Battery Powered Access Point - Does it exist?

[ikefu]

I am looking for a small battery powered access point. Can anyone point me to one?

What I am looking for is a small access point I can plug in to an Ethernet port on devices scattered around a factory environment that would allow me to connect to them from a tablet via Wifi. There is usually no easy access to an outlet nearby so a battery powered AP I could plug in and dangle from the ethernet port via its Cat5 cable would be perfect. Thanks!

 

[ss202sl]

There are some that get power over ethernet.
http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-WAP4410N-Wireless-N-Access-Point/dp/B001IYCMNA

 

[doct3rphil]

There are some that get power over ethernet.
http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-WAP4410N-Wireless-N-Access-Point/dp/B001IYCMNA

^ This. But the network switch needs to be POE as well to power it. This one has 12 POE ports on it:
http://www.amazon.com/Netgear-FS726TP-ProSafe-Switch-Gigabit/dp/B0009WRU8O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363837519&sr=8-1&keywords=netgear+24+port+poe

 

[bill001g]

You best bet is to look for a "travel" router. Almost any router can be made into a AP. There are a bunch some that run on battery and some that run off USB from the PC. I have used a couple but not actually owned one so I can't recommend any particular one.