Re: FOSS-friendly Wireless Access Point (WAP) for SOHO network?

On Tue, 6 Jun 2017 09:06:33 +0100 (BST)
"G.W. Haywood" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Be aware that the regulations governing the use of WiFi etc. devices
> differ from country to country.  You need to make sure that you have
> a device which is appropriate for your jurisdiction.  The antenna is
> an important part of the equipment, because it can provide gain.  If
> if you aren't careful, you can break the law just by changing from a
> dipole to a Yagi.  I've seen people buying 200mW devices from abroad
> when 32mW (+15dBm) is the maximum which can legally be used here.

It would be useful if you stated clearly which jurisdiction you are referring to in the above statement to define "legally here"....

Cheers,
 
Ron.

PS I am aware that you are posting from a UK domain but that does not mean much: I live in Paraguay and sometimes use a .fr domain...
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