Mac; Interesting to hear that you've had success via satellite internet. Which flavor was it, Hughes, Excede or both? It was 3-4 years ago that I tried and failed with it at 2 different sites (one was my own residence).....there have been a few firmware updates since then, so I might just give it a try again. Satellite, powerline ethernet extenders, and LAN cable over 50 feet are on the official Outback "not recommended" list. Their networking document is located here: http://www.outbackpower.com/downloads/documents/appnotes/optics_conn_app_note.pdf
Howie; I've found that a Klein Scout Pro 3 LAN cable tester is a handy and inexpensive tool for diagnosing bad or damaged-while-pulling LAN cables. And a cheap RJ-## LAN cable termination kit so you can make custom length cables for Outback and Midnite systems, instead of finding someplace to hide all the inevitable ugly extra cable length with the factory-supplied LAN cables. As for the Midnite remote monitor system, I've tried and failed on satellite, their application notes say it won't work, but I'd love to try it again if anyone else out there has had luck with Midnite over satellite. Dan Fink Owner, Buckville Energy Consulting NABCEP Certified PV System Inspector IREC Certified Instructor™ for: ~ PV Installation Professional ~ Small Wind Installer NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providers d <dan.f...@greendustrialtraining.com>anbo...@gmail.com 970-672-4342 On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 7:22 PM Mac Lewis <maclew...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Howie and Wrenches, > > We have quite a few OpticsRE sites functioning fine on satellite > internet so I don't think that there is any defined limitation there. I > like to use a Hub 10.3 with systems that you intend to have on Optics. > Optics not perfect but its better than other off-grid monitoring and gives > decent control to the administrator. Hoping to see something made for > mobile devices soon. > > I find online monitoring to be super useful as a solar integrator and > worth the effort to install properly. Hardwire is preferred way to do > this, but I have had good success using a TP Link Wireless Nanorouter in > client-mode (serving only the internet device hardwired in). The nice > thing about client mode is that the Mate won't get booted off of the > network by other devices connecting to the network through the TP Link. > > There may be some anomalies with integrating older equipment but I'm not > sure on that. > > Good Luck > > >
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