George Hardesty, Author at Data Alliance Customer Service

Speed: 4G is capable of providing down speed of 0.4 to 50 Mbps and an up speed of 0.2 to 6 Mbps while satellite internet promises down speed of 0.5 to 1 Mbps and up speed of less than 1 Mbps.
Equipment: With a 4G connection you only need a USB dongle to get access to internet where as a lot of equipment is required to get satellite reception. Hence, 4G is convenient to use and requires less paraphernalia compared to satellite internet.
Weather effects: Satellite reception is highly affected by weather disturbances at the antenna end while 4G remains unfazed by weather.
Cost: Satellite internet is much more expensive to install and use than 4G primarily because of the entire hardware setup that satellite internet demands.

Conclusion: Satellite internet is prohibitively expensive for a private user when compared to 4G and the speed is also nothing
much to write home about. It shall be resorted to only at places where the service provider has no network and hence 4G is unavailable.

One NanoStationM2 (NSM2) at each of the cameras: NSM2 has two ethernet ports: One can be used to connect to the camera, and the other for the cable to the POE
Place a PICOM2HP in the central area as the WAP:
You will need a box of TC-PRO (Ubiquiti ToughCable) and Tough Cable connectors
NSM2 and PICOM2HP come with a POE kit.
Power Over Ethernet kits to power the cameras: You will need to buy separately, unless your camera comes with them.

As long as you have line of sight from each camera to the central Wireless Access Point, this setup will work fine.

The way that solar powering of the UBNT and MT gear works is that you use the solar panel to charge batteries (I’m almost sure that 12-volt would be the best option), and then connect the power from the batteries to the POE injector. Do not use regular car batteries.

As the old AG models run out of stock, we are receiving AGs with M after AG in the part#

The differences are
1. These are AirMax so they are compatible with all the other AirMax products – those that have an M in the name like NSM5, LOCOM5, etc – big improvement –
2. a minor change in the feedhorn design

Customers should like them better even if they ordered the "old" version

George

There is no limit to the number of connections you can make to the R36 by WiFI. So it depends upon how much bandwidth you have on the connection going to the internet.

Hi Richard – I’m all but certain that it’s not possible to share a USB WiFi adapter and it’s internet connection, using MS internet sharing network wizard on XP with my network

On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 3:00 AM, Richard Erskine <rickerskine> wrote:

Hi George,

Thanks for the info. I ordered those products.

I have another question when you have a moment. I have tried several times to interface the awus036h using MS internet sharing network wizard on XP with my network. I have not been able to get it to work. This is why I got the R36 to begin with. Do you know of a faq or tutorial that might explain how to do this?

Thanks again

Richard

On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 8:52 AM, George Hardesty <gh> wrote:

Richard – this is the cable that you need:https://www.data-alliance.net/servlet/-strse-197/RP-dsh-SMA-dsh-male-ANTENNA-CABLE-29.527-dsh-FT/Detail

and since that is 30 feet, you could add a 10-FT RP-SMA extension cable: SKU E3

On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 10:25 PM, Richard Erskine <rickerskine> wrote:

……..and while on this subject (grid antenna), would this be the best and correct cable for it. I do need the length.

Best Regards,

Richard

RP-SMA Extension Cable: 40-FT Male to Female. LMR-400 equivalent cable

Price: $44.95

Discounts:

On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 8:12 AM, Richard Erskine <rickerskine> wrote:

Hi again George,

Thanks for you information for my past queries. If you don’t mind, I have another…..

I am looking to extend my range and am looking at the Alpha 2.4 ghz. antenna below. At present I have an Alpha omni 18 db gain whip. I know it says that you should have two of these grid antennas to maximize performance. My question is, If I use one only, do you think it will be worth the bother for the amout of increase in my two way distance/range. Thanks again.

Richard

Antenna 2.4GHz 24dBi Long-Range Grid Parabolic Directional WiFi High Gain

On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 6:41 PM, George Hardesty <gh> wrote:

The 036H is a higher quality WiFi adapter but is not being carried forward to Windows 8 and beyond.

You would be better off using 036H with the R36

George

On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Richard Erskine <rickerskine> wrote:

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I have been using the awus036h with R36 and lately bought the awus036nhr and upgraded software in r36. I find that the performance is much lower than the awus036h. Any suggestions??
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There are no firmware upgrades for WiFi USB adapters
My brother has a AWUS036H he’s been using for six years

Customer: could it be something the friends have change in the signal

me: That’s another angle, yes

Sent at 1:30 PM on Friday

Customer: that link is to the H not the NHR
does it appply?

Sent at 1:32 PM on Friday

me: He can re-install his driver

Customer: it only has v2 on there and he says his isnt v2
would it still work?

me: I think he should try it

Sent at 1:42 PM on Friday

Customer: does he need to uninstall firmware already on there or just go ahead and install?

Sent at 1:44 PM on Friday

me: Uninstall what he has and then re-install
He could have a corrupt installation

Please check the link below for reference.

http://alfanetworkinc.blogspot.com/

Thanks for the great service. This is the kind of issue when you realize which vendors you like working with. You guys have been quick to respond and very professional!

Much appreciated!

Damien

2.4GHz: Typical WiFi – almost all consumer WiFi products are 2.4GHz
- Far better at traveling through walls than 5GHz.
- Disadvantage is that it is typically more cluttered with signals than 5GHz
5.2 to 5.8GHz
- 5GHz band is used for private links & point to point links to avoid interference in 2.4GHz band
- Typically much less cluttered with signal-traffic
- Uses spacial multiplexing to eliminate “blind spots” in coverage over a cluttered area such as an RV park (Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)
- Walls: Though the 5GHz band is not usually known as the frequency of choice to pass through walls, we have a case-study of 5GHz bridge using Ubiquiti NanoSation M5 passing signal through 3 or 4 walls in an apartment building with NanoStation M5 on each end
900MHz: Excellent at passing through trees; best for forested areas
- TREES / FORESTED AREAS: If the tree(s) are not too thick or if your link is from a high point to a low point, 2.4GHz will probably suffice. But if 2.4GHz is over-crowded or the tree(s) are thick, 900MHz would be a better solution.
  - The following 900MHz options can pass through a single thick tree, or a small group of trees.
  - The lowest-cost option for a short link, to pass through trees, is LOCOM9
  - For long-distance links to pass through trees, use NanoBridge M9
  - See our category of 900MHz gear

Example of 5GHz bridge using Ubiquiti NanoSation M5 passing signal through 3 or 4 walls in an apartment building with NanoStation M5 on each end

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Satellite Internet Compared to 4G

Outdoor IP cameras: How to link to WiFi network

Solar powering of Ubiquiti and MikroTik gear

AirGrid – minor changes / new versions

How many other computers can connect to the R36 at once?

Not possible to share a USB WiFi adapter, using MS internet sharing

RP-SMA Extension Cable: 40-FT Male to Female. LMR-400 equivalent cable

USB WiFi adapter troubleshooting

UBDOGT8 can work on Windows 8, but no direct driver/utility for it

Thanks for the great service

WiFi Frequency Ranges: Uses, advantages & disadvantages of 2.4GHz, 5GHz, 900MHz