ObiWiFi and Obi202
TimDan:
The webpage Obihai.com/wifi/ (if one digs around enough to even find it) doesn't tell much about the purpose (or the rest) of the set-up.
What extra functionality does the ObiWiFi USB dongle give besides allowing distance between the Obihai202 and the router?
Is the ObiWiFi to put the Obi202 between the broadband modem and a WiFi router, perhaps to give high Quality of Service priority to incoming telephone data streams before the WiFi router sees the remaining IP data?
Can the WiFi router instead just be plugged into the LAN port of the Obi202 to have the same effect?
Obihai needs to supply more diagrammatic and photographic information for its entire setups, not just say where to plug one thing in, because no one will buy this stuff without seeing a purpose for it and thus having a motive. IOW, Obihai is assuming a pre-motivation on the part of potential customers, rather than educating them on what wonderful things Obihai equipment enables.
*TimDan*
pc44:
Hi TimDan,
My understanding of this setup is that the primary benefit is being able to go wireless. Prior to this, OBIs were dependent on cumbersome cable/wire setups -- or by adding a wireless ethernet bridge into the scenario. The OBIWiFi does away with much of this hassle by providing true wireless connectivity capability to the OBI unit.
Yes, your WiFi Router can be plugged into the LAN port of the OBI202 to benefit from QoS.
With the OBIWiFi, we can now take our OBI202 on the road for use with hotspots if desired (hotels, motels, cafes, friend/relative home, remote office, etc). I'm sure there are other benefits of which I am unaware, but I believe the primary benefit of OBIWiFi is simply WiFi capability. :)
Does that help?
pc44
TimDan:
Quote from: pc44 on June 10, 2012, 12:07:47 pm
[....] My understanding of this setup is that the primary benefit is being able to go wireless. [....]
Yes, your WiFi Router can be plugged into the LAN port of the OBI202 to benefit from QoS.
With the OBIWiFi, we can now take our OBI202 on the road for use with hotspots if desired ....
OK, it seems that to give more than one PC WiFi Internet connectivity, one must have a
WiFi router plugged into the Obi202's LAN port. Is that right?
But to give the Obi202 WiFi Internet connectivity for VoIP, one can just plug the ObiWiFi into
the Obi202's LAN port, and the connection is between the hotspot and the Obi202 via the
ObiWiFi. IOW, the ObiWiFi takes the place of a modem connected to the Obi202's Internet
port. Is that right?
*TimDan*
Ostracus:
Quote from: TimDan on June 11, 2012, 09:34:03 pm
Quote from: pc44 on June 10, 2012, 12:07:47 pm
[....] My understanding of this setup is that the primary benefit is being able to go wireless. [....]
Yes, your WiFi Router can be plugged into the LAN port of the OBI202 to benefit from QoS.
With the OBIWiFi, we can now take our OBI202 on the road for use with hotspots if desired ....
OK, it seems that to give more than one PC WiFi Internet connectivity, one must have a
WiFi router plugged into the Obi202's LAN port. Is that right?
But to give the Obi202 WiFi Internet connectivity for VoIP, one can just plug the ObiWiFi into
the Obi202's LAN port, and the connection is between the hotspot and the Obi202 via the
ObiWiFi. IOW, the ObiWiFi takes the place of a modem connected to the Obi202's Internet
port. Is that right?
*TimDan*
The ObiWiFi plugs into the USB port and is a wireless bridge between your Obi202 and the hotspot (Access Point) which in itself is plugged into a modem somewhere.
A thought occurred to me. Since the ObiWifi moves the functionality of the internet port (bridge mode or router). It expands the capabilities of the Obi202 to two additional phone lines, with the addition of two Obi100s, or two phone lines, and two PTSN ports. Not bad for such small boxes.
pc44:
Quote from: TimDan on June 11, 2012, 09:34:03 pm
OK, it seems that to give more than one PC WiFi Internet connectivity, one must have a WiFi router plugged into the Obi202's LAN port. Is that right?
Yes. You will need to have a WiFi router plugged into your network somewhere in order for multiple PCs to have wireless internet connectivity. You could plug the WiFi router into the OBI, a network switch, or another router. (The OBIWiFi is more of a client and not a WiFi access point itself. At least, that is it's primary purpose. There may be an ad-hoc workaround lurking somewhere of which I am unaware.)
Ostracus answered your second question. Nice idea, Ostracus, on using the OBIWiFi to free up the WAN port for an additional network device when the OBI is bridged!!
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