Upgrading all my Pharos v1.x network to 2.0
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..so i bit the bullet and updated my gear (CPE510s) to v2.0.0. Early observations so far:
It appears as though the throughputs are 'similar' across the board, i.e. power outputs / channels / MCS levels, with some rather peculiar findings in between.
First off there's something that's definitely been tweaked in the Unidirectional tests department. As pointed out by R1D2 a few posts back Unidirectional tests previously only included a Tx mode which under my test setup now yields anything from 20-30% higher rates than anything I've seen before, while and the newly introduced Rx mode is close to previously reported values.
And then there's the bidirectional tests that behave somewhat strangely, too...take a look at the screenshots below and see how the graphs are interpreted from the server and client side. Surely the new curvature-algorithm must have something to do with it but i'd expect such peculiarities to pertain presentation-only issues, but the results themselves are considerably up on the Tx and down on the Rx for some strange reason.
So there you have it. In all, the chromatic aesthetic changes of the UI to reflect the logo change, the addition of small bits & pieces here and there (DNSs / VLANs etc) and a few additions in the benchmarks section...at least for me it doesn't really substantiate a 2.0 release unless so much more has changed under-the-hood that I didn't notice. Accessing the Survey window UI from mobile devices remains a pain as it used to be and the new UI colours subjective as it might be leave much to be desired.
It appears as though the throughputs are 'similar' across the board, i.e. power outputs / channels / MCS levels, with some rather peculiar findings in between.
First off there's something that's definitely been tweaked in the Unidirectional tests department. As pointed out by R1D2 a few posts back Unidirectional tests previously only included a Tx mode which under my test setup now yields anything from 20-30% higher rates than anything I've seen before, while and the newly introduced Rx mode is close to previously reported values.
And then there's the bidirectional tests that behave somewhat strangely, too...take a look at the screenshots below and see how the graphs are interpreted from the server and client side. Surely the new curvature-algorithm must have something to do with it but i'd expect such peculiarities to pertain presentation-only issues, but the results themselves are considerably up on the Tx and down on the Rx for some strange reason.
So there you have it. In all, the chromatic aesthetic changes of the UI to reflect the logo change, the addition of small bits & pieces here and there (DNSs / VLANs etc) and a few additions in the benchmarks section...at least for me it doesn't really substantiate a 2.0 release unless so much more has changed under-the-hood that I didn't notice. Accessing the Survey window UI from mobile devices remains a pain as it used to be and the new UI colours subjective as it might be leave much to be desired.
Now serving finite customer via f(x)=AirTime/∞ on the 5Ghz band :-/
Re:Upgrading all my Pharos v1.x network to 2.0
Works for me. Quick test: repeater mode, no LoS (one wall between), position in back of CPE in AP mode (too lazy to go out in the cold :)).
Uhm, which y axis? Speed test has no graphical display on my CPE. If you measured it on the status page, which interface did you use?
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Re:Upgrading all my Pharos v1.x network to 2.0
R1D2 wrote
Works for me. Quick test: repeater mode, no LoS (one wall between), position in back of CPE in AP mode (too lazy to go out in the cold :)).
I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise, since I'm getting the same in status, i.e. both Tx and Rx are populated, but...BUT as in BUT
...have you actually tried connecting to the repeater or even surveying to see that it broadcasts?! ;)
Again I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you happen to have a 5ghz device there somewhere I'd be more than interested to learn the results cause in my case no matter what I can't get the device to broadcast, let alone the remote 3rd CPE picking up anything.
Now serving finite customer via f(x)=AirTime/∞ on the 5Ghz band :-/