Ubiquiti - AC Mesh Series
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"I had just one inside a 2400 sf house, and it covered all of it plus an outbuilding about 30 feet away."
"I have it on my small holding and have good coverage over 2.5 acres"
"They blanket 5+ acres and a 2300 sq. ft. house with WiFi, zero issues."
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"I’ve been using UniFi’s for a while now and I’ve expanded and updated different bits a few times over the years."
"it allows a combination of mesh and hardwire, which can be good for areas that mesh just won't get"
"All the unifi access points support mesh just fine. ... You can set "auto" or pick specific address points to use for priority 1 and 2. ... I have one of 4 APs with wireless uplink, and have no complaints. It's in my shed and has two wired security cameras attached that are constantly streaming."
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"Unifi doesn't require any cloud stuff. Never. If you want, you can, but it's not a requirement. Not for initial setup, nor for management. No cloud account is needed."
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"All hardwired though, no lossy meshing. No kids and wife complaining about wifi."
"I am running U6 Mesh APs, using a single SSID, and have no issues whatsoever with my HomeKit WiFi IoT devices."
"I had just one inside a 2400 sf house, and it covered all of it plus an outbuilding about 30 feet away."
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"I am running U6 Mesh APs, using a single SSID, and have no issues whatsoever with my HomeKit WiFi IoT devices."
"They also all support 802.11r/k/v for roaming and fast switching, regardless of wired/mesh uplink. These protocols make devices seamlessly switch APs as they move around, and without dropping connections. You can be on a video call and walk around without interruption."
"All my outdoor cameras that aren't wired, are bound to the outdoor access point. That way I don't even have to worry about them occasionally stupidly connecting to the indoor access point and having a weak signal."
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"I got U6 and it has an awful signal transmission that feels like can't even penetrate paper."
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"I would avoid Ubiquiti. It's a great product and I use it. But it requires network know-how the set it up and maintain it."
"Ubiquiti/Unifi if you want to tinker and manage their network remotely (expensive)"
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"Three WAPs(Ubiquity unifi) 3 years ago, have already replaced 2 switches and now all my access points are constantly failing. ... I’ll really need your help. I’ve had this issue for the past three years now. A company installed 3 Ubiquiti WAPs for me that are now out of warranty. Have replaced 2 switches that just died and now all of my WAPs are not connecting to the network."
"But I want to advice to not use Mesh. It only gives you slowness and problems. ... But this is basicly as shite as the Unifi meshing system. ... Meshing #2 is SHITE."
"Had way too many disconnects"
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"Also, the Unifi software somehow gets worse each time I have to deal with it."
"Had way too many disconnects"
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"However, wirelessly meshing 3 APs is not recommended at all. You’re just going to run out of bandwidth for your clients at that point."
"But I want to advice to not use Mesh. It only gives you slowness and problems. ... But this is basicly as shite as the Unifi meshing system. ... Meshing #2 is SHITE."
2begreen 0.2UniFi has a great designer tool that will help you figure coverage with the different devices.
Adept_Chemist5343 0.7You can hook up one unifi AP to the router and mesh off it. you just need the wallwart and an ethernet cable from it to the AP. Not the cleanest but it does work well
ajcadoo 0.2If that’s the case get a ubiquiti Unifi system. Gateway plus access points. Best performance per dollar with a wired backhaul
AlgoTradingQuant 0.2UniFi is the most solid networking platform.
apple4lifex 0.2switch to unifi from google mesh. Much happier
aretokas 0.2Unifi is no easier/harder than Omada. I'd steer clear of Mikrotik for Wifi unless you *really* know what you're doing.
audi27tt 0.5I had phone jacks and was able to convert enough of them to Ethernet to get a great Ubiquiti system set up. One u6 in wall, one u6 pro ceiling mounted in a utility closet, and one u6 mesh outdoors. The phone wiring was daisy chained and only some were cat5. But I got 2 working jacks out of it, plus mounted one AP outdoors. And 3 APs is plenty for a ~1800 sq ft house even with old construction and suboptimal AP placement. It’s also possible to fish wires through walls but may be difficult depending on your house. If your basement is unfinished or you have an attic might be easier. If you do have to go mesh without wired backhaul I’d probably just get eero or one of those
badhabitfml 0.2Yeah. You dint need to do anything he said. Unifi is as complex is you want it to be. Using the app to set things up isn't too complex. If you go to thr web interface it can do everything, and can get complex. I like that it gets updates. I've had the same router for about 4 years now and it's got way more features than it did originally. They add all sorts of new stuff every month. It can also run cameras, which work really well and don't require a subscription. Nothing is stored in the cloud.
My mom has eero and I have a big unifi system. Eero is super basic. You can config a few things in the app. More advanced stuff is hidden behind a monthly subscription. It works, but the admin interface is terrible and has fewer features than the isp's free router. If you want to do anything more than have wifi, you'll be disappointed. Unifi can scale from a single wifi for an apartment to a full network, camera, and access control for a large company. Nothing requires a subscription. Yes, unifi is more complex but you can get the basic stuff up pretty easily enough. If you later want to get into complex network stuff, it can do that too. Eero came free from the isp. Beyond that, I wouldn't buy it again. It's way too basic for my needs.
BinaryDichotomy 0.2You can build a much more reliable and scalable system for less money with much better components from Unifi. Consumer mesh is a joke.
Unifi by a country mile, and it's not even close.
bmf7777 0.2love the unifi ecosystem and products ... but be careful, an addiction can form and you'll end up with 11 switches, 20 cameras and 10 APs
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