Why not use unifi? On Jul 16, 2017 1:48 PM, "Sterling Jacobson" <sterl...@avative.net> wrote:
> It’s good. I’m using the three ‘box’ Amplifi package. > > > > The one box, two wireless mesh units worked ok, but I had wired > connections to my remote areas, so I switched to using the three wired > boxes. > > > > Super simple to set up and configure with the app. > > > > I have one of the boxes configured as main router, and when I plugged in > the two other boxes they went directly into wireless mesh mode and were > online. > > Then I went to the app and told it to use the 1Gbps Ethernet connection as > backbone instead and saved and they came up wired to the main unit. > > > > Now I can do about 400Mbps wireless to my Note 5 phone in the same room as > my router. > > > > And wireless in a nearby room is usually better than 100Mbps, without the > mesh delays. > > > > They still do have disconnects and mesh roaming oddness like any other > system for this price. > > > > I use it and recommend it for residential systems. > > > > I don’t know if you can buy additional box units on a part basis, but if > so, this system would be great for even larger homes that needed more than > three wireless AP nodes. > > > > Management interface is awesome. > > > > I think they do have a bug or need a couple more features, in the client > list. > > They don’t show the speeds for wired connected devices (directly connected > or through a connected switch). > > And static devices don’t show up in the client list. > > Sometimes I can’t find some devices in the client list that I know are > connected as well for some odd reason. > > And if it’s not currently connected, it isn’t manageable which is annoying. > > > > So all in all for the price it’s better for me for the coverage than using > a single larger router like a Nighthawk or Asus high end. > > > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Josh Baird > *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2017 11:07 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Amplifi? > > > > How mature is Amplifi these days? If you had your choice, would you roll > traditional UniFI or Amplifi for residential applications? Any pros/cons > regarding Amplifi would be greatly appreciated. >
