Norm,
I try to remember to order my panels without the Ethernet cable. We run our
own cable directly into the panel using a Gray Carlon Cord Grip Bushing with
3/8" NPT. Part number is LH38G. I suppose you could easily order them in
black too. We bought a box of 100 and used them all the time. Your
electric supply house should be able to get these for you. They will give
you a weatherproof bushing for the Ethernet cable to run through the back
plate.
Thanks,
Rick Harnish
President
OnlyInternet Broadband & Wireless, Inc.
260-827-2482 Office
260-307-4000 Cell
www.oibw.net
rharnish@oibw.net
MSN: r_harnish62@hotmail.com
ICQ: 293578162
Founding Member of WISPA
-----Original Message-----
From: Norm Young [mailto:lists@applegatebroadband.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 10:47 AM
To: Karlnet Mailing List
Cc: Reg Mallory
Subject: [Karlnet] New connector on KN-50/19dB panel CPE from YDI
Just thought I'd weigh in on this new connector. While I appreciate the
attempts to improve, and the relatively long outdoor-rated Ethernet cable
that comes with it, I'm sorry to report that I actually liked the previous
setup.
While it required taking off the back of the panel, it allowed me to attach
any length of Ethernet cable I needed for my installs (and some of them
have gone as long as 420'--thank you for including that 48vdc power supply).
This setup requires an Ethernet join, which isn't included, and really
doesn't work as a number of my installs are mounted on poles that have LOS
to our AP (mountainous, lots of trees here) and the cable goes through a
conduit back to the point of use. Also, my experience with the Ethernet
join is that in trying to wrap it to make it waterproof loosens the
connection, making it unreliable...and I really, really hate callbacks.
Another criticism is that to pull through walls, ect. I'm going to have to
clip that RJ-45 end off almost all the time anyway.
With this current setup, I'm really screwed, because I'd need to solder a
join somewhere, rather than just pulling the cable included with the CPE and
replacing it with the stuff I buy by the box. I hate to say it folks, but
you've made this unit very, very difficult for me to use.
I'm probably going to have to pull the cabling you've included, and somehow
make a waterproof feedthrough (like the old unit)---heck, I feel like I'm
going back in time to the old RGs!
The best solution is to provide a waterproof female RJ-45 connector on the
CPE...or please, please, please, just go back to the previous setup.
Thank you,
Norm Young
Applegate Broadband LLC
Wireless Broadband Internet for the Applegate
npyoung@apbb.net
www.applegatebroadband.net
541.846.7135 or 541.846.4122
Yahoo IM: npyoung
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