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Ruckus R750 Indoor Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax Wi-Fi AP For Ultra High Density Review

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Convert a SFP+ Port To Copper Multi-Gig 2.5/5/10Gbps with a 10Gbase-T Adapter

The EnGenius ECS2512FP Multi-Gigabit 2.5GbE PoE++  switch has 4 10Gbps SFP+ ports available. If you are not using them for fiber you can still utilize these ports.

For one you can connect a desktop or uplink to another switch at 10Gbps using a inexpensive twinax cable like this one.

Another way you can use your  enhanced small form-factor pluggable tranceiver generally called SFP+ ports is with a copper 10Gbase-T Adapter I tested several and found that the Wiitek SFP+ to RJ45 Copper module works well with the ECS2512FP. The switch detects it as a 10Gbps adapter but it will internally reduce rate until it gets a link.

I tested with my laptop and a cable creations 2.5Gbps USB adapter and got link at 2.5Gbps I did throughput testing with iPerf.

Depending on your cabling this adapter will link at different speeds for a 2.5Gbps 2.5GBASE-T connection you can use Cat5e at 100 meters . If you have Cat6 you can do 5Gbps 5GBASE-T or Cat6A will do 10Gbps 10GBASE-T.

In conclusion there are ways to utilize your switches SFP+ ports even if you do not have fiber. Especially with PoE switches you want to reserve the copper ports for powered devices and use SFP+ for uplinks whenever possible.

More information on the EnGenius ECS2512FP Multi-Gigabit 2.5GbE PoE++  switch here

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EnGenius Cloud Wi-Fi Offers Exposure Analysis

EnGenius has added a new feature to it’s cloud Wi-Fi controller to help fight Covid-19 in the workplace. You are first required to opt in from the privacy menu to enable this feature. It looks at client devices with a close proximity to the same Wi-Fi Access Points at the same time.

Once enabled you select the client device in question. Exposure Analysis will show which other devices this person has come in close contact with during a given time period.

The above screen shows that Jeff’s iPhone came in close contact with Brandi’s iPhone at 10:07AM.

In conclusion EnGenius Cloud Wi-Fi with Exposure Analysis is great tool to aid in the reopening of businesses and schools while also exceeding the need for better Wi-Fi.

Click here for more information on the EnGenius Cloud managed Wi-Fi devices with Exposure Analysis

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Ruckus R550 2×2 Wi-Fi 6 Access Point Review

The R550 is the new Wi-Fi 6 mid range Access Point from Ruckus eventually replacing the R510. The R550 is a great general purpose Access Point for hotels, condos, high end homes and managed care facilities. The R550 features the Ruckus only beamflex + adaptive antenna array this is the secret to great signal quality and interference mitigation. The R550 can be powered from a standard 1Gb 802.3at PoE switch or injector so no infrastructure upgrades are required when coming from Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Access Points.

I tested the R550 managed by the Ruckus cloud on a clean 80Mhz channel using iperf and here are the result:

First I tested at 5 feet. I saw average speeds of 500Mbps with spikes to 650Mbps this is consistent with what I have seen on other 2×2 Wi-Fi 6 AP’s.

Next I tested at 50 feet with 3 walls between the client and the R550. I saw speeds of around 80Mbps plenty to stream 4k video.

In conclusion the Ruckus R550 is a great way to migrate your current network to faster better Wi-Fi 6. The R550 is available immediately click here for more information