-----Original Message----- From: Public [mailto:public-bounces@talk.mikrotik.com.au] On Behalf Of Paul Julian Sent: Monday, 31 August 2015 5:54 PM To: public@talk.mikrotik.com.au Subject: [MT-AU Public] 3G/4G on mAP2n or hAP-2nD
Hi guys, just wondering if anybody has used the Routerboard mAP2n with a USB dongle for 3G/4G access ?
We are looking at some out of band options for some remote sites and also a way to identify if there has been a power problem on site, so thinking
Hi Paul, That's an interesting way to monitor power availability! :-D Did you consider using a RouterBoard with serial port and UPS routerOS module installed? In any case, I can't think of any reason that mAP would work any different tyo other routers as fas as USB modem support goes. And for other devices, there are a few USB modems that are known to work OK (and some known to work well ;) but they do tend to take a bit of tweaking to get them running properly... Cheer! Mike. that
these things are pretty cheap and we can configure them as an out of band router which plugs into the mains power rather than UPS, that way if we see it drop we know we are running on UPS and if our other gear fails for any reason we can get in remotely using the unit as long as the mains power is working.
The other option I am considering is the hAP-2nD which has the advantage of additional ports which I can connect to different devices on site if need be.
Both units are the same price.
Any thoughts ??
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