Butch Evans wrote: > In many ways, Mikrotik can do some of the same thing. It's a matter of > proper design in both wireless configuration and firewall (even on the > bridge). Much of this functionality can be configured using various > tunneling technologies in MT as well. Most of the real work in MT is > left to the administrator in terms of proper configuration and design. > To me, adding some little bit of complexity is a good tradeoff for > configurability (two words that are almost always mutually exclusive in > the gear we all use). > > The specific featureset you mention looks very complete. What is the > cost on an AP? Is it standard 802.11a/b/g clients? I am always looking > for good solutions like this.
The access points are quite expensive: ~$5K retail for dual radio and ~$10K retail for quad radios. That alone turns a lot of people off the product, for better or worse. I can speak from experience that these radios are extremely durable (NEMA 4x) and high performing (very sensitive and modulate at low RSSI levels). I was just out with some of the field Wayport guys, and their heat maps on the radio I brought (with a 6 dbi antenna) blew their mind. A few weeks ago, I covered 200+ hotel rooms in Orlando, FL(6 Mbps of goodput through the windows) with one strategically placed AP outside with the same 6 dbi antenna. This last week, I covered 90% of a long wing with one access point in a camp that I tested in the Arctic circle. Others I work with claim that they are 7 dB "better" than Cisco, but I have yet to confirm. I can, however, confirm that I've gotten a continuous ping on as low as -83 dBm. Now when I test, I look for around -75 dBm for the average casual web surfer. If I get that, I'm cool. I just have to laugh at the Cisco docs that say that you gotta have (if I remember right) -60 dBm. I would encourage you to seriously test one out before you balk at the price. Hit me offline, and I'll give you my cell phone. I can tell you more about these little doodads than you'll ever care to know! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
