New Router & Antenna

[BobRivers]

Hi, I am hoping in the coming week to install a Poynting Mimo 3 - 5-IN-1 High Performance Multi Frequency Antenna LTE, Dual-band WiFi, GPS. Has anybody had good or bad experience with them. I'm also still unsure what would be the best choice router for this antenna. For the Motor-homers who have this installed which router did you go for?

We have a Pilote 626D and are looking to use the Wi-Fi mainly for streaming with a firestick which if I can find a route will also be hard wired with an Ethernet cable although this is proving difficult to hide the cabling.

One question I am also unsure about is do routers need a permanent 12v supply or can this be switched?

We have a LMP1218 - PWM Master Power unit controlling everything which is linked to the experience touch screen which seems to isolate all areas where I thought I could get a permanent 12v supply. Anybody with this model able to advise as to where a 12v permanent supply is?
I'm guessing the switched supply is to stop the leisure battery from draining.

One hell of a learning curve getting a motorhome and upgrading/maintaining that's for sure.

Thanks.

 

[Raul]

I have that antenna with a teltonica rutx11.
Look for a cat 6 router at-least , in my opinion.

 

[DBK]

Hi, I am hoping in the coming week to install a Poynting Mimo 3 - 5-IN-1 High Performance Multi Frequency Antenna LTE, Dual-band WiFi, GPS. Has anybody had good or bad experience with them. I'm also still unsure what would be the best choice router for this antenna. For the Motor-homers who have this installed which router did you go for?

We have a Pilote 626D and are looking to use the Wi-Fi mainly for streaming with a firestick which if I can find a route will also be hard wired with an Ethernet cable although this is proving difficult to hide the cabling.

One question I am also unsure about is do routers need a permanent 12v supply or can this be switched?

We have a LMP1218 - PWM Master Power unit controlling everything which is linked to the experience touch screen which seems to isolate all areas where I thought I could get a permanent 12v supply. Anybody with this model able to advise as to where a 12v permanent supply is?
I'm guessing the switched supply is to stop the leisure battery from draining.

One hell of a learning curve getting a motorhome and upgrading/maintaining that's for sure.

Thanks.

My Teltonika 955 router doesn't need a permanent supply and I'd be surprised if many do. Once configured they remember their settings. Power drain is minimal anyway so little chance of flattening the batteries.

 

[starquake]

Indeed, router type doesn't matter as much as the category. Cat6 minimum will be in £100-200 range, anything cat18 or more is usually £3-400. I'm using a ZTE Cat6 at moment, it's near bulletproof. Teltonika do a Cat18 if I'm not mistaken for the £280 ish range.

Only thing to call out if even with that antenna, you sometimes have to tune on setup to a site -> one site we were at got 1Mbit on 4g+ on a cat6 router, but got 25Mbit on 3g, so we hardcoded the router for 3G for that stay. All you need to understand is "how" you switch band, which on the Huawei I have is easy (you disconnect, select 3g only, connect) and you get a "faster" connection in some places. If you can't figure this out, the router is probably not the right one for you. ZTE provide an app for this for iphones, making the above super smooth.

Also you don't always need a perm live, it depends on the router -> and many routers like the ZTE and Netgears have a inbuilt battery, good for around 24 hours (The teltonikas don't AIUI and need a perm live if you want to use when motoring).. So when we driving, we leave the router "on" but on battery. We just let it recharge when we get to site (and switch the supply on as we also hardwired a switch).

 

[Charente16]

I have the Bargain Basement version - Poynting Mimo 3 v2 antenna combined with a Class 6 RUTX 360. I use the 'optional' 12v lead for the Router with a 'cigarette lighter' connection installed in the cupboard. No noticeable drain on the battery and can be quickly disconnected if required.

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[GMLS]

Hi, I am hoping in the coming week to install a Poynting Mimo 3 - 5-IN-1 High Performance Multi Frequency Antenna LTE, Dual-band WiFi, GPS. Has anybody had good or bad experience with them. I'm also still unsure what would be the best choice router for this antenna. For the Motor-homers who have this installed which router did you go for?

We have a Pilote 626D and are looking to use the Wi-Fi mainly for streaming with a firestick which if I can find a route will also be hard wired with an Ethernet cable although this is proving difficult to hide the cabling.

One question I am also unsure about is do routers need a permanent 12v supply or can this be switched?

We have a LMP1218 - PWM Master Power unit controlling everything which is linked to the experience touch screen which seems to isolate all areas where I thought I could get a permanent 12v supply. Anybody with this model able to advise as to where a 12v permanent supply is?
I'm guessing the switched supply is to stop the leisure battery from draining.

One hell of a learning curve getting a motorhome and upgrading/maintaining that's for sure.

Thanks.

Have a look at this guys vlogs. Really helped me decide

Hi, I am hoping in the coming week to install a Poynting Mimo 3 - 5-IN-1 High Performance Multi Frequency Antenna LTE, Dual-band WiFi, GPS. Has anybody had good or bad experience with them. I'm also still unsure what would be the best choice router for this antenna. For the Motor-homers who have this installed which router did you go for?

We have a Pilote 626D and are looking to use the Wi-Fi mainly for streaming with a firestick which if I can find a route will also be hard wired with an Ethernet cable although this is proving difficult to hide the cabling.

One question I am also unsure about is do routers need a permanent 12v supply or can this be switched?

We have a LMP1218 - PWM Master Power unit controlling everything which is linked to the experience touch screen which seems to isolate all areas where I thought I could get a permanent 12v supply. Anybody with this model able to advise as to where a 12v permanent supply is?
I'm guessing the switched supply is to stop the leisure battery from draining.

One hell of a learning curve getting a motorhome and upgrading/maintaining that's for sure.

Thanks.

Have a look at this guys channel. Here is one vlog of a few I loooked atwhich helped me decide


I went for the same anten as you and was going to get one of the RUTX's but got a deal on an RUT955 which will do me nicely for a while

 

[Manic]

I have a Poynting 3 v2 antenna and a Huawei 535-232 which I power off a stabilised 12volt supply which works well for me.

 

[BobRivers]

Thanks for all the helpful reply's. I'm now happy with a switched 12v supply controlled by my experience tablet and I've got a few routers that I will decide on. I'm now looking at RUT360(CAT 6), RUT241, RUT955. I would like a CAT 6 but I think all the 5 channel ones are just a little to expensive for my budget. With the two cellular and two WiFi externals what I don't understand is the WiFi antennas within the mimo produce/send the signal to the outside of the van. Is this correct or am I not understanding correctly? If this is the case what is the point of having a 5 channel mounted antenna on the motorhome?

I'm guessing that the antennas supplied with the router can be fixed to the SMA connection internally on the router to pick up WiFi but this is only if the signal can get through. Anybody else find this all really confusing

 

[Charente16]

Bear in mind that the RUT955 ceases production in December this year, support continuing to July 2028. The replacement being the 956.

I believe only the High End MiMos' broadcast to the outside. Check - out RFShop.Au on Youtube he explains the various Teltronika/Poynting products including your question, you can even ask questions.

I used my 360 in the van with the Cellular/Wifi antennas before fitting the external antenna and it worked but didn't justify the cost of the Router, with external antenna fitted and internal Wifi antennas' hidden in cupboard reception increased x10.

 

[Howard B]

I have the Poynting V-2-12. Not impressed ti be honest, both routers in the van Teltonika RUT 950 & Huawei 535 are quicker using their own antenna.
The Huawei performs really well & can be picked up from ebay from @ £50.