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Chuck_M
Mentor
Jan 16, 2019
Status:
New Idea

Option to turn off wireless backhaul

I would like to see a check-box option to allow an administrator to turn off wireless backhaul between satellites if desired.

 

Rationalle: 

  • If you have wired/ethernet backhaul to your satellite(s), it is unnecessary

 

Benefits:

  • Security
  • Less Wear and Tear on hardware (less heat generation as well)
  • Clearner RF environment

Testing:

  • Have used a telnet script to turn off & on wireless backhaul -- works  fine without it.

Recommendation:

  • Make this option part of advanced setup

2 Comments

  • I am having interference issues with xbox audio. I need to turn off the backhaul. this is making me crazy. i ran cables to all my satalites to stop it, and realized i cant turn it off. so dumb.

     

    Ideally it would allow me to use those channels for front haul  if wireless backhaul is disabled.

    the excuse "its for redundency" is dumb. Most people use only wifi with no redundency. Its my house not AWS.