Re: [LUG] unifi and soho wifi controllers

["M. J. Everitt" <m.j.everitt@xxxxxxx>]

On 29/10/18 19:54, mr meowski wrote:
> On 29/10/2018 19:24, stinga wrote:
>
>> Which Ubiquity hardware are you looking at? I know that some features 
>> are not enabled on my controller but then I would not use them anyway.
> APs only - I really, really don't want to be manoeuvred into having to 
> use any of their switching or routing gear by them tactically 
> withholding features unless you're using their stack. The Ubiquiti SDN 
> controller will live in a docker container on an internal system to 
> manage them although I'm not necessarily _completely_ opposed to the 
> little Cloud key device controller if absolutely necessary. As long as 
> it can be utterly segregated from the internet while retaining full 
> internal functionality. For that reason I'm not touching the USGs under 
> any circumstances.
>
> I'm looking at the full range of APs - I'm expecting to end up with a 
> mix of 3-5 them initially. It's not like I live on a farm or anything, 
> it's just a normal detached 2 up 2 down with a 60' back garden but I am 
> intending to do this properly and once only. It's well insulated and 
> wifi inside the house does suffer which is why I've run 10Gb ethernet to 
> every single room and the bottom of the garden (shed+summerhouse - need 
> internet there too!). Initially an upstairs AC Pro, a conservatory AC 
> Lite and another AC Lite at the end of the garden should be fine but I'm 
> thinking of the future and the staggering amount of bandwidth we use 
> even now. Even if I've got 2x10Gb ethernet drops in every room and 
> pervasive 2.4GHz wifi everywhere that's not going to cut it for long. I 
> see a very near-future scenario where I put a 5GHz 802.11ac capable AP 
> in literally every single room.
>
> This is basically a once in a lifetime chance approved by the 
> purse-holder ("fix the damn wifi for god's sake!") that's taken months 
> to even get this far: rewired most of the house, redecorated half of it 
> after smashing holes in everything for cable drops, upgraded 
> distribution board, the lot. There's a proper rack in the garage with 
> the patch panel now waiting to be stuffed with expensive new gear and of 
> all things I've ended up stalled on the lack of decent/objective/honest 
> featureset comparisons of the major SOHO wifi resellers.
>
> To turn the question around, what Ubiquity gear do you have/experience 
> with? Are you on the SDN controller and if so, which version/type? What 
> features don't work?
>
> Ta
https://www.cambiumnetworks.com/

^ these are the guys a neighbour is reseller for. What is your location,
and if you're interested I can send you his contact details.

MJE

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