Tropos rolls out new line of 802.11n outdoor mesh routers
By Donald Melanson 
posted April 7th 2009 4:57PM
posted April 7th 2009 4:57PM
Looking to give your massive outdoor wireless network a bit of boost? Then you might want to consider one of Tropos' new 802.11n mesh routers, which offer a little something for anyone with upwards of $3,000 to spend. At the top of the heap is the dual-band Tropos 7320 (pictured above), which boasts a modular design that can accommodate a whole range of antennas to suit your needs, and the ability to be powered by either a regular power adapter, Power over Ethernet, or an optional built-in battery backup module. The mid-range Tropos 6320 hangs onto most of those features but drops the modular antennas, while the basic Tropos 6310 goes one step further by ditching the dual-band capabilities in favor of plain old 2.4GHz. If that's all a bit too much for your needs, however, you may just want to snag one of Tropos' previous 802.11a/b/g routers, which have all been given a 29% price cut to make way for the new models.
It looks like a sponge with an ashtray.
No, that's quite clearly a steampunk soap dish with extra-long e-cigarettes sticking out of it.
Actually, it's a Chicken McNuggets box FROM THE FUCKING FUTURE.
It's clearly a cat box submarine with four periscopes.
Oooh oooh oooh! I know!
Its a metallic kitty litter pooper scooper on a foam food container with magician wands protruding from the foam.
It's a Lean Cuisine with a built-in microwave.
it's a fancy pencil sharpener for your gold plated pencils.
If this bites me will I become Router-Man?
I can safely say: yes
what's with the funky yellow tint on the picture?
$3,000 Hardware
$30 Looks
Is there a reason it looks like it came from the 80s?
i agree. needs an Apple Logo and a 6,000 dollar price tag.
The 80's called, they want their router back
Your mom called, she wants you to stop being an idiot.
This is commercial/industrial grade wireless router, not some piece of crap linksys/belkin/etc. Durability and functionality are what's important. If it's mounted on the top of some roof somewhere, supporting your multi-million dollar networking system, who cares what it looks like, as long as it works.
$3000 for outdoor durability eh? Why not just get a Normal "n" router and store it in a used toyota for that much
lol!
very clever.
Looks it got beat by the Fugly stick.
It still has the stick stuck in it!
Four of them, in fact.
looks like one of those robots runnin around on the deathstar
Couldn't you just build your own weatherproof enclosure for like $60? Please tell me that this things pumps out massive signal strength.
the FCC limits power output, so probably not.
http://books.google.com/books?id=i7XNsrT-rwQC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15&dq=fcc+power+output+wifi&source=bl&ots=h8N_FhDTFM&sig=XCmhf_WeiEkHDF9v1vH_kycup_U&hl=en&ei=y8zbSZSPBIPOMozT1a4I&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10
I think we have our skynet...
Looks like someone took an egg carton, stuck some grills to it and viciously stabbed it with some bread sticks. Uhh...
I used to work on these (RIP EarthLink MuniWiFi) and they can take quite a beating. I've seen routers work perfectly fine after some drunk idiot knocked down the 30-ft tall streetlight that it was mounted on.
Funny how some folks will never understand that SLA's in mission-critical applications require a serious amount of money to maintain. Rebooting dozens of routers everyday would seriously piss off lots of customers.
so.. if I drop 3 grand on this, how far will I be able to go and still have access to my network?..
Best Engadget comments EVER.
I found this is similar to how Chinese honor their ancestors
http://www.eulife.com.tw/1111/555/a3/2/image/tiger.jpg
http://gd.xinhuanet.com/dishi/2007-04/09/xinsrc_07040411083576525361.jpg
Wait! we can get firmware update later to communicate with dead. That is awesome!
If the router is down we start praying as well. Remember to open your mouths. : )
I have a clean picture of the actual 6320 I would like to post.