I have a client with two offices 500 ft apart. Currently they have a site to site VPN over a 50/5 cable connection. Besides 5Mbps not being much bandwidth they also have issues with ESI VoIP phones, managed by another vendor, at the remote office. I've already implemented QoS and the bandwidth charts don't show the 5Mbps being utilized for any prolonged period. From what I've told the phones will randomly have the issue and it can go on for 30 min to an hour. It sounds like a provider issue as it only started occurring recently, and the VPN link has been in for 2 years.
What I want to do is put in a site to site wireless link. The Vyatta routers already run OSPF over the VPN so I can easily add another network with a lower cost so the VPN can be used as a fallback. What I am not sure is on which brand to go with for cost, reliability, and ease of installation. I've looked at Ruckus Wireless and Ubiquiti. With Ruckus the ZoneFlex 7731 looks to be the right product. Ubiquiti only seems to have larger dishes and product lines that overlap.
Basically I'm looking for recommendations from others who have implemented a wireless bridge and how it has worked out for them. I'm also wondering what happens during a heavy rain or snow storm. Will the link completely drop out or just slow down?
What I want to do is put in a site to site wireless link. The Vyatta routers already run OSPF over the VPN so I can easily add another network with a lower cost so the VPN can be used as a fallback. What I am not sure is on which brand to go with for cost, reliability, and ease of installation. I've looked at Ruckus Wireless and Ubiquiti. With Ruckus the ZoneFlex 7731 looks to be the right product. Ubiquiti only seems to have larger dishes and product lines that overlap.
Basically I'm looking for recommendations from others who have implemented a wireless bridge and how it has worked out for them. I'm also wondering what happens during a heavy rain or snow storm. Will the link completely drop out or just slow down?