Will PTP 550 reconnect after extended break?

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#1

I have a situation where I need to bridge two networks. One on shore and one on a ship that will be only about 100m away. My issue is that the ship will leave for a few days at a time. When it returns, and antennae align, will the network reconnect automatically, or will manual intervention be necessary?

#2

Assuming the following are true...

1. The radios were preconfigured and tested and when the boat comes within range there's a good enough signal

and

2. If you're using multiple internet connections on the boat, like a satellite or cellular internet, the router is intelligent enough to re-route traffic once the PTP550 link comes up (Peplink routers can do this for instance).

Then YES! Should work fine.

#3

Hi Jerry,

You could also consider using Omni Antenna for both Master and Slave , since the distance is 100 m . This should provide more flexibilty w.r.t alignment

Thanks

Sagar

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#4
@sagargdeshpande wrote:

Hi Jerry,

You could also consider using Omni Antenna for both Master and Slave , since the distance is 100 m . This should provide more flexibilty w.r.t alignment

Thanks

Sagar

I was thinking a similar thing. I was actually thinking I'd do a sector on the land side (Pier / Dock) of the link, and then an Omni on the ship.  At a few 100's of meters, you should have no problem pulling up and getting reconnected, regardless of orientation or alignment, with an Omni on the ship.

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#5

Yep, sorry I didn't identify my antenna plans, but sector on shore, omni on the ship. I just need to make sure that, once the ship returns, that we don't have a situation where someone has to login to the devices and clear error conditions, reset ports, etc...

Thanks for the replies, everyone!

-Jerry

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