warranty for outdoor APs

[Ronald_Dvorak]

Hi,

is there a special reason why the outdoor APs have only 1 year warranty and all other APs come with "Ltd. Lifetime Warranty with express Advanced Hardware Replacement-2" ?

Thx,
Ron

[William_Aguilar]

The differences in warranties between most indoor APs and outdoor APs is driven by a combination of the harsh conditions where outdoor APs are deployed and the fact (as alluded to in this thread) that there is a high-risk of failure due to improper installations. The APs themselves are very robust and generally have a low failure rates when installed properly - nevertheless they are prone to higher risks due to inclement weather conditions or bad installations therefore they carry a 1-year warranty.

Thanks,

Will

[Ronald_Dvorak]

Thanks for the answer.

[Drew_C]

I'll ask others to participate here.
If I had to guess though, I'd agree with Roaming 24/7's post above... outdoor APs are subjected to harsher conditions and more "abuse" that the warranty shouldn't be expected to cover.

[Ronald_Dvorak]

Anyone from Extreme that could give details.