Ubiquiti lbe-5ac-gen2 as wifi bridge

Technomancer__ · November 2, 2020

So I am planning on using it to connect to an ac (just a normal non Ubiquiti standard isp ac/router) and connecting an ac go the ethernet end of the lbe to bridge a network.

Can station ptp mode be used connect to any ac? or just some specific Ubiquiti devices?

So basically I want to point this to a house and bridge the network elsewhere (I have permission to use the house owner wifi he gave me the password and I just pay a small fee)

Falcon1986 · November 3, 2020

2 hours ago, Technomancer__ said:

Can station ptp mode be used connect to any ac?

AirMax devices are meant to be used with similar AirMax devices to establish a solid PtP bridge. Not sure how it would work as a long range wireless antenna. You'd have to test it to see.

This TP-Link CPE doesn't have that limitation.

Technomancer__ · November 3, 2020

8 hours ago, Falcon1986 said:

AirMax devices are meant to be used with similar AirMax devices to establish a solid PtP bridge. Not sure how it would work as a long range wireless antenna. You'd have to test it to see.

This TP-Link CPE doesn't have that limitation.

It has a client mode but I suppose it will only connect to 5ghz networks

Alex Atkin UK · November 3, 2020

11 hours ago, Technomancer__ said:

It has a client mode but I suppose it will only connect to 5ghz networks

AirMax devices can only connect to other AirMax devices. Its a proprietary modification of the WiFi protocol to be more efficient for outdoor conditions.

Technomancer__ · December 18, 2020

On 11/4/2020 at 12:06 AM, Alex Atkin UK said:

AirMax devices can only connect to other AirMax devices. Its a proprietary modification of the WiFi protocol to be more efficient for outdoor conditions.

In the end I just bought 2 lbe-5ac-gen2 and they work like a charm

Alex Atkin UK · December 19, 2020

21 hours ago, Technomancer__ said:

In the end I just bought 2 lbe-5ac-gen2 and they work like a charm

I have the gen 1s and it really is amazing what I can get out of them as I'm using them completely against the instructions (through a tree and a thick wall).