First impression of the Teltonika RUT2xx router

8. September 2017 Teltonika / VARIA
The new 3G / 4G routers of the RUT2xx series from Teltonika are available. With the RUT230 and the RUT240, two new models are available. In the following we would like to introduce these two models to you in more detail. The RUT230 / 240 are compact, inexpensive and powerful [...]
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UAP-AC-IW – our first impression

20. May 2017 Ubiquiti / VARIA
The first delivery of the smallest access point from the UniFi AC series has arrived - the UAP-AC-IW . It is comparable to the UAP-AC-LITE, although with a smaller reception range, but still with full functionality and 802.3af / at support. Both the integration into the UniFi Network Application and [...]
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OPNsense – The Next Open Source Firewall

25. November 2016 OPNsense / VARIA
[: de] High-end Security Made Easy ™ VARIA "Ready-to-use" systems with the OPNsense firewall With the release of the new APU board series, VARIA started with four "ready-to-use" models of the OPNsense firewall system. The high-performance APU industrial embedded board from the Swiss manufacturer PC Engines is ideally equipped with [...]
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VARIA mounting systems

24. June 2016 VARIA
During the company's long history, VARIA has built a reputation for solid planning, reliable quality and excellent project support. This also includes the development and installation of customer-specific radio masts and towers by our technicians and our certified partners. The tower series from Televes (Preisener) is new and especially interesting [...]
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Freifunk & free communication (part 2)

6. June 2016 VARIA
Technology and resilience of the network in Fürth Freifunk Florian Schimmer from Freifunk Franken shows us the technology behind the Fürth Freifunk backbone. We start at the relay station. There are currently three NanoStations M2 (Ubiquiti) active there. The Freifunk firmware runs on these, which directly uses the BATMAN Advanced [...]
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Interview Freifunk Chemnitz

18. May 2016 VARIA
Hotspot operators are liable for their users ... ... this is what the so-called liability for interference sees it. Until now. Just as we are creating the new edition of Wave and the interview with the Chemnitz Freifunkern has just started, Union and SPD surprisingly decided to completely overturn the [...]
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Freifunk & free communication (part 1)

10. May 2016 VARIA
Tim Niemeyer and Jörg Knapp from Freifunk Franken on the basic idea and network building in Franconia: More and more people are setting up and maintaining free networks on their own. The basic idea is that each participant offers other participants open peering and free transit. Every user in the [...]
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SolidRun – new spheres

12. March 2016 VARIA
SolidRun - Internet of Things For years the name SolidRun has stood for innovative ideas in the field of modular boards. Now the Hummingboard series has grown and has been expanded to include the Edge, ClearFog and the sensational Gate version. The latter is the board you've been waiting for [...]
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SIKLU: 60, 80 GHz radio link alternatives

SIKLU
5. February 2016 VARIA
Before the developments in Siklus, millimeter wave frequencies resembled a trip to Antarctica - very few made it to their destination and those who made it paid a high price for it. The introduction of Siklus all-silicon radio technology, however, meant the revolution: prices could be reduced by 90% and [...]
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