Rugged wireless bridge

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Hi all,

I need to provide IP connectivity to an outdoor parking lot for security
devices like a camera, and emergency phone and a gate. Does anyone have any
suggestions on a wireless bridge and an outdoor rated switch if such exists?
How do people provide IP to outdoor locations like a surface parking lot?

Thanks,
Andrey

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You can use a soekris embedded computer. (http://soekris.com/). You can put the boards into rugged cases like this:

http://socalfreenet.org/node/267

Here is the case:

http://www.yourbroadbandstore.com/product.php?pid=201838

Kind regards,
Truman

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Lots of good stuff here

http://www.wlanparts.com/

I have had good luck with the Ez-Bridge Lite

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You can use a soekris embedded computer. (http://soekris.com/). You can put the boards into rugged cases like this:

http://socalfreenet.org/node/267

Here is the case:

http://www.yourbroadbandstore.com/product.php?pid=201838

Kind regards,
Truman

Hi all,

I need to provide IP connectivity to an outdoor parking lot for security
devices like a camera, and emergency phone and a gate. Does anyone have any
suggestions on a wireless bridge and an outdoor rated switch if such exists?
How do people provide IP to outdoor locations like a surface parking lot?

If it is going into a FIPS compliant deployment or there is legal impact
of this system I would suggest something like the FortressTech ES520
which is approved for military rollout in battlefield applications.

These are NOT cheap but you get what you pay for in todays world hopefully.

The case the 520 is packaged in is unlike any other WAP I have worked
with and we used them quite a bit for wireless-time services.

http://www.fortresstech.com/Products/SecWiBridges.aspx

Todd Glassey

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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10050/index.html

--Curtis

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I've had multiple issues with the WAP200E units in the field-- from the Internal PoE cabling being crushed and not working properly, to finding some of the internal antennas wern't even soldered to the PCB properly.

I'd definitely +1 on the ubiquiti stuff. however, they've been extremely solid.

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Hey Andrey,

I've deployed Cisco Aironet 1300's for specifically what you're looking to
do (as well as remote ATM connectivity). They are robust and have great
centralized management tools if you have a large deployment. They're also
very flexible and obviously have great support from the manufacturer.

Thanks

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I've had the same problems with the WAP200E units - 3 DOA before getting two that worked.

regards

Hugh

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Hi all again

Thanks for all the links. Lots of wifi solutions. The main problem I'm facing is the fact that I need more than one copper ethernet connection at those outdoor locations. Meaning that I'll have at least two or three IP cameras (PoE desired) and a automatic security gate. So, I feel like some outdoor rated copper ethernet switches with PoE is the hardest part here.

Anyone came across any 5-8 port PoE switches that can be put outdoors?

thanks again

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Andrey,

Some of the UBNT gear have two ethernet ports, some models pass PoE, some
don't.

What I would do is to get a switch with or without PoE, put them into a NEMA
4 enclosure. Then put water-proof ethernet feedthrough bushings on the
enclosure.

How many locations do you have to do this at?

-Mike

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Hi all again

Thanks for all the links. Lots of wifi solutions. The main problem I'm facing is the fact that I need more than one copper ethernet connection at those outdoor locations. Meaning that I'll have at least two or three IP cameras (PoE desired) and a automatic security gate. So, I feel like some outdoor rated copper ethernet switches with PoE is the hardest part here.

Anyone came across any 5-8 port PoE switches that can be put outdoors?
  

My friends all seem to be using ubiquiti wi-fi stuff lately.

Somehow I've gotten on these guy's (paper catalog) mailing list. Not
cheap, and I've never actually used them... Also there are other
vendors in the industrial-electronics arena:

http://www.bb-elec.com/

Don't know about their quality either, but in the industrial-electronics
field one doesn't last long with bad stuff.

-- Pete

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Like these?

http://www.bb-elec.com/product_multi_family.asp?MultiFamilyId=90&Trail=1&TrailType=Top

The EIRP305-T and EIRP610-2SFP-T have POE.

~Seth

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Not sure how outdoor-worthy those guys are...

-Mike

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I got a two floor parking ram and a surface lot, so in a nut shell I have to do this twice.

Two separate wifi links, two PoE switches 4-6 cameras at each location plus the entrance gates all IP enabled.

Andrey

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Put them in a box.

~Seth

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I found this sucker so far, I guess it has to be waterproof rather than just rugged.

http://www.korenixsecurity.com/products/weatherproof-ethernet-switch/jetnet-3706-rj

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I found this sucker so far, I guess it has to be waterproof rather than just rugged.

http://www.korenixsecurity.com/products/weatherproof-ethernet-switch/jetnet-3706-rj

And,
http://www.sixnet.com/product/8-port-ip67-ethernet-managed-unmanaged-switch-116.cfm

I bet it isn't cheap... And I don't know where you get the connectors,
either.

-- Pete

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And:

http://www.weidmuller.com/ethernet/ip67switches

Note that Digikey sells IP67 RJ45's (don't know whose) for only $7 each...
I'm afraid to ask about the mil ones from sixnet...

-- Pete

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Blackbox also has some offerings in this area, made to order
http://www.blackbox.com/solutions/infrastructure/Wireless-Bridges.aspx

-henry