The following question was posed by the Owner of FPB 64 #3. We thought the technical minded amongst you might\u00a0 have some helpful suggestions.<\/p>\n
“We are building a new boat and intend to put a WiFi signal booster on board for routine in port use.\u00a0 In addition, for offshore, we intend to install a Fleet Broadband 150 satellite phone and internet system.\u00a0 As part of the process<\/p>\n
we are looking at the various ways these devices can be interfaced with our onboard computers and laptops and thought some of your readers might have been thru this process and have some recomendations.
\n“Computers will consist of a few laptops with wireless capability and a iMac for heavier duty stuff.\u00a0 The Mac, as well as a printer, will be located in a dedicated office area.\u00a0 The below deck units for both the WiFi booster and the FB 150 will also be located in the office area along with the IP phone for the FB 150.\u00a0\u00a0 My initial thoughts are to keep the FB 150 off the network – it will only connect to the iMac.\u00a0\u00a0 Given the per megabyte charge ($10 or more per MB),\u00a0 I want to avoid any possibility that any of us go surfing over the FB 150 and run the bank account to $0 in the process.\u00a0 From the manuals on the FB 150, it looks like you can also password protect access to the FB 150, so by separating it from the WiFi network, there would little likelyhood of making a costly mistake.
\n“On the WiFi booster, we have been talking to a number of folks while cruising.\u00a0 The system we have been the most impressed with is to tie the WiFi booster to a wireless access point on the boat.\u00a0 Any computer on the boat with WiFi capability could then log into the WAP and have access to shoreside WiFi thru the booster.\u00a0 With something like Apple Airport Express, even the USB printer can be available to other computers wirelessly.\u00a0 With a system like this, there wouldn’t seem to be any need to hard wire a network on the boat.
\n“Would appreciate any thoughts on this or other arrangements. Pete”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"