Poe Wireless Router

Outdoor High-Power Client Bridge/Access Point with Business Class 802.11G Outdoor Wireless Client Bridge/Access Point

Brand: EnGenius Model: EOC1650 Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 2.40" h x 3.90" w x 14.90" l, 1.25 pounds EnGenius wireless access point/client bridge Multifunction Application Long Range Transmitting (Ack Timeout) Rssi/Led Indicators Integrated High Gain Antenna

Most helpful customer reviews 13 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Excellent Design and Execution By Philip A. Jones My latest configuration uses two EOC-1650's, one permanently mounted at the masthead and configured as a client router and another below the saloon floor and configured as an access point. The masthead uses the supplied 5 db external omni and the access point uses the internal antenna. Rather than using the 24 volt injectors that came with the devices, I injected 12 volts by cutting off the power supply tips (they are 5.5 mm OD, 2.1 mm ID, type M) and wiring them to the ship's power, which is sufficient for runs of about 50 feet. Since the access point is close to the bilge I put it in a waterproof container along with the two injectors. An ethernet cable runs from the container inside the mast to the client router. Configuring the masthead device as a client router (firmware 1.2.4) rather than as a client bridge avoids a problem in which the remote network assigns your PC an IP address in a subnet different than the masthead device's address and you lose the ability to log in to the EOC-1650. (Instead the client router's DHCP assigns your PC an address in its own subnet and the client router gets its WAN address from the remote network's DHCP. With the client router connected to the marina's access point, we have wifi throughout the cabin with excellent signal strength. Without the EOC-1650's I'd be sitting in the cockpit squinting in the sunlight and swatting mosquitoes while I tried to connect to a weak signal. So, I'm pleased with these devices. ************************* After using the EOC1650 for a year from New England thru the Bahamas, here's an update. I used a 15db omni antenna connected via a 3 foot pigtail and a 75 foot cat5 ethernet cable. The EOC1650 was at the masthead on a halyard for weeks at a time in all weather and on the cockpit rail the rest of the time. It still works. Pros: Reliable performance under demanding conditions. I connected to distant access points when others in the anchorages had no luck. The built in power over ethernet is handy since it lets the water sensitive parts like the power cube live below deck. No water damage to unit despite rain and spray. New firmware version 1.2.0 has new functionality and seems stable. Cons: Connector for external antenna spun off its nut and broke because I suspended the EOC1650 from its antenna rather than attaching it to the mast. Unit is weatherproof rather than waterproof. A wave splash when it is at the rail would kill it. ************* Original Review May-09 Just installed the EOC1650 as a bridge and found it to be excellent. (I've got extensive experience installing routers, access points and bridges so what I found easy might be more challenging if you're not familiar with wireless networking.) First the Pros: Small package (about the size of a flashlight) with lots of mounting options for indoor or outdoor use. (I hauled it to the masthead of a sailboat to use when in a marina or at anchor.) Comes with parts the description implies are addons: 5dbi rubber duckie omni antenna and two suction cups for mounting on a window or the like. Power supply for Poe is small and fits sideways on a powerstrip so it takes up ony 1 plug. Web interface was easy to understand and has extensive configuration settings, like preferred BSID which allows selecting an access point by MAC when there are several with the same SSID. Stable -- at least with several hours of use -- and does a good job of clinging to the marina's network in Baltimore's inner harbor, which has Port Networks stepping on all the channels with strong signals. Only a few cons: User guide is behind the most recent firmware, so some settings are not explained. No built in help in the user interface, so the user guide is the only source of info. Automatice date and time setting doesn't seem to work, requiring that you enter a date and time if you want the log timestamp to