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For the uninitiated, what is the role of a controller in UniFi system? Is it always needed? I recently bought myself an old, unsupported UniFi AP LR and set it
by listic 5y ago
For the uninitiated, what is the role of a controller in UniFi system? Is it always needed?
I recently bought myself an old, unsupported UniFi AP LR and set it up with a phone app, which, I presume, is a controller too? Chose UniFi to boost signal strength of my home network; works smoothly so far.
- jordemort 5y agoThe controller also hooks into their switches, security gateways, etc to give you a single interface to control all the Ubiquiti gear on your network. If you just have their access points, the only reasons you might want to run it after getting the APs configured are checking the status of things and logging (for example, I can work out the schedule for a local wifi-enabled bus service by seeing when their access points were visible to my access points.) Once your APs are configured, you can shut the controller down and they will hum along just fine. I imagine the phone app you used accomplishes much the same thing.