I'm looking to bring our site-to-site connectivity in house (vs paying for leased lines). Wireless would be the perfect option for 3 of our sites that have line of site and are half a mile in distance or less. The question now is whether to use point-to-point or mesh radios. I would prefer mesh since it wouldn't require 3 individual point to point radios on the roof of our headquarters, but I'm not sure if a mesh radio will give us enough reliability and speed at that distance (I would be happy with 75Mb and up). Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I’m looking to bring our site-to-site connectivity in house (vs paying for leased lines). Wireless would be the perfect option for 3 of our sites that have line of site and are half a mile in distance or less. The question now is whether to use point-to-point or mesh radios. I would prefer mesh since it wouldn’t require 3 individual point to point radios on the roof of our headquarters, but I’m not sure if a mesh radio will give us enough reliability and speed at that distance (I would be happy with 75Mb and up). Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

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Hello omloid! Go to your network connections , go to the properties of the connection , go to tcp/ip and hit properties. Clear out any settings there and set it to automatic. Close the window and thakns for sharing your thoughts to here and great stuff... <a href="http://www.01com.com/meeting/">online meetings</a> | <a href="http://www.01com.com/meeting/">web conferencing</a> Hello omloid! Go to your network connections , go to the properties of the connection , go to tcp/ip and hit properties. Clear out any settings there and set it to automatic. Close the window and thakns for sharing your thoughts to here and great stuff… <a href="http://www.01com.com/meeting/">online meetings</a> | <a href="http://www.01com.com/meeting/">web conferencing</a>

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Hello guys! Just see the configuration settings to disable the DHCP and probably proxy will good to use it and thanks for sharing your thoughts to us..<a href="http://www.01com.com/meeting/">online meetings</a> | <a href="http://www.01com.com/meeting/">web conferencing</a> Hello guys! Just see the configuration settings to disable the DHCP and probably proxy will good to use it and thanks for sharing your thoughts to us..<a href="http://www.01com.com/meeting/">online meetings</a> | <a href="http://www.01com.com/meeting/">web conferencing</a>

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My Usiwireless (City of Minneapolis) MM2211 configuration shows my modem as a MM2211-DZ (Dual Zone capable device). However, the configuration is downloaded by Usiwireless and there is no way (that I know) to change the Dual Zone configuration from FALSE to TRUE. If you found out how to successfully accomplish that change and use the Usiwireless MM2211 as a Dual Zone operational device...please, let me know and thank you in advance. Piero My Usiwireless (City of Minneapolis) MM2211 configuration shows my modem as a MM2211-DZ (Dual Zone capable device). However, the configuration is downloaded by Usiwireless and there is no way (that I know) to change the Dual Zone configuration from FALSE to TRUE. If you found out how to successfully accomplish that change and use the Usiwireless MM2211 as a Dual Zone operational device…please, let me know and thank you in advance. Piero

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I believe a new drop ceiling bracket has been developed specifically for the 7942 and 2942 that eliminate the gap needed by the universal bracket to accommodate the 7962's heat sink. 902-0158-0000 Universal Drop-ceiling mount kit for ZoneFlex 7962, 7942, and 2942 AP's 902-0156-0000 Drop-ceiling mount kit for ZoneFlex 2942 and 7942 AP's (not applicable for 7962) Please check with your Ruckus Sales representative for pricing and availability. Thank you Ruckus Support I believe a new drop ceiling bracket has been developed specifically for the 7942 and 2942 that eliminate the gap needed by the universal bracket to accommodate the 7962’s heat sink. 902-0158-0000 Universal Drop-ceiling mount kit for ZoneFlex 7962, 7942, and 2942 AP’s 902-0156-0000 Drop-ceiling mount kit for ZoneFlex 2942 and 7942 AP’s (not applicable for 7962) Please check with your Ruckus Sales representative for pricing and availability. Thank you Ruckus Support

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I get complaints about the mounting too... In one case I had to reposition the APs above the tiles. What about a collar that is ventilated to cover the large gap ? As I assume that ventilation is the issue I get complaints about the mounting too… In one case I had to reposition the APs above the tiles. What about a collar that is ventilated to cover the large gap ? As I assume that ventilation is the issue

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Hello Dom, We have only tested the 7731 in Line of Sight (LoS) conditions. It may be be possible to deploy them in near-LoS if you have a large building that you can reflect the RF signal off. It doesn't sound like this is the case in your deployment... The distance of 130M would be well within scope of giving you 180+mbps of aggregate UDP throughput, but as rule of thumb each 1M of dense foliage has an attenuation value of -10dbm. Therefore if there are even only 2 or 3 mature between the 7731s I would think the chance of getting a connection/signal through them as low. Is it not possible to try and go under the leaf canopy (above 2M of the ground though) or over it? Hello Dom, We have only tested the 7731 in Line of Sight (LoS) conditions. It may be be possible to deploy them in near-LoS if you have a large building that you can reflect the RF signal off. It doesn’t sound like this is the case in your deployment… The distance of 130M would be well within scope of giving you 180+mbps of aggregate UDP throughput, but as rule of thumb each 1M of dense foliage has an attenuation value of -10dbm. Therefore if there are even only 2 or 3 mature between the 7731s I would think the chance of getting a connection/signal through them as low. Is it not possible to try and go under the leaf canopy (above 2M of the ground though) or over it?

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Hi, I was hoping someone would tell me the requirements of line of sight between a pair of 7731s. For example infrared needs totally unimpeded LoS so how does the Ruckus 7731 wireless connection deal with obstacles? Do the 7731s work on this same principle, if you can't see the other unit you won't get a connection? The scenario faced is two buildings 130 meters apart and the ground between them is littered with trees. Although LoS could possibly be achieved in the winter months, during the summer the foliage would definitely obstruct the path. If the pair will connect what sort of data rate drop is expected, or asked another way, what sort of rate is likely to be achieved given this environment? Thanks for any help. Hi, I was hoping someone would tell me the requirements of line of sight between a pair of 7731s. For example infrared needs totally unimpeded LoS so how does the Ruckus 7731 wireless connection deal with obstacles? Do the 7731s work on this same principle, if you can’t see the other unit you won’t get a connection? The scenario faced is two buildings 130 meters apart and the ground between them is littered with trees. Although LoS could possibly be achieved in the winter months, during the summer the foliage would definitely obstruct the path. If the pair will connect what sort of data rate drop is expected, or asked another way, what sort of rate is likely to be achieved given this environment? Thanks for any help.

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We too have a large number of devices that mistakenly got added to flexmaster instead of the ZD that was managing them. This consumed a number of licences ($$$) and the only way to remove them was to mark them inventory status RMA. This is a very big PITA cause you have to do each one manually ! We need a way to delete, some of us don't care about 'tracking purposes' if there were added for testing or other purpose. All this does is force us to use cumbersome RMA inventory status or eat up expensive licence seats. Ruckus please fix this ! We too have a large number of devices that mistakenly got added to flexmaster instead of the ZD that was managing them. This consumed a number of licences ($$$) and the only way to remove them was to mark them inventory status RMA. This is a very big PITA cause you have to do each one manually ! We need a way to delete, some of us don’t care about ‘tracking purposes’ if there were added for testing or other purpose. All this does is force us to use cumbersome RMA inventory status or eat up expensive licence seats. Ruckus please fix this !

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We can't remove devices from the device registration page. The reason is we need to keep devices there for tracking purposes, but the device is not displayed on other pages if it is not in "permitted" state. Ruckus Support We can’t remove devices from the device registration page. The reason is we need to keep devices there for tracking purposes, but the device is not displayed on other pages if it is not in “permitted” state. Ruckus Support

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How do I delete a device from the FlexMaster? I don't seem to find a place to do this? How do I delete a device from the FlexMaster? I don’t seem to find a place to do this?

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I have ruckus 2821 4 ports i need to fix it to work as reciver for wifi signal as clint for all ports not for one users only, how could i do that? I have ruckus 2821 4 ports i need to fix it to work as reciver for wifi signal as clint for all ports not for one users only, how could i do that?

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Got it - that was indeed the problem. 2 WLANs (one wpa/tkip) and the second is now wpa/aes which is connecting at N speeds (well, 65 Mbps anyway!) Got it – that was indeed the problem. 2 WLANs (one wpa/tkip) and the second is now wpa/aes which is connecting at N speeds (well, 65 Mbps anyway!)

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Please send the serial number of your Access Point and the present firmware version level to support@ruckuswireless.com and they will provide instructions on uploading the latest version. For the online upgrade to work the AP needs to have access to the internet and must have a valid DNS configured so that it can resolve the Ruckus FTP server fwupdate1.ruckuswireless.com. This can be tested by pinging the url from Administer::Diagnostics page. The update servers provide upgrades for hundreds of thousands of devices, so it may be congested, please try to upgrade several times. Ruckus Support Please send the serial number of your Access Point and the present firmware version level to <a href="mailto:support@ruckuswireless.com">support@ruckuswireless.com</a> and they will provide instructions on uploading the latest version. For the online upgrade to work the AP needs to have access to the internet and must have a valid DNS configured so that it can resolve the Ruckus FTP server fwupdate1.ruckuswireless.com. This can be tested by pinging the url from Administer::Diagnostics page. The update servers provide upgrades for hundreds of thousands of devices, so it may be congested, please try to upgrade several times. Ruckus Support

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802.11n speeds are only available if you are using open encryption, or WPA2 AES. If you use WPA TKIP or WEP encryption then the devices will only operate at 802.11g speeds. This is defined by the 802.11 standard. Also make sure you have disabled power save mode on your PC's. In Power Save Mode the device will use only a single streams and will not use the multiple streams of data the 802.11n MIMO provides to achieve higher data rates. Ruckus Support. 802.11n speeds are only available if you are using open encryption, or WPA2 AES. If you use WPA TKIP or WEP encryption then the devices will only operate at 802.11g speeds. This is defined by the 802.11 standard. Also make sure you have disabled power save mode on your PC’s. In Power Save Mode the device will use only a single streams and will not use the multiple streams of data the 802.11n MIMO provides to achieve higher data rates. Ruckus Support.

2010-03-02T12:51:14Z

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OK, I've got 20 APs (zf7942) connected to a ZoneDirector which have around 10-15 concurrent connections over the whole network. All client devices are wireless N capable, as are the APs. However, no matter what I do the clients only ever connect at wireless G (54mbps) even though their drivers and settings show they are b/g/n Even when only 1 or 2 devices are connected they never connect at N - is there anything I can check to see if its the ZD or the clients not setup correctly? OK, I’ve got 20 APs (zf7942) connected to a ZoneDirector which have around 10-15 concurrent connections over the whole network. All client devices are wireless N capable, as are the APs. However, no matter what I do the clients only ever connect at wireless G (54mbps) even though their drivers and settings show they are b/g/n Even when only 1 or 2 devices are connected they never connect at N – is there anything I can check to see if its the ZD or the clients not setup correctly?

2010-03-02T09:50:19Z

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I purchased a ZF2741. Are there firmware updates available? The automated upgrade process indicates an update is available but not downloadable. I can also change the ftp url to: fwupdate1.ruckuswireless.com. but I can not donwnloadable. I purchased a ZF2741. Are there firmware updates available? The automated upgrade process indicates an update is available but not downloadable. I can also change the ftp url to: fwupdate1.ruckuswireless.com. but I can not donwnloadable.

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Fluorescent Lights produce wide spectrum RF interference (across many frequencies). Noisy/defective florescent lamps can particularly generate interference. This interference can diminish the ability of a WiFi system from recognizing actual data, particularly at the higher data rates, forcing the radios to lower the data rates to more robust modulation techniques, lowering the throughput of the network. The key is to install WiFi equipment as far as possible from fluorescent light fixtures to minimize the effects. A few feet can make a big difference. Fluorescent Lights produce wide spectrum RF interference (across many frequencies). Noisy/defective florescent lamps can particularly generate interference. This interference can diminish the ability of a WiFi system from recognizing actual data, particularly at the higher data rates, forcing the radios to lower the data rates to more robust modulation techniques, lowering the throughput of the network. The key is to install WiFi equipment as far as possible from fluorescent light fixtures to minimize the effects. A few feet can make a big difference.

2010-03-01T18:04:37Z

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Does anyone know if you have to use any specific APs if there is florescent lighting used in a clients business either in inside or outside areas where the RUCKUS AP will be mounted. Will the throughput be slower due to this "new" high capacity lighting? Please Advise - thank you Pat Does anyone know if you have to use any specific APs if there is florescent lighting used in a clients business either in inside or outside areas where the RUCKUS AP will be mounted. Will the throughput be slower due to this “new” high capacity lighting? Please Advise – thank you Pat

2010-03-01T17:23:09Z

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Hola, Para aislar el trafico de visitantes de su RED corporativo tienes que tener acceso al intenet que no pasas a su Proxy, por ejemplo conectadondo un VLAN al puerto de DMZ. Dentro la configuracion de WLAN tipo Invitados puedes eleigir que este traffio sea enviado a ese VLAN con salida director a Internet, pero en un VLAN y con Subred IP que no sea vailido para la RED corporativo. El tipo de WLAN para Invitados incluye un filto para evitar communicacion de visitantes en la RED local. Estas reglas de filtros capa3 y capa 4 puedes configurar en el menu Configuar::Acceso de Invitados. Este VLAN tambien tiene que tener servicio de servidor DHCP para dar direciones IP a los visitantes. El servidor interno que viene con los Zone Directors no tiene capas de dar IP's dentro multiples VLAN's y sea para pruebas solomente. Sin tener VLAN's es posible tener este aislacion de la RED local, pero la unica manera de tener acceso a los visitantes sin tener que pasar el Proxy, debes tener una RED con un Gateway a la RED de Internet directo, y usar VLAN's con Subred distincta sea la manera mas facil y seguro. Si tienes mas preguntas puedes mandar el numero serial de su Zone Director con las preguntas y enviarlas a support@ruckuswireless.com Gracias Ruckus Support Hola, Para aislar el trafico de visitantes de su RED corporativo tienes que tener acceso al intenet que no pasas a su Proxy, por ejemplo conectadondo un VLAN al puerto de DMZ. Dentro la configuracion de WLAN tipo Invitados puedes eleigir que este traffio sea enviado a ese VLAN con salida director a Internet, pero en un VLAN y con Subred IP que no sea vailido para la RED corporativo. El tipo de WLAN para Invitados incluye un filto para evitar communicacion de visitantes en la RED local. Estas reglas de filtros capa3 y capa 4 puedes configurar en el menu Configuar::Acceso de Invitados. Este VLAN tambien tiene que tener servicio de servidor DHCP para dar direciones IP a los visitantes. El servidor interno que viene con los Zone Directors no tiene capas de dar IP’s dentro multiples VLAN’s y sea para pruebas solomente. Sin tener VLAN’s es posible tener este aislacion de la RED local, pero la unica manera de tener acceso a los visitantes sin tener que pasar el Proxy, debes tener una RED con un Gateway a la RED de Internet directo, y usar VLAN’s con Subred distincta sea la manera mas facil y seguro. Si tienes mas preguntas puedes mandar el numero serial de su Zone Director con las preguntas y enviarlas a <a href="mailto:support@ruckuswireless.com">support@ruckuswireless.com</a> Gracias Ruckus Support

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Olá! Queremos implementar a utilização do recurso Guest Access da Ruckus. A nossa rede de internet passa por um servidor proxy que exige a autenticação para os usuarios internos. Como configurar a rede Ruckus para que visitantes possam acessar a internet de forma transparente sem passar pelo proxy? Olá! Queremos implementar a utilização do recurso Guest Access da Ruckus. A nossa rede de internet passa por um servidor proxy que exige a autenticação para os usuarios internos. Como configurar a rede Ruckus para que visitantes possam acessar a internet de forma transparente sem passar pelo proxy?

2010-03-01T15:41:13Z

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I agree it would be very helpful I agree it would be very helpful

2010-03-01T03:50:35Z

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I thought Zero-IT Activation was only possible through an ethernet cable but I've just read it can also be done over the guest WLAN? If this is possible could there be a tick box added to disallow Zero-IT provisioning via the guest WLAN please. Thanks. I thought Zero-IT Activation was only possible through an ethernet cable but I’ve just read it can also be done over the guest WLAN? If this is possible could there be a tick box added to disallow Zero-IT provisioning via the guest WLAN please. Thanks.

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The 2942 needs to have access to the Internet and have a valid DNS server configured so that the 2942 can resolve the Ruckus FTP url. You can verfiy this by pinging the URL from Administer::Diagnostics The update server gets very congested, so you may need to try to upgrade the unit several times. The password is set when you factory default the unit. If you have changed the password you can reset it to factory defualts to restore it. Ruckus Support. The 2942 needs to have access to the Internet and have a valid DNS server configured so that the 2942 can resolve the Ruckus FTP url. You can verfiy this by pinging the URL from Administer::Diagnostics The update server gets very congested, so you may need to try to upgrade the unit several times. The password is set when you factory default the unit. If you have changed the password you can reset it to factory defualts to restore it. Ruckus Support.

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I followed the instructions in post http://forums.ruckuswireless.com/forums/9/topics/502 but when I try I get: "The upgrade failed. The following reason was given.....can't determine the control server IP". Method Upgrade: FTP Firmware server: fwupdate1.ruckuswireless.com Port: 21 Image Control file: zf2942_800_cntrl.rcks username: zf2942 password: not sure what it is set to G. I followed the instructions in post <a href="http://forums.ruckuswireless.com/forums/9/topics/502">http://forums.ruckuswireless.com/forums/9/topic…</a> but when I try I get: “The upgrade failed. The following reason was given…..can’t determine the control server IP”. Method Upgrade: FTP Firmware server: fwupdate1.ruckuswireless.com Port: 21 Image Control file: zf2942_800_cntrl.rcks username: zf2942 password: not sure what it is set to G.

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