Which Unify access points are people using?
We found a deal on a Unifi AP (2.4ghz only) and an AP Pro. We put these on our top floor and still have our Airport Extremes on the bottom floor. One of our members just sold us a UAP-AC but we haven’t hooked it up yet. We figure we would put it in place of the 2.4ghz only AP. Eventually we’ll replace the Airports with either the AP Pro or the AC depending on how that guy works out for us. I helped a space that had 2 AP Long Range access points and I’d recommend against that.
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On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking [email protected] wrote:
Which Unify access points are people using?
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Do the UAP extend the Airport Extreme signal?
No. In general it’s not a good idea to extend wifi. Just plug everything in to a hard line and you should be good to go.
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On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking [email protected] wrote:
Do the UAP extend the Airport Extreme signal?
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Ok. I think I’m going to use Unify AP and buy a 3 pack.
I just wanted to bump this thread by saying that back in December I hunkered down and picked up a 3 pack of the Unifi AP Pro’s from Amazon.
It took me more time to find the drill and the move our ladder than it did to actually install them (we already had ethernet run, and a Power over Ethernet switch installed), since it was just swapping them in place of our old Ruckus APs.
Setting up the controller software on the same Mac Mini that runs our music server wasn’t hard, though if you’ve never done any sort of network or web service setup it might seem a little confusing. Nowhere near impossible though.
Once “adopting” the new access points to the configuration and updating the software on the access points, the controller software spent the first afternoon appearing to “tune” the network. It detected signal and channel interference, automatically choosing optimal configurations. It was actually pretty amazing to see it Just Work™. Within a day, the wireless was noticeably faster and more stable than it had been in a long time.
The only issue we’ve run into is that the coverage isn’t as good as the Ruckus APs, so we’re going to end up needing a few more of the UnifiAPs for our space. I already added one more to an especially troubled area, my guess is that we’ll end up with 6-8 total devices to cover 10k square feet on 2 floors without any dead zones. The good news is that a) adding a new AP is INSANELY easy thanks to the controller software and b) the devices are really affordable.
Overall, I’m a very happy customer, and really appreciate Jon’s recommendation to take these wireless APs for a spin.
Next step is that we’re considering a router upgrade, and have been looking at Unifi’s options for that as well given how great the APs are. 
Oh, and happy new year, everyone!
-Alex
Thanks for the review Alex. It’s nice to see a field report talking about the pros and cons. My license with Meraki is up in June and I’ve already started building a shopping list. Ubiquiti has been high on the list for some time. I’m also looking at their routers.
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On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Alex Hillman [email protected] wrote:
I just wanted to bump this thread by saying that back in December I hunkered down and picked up a 3 pack of the Unifi AP Pro’s from Amazon.
It took me more time to find the drill and the move our ladder than it did to actually install them (we already had ethernet run, and a Power over Ethernet switch installed), since it was just swapping them in place of our old Ruckus APs.
Setting up the controller software on the same Mac Mini that runs our music server wasn’t hard, though if you’ve never done any sort of network or web service setup it might seem a little confusing. Nowhere near impossible though.
Once “adopting” the new access points to the configuration and updating the software on the access points, the controller software spent the first afternoon appearing to “tune” the network. It detected signal and channel interference, automatically choosing optimal configurations. It was actually pretty amazing to see it Just Work™. Within a day, the wireless was noticeably faster and more stable than it had been in a long time.
The only issue we’ve run into is that the coverage isn’t as good as the Ruckus APs, so we’re going to end up needing a few more of the UnifiAPs for our space. I already added one more to an especially troubled area, my guess is that we’ll end up with 6-8 total devices to cover 10k square feet on 2 floors without any dead zones. The good news is that a) adding a new AP is INSANELY easy thanks to the controller software and b) the devices are really affordable.
Overall, I’m a very happy customer, and really appreciate Jon’s recommendation to take these wireless APs for a spin.
Next step is that we’re considering a router upgrade, and have been looking at Unifi’s options for that as well given how great the APs are.
Oh, and happy new year, everyone!
-Alex
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Hey all,
more of a Meta question here. Can anyone recommend a good IT primer? I’ve just set up a unifi AP AC but would love to know more about getting the rest of the story in regards to hardware firewalls, switches and routers. Thanks. PS, I lucked out and Fios 500/500 is cheap in my area. They have like 10 lines available IN my unit. 
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On Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 3:21:30 PM UTC-8, Glen Ferguson wrote:
Thanks for the review Alex. It’s nice to see a field report talking about the pros and cons. My license with Meraki is up in June and I’ve already started building a shopping list. Ubiquiti has been high on the list for some time. I’m also looking at their routers.
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On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Alex Hillman [email protected] wrote:
I just wanted to bump this thread by saying that back in December I hunkered down and picked up a 3 pack of the Unifi AP Pro’s from Amazon.
It took me more time to find the drill and the move our ladder than it did to actually install them (we already had ethernet run, and a Power over Ethernet switch installed), since it was just swapping them in place of our old Ruckus APs.
Setting up the controller software on the same Mac Mini that runs our music server wasn’t hard, though if you’ve never done any sort of network or web service setup it might seem a little confusing. Nowhere near impossible though.
Once “adopting” the new access points to the configuration and updating the software on the access points, the controller software spent the first afternoon appearing to “tune” the network. It detected signal and channel interference, automatically choosing optimal configurations. It was actually pretty amazing to see it Just Work™. Within a day, the wireless was noticeably faster and more stable than it had been in a long time.
The only issue we’ve run into is that the coverage isn’t as good as the Ruckus APs, so we’re going to end up needing a few more of the UnifiAPs for our space. I already added one more to an especially troubled area, my guess is that we’ll end up with 6-8 total devices to cover 10k square feet on 2 floors without any dead zones. The good news is that a) adding a new AP is INSANELY easy thanks to the controller software and b) the devices are really affordable.
Overall, I’m a very happy customer, and really appreciate Jon’s recommendation to take these wireless APs for a spin.
Next step is that we’re considering a router upgrade, and have been looking at Unifi’s options for that as well given how great the APs are.
Oh, and happy new year, everyone!
-Alex
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Hello, thank you for this very interesting topic.
After reading you I am convinced that Ubiquiti is a great system and I think seriously to try it.
However, I have two questions for Ubiquiti users. Does it handle captive portal ? If not how do you manage the guest wifi ?
Best regards.
Unifi access points allow for providing a separate guest network from your main member network (if that’s a priority for you), and/or you can hook their controller software up to a Radius-compatible host for caotive portal.
I’m not personally using either of these features, but they seem as straightforward to set up as on any other platform I’ve looked at.
-Alex
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On Wednesday, April 8, 2015, Kaizoku Gambare [email protected] wrote:
Hello, thank you for this very interesting topic.
After reading you I am convinced that Ubiquiti is a great system and I think seriously to try it.
However, I have two questions for Ubiquiti users. Does it handle captive portal ? If not how do you manage the guest wifi ?
Best regards.
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For our guest login, we use facebook wifi. I recently got the MR900 from Open-Mesh (also available on amazon ) and I love it.
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On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Kaizoku Gambare [email protected] wrote:
Hello, thank you for this very interesting topic.
After reading you I am convinced that Ubiquiti is a great system and I think seriously to try it.
However, I have two questions for Ubiquiti users. Does it handle captive portal ? If not how do you manage the guest wifi ?
Best regards.
Le vendredi 21 novembre 2014 06:14:59 UTC+7, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking a écrit :
Creative Density is about 3500 sq. ft. in an old manson. We have two independent internet connections from Comcast and Centurylink each piping in 30+mbps each. However, people, mostly windows machines but many of them new within the last year, are having connection issues. They get on and it’s working but it is fickle. Both of the connections. We have a an Asus RT-AC68U and an 2012 Apple Airport Extreme. They both should handle a lot more traffic that is passing through.
What would you recommend? Settings? Routers? Other solutions…
I know this topic has been discussed before but I wanted to start a new thread since these situations change throughout time.
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