Can a RAP be used this way?

[Kevets]

I have an outdoor cash register in a metal kiosk. I have a number of AP-275's close by. 

Can I connect the PC and the separate EMV-capable credit card machine to a RAP and can the RAP be a meshpoint to my campus WLAN (under control of a 7210 controller)? 

I am unclear if the RAP requires a wired connection. While I can give the PC register a wireless adapter, I don't have that flexibility with the credit card machine. So I am looking for a switch that can join my wireless network.

And can the RAP have an antenna extension? I'd like to stick the antenna on the roof of the metal kiosk.

Thanks!

[cappalli]

A RAP cannot be a mesh point. You could however grab a RAP and throw it in
Instant mode and use the WiFi uplink feature to connect it to your outdoor
wireless.

[jhoward]

You coulud also look at a 275 as a mesh point on your Kiosk, as it has two ethernet connections and would remove the need for a switch of some kind (though you would still need a power injector on E0). Cost-wise, it's likely the fastest and easiest option, so you don't have to plumb antenna cables, etc. 

otheriwise, you can try the wifi uplink feature and try to bridge the enet interfaces.

[Kevets]

Thanks. So just to be clear, I leave the RAP in Instant? I'm not familiar with WIFI uplink, and will need to read up on that.

[Kevets]

Well, a 275 makes for a very expensive solution. And I thought the other Enet interface was limited to 10 Mbps?

[cappalli · Accepted solution]

Yes, you run the device in Instant mode and use the WiFi Uplink feature.

[Kevets]

Thanks. I'll get one and check it out.