Thanks Jack, for fun I'm going to do some testing with the WFR Boost on some other equipment to see if I can get it to work. I did some quick testing last night but could see it wasn't going to be a "quick setup", so I gave up for the night. The Ranger is great because it simplifies the process and integrates it directly into the basic admin interface.

Matt:

 

Good video.

 

Yea, I’ve had three different CPE’s now and for those who care to “roll their own,” if they already have a router they like or whatever, it seems the Ubiquiti “Bullet” or “Pico” do seem to be quite appropriate for the average RV installation.  And they should be quite compatible with the Wifi Ranger if you should move to that neat product in the future.

 

As Jack said, both these products are available at very reasonable prices if you don’t need the complete kit as sold for the Wifi Ranger. DoubleRadius has all kinds of stuff, like the Bullet or Pico, for the RV’er who wants to roll their own.  They don’t give a lot of direct support as they do sell to people who can configure this stuff.  But if you know a little bit about what you are doing IT wise and can do a little IP magic, they can be a good source in my opinion for a wide range of “CPE type” products and antennas.  The fact they are near me and I can pick-up a product at the warehouse doesn’t hurt either. {Grin}

 

http://www.doubleradius.com/Products/Ubiquiti-UBNT-Wireless

 

That said, when I need a new router, like this fall, I will most likely be getting a Wifi Ranger for the 3G/4G “card” and coupling it with the “Bullet,” the “Pico” acting as a backup device. I can’t use the air-card in Canada’s Northwest Territories this summer and by early fall Jack and Matt will have all the firmware bugs worked out. {Another Grin}

 

Thanks Jack and Matt.

 

Bill

Bill Adams wrote:

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This setup looks nothing like the Boost system that Jack Mayer showed in the past. Is this an actual WiFi Ranger product or a collection of parts and pieces put together at the 3G Store?

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This is a complete kit, I believe what you see in Jacks pictures are a more customized system. This is what everything arrives in:

Jack,

Thanks for the info, I think my main problem is that I've got to have the WiFi Ranger as my primary connection to access the network directly. I normally have Ethernet through my Cable connection as my primary and do my testing via WiFi with routers and other hardware. It works good, however, the IP is outside the range to access the Picostation directly.

I actually had to hook everything up to my desktop PC as a dedicated network before I could gain access.

Let me clarify,Bill.

What you are seeing in Matts picture is a standard off-the-shelf Ubiquity Picostation. It is used WITH the WiFiRanger to form the WFRBoost Fixed. the Picostation is the Boost model intended to be permanantly mounted on a house, Park Model or other fixed location. It it the Boost that is currently being sold by WiFi Ranger.

The model I show on my website is the WFRBoost Mobile. It is not yet available. It is intended to be used ON an RV or in another type mobile environment. It uses a Ubiquity Bullet as a capture device instead of the Picostation. The Pico has an inbuilt 6dbi antenna, the Bullet requires a separate antenna of your choice (if you just order the Bullet from a Ubiquity supplier), OR if you wait and order the the "kit" (WFRBoost Mobile) from WiFiRanger then you will get the Bullet combined with a Laird 3dbi omni. Which is more than enough antenna for the purpose.