Huawei Q2 Pro (3 Pack) - Performance Review

[powermzii]

Thanks, so this is all I need.

Maybe I did not word the second part of my question properly. I want this for my elderly parents, so it needs to be simple to setup. They use a Telkom 4g router with ethernet.

Their house is funny, there is wall that blocks 99% wifi signals. I could not get clients to reliability connect through it using a 500mw Mikrotik router with a 11db omni.
I've had some bad experience with plc at my house, some wall sockets would not connect at all. It turns out the live and neutral wires were reversed inside the plug. Other plugs worked, but not stable due to old rusty wiring. Other plugs worked perfectly fine. I suspect similar wiring issues at my parents house.

Being a hybrid system, does it only use plc for backhaul between the units or can it fail over to wifi for backhaul? I want the best possible chance of success.

My understanding is that it can use either PLC or WiFi or wired I think... Maybe check with @Dolby as he had units and tested them for an extended period

 

[Leno]

Since I run my main unit through an inverter - the PLC doesnt work

Can confirm that the WIFI can be used for backhaul also

 

[Dolby]

My understanding is that it can use either PLC or WiFi or wired I think... Maybe check with @Dolby as he had units and tested them for an extended period

Hi,

Sorry - missed this.

It determines which is the fastest route from device <> Internet - then selects either PLC or WiFi. Most the time in my place it's WiFI - but there are some times it swaps over (interference or something makes it realise PLC is faster) . As the user, you have no idea which is used at the time, as it makes no difference to the end user.

The only issue I found is that - at least that I found - it needed to be the router and there was no way to bypass or bridge. So if you have a router, you need to replace it with this

 

[VicB]

Hi,

Sorry - missed this.

It determines which is the fastest route from device <> Internet - then selects either PLC or WiFi. Most the time in my place it's WiFI - but there are some times it swaps over (interference or something makes it realise PLC is faster) . As the user, you have no idea which is used at the time, as it makes no difference to the end user.

The only issue I found is that - at least that I found - it needed to be the router and there was no way to bypass or bridge. So if you have a router, you need to replace it with this

So if I understand you correctly, the PLC backhaul only works if the Q2 acts as the router, but if not then only wifi backhaul will be used?

I'm looking to buy this for our holiday home and use it to distribute wifi throughout the home. Internet is very limited there, and so we need to use a LTE router with MTN. This will work, right? Just not the PLC functionality?

 

[powermzii]

So if I understand you correctly, the PLC backhaul only works if the Q2 acts as the router, but if not then only wifi backhaul will be used?

I'm looking to buy this for our holiday home and use it to distribute wifi throughout the home. Internet is very limited there, and so we need to use a LTE router with MTN. This will work, right? Just not the PLC functionality?

I think what he meant was that the whole Q2 system works with either PLC or Wifi depending on the best medium for this scenario. The routing thing is that the system wants to manage the LAN completely - so if you have another router upstream doing routing you would be in a double-nat situation. Im not sure if putting your LTE router in passthrough / bridge mode would help though

 

[Leno]

I have mine working without it being the router, it just doesnt let you use the app etc

I had to disable DHCP, and the light on the router stays red but it still bridges the network on the main unit

Edit: and set static ip's for each unit so I can login to web interface to see stats

 

[Johnit]

Hi Dolby
Does the Q2 Pro 3-pack have 3 base stations or one base station and three satellites? This makes a difference, as the latter cannot use Ethernet for the backhaul. I am looking at an application in a larger building with 3-phase power, where most but not all areas which I want to reach are on the same phase. I was thinking of using the Ethernet backhaul for one area.