When we used Tranzeos that "very waterproof" system is the worst system I have seen.
It may have been our installs or the weather, but that cover is horrible. Coax seal did a good job of fixing those issues, however, it made it additionally difficult. On 12/13/08, Randy Cosby <[email protected]> wrote: > Travis, > > You've never had the pleasure of dealing with Tranzeo's ethernet > connector? They insist this is the most waterproof / weatherproof way > they've found. Even so, it is a pain in the rear, I agree. > > Looking forward to seeing more test results. Thanks for doing the > product beta test and development for us :) > > Randy > > > Travis Johnson wrote: >> Hi, >> >> We received our Vecima "trial" kit (one AP and five CPE) on Thursday >> afternoon. We have not yet put it on a tower, as there were several >> issues with their software on the AP... but here's some info thus far: >> >> The base station is quite large. It measures approximately 14 inches >> tall x 8 inches wide x 6 inches thick. It weighs about 25 pounds >> (seriously). It has an RJ-45 ethernet connector and an N-male >> connector on the bottom. (I was lead to believe they had omni, 90 >> degree, 120 degree and connectorized versions, and I requested the 120 >> unit, but instead got this with an LMR jumper and an MTI 120 antenna). >> >> We began by getting into the AP and making some "normal" changes >> (downlink was set to 50%, so we changed it to 70%). Also the center >> frequency was set to 3.410 so we changed that to 3.650. We also >> changed to 7mhz channel size. We then applied and rebooted... and then >> we could no longer get into the "radio" configuration page (where we >> had just made all those changes). So we did a factory reset and tried >> again. Same thing. We opened a trouble ticket with Vecima the next >> morning, and they were able to reproduce the problem in their lab. >> Then about 3 hours later, another tech called back and told us we >> needed to upgrade the firmware (even though the first tech said we >> were running the latest). We upgraded and that fixed the problem... >> but then we had a new problem. The "Allowed MAC address" file somehow >> got corrupted... so they had to SSH into the base station and fix that >> file. (By the way, this AP is just running Linux 2.6.14 kernel). We >> were now able to make a connection to one of the CPE (after setting up >> the service classifiers, service flows, and adding a service flow to >> this MAC address). Making a link on our test bench (10 feet away), we >> had a -55ish signal... however, the ping times and speeds were >> terrible (2000ms and at the most 2Mbps). I am thinking it was because >> this is running OFDM and in close proximity, the signals bounce all >> over. Last, all three techs that I talked to at Vecima asked "Do you >> have an NMS (network management server)?" and I had to continually say >> "no" and then they would say "oh... I don't know how to do this >> manually". One of the reasons we were testing this solution is that it >> did not require their NMS to function... however, even their tech >> support is pretty limited if you don't have it. Their NMS server is >> about $5,000 (but a single server will support an entire network, with >> unlimited AP's and CPE). >> >> On to the CPE: This is one of the worst designs of a CPE that I have >> ever seen. The entire unit is made by Tranzeo and looks just like >> their normal 2.4 CPE. It has the bar of lights on the top showing >> Power, LAN, RSSI, etc. The mounting bracket is the "L" bracket that >> bolts to the back and has a U-bolt and clamp to hook to the pipe. The >> biggest problem is how the ethernet cable connects. It has the white >> cover plate that goes over the RJ-45 connector that has to be bolted >> to the back of the radio... the problem is, the pass-thru connector is >> not big enough to allow an already crimped RJ-45 cable to pass thru... >> meaning, you have to run the cable thru the white plastic thing, then >> crimp it, then plug it in, and then screw the nuts down holding the >> white cover. If you ever have to replace the radio with something >> different, you have to cut the cable and then re-crimp. Also, I can >> guarantee that water is going to get into the RJ-45 as it is on the >> back of the radio and the water will always be trying to get into the >> white cover and then will just "flow" right into the RJ-45. I have >> attached a picture that is 99% the same as this unit (except this unit >> is smaller than the picture). The other issue is the PoE injector that >> comes with the unit. This is the worst PoE that I have ever seen. I >> don't understand why they can't use a grounded PoE that doesn't >> require a separate ground wire. Use the ground built into the >> electrical wiring that is already there (like the PacWireless PoE >> units). Attached is a picture of the PoE that was supplied. >> >> I will be testing the speeds and range this Monday (assuming the >> weather is better... we got 6" of snow and 40MPH winds last night). I >> will post more results as I have them. At this point, I am not really >> impressed with a $4,000 AP that's just running Linux. >> >> Travis >> Microserv >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! 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