UniFi communicates out (the devices) to establish an SSL tunnel for communication. No holes would need to be poked on the client site.
This product has been out for like three years and is dirt cheap, how have you guys not used it? :) On January 13, 2015 8:21:11 AM AKST, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: >Sounds like you have to poke a hole in whatever firewalls are in >between? > >bp ><part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > >On 1/13/2015 9:19 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: >> Use one controller on a VM somewhere for all of your managed UniFi >> devices. >> >> That's worked since the beginning. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> ><https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL><https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb><https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions><https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From: *"Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> >> *To: *[email protected] >> *Sent: *Tuesday, January 13, 2015 11:17:48 AM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] WiFi for restaurant >> >> >> You need a unifi controller to manage the system. The individual >AP's >> don't have a web page. You put the controller on the same LAN >segment >> as the AP's and it will discover them and add them to the network. >> >> You could use your laptop as the "controller" to set them up and then > >> take it with you when you leave. The AP's will keep working without >> being able to reach the controller.....but don't do that. If you >want >> to change anything later you'd have to go back with the same laptop. >> If you want to associate the AP's with a different controller you >have >> to default them. >> >> For a super small deployment I just install the controller software >on >> the customer's PC. Once you get past a handful of AP's then you >> include a $300 PC in the cost estimate. >> >> So the unifi is like a normal ubnt. Product just program it and >> leave. It? >> >> On Jan 13, 2015 10:47 AM, "Rory Conaway" <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I have a customer yanking out his Meraki’s in a couple months >> and going to UniFi. We have a installations with them, zero >> problems. But you do need a management computer. I have the >> XClaim radio too that I tested at my house. The only problem >> is no management tool outside your phone and you have to be >> onsite. They said they will have something in a few months >> for that. >> >> Xirrus is enterprise grade and probably as expensive as >Meraki >> with all the bells and whistles. I’d stick to UniFi if it >was >> me for financial reasons if you simply want to give away free >> internet. >> >> Rory >> >> *From:*Af [mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Gino Villarini >> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 13, 2015 9:31 AM >> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] WiFi for restaurant >> >> I have 2 at home, easy setup. Basic feature set… problem with >> reatail locations like restaurants is that you need control >of >> the users… how much time they can browse, when the AP will be >> available (avoiding night leeches), login mechanisms, value >> added marketing for the host restaurant (like pop ups every x >> min with advertisement) Etc… Retail is a different animal… >> Meraki even offers visit statistics of how many passerbys( >mac >> detected but not registered) , users (loged in) with how long >> they stayed, how recurrently the pass or visit ect! Very >> extensive reports for the host restaurant/retail location >> >> Gino A. Villarini >> >> President >> >> Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. >> >> www.aeronetpr.com <http://www.aeronetpr.com> >> >> @aeronetpr >> >> *From: *Darin Steffl <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> *Reply-To: *"[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>" ><[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> *Date: *Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 12:24 PM >> *To: *"[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] WiFi for restaurant >> >> We also ordered a few Xclaim AP's and they seem to be >> performing really well and at a great price as well. >> >> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Daniel White >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> The new Xclaim AP's are designed for this type of >environment. >> Get the Ruckus RF engineering technology with the coffee shop >> type price. >> >> Installing one in our new office... will have my hands on it >> on Friday. Only need a single AP... and of course it will be >> lightly loaded (mostly for cell phones,etc... computers are >> hardwired typically). >> >> Got mine from JR at WAV - good price on those units too. >> >> Daniel White – Managing Director >> SAF North America LLC >> >> Cell: (303) 746-3590 <tel:%28303%29%20746-3590> >> Skype: danieldwhite >> [email protected] ><mailto:[email protected]> >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Af [mailto:[email protected] ><mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf >> Of Jay Weekley >> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 9:19 AM >> > To:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] WiFi for restaurant >> > >> >> > The problem I have with Unifi is there really isn't a stand >alone feature that >> > doesn't require a controller that I know of. I would like >> the option of logging >> > in locally, changing a few settings, and moving on. >> > >> > Cameron Crum wrote: >> > > Unifi is not hard to set up at all. I put about 20 of >them >> in my kid's >> > > school and it works great. VLAN'd 3 separate networks, >one for >> > > teachers, one for students, and one for guests. I don't >> use the >> > > payments stuff of course and access is still controlled >by >> a CCR >> > > behind it all, but it has not even had so much as a >hiccup >> in over a >> > > year since it went in. This is not even the enterprise >> version as it >> > > was not out yet when I put the system in. >> > > >> > > Cameron >> > > >> > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Bill Prince >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> > > <mailto:[email protected] ><mailto:[email protected]>>> >> wrote: >> > > >> > > Gino, >> > > >> > > What do like (and dislike?) about Meraki, and which >> others have >> > > you tried? >> > > >> > > bp >> > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> > > >> > > On 1/13/2015 6:47 AM, Gino Villarini wrote: >> > >> Meraki >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> Gino A. Villarini >> > >> President >> > >> Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. >> > >> www.aeronetpr.com <http://www.aeronetpr.com> >> <http://www.aeronetpr.com> ï¿1Ž2ï¿1Ž2 >> > >> @aeronetpr >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> From: joseph marsh <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> > >> <mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>> >> > >> Reply-To: "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>" <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> > >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> >> > >> Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 10:43 AM >> > >> To: "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>" <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> > >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> >> > >> Subject: [AFMUG] WiFi for restaurant >> > >> >> > >> Doing WiFi for a restaurantï¿1Ž2ï¿1Ž2ï¿1Ž2 what >would >> be good for >> > >> deploying WiFiï¿1Ž2 >> > >> >> > >> Ubnt unifi, meraki or something else? >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Darin Steffl >> >> Minnesota WiFi >> >> www.mnwifi.com <http://www.mnwifi.com/> >> >> 507-634-WiFi >> >> <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook >> <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> >> >> >> -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
