Question 1

Does anyone know if this combo comes with the poe injectors?

Accepted Answer

This kit comes as two individually boxed bridge kits. The boxes contain the radio, 120vac to 24vdc power supply, ethernet junction adapter device (dont know what it is called...it has poe port, network port, and power in port), and a 2 1/2" hose clamp (for attaching to a mounting post).
I bought these to send cctv ip cam feeds from a building about 500 feet from the main office.  I am gathering three cams together at a poe switch and sending to the radio.  I will be using the 24vdc poe switch to power the bridge also...so i dont need the enclosed power supply.
I had to delay this project for more urgent matters, but I will post my opinion of them later after i get them installed.

Question 2

Are these outdoor wireless bridge/AP?  Just needing to know before I order them.

Thanks!
Georgette Stewart

Accepted Answer

Georgette,

I have purchased this product 3 months ago and they can be used as either a bridge or AP. I use them for a church to bridge to buildings together. The buildings are 300 feet apart. The units are mounted outside the building. These units have been rock solid using the WDS bridge configuration.

Question 3

Can we use these outdoors?

Accepted Answer

Yes, these are outdoor rated units - with sealing material included. We are currently using them on top of our operation's roofs. We have 10 of them and none of them have failed thus far. It has been at least 1 year already.

Question 4

is this a poe device?

Accepted Answer

Yes, This is a POE Device and it comes with POE injectors. Great product. We use these quite often and range has never been a factor. We have some bridges in excess of 1000'.

Question 5

Do these include mounts or do you need to get them somewhere else?

Accepted Answer

The units have 2 inside curved ridges on the backside. They come with a hose clamp for mounting to a pole or pipe.  I mounted one unit that I set up as an access point to an aerial antenna pole with the hose clamp. On a second unit I used a small piece of pipe (6") and mounted it on the outside of my steel building.  I cut away 1" on the ends of the 6" pipe leaving a tab on each end to put sheet metal screws into the metal sheeting. In doing this I was able to again use the hose clamp to affix the unit on my metal building. I configured this unit as a client bridge and ran cat5 cable out of the unit to the inside of the building.  This setup allowed the connection of my home lan to the building giving me internet access 50 yards away with no aerial or buried wires.

Question 6

Does this kit include POE injectors for the two units?

Accepted Answer

Yes , the POE injectors come in the kit for each unit. This is one of the reasons we frequently install this product. It really makes it easy to power the unit outdoors or in an attic space with convenience.

Question 7

I need to connect a network between two buildings about 500 feet apart.  Building One has access to a cable modem and router.  I assume in Building One I will connect the ENH500 to one of the ports on my netgear router.  In Building Two will I connect the ENH500 to my network switch?

I have two computers in Building Two and they are networked using a netgear switch.  I am hoping that the two computers will have access to the ENH500 in Building Two it will be communicating with the ENH500 on Building One and this will provide access to internet connection because the ENH500 on Building One is connected to a router with internet access.  Is this correct?

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Accepted Answer

Sounds right,  I bought two ENH500's bridge modules & two Netgear n600 routers. House has satellite web provider CAT5 cable plugged into router internet connection for home wifi then LAN out to ENH500. Barn has ENH500 CAT5 cable to internet in on netgear router of wifi in barn. At that point connect whatever device that is wifi capable. ENH500 bridge is good to 3 miles as advertised.  Good luck:)

Question 8

Okay I purchased these and installed them 2 weeks ago and they worked great to begin with but I must not have something configured correctly.  I keep reading about putting one in WDS bridge mode and one in WDS Client mode....sure wish they provided more instructions with these so I could go step by step and get this configured right!!  Could anyone provide information as to how to do this??  I would greatly appreciate it!

Accepted Answer

in WDS bridge mode you are linking Mac Addresses. 
1.  Set to WDS Bridge Mode
2.  Set up the Device you wish to link to by MAC address (I believe the in the menu it is under wireless settings or link list setting
3.  Set up the other unit via Mac address of first unit set up.
WDS bridge mode allow the 2 units to talk with one another and allow you to bridge the LANs on both sides of the device and if one LAN

Question 9

Does this include POE injectors?

Accepted Answer

Yes.

Question 10

whats the max range?

Accepted Answer

The documentation states 30 kilometers with line of sight.  I personally have had xcellent results at 1/2 mile

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