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bigcitypopo
Explorer II
Sep 06, 2014

My Rogue Wave install...

Hi All,

I installed my Rogue Wave a few weekends ago. A relatively easy install.

I mounted it to the TV antennae, and passed the ethernet cable across the roof securing it with a cable stay with sticky tape and goop of sealant over it...





I ran a new Pos 12V line from the fridge relay,



passed through the fridge to the furnace area,



thru that area into the kitchen cabinet underside, then a rigged a shelf hat sits in a dead space over a drawer. I tied the Neg wire to a batch of common lines.



I wired in a switch, ran both the ethernet power and the router power to the 12v switch...



I paid the little extra for the refurb net gear router... works good. Seeing that there is hardly a concern for exceeding 54mb/s in a park wifi (LOL!!! :) ). it sits on a cut up old cutting board, and is held by my wife's hair band!!! Boom! Makes it easy should i have to grab it.



and its hidden from view!!!

It fires right up... access the access point via wifi, connect to park wifi signal of choice.... boom. A solid connection. We were at mission bay in san diego a few weekends ago.. wow. I had over 75 hotspots to choose from, many unsecured. I hit a starbucks 3/4mile away... it was really cool. Very pleased.

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  • sch911 wrote:
    bigcitypopo wrote:
    I hit a starbucks 3/4mile away... it was really cool. Very pleased.


    Nice install... I'm sure you realize that "piggybacking" on an open WiFi connection is Illegal in several states right? I'm sure you poped over to the Starbucks and asked them if it was ok then?



    Lol... Ya, but being that the wifi is for customers, and i happened to stop at that loc and have a receipt.... and its not for biz use.... I'm good. :)
  • What antenna are you using? I got a 15 db onmi, but it is 3.5 feet long, far to big to mount to the tv antenna.. I am working on another way to tip it up and lay it down..
  • bigcitypopo wrote:
    I hit a starbucks 3/4mile away... it was really cool. Very pleased.


    Nice install... I'm sure you realize that "piggybacking" on an open WiFi connection is Illegal in several states right? I'm sure you poped over to the Starbucks and asked them if it was ok then?

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