How many other platforms are really that much more restrictive? Redline's 3650 FCC certified gear asks you to turn the power down with a larger antenna. I believe its the same for Orthogon and Redline 5.4 GHz gear as well.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Travis Johnson To: WISPA General List Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Certifiable MikroTik? YES!! Mac, Here is where it will get interesting... in the actual MT software. How are they going to "lock down" the software so the power outputs, channels, etc. are all within FCC guidelines? They are almost going to have to have a seperate MT version... which to me seems pretty unlikely. :( Travis Microserv Mac Dearman wrote: David, What this means is that MT has put together a combination of antennas from different manufacturers connected to their hardware and had them certified as "meeting the FCC criteria" thus giving them the ability to produce "exact" replicas of what they had certified. It does not mean that if we (wireless operators) slam the same gear (identical or not) together and hang on a tower - - its FCC Certified - - it's not. The big picture here is that their hardware (whatever routerboard(s) they used), radios, antennas, jumpers, pigtails, enclosure and choice of antennas are certified and will soon be on the market for resale with that little white sticker that seems so important! Mac -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David E. Smith Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 3:46 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Certifiable MikroTik? YES!! Mac Dearman wrote: I thought I would share some of MikroTik's FCC certified gear with the list. [ snip ] Okay, I'm gonna hate myself for asking this, because it means opening the dread Pandora's Box that is "FCC certification questions." The Routerboard 52 is "just" a mini-PCI card. Is this certification still valid when you use it as part of anything else? If so, with what? Can I connect it to a Routerboard 532 with Mikrotik's RouterOS software and legally use it? Can I put it in my laptop computer? Can I run it with Valemount's StarOS software, regardless of what antenna it's connected to? It's nice that this component is FCC-friendly, but you need a lot of components to get customers online. David Smith MVN.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
