Available for pre-order at ISP Supplies
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Was hoping to see 2 Ethernet ports, to use them as PtP…
@Zan In order to keep the cost low and not overcommit POE budget, we opted for a single Ethernet port. In general, it’s best to run a wire to all Access Points, anyway, but there are of course some corner cases where meshing makes sense.
And also double the outdoor case/grommet for the 2 Ethernet ports for the IP68 rating would increase the size of the AP / mechanicals a bit…
I’m loving it! Going to deploy one later this week.
I totally understand your point 
. Maybe a future AP bridge will see this features. 
got any round about dates? pre orders are good and all but nice weather is cominnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
What would be the best way to set these up as a wireless bridge? I would like to try to use two of these APs as a wireless bridge to another building. I am currently using MikroTik Wireless Wire to achieve this and it has been really good. Before that I tried a couple of TP-Link and UniFi product with mixed results. I’ve been using Alta in my home for testing and it’s been pretty good so far.
So the scenario would be:
Building 1: Router - PoE Switch - AP6-Outdoor
Building 2: AP6-Outdoor - PoE Switch (to power AP6 and distribute the connection to the rest of the building).
Both buildings would have separate subnets, so building 1 cannot see into building 2 (either by VLAN or by interface assignments).
Is there a way to have two APs mesh without an SSID broadcasting? Would the only way to achieve that be a hidden SSID on both APs? Maybe we could implement a bridge mode for two APs.
Let me know your thoughts, and I am game to help test in anyway I could.
Thanks
@EthanDDI Yes, the outdoor model should work great for this, as long as the distance and interference are well understood/controlled.
If all SSIDs are disabled on a particular unit, the unit will still continue to broadcast a hidden SSID that can be used for meshing downstream units.
Jeff, just so I understand, if I setup AP-A from building 1, and have a single SSID on it, and then have AP-B on the receiving side with NO SSID broadcast, it will still be functional and mesh with the AP-A?
I understand the distance and interference. It’s a mildly congested area, and the distance is around 50ft or so, and they can have line of site. I would just love to try this out and see how it works.
@EthanDDI Yes, correct.
Perfect, I will give it a go when they come out.
This is great news! I was out in the backyard working on a project this week and noticed that my signal was a bit spotty. I just placed a pre-order for a unit. Any idea on when these bad boys will start rolling out?
Any update on release date? Happy Father’s Day guys.
I would say possibly today, I only say this as LinITX are expecting stock today so ISPSupplies shouldn’t be far behind if not the same day.