I'm trying to configure my mesh to use both 2.4 and 5.8 nodes to communicate.
I have
1 - hAP ac2
2 - hAP Lites
2.4ghz
1 - TP-Link CPE210
2 - Ubiquity M2-400
5.8ghz
2 - Ubiquity LAP-120
1 - TP-Link CPE-710
Switches
TP-Link SG-605
TP-Link SG108
I want to put the LAP-120's and the CPE210 on my tower at my QTH. The other PtP nodes would be at other locations. How would I configure the LAP-120's and the CPE210 through DtD so that they all communicate? All the nodes are working and configured with 3.25.2.0. Any help would be appreciated!
Scott(WK7G)
I have
1 - hAP ac2
2 - hAP Lites
2.4ghz
1 - TP-Link CPE210
2 - Ubiquity M2-400
5.8ghz
2 - Ubiquity LAP-120
1 - TP-Link CPE-710
Switches
TP-Link SG-605
TP-Link SG108
I want to put the LAP-120's and the CPE210 on my tower at my QTH. The other PtP nodes would be at other locations. How would I configure the LAP-120's and the CPE210 through DtD so that they all communicate? All the nodes are working and configured with 3.25.2.0. Any help would be appreciated!
Scott(WK7G)
" How would I configure the LAP-120's and the CPE210 through DtD so that they all communicate?"
+1 with K6CCC.
Connect them to an ethernet switch and hope that the switch passes VLAN2.
Most do.
Since you also mention that the nodes will be at your QTH.
Thus I assume you mean your home and also assume you will manage them
with a home computer.
Then also plug the DtD port of of the hAP* into the same switch.
Plug your home computer(s) and service(s) into the LAN ports of the hAP*.
73, Chuck
Too bad you don't have a POE switch. You don't even need a fancy managed switch, just one you can control POE and get 24V out of, the entire switch would be VLAN2. I would suggest just using the hAP ac2 and configure some LAN ports for your computers, and it will give you a nice LAN wifi as well. Then my suggestion is get an 8 port POE switch (not an AREDN device) and have it all on VLAN2 and have all the devices on the tower powered from there. Config 7 ports POE and one not POE, then run one cable from that unpowered port to port 5 (with POE off) of the hAP and you're there. Makes it much tidier than all the power injectors, or using the hAP lites to get POE. Ed
https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/NanoSwitch/NanoSwitch_DS.pdf ~$40
At some elevation on the tower, You need 1 ethernet cable for up to a
3 node switch, 2 cables and 2 POEs for up to a 6 node switch.
Indoor:
Each cable to a N-SW powered with a Ubiquiti Networks POE-24-30W ~$16
73, Chuck
A low end POE switch that could work with a cable to each antenna is similar to this
https://www.netgear.com/business/wired/switches/unmanaged/gs308pp/
I haven't yet looked at the details so it might not be appropriate. You want a switch where the control panel allows you to select POE at 24VDC rather than auto negotiate with a fancy new standard. If you have a future need for a POE camera on the tower many switches give you choice of voltage.
As I said earlier, the pivotal decision is how much cable you are willing to run up the tower. Ed
Thanks for the help guys!