[lug] wireless router or access point suggestions

[Stephen Kraus]

We have a Unifi AP-Pro and a Unifi-AP-AC V2, both running the latest
firmware and latest controller installed.

On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Quentin Hartman <qhartman at gmail.com> wrote:

> What model are you using? Are you using the latest firmware? I think the
> uptime on my AP Pros at my office is pushing 18 months now, and if that's
> happening nobody has told me.
>
> QH
>
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I like our Ubiquiti APs, but we've had persistent issues where the APs
>> randomly drop access and cause all connected clients to lose access until
>> the AP is rebooted.
>>
>> Really ticks me off.
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 12:24 PM, George Sexton <georges at mhsoftware.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/30/2015 1:13 PM, Steve A Hart 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.
>>>
>>>
>>> I've been using a few Engenius EAP 600 units. Here's my take on them.
>>> They've got 5Ghz and 2.4GHz radios. The radios are extremely good. I used
>>> two units to cover a church that's something like 30,000 square feet,
>>> including a basement. The EAP 600 is an access point only. It has no
>>> routing. The units support POE, and include a ceiling mount. They look like
>>> smoke alarms so you can put them pretty much anywhere. Historically,
>>> they've had some stability problems, but the latest firmware updates seem
>>> to have addressed that. They run a custom linux distribution and include
>>> support for SYSLOG and CRON.
>>>
>>> They support multiple SSIDs on each radio and VLAN tagging. I used one
>>> unit with a HP Procurve to create segmented public/private LAN's on the
>>> same device. It took a while to get things working but it did work. The
>>> real kick seems to be that the ISC DHCP daemon doesn't handle VLAN tagged
>>> packets right.
>>>
>>> The units support SNMP, so you can monitor the devices with MRTG and
>>> keep track of the bandwidth. Each SSID actually has it's own virtual
>>> interface that can be monitored via SNMP.
>>>
>>> They're not exactly cheap, but if you're looking for a pretty manageable
>>> device they're decent.
>>>
>>> - Must use the 5 GHz channel
>>> - Ability to turn off the 2.4GHz channel
>>>
>>> Yes. You can turn off the radios.
>>>
>>> - Ability to control the power in terms of how far it reaches.
>>>
>>>
>>> You can set the broadcast power levels.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any suggestions on makes and models would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> --
>>> Steve Hart
>>> Systems Administrator
>>> Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
>>> University of Colorado BoulderSteven.Hart at colorado.edu(303)492-8109
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> George Sexton
>>> *MH Software, Inc.*
>>> Voice: 303 438 9585
>>> http://www.mhsoftware.com
>>>
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