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I admit I was very tempted to go with a proprietary AP, the TP-Link EAP660 HD for example looks amazing. However all my client devices are 2x2 and only my PC su

by r1ch 6y ago

I admit I was very tempted to go with a proprietary AP, the TP-Link EAP660 HD for example looks amazing. However all my client devices are 2x2 and only my PC supports 802.11ax at this time, so I don't mind waiting a bit longer for possible OpenWRT support. My fiber caps at 500mbps so I'm only really missing ~100mbps over Wi-Fi, if I had gigabit service I'd probably have gone with the TP-Link. I also strongly agree with delegating routing / wireless to different devices, having a PoE AP offers so much flexibility for positioning so you get better coverage.

sliken 6y ago
Heh, years ago I got a ubiquiti NanoHD, it rebooted every few weeks for a few months. Then Ubiquiti shipped a new patch for it mentioning stability improvements and it's been rock solid since. I just moved into a larger house and after some research decided to skip the $99 Ubiquiti 2x2 wifi6/802.11ax and get the $179 4x4 Ubiquiti wifi6/802.11ax, just received it this week and haven't installed it yet. PoE is also REALLY useful for cameras, hoping my 8 port PoE switch does well with 2 APs, and 5 cameras.
- r1ch 6y ago
  Unfortunately I can't bring myself to like Ubiquiti products. They have a history of GPL violations, most of their Wifi product range is Mediatek based and there's an increasing requirement for an always-on cloud connection. Their UIs and marketing is really slick though, I'll give them that.
  - sliken 6y ago
    They do push their "cloud key" type management because some people want to manage remote. It's not required though. I just run their AP management software locally through docker. Said management does not even have to be running all the time, the APs will happily run the config you push to them without management. So no internet access required for their APs. The GPL violations does worry me, hopefully they get better on that front.

by r1ch 6y ago

sliken 6y ago

Heh, years ago I got a ubiquiti NanoHD, it rebooted every few weeks for a few months. Then Ubiquiti shipped a new patch for it mentioning stability improvements and it's been rock solid since. I just moved into a larger house and after some research decided to skip the $99 Ubiquiti 2x2 wifi6/802.11ax and get the $179 4x4 Ubiquiti wifi6/802.11ax, just received it this week and haven't installed it yet. PoE is also REALLY useful for cameras, hoping my 8 port PoE switch does well with 2 APs, and 5 cameras.

r1ch 6y ago
Unfortunately I can't bring myself to like Ubiquiti products. They have a history of GPL violations, most of their Wifi product range is Mediatek based and there's an increasing requirement for an always-on cloud connection. Their UIs and marketing is really slick though, I'll give them that.
- sliken 6y ago
  They do push their "cloud key" type management because some people want to manage remote. It's not required though. I just run their AP management software locally through docker. Said management does not even have to be running all the time, the APs will happily run the config you push to them without management. So no internet access required for their APs. The GPL violations does worry me, hopefully they get better on that front.