Dee747
1st Dec 2005, 08:51
Quick query for those with definitive answers -
I'm overseeing a project to install BT satellite broadband to a number of folk and have the following understanding of the system's limitations -
1. It needs to be cabled into the owner's property at a mutually agreed location in order to terminate with some form of digibox.
2. The users need to connect their company-supplied laptops via an ethernet cable into the digibox to achieve their broadband connection. These laptops are wifi enabled and the users want to be able to use this capability.
3. Wireless broadband is not part of the digibox's capabilities per se, and a separate router is required to achieve this. HOWEVER, the voltage used in connection with the digibox is different to that in a 'standard' home wireless/router environment, meaning that not all off the shelf Belkin/3Com/Linksys routers are compatible.
Big questions are - has anyone direct experience of this scenario? If so, can you personally recommend a compatible router? Are there any other pitfalls to achieving wireless from a satellite installation?
All help gratefully appreciated in order to get a tick in the box with my work management !! :ok:
I'm overseeing a project to install BT satellite broadband to a number of folk and have the following understanding of the system's limitations -
1. It needs to be cabled into the owner's property at a mutually agreed location in order to terminate with some form of digibox.
2. The users need to connect their company-supplied laptops via an ethernet cable into the digibox to achieve their broadband connection. These laptops are wifi enabled and the users want to be able to use this capability.
3. Wireless broadband is not part of the digibox's capabilities per se, and a separate router is required to achieve this. HOWEVER, the voltage used in connection with the digibox is different to that in a 'standard' home wireless/router environment, meaning that not all off the shelf Belkin/3Com/Linksys routers are compatible.
Big questions are - has anyone direct experience of this scenario? If so, can you personally recommend a compatible router? Are there any other pitfalls to achieving wireless from a satellite installation?
All help gratefully appreciated in order to get a tick in the box with my work management !! :ok: