Signal Drop-outs

[scott478]

I am considering buying a NanoStation2 to replace an Engenius product. What happens with the NanoStation 2 when there is a momentary signal interruption? Is there a long delay to re-connect? I am on my second Engenius eoc-2610 unit and it reboots every time there is a dip in the signal. This causes a lot of down time as it takes 1-2 minutes to come back up. How much better off would I be with a NanoStation? There is an 800 ft. distance between my access point and my wireless bridge.

[WHT]

Is the Engenius actually rebooting or just trying to renegotiate the connect?

BTW...The NS has an option to reboot with a ping watchdog shoul dyou need such a function.

[scott478]

Is the Engenius actually rebooting or just trying to renegotiate the connect?

BTW...The NS has an option to reboot with a ping watchdog shoul dyou need such a function.

I think it is actually rebooting because I can't access the web admin panel while it is happening and the internal clock it keeps for logs goes back to its start date. Engenius Tech support said it could be a reset switch that is malfunctioning, but since I'm on my second RMA-ed unit that has this problem, I think it's a signal problem. The rebooting becomes less frequent if I change to a less noisy channel. It gets old changing the channel all the time to find the clearest one though. I have a usb wireless network adapter that does an excellent job at staying connected to the access point, but I have to hang it out the window on a long extension cord to get a signal. It gets wet when it rains and it's too cold to do that in the winter.

[UBNT-Mike.Ford]

Hello Scott,

For something like this, if the AP signal is interrupted, the NS will take between 5-15 seconds to reconnect.

Thanks,

Mike

[scott478]

Hello Scott,

For something like this, if the AP signal is interrupted, the NS will take between 5-15 seconds to reconnect.

Thanks,

Mike

Thanks Mike. The 5 to 15 seconds to reconnect sounds a lot more reasonable than the 1 to 2 minutes I am experiencing with the Engenius device.

[UBNT-Mike.Ford]

Hey Scott,

Ya that is strange that a product would reboot after loosing connectivity.

Anyways glad to help.

Mike