McLovin wrote

is it possible to use 2 WBS210 for a long link with just one SISO ant2424b at each end?

Sure, but IMHO the effort might not worth it. Why not use two CPE610?

Cant find this option in the original firmware.

 

Such an option doesn't exist in Pharos firmware.

I think, just connecting one antenna and letting the second antenna connection without an antenne, could damage the amplifier, right?

 

Correct, it might damage the amplifier. I connected a smaller omni antenna to the second connector for termination:

McLovin wrote

Are my assumptions right?

Absolutely right. The omni was only for termination, so MIMO doesn't work with this combination and the WBS falls back to SISO connection.

Albeit I like WBS much too, CPEs are really cool - they have very good built-in antennas covering long ranges. Of course, two TL-ANT2424B cover even longer ranges (up to 50km IIRC), but have a similar antenna beam width like CPE610 making it harder to align them. I also have two TL-ANT2424B - one still unpacked - and abandoned them in favour of two CPE510 (not CPE610, which should also cover longer ranges than CPE510).

Hello Eduard,

that's a good idea, I think a 50Ω terminator will prevent damage of the amplifier.

Wish you much success! If it works, maybe you can share your experience here? Would be interesting which range you can cover with TL-ANT2424B.

McLovin wrote

I have thought about the All-In-One solution like CPE610 and done some researches.

 

It looks like there is a similar product 'LBE-5AC-Gen2' from the competitor Ubiquiti:

Yes, they have been similar in Gen1, but differ completely in Gen2. AirOs Gen1 had exactly them same functions and menu structure as Pharos on CPE610 still does. TP-Link and UBNT probably did buy the software from the same third party vendor (only guessing, but both firmwares were identical except for the spectrum analyzer function, for which IMO TP-Link's spectrum analyzer works better - I never could manage to get the UBNT spectrum analyzer working due to its Java dependency).

Personally, I did sell my AirMax-5 device running AirOS on Ebay for various reasons, albeit I casually still use UBNT AirFiber-24 if I need Gigabit speeds over 24 GHz long range directional links (TP-Link has no 24 GHz device at all).

I think it's worth to read the user manual before buying if you want to find out the exact differences (I do so all the time for every device I choose to buy). The manual will reveal whether setup / handling is easy or difficult and how well the user interface has been designed.

McLovin wrote

Which experience have you made with the receive sensitivity of this devices?

I did not test LBE-5AC, it was not available when I compared the Gen1 AP with CPE510. CPE610 wasn't availabe also back then. My tests therefore were limited to AirMax-5 Gen1 running an older version of AirOS vs. CPE510 running an older version of Pharos. However, things have changed since then, so I really can't tell you what's the better product for your needs.

Next opportunity for me to test a long-range link is in 2-3 months (see this story for our test bed in 2017 with Pharos devices), but it's just a distance of 600m and we need more bandwidth than CPEs or LBEs can provide - thus the choice of AirFiber-24 for this particular use case. 

It seems you live near me. If you are looking for someone to test long range links, maybe we can set up a test bed; just send me a private message. Kannst auch auf deutsch schreiben per Mail.