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So I have posted this before as there has been a ton of Ubiquiti threads. 3 story house, 1 AP AC Pro per floor 1 AP AC Pro in the detached office 1 Switch 16

So I have posted this before as there has been a ton of Ubiquiti threads. 3 story house, 1 AP AC Pro per floor 1 AP AC Pro in the detached office 1 Switch 16 POE in the house 1 Switch 16 POE in the office - 2 x Cat6a between switches in a LAG 1 Security Gateway 3P 1 Cloud Key I upgraded all the firmware on the complete system as I was typing this message using their app for the iPad. Run a FreeNAS Mini in the office 2 x 1g in a LAG. Run Insteon home automation for lights, plugs, HVAC, Camaras, leak & door sensors. 3 TVs with Intel Compute Stick with Kodi plugged into the TV HDMI. Added USB to 1g on the stick and wired to switch. Logitech Harmony remotes (same in every room) for control. Lots of laptops, phones, pads all wifi. TVs are Wifi for their apps (used Ethernet for Compute Sticks). Every product here is rock solid and just works (okay Kodi is buggy as is the Windows 10 it runs on). I love the Ubiquiti gear. We use the APs in the office at work as well. 2 older APs (2 year old models - plan to upgrade soon) with 35+ devices on it at any time (most are developer laptops with lots of traffic to the DC). We use TrueNAS to boot all the servers, etc (FreeNAS commercial version). So for wifi Ubiquiti is pretty dang good and love FreeNAS (and the IXsystems hardware) if you need a NAS. For less technical I have recommended Eero to a few people and they all say it is quite good so far.

jagermo 10y ago
any specific reason you went for the Pro and not the LR?
- myrandomcomment 10y ago
  Proper coverage is lots of APs at low power. Remember the device on the other end of the connection could be a phone. Just because is can see the LR does not mean it can talk to it.
- kiallmacinnes 10y ago
  Don't buy the LRs (Long Range versions for those not familiar with the Ubnt naming) unless plan on a low density+large+wide open space (e.g. an auditorium where only staff have wifi access). The trick to GREAT wifi coverage is to turn the power down on each access point as low as you can, and have as many APs as you can. Wifi is a two way street, e.g. even if your AP can blast a signal through 5x 10ft thick walls, it won't matter in the slightest, since your phone or laptop etc won't be able to do the same. In fact - that's a lie :) It will matter, it will hurt the end user experience. The phone etc will see a "strong" signal, select it, but outbound packet loss will be terrible.

jagermo 10y ago

any specific reason you went for the Pro and not the LR?

myrandomcomment 10y ago
Proper coverage is lots of APs at low power. Remember the device on the other end of the connection could be a phone. Just because is can see the LR does not mean it can talk to it.
kiallmacinnes 10y ago
Don't buy the LRs (Long Range versions for those not familiar with the Ubnt naming) unless plan on a low density+large+wide open space (e.g. an auditorium where only staff have wifi access). The trick to GREAT wifi coverage is to turn the power down on each access point as low as you can, and have as many APs as you can. Wifi is a two way street, e.g. even if your AP can blast a signal through 5x 10ft thick walls, it won't matter in the slightest, since your phone or laptop etc won't be able to do the same. In fact - that's a lie :) It will matter, it will hurt the end user experience. The phone etc will see a "strong" signal, select it, but outbound packet loss will be terrible.