new cpe to replace my nanostation loco m2

Cyber-Mav · 27 Sep 2020 at 19:46

im after something with more speed to replace my ubiquiti nanostation loco m2 which runs on 2.4ghz band.
current setup is ubiquiti power ap n, upstairs being used as a wifi access point, the nanostation loco m2 is downstairs and links to the power ap-n upstairs. this link is 802.11n 2x2 on 2ghz band. link rate is full speed 130mbps and i get around 7megabytes per second on transfers.
the nanostation loco m2 is connected to a switch downstairs that connects to the tv, nvidia shield tv and games console.
id have a super hub2ac which is used for 5ghz wifi and was wondering if there is something i can use to replace the nanostation that would do 3x3 ac on 5ghz band so i can get some mega speed boost.

any options that are not too expensive?

Caged · 27 Sep 2020 at 19:50

If you want a 'mega speed boost' then find a way to run a cable between the floors and enjoy a full duplex gigabit link now, and 10Gbps in the future.

You could look at a MikroTik Wireless Wire, but unless the link is to a floor directly above the other and there's only a ceiling and floorboard in the way then I wouldn't expect it to provide much of a speed increase.

Cyber-Mav · 27 Sep 2020 at 20:41

Yes its directly the room above ceiling and floorboard in the way thats all.
Next time i change carpet in the room i will run a wire but for now wifi it is.
Will look into that mikrotik option.

Cyber-Mav · 27 Sep 2020 at 21:56

That mikrotik option is too pricey to be feasible. Guess i need to hunt down an ac version of the nanostation

WJA96 · 1 Oct 2020 at 15:19

Cyber-Mav said:
That mikrotik option is too pricey to be feasible. Guess i need to hunt down an ac version of the nanostation

The Mikrotik Wireless Wire is the full 1Gbps (like a wired connection) should be ~£100+VAT for both ends of the link (£50+VAT each) and even with a Window or wall in the way you should see a massive speed boost over 2.4 GHz Nanostations.

Cyber-Mav · 1 Oct 2020 at 16:04

odd prices i saw were like 350 quid for the kit consisting of the 2 units. will have to hunt around.

WJA96 · 1 Oct 2020 at 16:22

Cyber-Mav said:
odd prices i saw were like 350 quid for the kit consisting of the 2 units. will have to hunt around.

I’m not sure what you were looking at - the wAP based units are definitely under £150. Even the LHG based 2Gbps dish units are under £250 but I don’t think you couldn’t sensibly use them in a building.

Caged · 1 Oct 2020 at 16:41

The product code is RBwAPG-60adkit

Cyber-Mav · 2 Oct 2020 at 06:40

Done some proper investigation on these and found out from reports that it wont work for me. 60ghz needs direct line of sight. Even 1 plaster board sheet inbetween the 2 units killed speed off to dial up modem rates and kept disconnecting.
Dunno how far powerline ethernet has evolved but would still prefer to run cable. Maybe if i get photos up peeps can get ideas on how i could run a wire. New carpet so dont want to rip it up

WJA96 · 2 Oct 2020 at 15:44

Cyber-Mav said:
Done some proper investigation on these and found out from reports that it wont work for me. 60ghz needs direct line of sight. Even 1 plaster board sheet inbetween the 2 units killed speed off to dial up modem rates and kept disconnecting.
Dunno how far powerline ethernet has evolved but would still prefer to run cable. Maybe if i get photos up peeps can get ideas on how i could run a wire. New carpet so dont want to rip it up

Well, they obviously didn’t tell Mikrotik because they’re supplied with stands for use indoors. Do you have a link to this test with the plasterboard sheet?

Cyber-Mav · 2 Oct 2020 at 16:34

https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=129444

There is a reply from support in above link that says it wont work. YouTube vids show too without line of sight its a fail