Hello, anyone know the difference between these two LightBeam models?
Is it just that the 23 dBi is more powerful?
A sales guy told me one of them is an Access Point and the other is a Station... that does not sound right. :)
5GHz LiteBeam ac w/120° Sector 16dBi US
5GHz LiteBeam ac 23dBi US
You would use the LiteBeam Sector for your AP and the LiteBeam LiteBeam AC as your stations. Though I would use the Nanobeams over the Litebeams for most projects to reduce wind load issues.
So this one is to used as an AP:
5GHz LiteBeam ac w/120° Sector 16dBi US
This one is to be used as "stations":
5GHz LiteBeam ac 23dBi US
Thanks!
This all depends on your application. The Litebeam 120 works well with a couple of camera sites. In most situations, for short dstances, maybe 1500 max, which is most applications, I use the nanobeam ac 19. The nanobeam ac 16 is junk. For a PTP, a pair of 19s work well. In most cases with many camera sites, I use the Rocket Prism with sector as the AP with a sector and a mix of the Beams and Grid forms for the client, depending on distance. The Prism with an omni also works well in a centralized location, where there is not much interference.
I have always liked the nanostation radios with rocket radios as an AP because they had dual NICs, good for two cameras and easy relays. i wish the nanobeam 19s came with dual NICs to eliminate the need for an external switch. Most remote sites, I have found, have either dual cameras or relay to another site.
They have had the port flapping issue where the LAN port goes up and down. One one site alone I had to RMA 15 radios. Finally got the radios after 6 weeks and now we need to get out there and replace them.
What a PITA
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