Hi There, Just wondering if anyone has tried setting up the USB port on a HAP AC Lite for networking.
My particular use case is a radio trailer (converted enclosed trailer made into a radio/camping trailer). On the outside of the trailer I have an outdoor USB Wifi "dongle" installed (something like this one... https://www.newegg.com/p/2S7-07JP-1SF47?item=9SIB33YHYV4670 ). Since the trailer makes a pretty good faraday cage, not letting signals in too well... I would like to connect that USB WIFI adapter to the HAP AC Lite and use it as a WiFi Client radio.
I realize USB networking may not be installed by default, but wondered if it would be "easy" to impliment.
~Matt KD2HKB
My particular use case is a radio trailer (converted enclosed trailer made into a radio/camping trailer). On the outside of the trailer I have an outdoor USB Wifi "dongle" installed (something like this one... https://www.newegg.com/p/2S7-07JP-1SF47?item=9SIB33YHYV4670 ). Since the trailer makes a pretty good faraday cage, not letting signals in too well... I would like to connect that USB WIFI adapter to the HAP AC Lite and use it as a WiFi Client radio.
I realize USB networking may not be installed by default, but wondered if it would be "easy" to impliment.
~Matt KD2HKB
Thinking outside the box, you could do something like Damon K9CQB does with his hAP & ar750 devices.
Here's the link to one of his posts: https://www.arednmesh.org/comment/12706#comment-12706
With this approach you could mount the hAP near the penetration point and run a short cable outside with an external wifi antenna.