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Mitel Forums => MiVoice Office 250/Mitel 5000 => Topic started by: browlry on October 10, 2016, 03:06:53 PM

Title: 2-in-1 Wireless Bridge with POE Injector?
Post by: browlry on October 10, 2016, 03:06:53 PM

What's the best setup for a home user with a desk phone, but no Ethernet near his workstation? I would love to see see a wireless bridge with a built-in POE injector as discussed in this thread (http://mitelforums.com/forum/index.php?topic=4322.msg21801#msg21801), but after hours of research I'm pretty confident this doesn't exist. Has anyone found something like this?

It sounds like the next-best thing is to get a Powerline AV200 bridge with a built-in POE injector, which does exist:
Ebay: Powerline Ethernet adapter with POE injector for IP Camera in one case (http://www.ebay.com/itm/251925201294)
Ebay: Comtrend Powergrid 9141s-poe Powerline Network Adapter (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Comtrend-Powergrid-9141s-poe-Powerline-Network-Adapter-1-X-Poe-Ports-200-/391578838304)

Has anyone tried a Powerline bridge with a Mitel desk phone? How is the call quality?

Are there better options to get an Ethernet connection to a remote user who won't be close to their router?

We're using the 5320e, 5330e, and 5340e phones with MiCloud.

We did try plugging the phone into the Ethernet port on the user's computer and configuring the computer as a wireless bridge. This works, but only when the laptop is on. We would like to have a connection that is independent of the user's computer.

Title: Re: 2-in-1 Wireless Bridge with POE Injector?
Post by: DND ON on October 11, 2016, 01:05:52 PM

Run a cable. Cheapest, easiest, most reliable connection.

Title: Re: 2-in-1 Wireless Bridge with POE Injector?
Post by: sarond on October 12, 2016, 03:42:13 AM

One is being released very soon with the release of the new 69xx handset range. (although the 69xx handset range is only available on MCD to start with)

Here is the attached snippet.

Title: Re: 2-in-1 Wireless Bridge with POE Injector?
Post by: browlry on November 16, 2016, 01:18:20 PM

Sarond, the MTL-300AN (http://edocs.mitel.com/UG/EN/MiNet/1.0/58015145_Mitel_WLAN_Adapter_Setup_Guide_EN.pdf) is a great find. Thank you for bringing that to my attention.

If anyone is interested, I purchased the Powerline Ethernet adapter from COP-Systems (http://www.ebay.com/itm/251925201294) to try it out, and was very pleased. The setup was very easy (plug the adapters in and push a button on each one), and the connection was better quality than the wireless connection anyway. This ended up costing $75: $60 for the PoE powerline adapter, and $15 for the TP-Link AV200 non-PoE powerline adapter. Running a new Ethernet drop would have cost about $100, so this was cheaper, and more practical for a remote user in a home office.