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Meraki was the coolest wireless mesh product I had seen, and I was promoting meraki till they changed their business models. Still meraki is the best product in the market but I dont use it anymore. Ever since Meraki changed their prices and business models, I was looking for an alternative. There were many similar products, but the web dashboard and the zero configuration router were still not there. Today I have found a product,...

PepWave introduced its new PolePoint access point and its CMS (Central Management System). Now these two products looks almost similar to the meraki offering. Even the installation procedure has been made really simple. They have a 3 step installation procedure. Sign up for a free account at PePWave Central Management System (PCMS). Create and apply configuration profiles to target PolePoint AP‘s. Power up the PolePoint...

The building that you see is park center. The round thing in middle of the cross roads is the water tank. The three green spots are the three routers. All the three and connected to each other, thats why there is a faded line between them. These three routers can provide high speed broadband wireless internet accessto the entire parkcenter and its surroundings. The node numbered 3 is the Gateway. An airtel broadband is plugged...

Meraki website changed today. Now we have a new set of features, plans and editions to choose from. The business model of meraki is now getting more clear. Its a wonderful service they have anyways. The following are the usage editions introduced. Standard Pro Carrier The standard edition is for home mesh users and community enthusiasts. The Pro edition is for small time bandwidth resellers and the carried edition is for existing...

This is the second router I setup on the Parkcenter lobby. I powered it and it formed the mesh instantly. My signal strength indicator bar shot up as soon as I powered it up. After 2 minutes it started appearing in my online dashboard also. This stuff inside parcenter lobby can give range upto Bhavani entrance.

Open mesh networks should really be community efforts. Its really boring to climb buildings and setup routers if you are alone. Here the technopark security is helping me with the signal strength measurement. Time 2 Am in the morning.