I was referring to the 10 pack of 27dbi Rick said he couldn't get to work correctly. But yes, the others are doing 15v and 24v, however, from the recommendation of UBNT, 24V is what should be used now, not the 15V. They've had some issues with the 15V not providing enough power even on short runs.
Bob- -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Faisal Imtiaz Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:46 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] UBNT "M" Was: Ubiquiti made no points today 5V is only an issue with the Airgrids....the others (Rockets and Nanos ) are using 24v or 15v power supplies. And yes, if you are using the Airgirds, pay attention to the cable run.... Faisal. On 4/14/2010 11:41 AM, Robert West wrote: > Pay attention to your cable runs as well. That 5v PoE sucks, I've been > using variable voltage adapters into a power injector and adjust the voltage > depending on how it's acting. Sometimes, if the voltage is on the low side > for the cable run, the unit will power up but act "stupid" but if I hit it > with another volt or 2 it behaves. > > Bob- > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of RickG > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:34 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] UBNT "M" Was: Ubiquiti made no points today > > Upgraded to version 5.1.2 prior to installation. Still poor > performance. Not using Mimo mode. Using as an AP on a repeater. Having > no luck connecting to it with another M unit as CPE. Think its a bad > radio(s)? > > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Michael Baird<m...@tc3net.com> wrote: > >> Bad firmware and poor compatibility with legacy protocols. Make sure you >> upgrade them to the absolute latest beta available on the forums. >> >> Regards >> Michael Baird >> >>> I've been using regular Bullets and NS2's which have been working >>> great. So, I thought I'd give the "M" units a try. So far, nothing but >>> poor signal, dropped packets,& low throughput. Replacing them with >>> regular units fix the issue. What gives? >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 8:01 PM, Forbes Mercy >>> <forbes.me...@wabroadband.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> After falling in like with the Rocket M Nano's the Rocket M Bullets and >>>> the Mimos I have to say I'm firmly unimpressed with the integrated >>>> antenna series. We bought a pack of 10 of the 27dbi grids, not one of >>>> them would associate to our Mimos yet a bullet and in some cases, where >>>> distance wasn't a factor, the Nano Rockets did so without a problem. We >>>> just took delivery on the Nano Dish units, we wanted them to do some >>>> short range backhauls. >>>> >>>> Today was our first, replacing a 10MB Motorola backhaul at 5.2 miles, we >>>> set up the new dishes up in the office WDS on, WPA on they connected at >>>> -50 (as they should in the office), connection firm all night. >>>> Installed them today, the AP working well we headed up the mountain to >>>> install the other one. It would not see or connect to the other Nano >>>> Dish no matter whether we used the lower powered 5.2 or the more >>>> generous 5.7/8 frequency range. Gradually turning off the WDS, then the >>>> WPA, then making it 20 MHZ, finally we gave up and the unnecessary >>>> beating to my bucket truck that had to climb that mountain left me in a >>>> pretty foul mood over the new gear. 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