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Huawei CPE WIN vs Zyxel NR7101

POE and Gigabit Ethernet, please bear in mind, a lot of these Cheap or Cheaper Ethernet Power Supplies use the older tech for older POE over Cat5/5e/6 set ups.

Originally POE was done using the spare Pairs (normally the unused Telephone Pairs) on the Ethernet Cable for 10/100 which would be fine for hanging stuff like Cameras etc off the end of it. a typical wire map would be something like - Ethernet 10/100mbs Data pairs 1,2 and 3,6 (4 wires) and the remaining unused Pairs would be used for DC Power ie, either 4,5 or 7,8 or both.

Now for Gigabit, 10/100/1000mbs Ethernet data uses all 4 Pairs (all 8 wires), and so does the POE uses the same Pairs as the Data in a combined way, and there are various formats and specs attached to the advanced method.
Passive and 802.3af/at respectively.

@Effmn that adapter will convert 802.3af poe to power the router.
 
Having owned the CPE Win and the Nr7101 the key differences for me are as follows:

CPE Win
- sim text messages can be read remotely which means you can log in and get your bill without having to go up onto the roof to take the SIM card out and put it in another device
- small form factor / lightweight. Can be mounted to an existing TV aerial
- good all round reliability
- comes with 10m cable
- user friendly menu system

NR7101
- slightly faster
- big and heavy - needs a stronger pole to mount it
- the menu system is pretty poor / not user friendly
- the over the air updates don’t work
- the software is very buggy but EU support normally reply within 24 hours
- the SIM card messages can’t be read using the software

Out of the 2 I’d now stick with the CPE Win
 
Am I right in saying, a Poe switch would power the ‘Poe in’ on the injector powering the router and then the ‘lan’ would be

this is what I can find on it:

  • A number of DC inputs 1.
  • DC jack input Voltage 12-28 V.
  • Power adapter nominal voltage 24 V.
  • Power adapter nominal current 1.2 A.
  • Max power consumption without attachments is 16 W.
  • Max power consumption 19 W.
Just checked and the PoE splitter I linked above can only output 12v 1A.. probably insufficient for most 5G routers; maybe you could get away with it if you disable Wifi on them and so on, but it's a gamble..
However.. it can also output 5v 2A, so in theory you can put a 5G phone up there and do ethernet tethering, in many cases it can work as well as a proper router, though without some features obviously (bridge mode, firewall etc).
 
Just checked and the PoE splitter I linked above can only output 12v 1A.. probably insufficient for most 5G routers; maybe you could get away with it if you disable Wifi on them and so on, but it's a gamble..
However.. it can also output 5v 2A, so in theory you can put a 5G phone up there and do ethernet tethering, in many cases it can work as well as a proper router, though without some features obviously (bridge mode, firewall etc).
I’ve found a Poe splitter that does 24v 2a which requires 802.3bt Poe++ to be powered which could work but it gets expensive at that. Having an AP in the network closet using bridge mode would be what I’m aiming for.
 
Just checked and the PoE splitter I linked above can only output 12v 1A.. probably insufficient for most 5G routers; maybe you could get away with it if you disable Wifi on them and so on, but it's a gamble..
However.. it can also output 5v 2A, so in theory you can put a 5G phone up there and do ethernet tethering, in many cases it can work as well as a proper router, though without some features obviously (bridge mode, firewall etc).
Also the CPE pro 2 is 12v 2a which would be a lot less expense to power so I’m comparing that with the chateau 5g and seeing which would be more reliable
 
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Also the CPE pro 2 is 12v 2a which would be a lot less expense to power so I’m comparing that with the chateau 5g and seeing which would be more reliable
Or get a "cheap" MediaTek Dimensity 700 smartphone which can do even 5G dl/ul aggregation and use much less power.
What do you reckon @meritez ?
 
Problem is, how would that cover Wi-Fi for multiple devices in the house at 100m2?
You wouldn't rely on these devices for Wifi, that's a different problem to solve, look for a mesh solution or (if in UK) get a few THG3000 off ebay; they're very cheap and are excellent APs.
 
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Hi,

I’m looking at the two of these routers as the only real solution for outdoor 5g poe. The Zyxel seems more readily available but I’ve read a lot of issues people have had with them such as not changing signal to 4g when 5g signal is weaker and connection dropouts. Plus the support from Zyxel seems to be lacking.

On the other hand I can’t find too much info about the Huawei and not too many places selling them either.

Any experiences? Which would you go for and why?
Hi everyone pls provide me n5386x unlock firmware
 
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