Do I have to use the POE provided with the radio?

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  AvaLAN radios use forced POE injection and do not respond to 802.3af or 802.3at supported POE switches. A POE converter is required to power an AvaLAN radio. part # AW-POE-CON

• Which radio should I use? Why not use a WiFi system?

  WiFi systems are generally less secure, due to their popularity, and may not work well due to radio saturation and interference. Range and saturation issues are exaggerated by the wider channels utilized by WiFi and range can be reduced by the ...

• How long can the networking cable be between the POE injector and radio?

  For the 100 Mbps radios: cable length using shielded CAT5 or CAT6 cable is maximum 300 ft. For the 300 Mbps radios: cable length using CAT6 cable is maximum 50 ft. For the 1 Mbps radios: cable length using shielded CAT5 or CAT6 cable is maximum 300 ...

• Should I use fixed or dynamic IP addresses?

  Best practice is to use a fixed IP address.

• How can I know what channel is the best to use?

  Each AvaLAN radio is designed to find the best frequency/channel available. If the radio is having a hard time doing this because of interference, it has built-in tools such as a spectrum analyzer to observe channel behavior and allow you to choose ...