Point to Point at the beach....
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This is not strictly NX related but we have an opportunity at the moment to provide a webcam/monitoring for a harbour entry where the camera will be installed within a few meters of the water. We will be using NX on the head end, and have the camera, pole, solar etc all covered but I'm struggling to find a point to point solution that offers any kind of protection where the cable entry is. Anyone found anything that works well (we are resigned to the fact that this part will probably require replacing before anything else!)
Cheers
Tim
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Hi Tim Huskisson,
Maybe you already resolved this question, but nevertheless, some thoughts to A) bump this question and B) to share my experience. If you resolved it, of course we are interested to learn how.
I do not recall any Point-to-point devices that have vandal proof cable management or the device itself with the appropriate vandal proof rating (IK10).
What I did in the past, when I worked for an integrator, was to assure the cable had an additional conduit, to protect it from the environment (UV radiation, even for outdoor cabling), but you could consider vandal proof conduit as well. That being said, the cable is then protected, but the device itself, in general, is still vulnerable. To avoid vandalism of my device I just mounted them out of reach, with or without additional protection (spikes, barbwire, etc.).
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Hi Norman
Thanks for the bump! It's looking like we might get this one off the ground, we have actually come up with our own design to mount our radio. We did a lot of research and were only able to find this product (to suit the radios that we use) https://rfarmor.com/dish-kits.html.
The issue we found with these was being able to source them in Australia, the only supplier we found that listed them said it is an 8-12 week order time (ships ex USA). This is an issue if we need parts for breakdown etc and it's not viable to hold onto them in stock for the just in case scenario!Tim
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Hi Tim Huskisson,
To me, it seems that these dish-kits aren't for protecting the equipment against vandalism, but to reduce RF interference and optimizing the signals. Maybe it is easier to obtain, cheaper to buy, and easier to maintain to use longer poles, higher wall mounts, etc. to move the access points out of reach of vandals.
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