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== Overview ==
== Overview ==


I have a [[MikroTik RouterBoard]] in a black box. The first thing I did when I got it was flash Debian onto it.
=== Cambium Canopy ===
Now I am looking at using the official MikroTik RouterOS software instead, because I will soon be working for someone who uses MikroTik hardware extensively in a WISP deployment.
 
[http://cambiumnetworks.com/ Cambium home page]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Canopy wikipedia on Motorola Canopy]
 
"A customer can query the status of their SM by viewing URL 169.254.1.1/main.cgi with a web browser (unless the network operator uses a different IP address or has put the subscriber in a VLAN."
 
* 900 MHz for non-line-of-sight applications - also very long range?
* 5.7 GHz - normally used for backhauls
 
3 - 15 mile range
 
* cluster manager
* access point
* subscriber module
* back haul
 
=== Mikrotik ===
 
[http://www.mikrotik.com/ Mikrotik home page]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikrotik wikipedia entry] which does not contain much useful information
 
I have a [[MikroTik RouterBoard]] in a black box. I need to flash RouterOS on it so I can use it for testing.
 
* SXT CPE
* RouterBoard
* Managed switch
 
* 5 Ghz
 
They claim up to 200 MBps
 
=== Ubiquiti ===
 
[http://www.ubnt.com/ home page]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubiquiti wikipedia]
 
 
* AirGrid M5
* Bullet
* NanoStation M5 5 Ghz CPE
 
Firmware is "AirOS" = their version of Linux
 
==== RF ====
 
AirMax - Proprietary MIMO protocol on 900, 3, 5
 
AirFiber 24 Ghz


== Management ==
== Management ==

Revision as of 21:31, 30 May 2014

Overview

Cambium Canopy

Cambium home page wikipedia on Motorola Canopy

"A customer can query the status of their SM by viewing URL 169.254.1.1/main.cgi with a web browser (unless the network operator uses a different IP address or has put the subscriber in a VLAN."

  • 900 MHz for non-line-of-sight applications - also very long range?
  • 5.7 GHz - normally used for backhauls

3 - 15 mile range

  • cluster manager
  • access point
  • subscriber module
  • back haul

Mikrotik

Mikrotik home page wikipedia entry which does not contain much useful information

I have a MikroTik RouterBoard in a black box. I need to flash RouterOS on it so I can use it for testing.

  • SXT CPE
  • RouterBoard
  • Managed switch
  • 5 Ghz

They claim up to 200 MBps

Ubiquiti

home page wikipedia


  • AirGrid M5
  • Bullet
  • NanoStation M5 5 Ghz CPE

Firmware is "AirOS" = their version of Linux

RF

AirMax - Proprietary MIMO protocol on 900, 3, 5

AirFiber 24 Ghz

Management

Not being a Microsoft fan I am looking at alternatives to ["The Dude"] for managing and monitoring my RouterOS equipmnent.

http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=39335 http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=76300

NMIS -- hard to tell from the cute cartoons what this is.

$ Nagios is a powerful monitoring system that enables organizations to identify and resolve IT infrastructure problems before they affect critical business processes.

NetXMS Open source network monitoring system - uses Openstreetmap

Cacti Cacti is a complete network graphing solution - lots of plugins - Packt book

  • OpenNMS
  • PRTG
  • Smokeping
  • KS Soft Hostmonitor
  • Zenoss
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