Frequently Asked Questions
Need help setting up your Wave WiFi system or figuring out which product is right for your vessel? Explore our most frequently asked questions organized by topic to get quick answers and helpful info.
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We recommend our Professional Series systems (50 ft. + boat) and Rogue Series for ( < 50 ft. boat). Still, it’s not a hard line as other things can affect the choice such as the number of guests/crew, usage – e.g., lots of streaming to portables and televisions requiring more speed/bandwidth.
We have both our Rogue Pro series and our Professional Series. The professional series is a more demanding installation, with coax cable runs for topside antennas. In contrast, the Rogue series is just the unit installation and a CAT5 network cable run down inside the boat. HP-DB-AC and Tidal Wave have WiFi 5 (802.11ac), whereas the Rogue Series has WiFi 4 (802.11n) and a single antenna only. With multiple antennas and WiFi 5, you have MU-MIMO with a compatible marina Hotspot; you can have multi-user, multi-in/multi-out for numerous simultaneous transmissions (=faster speeds.)
https://www.wavewifi.com/product-category/wifi-receivers/ (Rogue Series)
https://www.wavewifi.com/product-category/professional-series/ (Professional Series)
If you wanted Cellular and WiFi in one, the top end system is Tidal Wave (Under Professional Series)
We also have network routers on:
https://www.wavewifi.com/product-category/network-routers/
Router products that end in “50” have Cellular – Sim – 4G LTE capability.
You could do Rogue Pro DB + MNC1250 or MBR550 to get Cellular and WiFi.
Or go for HP-DB-AC + MNC1250.
Or go for Tidal Wave (you still need an MBR500 or MNC1200 for inside distribution of what Tidal Wave supplies.