and are these setup in a mesh > configuration or wired back into the network? > > Thanks, > Blake > > Sent from my cell phone > > On Jul 20, 2020, at 6:20 PM, Smith, Nayef <[email protected]> wrote: > > *External Email* > > Thanks Ricardo. I agree with your observation regarding limited options. > We’ve deployed the x75s using the nearest utility poles up to this point > and painted them. We’re now challenged with providing service to our main > quad with few utilities structures and buildings with specialized exterior > surfaces. The “bee hives” just aren’t subtle. > > Nayef > > Nayef Z Smith > Emory University - Network Services > 404-727-6019 > ------------------------------ > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv < > [email protected]> on behalf of Ricardo Stella < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, July 20, 2020 8:47:45 PM > *To:* [email protected] < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* [External] Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Request for outdoor wifi access > point mounting example photos > > > When you mention "minimizing visual impact" you reduce your options big > time. Basically for this, my suggestion is to use NEMA enclosures for the > AP. For Aruba, you could use AP-367 for example (not sure which are the 500 > equivalent) which can be mounted horizontally and don't require antennas. > Otherwise you would need an enclosure for the AP and another one for the > external antennas. The enclosures can be painted to somewhat match the > exterior color. > > Otherwise, omni units will need an arm that extends out, and the AP > hanging below it. Aruvb's x75 units look like a bucket. x65 units are > narrow but also hang below. > > You can always hide them like Disney does. Except in Galaxy's Edge.. > > > > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 5:26 PM Hales, David <[email protected]> wrote: > > We had a really good thread about this a while back, The subject line was > “Aruba AP-3XX mounting question” and it was last July in case anyone wants > to look in the old digests. I’m forwarding you a copy of the thread > directly. > > > > *David Hales* > > *Network Systems Administrator* > > *Information Technology Services* > > 1010 N. 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