Power over Ethernet for Specialized Wi-Fi Radios
An RV park in Texas wanted to install ubiquitous wireless internet access points for its residents and guests. Frontera Consulting, a wireless consulting and integration company, was brought in to install Ruckus Wireless radios. These were to be installed at the top of the light poles around the park, but the radios would only accept Power over Ethernet, not AC or DC power. Therefore, the power would need to be converted. To solve both the challenges of delivering power to the top of a light pole and converting it to Power over Ethernet, Solis Energy’s specially designed LPT 138s were utilized to provide reliable Power over Ethernet to the radios and, subsequently, wireless internet for patrons of the park.
THE CUSTOMER
An RV park in the Rio Grande Valley, TX
THE CHALLENGE
To power Wi-Fi radios on grid-powered light poles with Power over Ethernet
THE SOLUTION
Solis Energy provides LPT 138 light pole power taps to convert power to PoE without having to run wires up and down the pole
THE RESULTS
Over 100 LPT 138s are quickly and easily installed at the park, “a real pleasure to work with” testifies Drew Lentz of Frontera Consulting