Hey everyone. We need to beef up our WIFI and wondering if a MESH network is a good investment.
We only have room for 15 desks and currently we have junk ATT internet (about 25megs DL and 10 up–ha!)-- looking at Comcast 75 DL 25 UL …I think that should help a bit, but will a Mesh network also?
Thank you!
Al
We use the Linksys Velop system in a very old building with 3 foot thick brick walls. We have 3 areas that require the mesh system. Occasionally one of the mesh access points will go offline, and we just unplug it and plug it back in, and it recovers that area. It was fairly easy to set up.
We are still a very small group- less than a dozen members. For our building the mesh system is more important than internet speed. But, we do have the fastest available in the area; Our internet is supplied through Comcast- 150 down, not sure what UL speed is.
Good luck!
Steve
First National Coworking
On Feb 18, 2019, at 12:23 AM, AK [email protected] wrote:
Hey everyone. We need to beef up our WIFI and wondering if a MESH network is a good investment.
We only have room for 15 desks and currently we have junk ATT internet (about 25megs DL and 10 up–ha!)-- looking at Comcast 75 DL 25 UL …I think that should help a bit, but will a Mesh network also?
Thank you!
Al
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Hey AK,
from what I have researched mesh networks are not a great way to go for business, they are catered toward home use. I went with a Ubiquity Unifi network. This network is cost effective and has some of the best user friendly network tools. The great part is you can control a lot from their system like load balancing (great especially since you have limited internet speeds) and you can monitor usage by client and even set usage speeds per group or user. You can even use the system to monitor and/or prevent malware/worms/torrents ect…
Jason
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On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 2:09:48 AM UTC-7, AK wrote:
Hey everyone. We need to beef up our WIFI and wondering if a MESH network is a good investment.
We only have room for 15 desks and currently we have junk ATT internet (about 25megs DL and 10 up–ha!)-- looking at Comcast 75 DL 25 UL …I think that should help a bit, but will a Mesh network also?
Thank you!
Al
We tried the Linksys Velop and members would drop when they were moving from area to area. We went with UniFi and we couldn’t be happier. Cost around $500 for the Switch 8, Security Gateway, Cloud Key, and one APAC Pro. We added a second Access Point when we expanded. Covering about 2800 square feet and it is awesome. We are expanding downstairs and all we have to do is add an AP or 2 and run some cables…
Brad
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Another big +1 for UniFi, and 
for mesh.
The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.
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We’re also using UniFi. If you still have areas that you need to mesh in to, UniFi access points can be configured in a mesh configuration or mix and match.
I’ve not used their security appliance but instead am using a pfSense firewall.
So a big thumbs up for UniFi.
On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 10:12:05 PM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote:
Another big +1 for UniFi, and
for mesh.
On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 8:33 AM Brad Attig [email protected] wrote:
We tried the Linksys Velop and members would drop when they were moving from area to area. We went with UniFi and we couldn’t be happier. Cost around $500 for the Switch 8, Security Gateway, Cloud Key, and one APAC Pro. We added a second Access Point when we expanded. Covering about 2800 square feet and it is awesome. We are expanding downstairs and all we have to do is add an AP or 2 and run some cables…
Brad
Brad Attig
CEO at Foundry Collective
Phone 541.812.1911
Mobile 541.286.5495
Website www.corvallisfoundry.com
Check Out Our Upcoming Events for Small Businesses, Innovators, and Startups
On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 6:13 PM Stephen Ulrich [email protected] wrote:
We use the Linksys Velop system in a very old building with 3 foot thick brick walls. We have 3 areas that require the mesh system. Occasionally one of the mesh access points will go offline, and we just unplug it and plug it back in, and it recovers that area. It was fairly easy to set up.
We are still a very small group- less than a dozen members. For our building the mesh system is more important than internet speed. But, we do have the fastest available in the area; Our internet is supplied through Comcast- 150 down, not sure what UL speed is.
Good luck!
Steve
First National Coworking
On Feb 18, 2019, at 12:23 AM, AK [email protected] wrote:
Hey everyone. We need to beef up our WIFI and wondering if a MESH network is a good investment.
We only have room for 15 desks and currently we have junk ATT internet (about 25megs DL and 10 up–ha!)-- looking at Comcast 75 DL 25 UL …I think that should help a bit, but will a Mesh network also?
Thank you!
Al
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The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.
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We tried two different mesh systems and they didn’t work for our users.
We switched to Unifi and everything has been much better.
Unifi 4 lyfe!
On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 2:09:48 AM UTC-7, AK wrote:
Hey everyone. We need to beef up our WIFI and wondering if a MESH network is a good investment.
We only have room for 15 desks and currently we have junk ATT internet (about 25megs DL and 10 up–ha!)-- looking at Comcast 75 DL 25 UL …I think that should help a bit, but will a Mesh network also?
Thank you!
Al
I am a tech systems contractor in Minnesota and have installed 14 Ubiquiti UniFi networks ranging from homes to a 60 unit apartment building. I’m designing one now for a 33 room hotel and a possible new coworking space. Two of those UniFi networks involved extensive use of mesh access points. UniFi is an excellent bang for the buck.
Hardwired access points are always superior to mesh-connected access points. The only time to consider mesh instead is when a hardwired option is cost-prohibitive.
There’s a significant quality and performance difference between consumer grade mesh devices (such as “range extenders”) and enterprise equipment. The best mesh access points have two antennas and use one antenna to connect the access points to the network (instead of a hardwired connection) and the other to connect with user devices.
If you need to use mesh devices, the basic UniFi Mesh (UAP-AC-M) for $99 each is an excellent choice. If you have a very large number of wireless devices connecting, then the UAP-AC-M-PRO should be considered for $199 each.
Consider adding a UniFi Gateway ($140 or $345 depending on network size) and UniFi CloudKey ($99) for an excellent user interface for managing the network and monitoring use and quality of service. A tech-oriented person could fairly easy learn how to operate it, but a professional should be seriously considered for initial setup in a business or co-working environment.
