Re: Bridge for REMOTE OUTDOOR project.

cleo wrote:
> I'm trying to use wifi bridges to connect a seismic datalogger high on a
> cliff to a computer a half mile away in a valley. This has been
> successfully done with a colleague's equipment using Senao/Engenius
> NCB-????(indoor model). So just order the same thing, right? Well, I
> tried... and I got a device (NCB-3220) that uses 48Volts, not 12Volts,
> despite the Engenius spec sheet listing the device at 12Volts, but it
> came with an AC->48VDC adapter.

Are you absolutely sure it was AC ->48VDC and not AC->12VDC? the
AC->48VDC is normally supplied with the outdoor models.
If your NCB-3220 has an FCC-ID No NI3-CB32106001 then the Test Report
listed this as either :-
1. 12VDC from AC Adapter or
2.48VDC from POE
Section 3 (General Info)
<https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=658128&native_or_pdf=pd f>

This is useless... it is infeasible to
> drag 4 12V batteries up the cliff.
>
> I also ordered 2 outdoor bridges from Senao/Engenius, (the EOC-3220+
> and the EOC-8610). BOTH are 48 Volts, BOTH reset themselves randomly
> (and then you have to go in via serial port to reset to factory
> defaults), one (8610) cannot even be reset to factory defaults, and so
> far, the customer service from ENGENIUS has been AWFUL!
>
> Needless to say, I'm pretty fed up with Senao/Engenius. I need a
> couple of wifi bridge of some sort, at least one needs to be 12 Volts,
> and... this is the kicker... they actually need to work! Any
> suggestions?
>
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