Yeah, beam forming seems like it's definitely the way to go. Greg
On Feb 18, 2010, at 10:00 AM, Jeff Ehman wrote: > In general, the Ruckus product line is very inexpensive for access points. > Plus, their beamforming technology allows their product to use about 1/2 the > APs as their main competitors (Cisco...). This is accomplished because they > don't use the typical omni antenna that most do. The beamforming searches > out other Ruckus access points and creates a PtP link between them so the > throughput and connection between APs is much greater and they can be further > apart. When an omni is used to create connections between access points, > they have to be placed much closer together. Not to mention the channel > bonding they use for additional throughput. > > -Jeff Ehman > General Manager > Phone: (312) 205-2509 > "There is a difference" > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jeff Ehman > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 8:25 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Want to try a Ruckus home AP > > We are the highest partner with Ruckus and have a services division that has > deployed tons of their APs in schools around the area. We can assist with > configuration and getting anyone going with this product. > > -Jeff Ehman > General Manager > Phone: (312) 205-2509 > "There is a difference" > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Greg Ihnen > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 8:07 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: [WISPA] Want to try a Ruckus home AP > > I'm thinking of trying a Ruckus home AP. I'm going to use a Mikrotik router > and then the Ruckus as AP only. At the Ruckus website it seems like I'd use > the MediaFlex 2835. When I Google shopping'ed this I don't get a single hit - > "Your search - MediaFlex 2835 - did not match any products.". Does one have > to buy straight from Ruckus? There's a form to fill out for finding a "big > dog value-added reseller" but why wouldn't they just put a list of their > resellers on their site? So they can collect all my contact info and then > have follow up contact? I don't like it when our relationship has to be on > their terms. If I want follow-up presales communication I'll call them. It > almost seems like they don't want to sell them. The more obstacles they put > between me and the "buy now" button the less likely it is that I'm going to > buy it. > > Greg > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
