Ron's Open Hot Spot
Packaged in a single-connector wall-mount wiring box
This end has the DC power and connects to the other box
This end connects to the access point
Connectors for Ethernet and DC power
Power Over Ethernet - Network Side
Data connections connected-through, DC power connected on wiring side
Packaged in a dual-connector wall-mount box
Connectors for network side (Ethernet switch) and wiring side (to other box)
Cable to DC power supply
The Router (in the Attic)
Mounting plate for wireless router, wiring back to network side below
Mounting plate again, cables from antennas
The wireless router and the POE unit mounted
Everything connected
Antennas cables heading towards the rafters
Antennas cables going through the roof vent
Antennas
View of antennas from the street
A closer view
The antennas are mounted on two PVC 90 degree elbows
The elbows are attached to a single-gang PVC eletrical box
Silicon was used to hold the antennas in-place so that they could be removed later if required
The elbows are attached to the box using PVC solvent/cement
The electrical box is screw-mounted to a plank (from the inside inside), which is screw-mounted to the ridge of the roof
The box was mounted off-centre to correct for the angle of the ridge cap
The antenna cables are feed through a flexible conduit ...
... to a roof vent, and then in to the attic