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Ubiquiti UniFi UVP, VOIP and FreePBX HowTo
Being a new product, the information on the Ubiquiti wiki and forums was slim so I decided to dig in and figure it out on my own. Along the way I found a few mistakes in the forums and now I want to share my information. Here is the goal: Connect a Ubiquiti UVP phone...
Another Way to do Automatic Failover with MikroTik RouterOS
There's a million ways to do this with MikroTik RouterOS on the wiki and the web but none of them fit my particular application. Let me explain: 1. The most vulnerable in my network was a Ubiquiti AirFiber 24 (AF24) upstream from the tower I am connected to...
Improve MikroTik CAPsMAN Roaming Performance
I found this information on another site and thought it useful to include here. Thank you to https://blog.linitx.com/. MikroTik CAPsMAN is a very useful method of setting up a large number of APs (CAPs) in a building, but how can you help a client to roam better?...
Transitioning the WISP to Telrad LTE
The number one concern I have heard thus far before we transition a select group of WISPs (Wireless Internet Service Providers) from WiFI or TDMA to LTE is "How can I afford LTE?" and the question is valid. The costs are high, very high, astronomically high in fact...
What can I do if my wireless devices don’t roam between my wireless AP’s?
Good question, one I was also asking myself when I set up a large Mikrotik CAPsMAN network. A moving laptop would hang onto a -85 signal when a -70 was available. It did not make sense. So, after some research I found some ideas to help you. When you are walking...
“WISPatizing” LTE
This is a letter from Patrick Leary at Telrad, I thought worth sharing. We all know LTE has first been created for the needs of giant mobile operators first. That means the LTE enhanced packet core (called the EPC in LTE-speak) includes a host of features fixed...
Java Home Directory Fail Issue on Ubuntu – RESOLVED
Java Home Directory Fail Issue on Ubuntu - RESOLVED For those of you who're building your Ubuntu from scratch or even if you did like me and install UniFi on an AirVision NVR, , you might or might not get this after installing UniFi Controller *Setting Java...
DHCP Option 43 on MikroTik RouterOS With Ruckus
This one nearly made me tear my hair out. Option 43 is a vendor specific option that many vendors use to tell their devices the IP address of a server they need to access. Ubiquiti UniFi uses it and so does in this case Ruckus. I tried setting the value using a hex...
EdgeMAX – VLAN Walkthrough with EdgeSwitch
Obviously there are more detailed instructions on the Ubiquiti site but I just needed a trunk port and a few access ports on my Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch so this is a much for my own documentation as it is for you my valuable customers! Connect the Admin Computer to a...
MikroTik Wireless CAPsMAN Howto
I was intrigued by the recently new feature being developed by MikroTik called "CAPsMan". From the wiki "Controlled Access Point system Manager (CAPsMAN) allows centralization of wireless network management and if necessary, data processing. When using the CAPsMAN...
RF Elements Simper Radio Antennas
In a surprise announcement yesterday at the WISPA Wispalooza in Las Vegas, RF Elements, one of my favorite manufacturers made a game changing announcement about their new product line, the RF Elements Simper. The name is a shortened version of "Simply Perfect Radio"...
Ubiquiti UniFi Video Cameras, Another Cool Video Captured
I have blogged several times about how nice the Ubiquiti airVision NVR and the airVision cams are for ease of setup and great value but the UniFi Video cameras take it one step farther. Not only do they have night vision, but the sound is really cool. This week I...
MikroTIk RouterOS CAPsMAN
Here are the notes from Uldis Cernevskis presentation at the US MUM in Pittburgh, PA. MikroTik CAPsMAN is a wireless provisioning and management system for MikroTIk wireless AP's. Controlled Access Point system Manager (CAPsMAN) allows centralization of wireless...
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If You Haven’t Yet Registered Yet, You Might Get Left Out
Hard to believe but the USA MikroTik User's Meeting is week after next. If you have never attended a training the week of the MUM, you are really missing something cool. Why you ask? Since training is Monday through Wednesday, you will arrive at the MUM hotel more...
450 MBps MikroTIk 802.11ac Wireless Link for $200, Really?
MikroTik's new 802.11ac SXT devices achieve speed tests of more than 450 MBps. Check out the video. Room test, 5 meters apart. From/To SXT unit. This shows nearly maximum possible performance, hardware wise. The performance will be different based on distance and...
Ubiquiti airVision, airCams & “Unsupported Firmware” Errors
I have always been a big fan of the Ubiquiti AirVision-2 software and especially the AirVision-C NVR. I have an installation at my office, my home and my cabin in Colorado. Many of you have seen the images and video I have captured of the huge Elk that hang out at...
WaveGuards for the MikroTik QRT CPE Radios
Need more range for your CPE device or possibility a low cost back-haul? The QRT is great for that and the new WaveGuard shields make them even better. WaveGuard Shields for MikroTik QRT
The First WaveGuard Shields for MikroTik CPE Devices
Again, another first and what a difference these little shields make in the performance of these MikroTik CPE devices. Order one today and give it a try. Not only will you improve the performance, but you will greatly enhance the survivability of these devices in...
Rack Mount Any Ubiquiti ToughSwitch or airVision NVR or…
Old news again, right? But, what if one rack mount could handle a ToughSwitch-8, ToughSwitch-5, airVision-C NVR, ERLite-3, ERPoE-5, or TS-5-POE or any combination of those? Great idea right? Well, we thought so too so here it is. Buy the base adapter and add an...
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