Tyco Wireless Routers

Google shows Tyco info as here;

is a large electronics company based in PA.

here;

Tyco is a large electronics company based in PA.

Google search results: "cisco router" 1,030,000 results "linksys router" 906,000 results "tyco router" 0 results

My point is: for a "large" company there is an amazing lack of reference to their router(s) on the net, no links for firmware on their own page, no customer reviews or feedback anywhere. I conclude that this is the very first router they've ever made, and sadly all the bugs have not been worked out. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

Dennis hath wroth:

What problems?

Tyco is the parent company of M/A-COM, which is a highly respected manufactory of all manner of military and industrial wireless and 2 way radio contrivances.

However, unless I missed something, they don't make anything with

2.4GHz or 5.8GHz 802.11a/b/g. They do 4.9GHz and 802.16(WiMax). From experience with their new P25 radios, I would say that anything that M/A-COM makes is quite superior and well worth using.

Tyco Intl is HUGE. 240,000 employees and $41 billion in global revenue. It's possible the Tyco owns a different wireless manufactory, but I couldn't find anything on their web pile.

My guess(tm) is that Tyco may have relabelled the device to meet some contract requirements. A photo might also be helpful.

Look on the serial number tag for the FCC ID number. Post it including any punctuation marks. Dig through the FCC ID web site for clues.

Great info there, thanks Jeff!!! This is the model in question here:

Personally I'm having a hell of a time getting the thing to hold a connection using a/g or b with any kind of encryption. I have two of these Tyco models, a few wireless Dlink models, and a few Linksys models, I'm CCNA & CWNA certified. I know my way around a wireless router. I'm just getting a 'bad vibe' and alot of unneeded stress from this Tyco. Before I waste any more time troubleshooting the thing I wanted to find out if it's even worthy of the efforts.

Dennis hath wroth:

Mr Ralph27 found it first. I tried Google and got nothing with the model number. I also tried various tricks to find the Tyco access point with Google and couldn't. I also couldn't find the wireless access point using the searches at TycoElectronics.com and from Lan-Electronics.com. No firmware updates that I could find on the support page since introduction in 2003. Seems like a very well hidden product and an oddity mixed in with products that are mostly media converters and managed network devices.

I note that Lan-Electronics is in the UK (see bottom of access point data sheet) and you're in Canada.

What's the FCC ID? I can tell quite a bit about the guts and OEM source from the type certification report. I tried looking for "Tyco" in the FCC Grantee Search and ended up with far to many groups to search efficiently. Tyco, Amp, or Lan-Electronics probably didn't make the device. It was made by some OEM and they stuck their name on it. If you can find the OEM, there may be firmware updates (and more clues) available.

The "0-1591700-x" is just a generic number with the "x" being replaced for a number referring to the country of use, in the case of the US it would be 1. Search for "0-1591700-1" only gives a couple of hits but it is still listed on page 217 of the Amp Netconnect catalogue. A "Customer Drawing" is available from:-

done in North Wales UK.

0-1591700-2 gives another link to the drawing done for Amp Incorporated..

Tyco in North Wales used to be Pinacl Communication Systems check the Mac address of the AP to see if it starts 00-40-20

Tyco is a "megacorp" who owns a bunch of companies. They came to fame a few years back as one of the posterboys for corporate excess. You may remember the CEO Dennis Kozlowski and notable things such as the $6,000 shower curtains in his apartment and the $2,000,000 togo party on Sardinia thrown for his wifes birthday all paid for by the stockholders.

kev hath wroth:

Well, that drawing and the original photo suggested that it may have been type certified by AMP, a Tyco subsidiary. So, I dug back into the FCC ID data dumpster, fished out the ID prefix for Amp (FUV), and found that they had type certified a few wireless devices between 1996 thru 1998. That seems too early for a dual band access point with SSID hiding, WPA, TLS, and 802.1x, but worth a look anyway. The problem was that most of the data was missing. There were a few photos remaining that looked very much like early Proxim products, but nothing that looks like the Tyco product. Another dead end, unless the FCC servers have crashed (again). I'll try again later.

Yep. No -1 for US in the list. At least they have a PDF drawing instead of TIF.

That will also help. I'm getting the feeling that there's not much support for this product from Tyco, AMP, Pinacl, or whatever. Unless the OEM can be found, methinks the lack of updates is going to be a problem.

Thanks (I like mysteries and puzzles).

> just gives another link to the drawing done for Amp Incorporated..

If one believes this is up to date then there are non outstanding since manufacture.

I had a look at the manual and couldn't see any FCC ID on any of the pictured labels however in one of the pictures of the main screen for the AP it lists the MAC addresses as starting 00:02:6F which is SENAO International Co. Taiwan

Great posts guys, any info is much appreciated! I'd rather not throw out these Tyco routers, I'd rather hear that new firmware is in the works and a fix is possible.

My original conclusion & challenge is still out there: "This is the very first (wireless) router they (this division of the mega-corp) ever made, and sadly all the bugs have not been worked out."

Can anyone confirm or deny this?

Try #4. Is there an FCC ID number on the serial number tag? If so, what is it.

Suggest you send them an e-mail.