GH eng. (Customer) asked a question.
Is it possible to connect a P1AM-ETH module to a wireless access point?
Hello, I am looking to add wireless connectivity to a P1AM-100, and want to avoid building a solution using an Arduino Wi-Fi component and an MKR board if possible. Is connection from the P1AM-ETH to a wireless access point, such as this WAVLINK extender, an option? link: https://www.wavlink.com/en_us/product/WL-WN570HA1.html If not, are there other options to establish a wireless connection via the P1AM-ETH module? Thank you.
it is possible it might work in repeater mode but you would need to try it to be sure.
I tried to do something similar with a avtech room alert that only had a wired connection untill i could get an Ethernet cable pulled and our IT department could not get the wireless bridge I purchased to connect to the company wifi so that may be something you need to consider.
Are you trying to connect it to an existing wireless network or are you trying to create its own wireless network to connect to?
I've connected to existing wireless using mesh APs and also used Bridges.
There some plug n play options for creating a wireless network simply by hooking up to an ethernet port.
Thank you both. I'm trying to connect to an existing wireless network because we aren't able to reach the P1AM with Ethernet. From your response Durallymax, I should be able to do this with the access point I linked above? I'm waiting for confirmation that it won't be an issue with the company wifi.
In case others have the same question, a wireless access point like the Wavlink above does let you connect the P1AM wirelessly to a network. I programmed the P1AM as if it was connected to the network via ethernet, connected it to the LAN/DATA in side of a POE injector, and connected the POE out of the injector the Wavlink access point. The Wavlink access point needs to be configured in repeater (bridge) mode, and not in repeater (gateway) mode.