[lug] wireless router or access point suggestions

[Logan Garbarini]

1+ on the deb repo. I setup my linux Unifi server manually when it first came out and that was nearly impossible. I never checked back later to see if there was a repository. I’m reinstalling my server right now!

On July 31, 2015 at 11:10:55 AM, Quentin Hartman (qhartman at gmail.com) wrote:

I can't recommend the Unifi products enough. They are mind-blowingly great for the price, especially if you need to cover a large enough space that one AP won't cut it. I have a dozen installed at my office, one at my home, and several that I manage at other sites. Interestingly, they also make a product called a pico station (https://www.ubnt.com/airmax/picostationm/), which has this insane feature that lets you use it as a general purpose 900Mhz / 2.4Ghz spectrum analyzer. For $90 it's fun to play with, and an interesting tool for doing wireless site analysis.

I found that the controller software was easy to get going on Ubuntu, they provide a deb repo, and I just aptitude install it. Just add "deb http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/unifi/distros/deb/ubuntu ubuntu ubiquiti" to a .list file in your /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory. On 12.04 I don't recall having to do anything weird to make it go.

I've setup one Engenius product at my folks' place, and it works well. I don't recall the model, but it's one of the ones that looks like a smoke detector. Maybe a 300-something?


On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 8:23 AM, Logan Garbarini <logangarbarini at gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Steve,

I’d recommend any of Ubiquiti’s products, especially their “Enterprise” offerings. https://www.ubnt.com/enterprise/
Their Unifi APs have all your requirements. They also easily handle well over 50 clients, something I can’t say about other APs. 

The one down side is they need a java controller software to set up which is a pain on Ubuntu (easier on Windows :/), but then it allows you to configure as many APs as you want which is really nice.

If you’re looking for a more traditional AP, I’ve heard good things about EnGenius products, but can’t claim to have used them.

Cheers,
Logan

On July 30, 2015 at 3:14:06 PM, Steve A Hart (shart at colorado.edu) wrote:

I'm looking to put a wireless router or wireless access point into a small conference room.  As not to interfere with the CU Boulder wireless setup, I need to have the following available in the device.

- Must use the 5 GHz channel
- Ability to turn off the 2.4GHz channel
- Ability to control the power in terms of how far it reaches.

Any suggestions on makes and models would be appreciated.

Cheers

Steve
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Steve Hart
Systems Administrator
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
University of Colorado Boulder
Steven.Hart at colorado.edu
(303)492-8109

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