V3NG3NC3 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 (edited) so I am at my friends campus and I noticed this router there and it's blasting through 4 stories of concrete walls and 1/4 mile away and I was still picking it up. I'd like to know more about it. Who makes this? Is it open-wrt compatible? Edited May 8, 2011 by V3NG3NC3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 It's an access point, do the labels say any thing useful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V3NG3NC3 Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 (edited) Only thing it had on it was 125 in the center and a serial number and MAC address on the side. But other then that it was blank. I am sure it might have said something on the back of it, but didn't wanna mess with it. Yes, it is an access point. but the net it's self, WAS, firewalled, but this was an open access point, which is so wrong in my book, but maybe they find out the hard way Edited May 8, 2011 by V3NG3NC3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=125+access+point http://www.arubanetworks.com/product/aruba-ap-124-ap-125-access-points/ Derp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I did a search in the DD-WRT router database and could not find any compatible firmware for Aruba wireless APs. http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Just because it's an open AP doesn't mean it's bad. Most campus will have open wifi. And there almost may be more AP's hidden above ceiling tiles. That's where we put them on my campus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Its just a matter of deciding where to place them, on the wall side, on the ceiling, on top of the roof (this is set up the school I went to had) a plastic box where the AP was housed and a long metal pole with an antenna attached to it. The only issue was the antenna was not that strong enough, it could only broadcast its signal to 300 or 400 meters. The AP was a linksys WR54G with a flushed tomato firmware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Its just a matter of deciding where to place them, on the wall side, on the ceiling, on top of the roof (this is set up the school I went to had) a plastic box where the AP was housed and a long metal pole with an antenna attached to it. The only issue was the antenna was not that strong enough, it could only broadcast its signal to 300 or 400 meters. The AP was a linksys WR54G with a flushed tomato firmware. That is why most use cisco access points in a mesh. I have an aironet 1200 series i should really hook up sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 That is why most use cisco access points in a mesh. I have an aironet 1200 series i should really hook up sometime. Yeap, that's what my university I went to had set up, Cisco APs configured in a mesh mode, with WPA2 Enterprise and Radius Authentication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapeon Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 get the mac address and look it up at: http://www.coffer.com/mac_find/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexophrenic Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 That appears to be an Aruba/Alcatel AP125. http://www.arubanetworks.com/product/aruba-ap-124-ap-125-access-points/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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