I just wanted to bump this thread by saying that back in December I hunkered down and picked up a 3 pack of the Unifi AP Pro's from Amazon.
It took me more time to find the drill and the move our ladder than it did to actually install them (we already had ethernet run, and a Power over Ethernet switch installed), since it was just swapping them in place of our old Ruckus APs. Setting up the controller software on the same Mac Mini that runs our music server wasn't hard, though if you've never done any sort of network or web service setup it might seem a *little* confusing. Nowhere near impossible though. Once "adopting" the new access points to the configuration and updating the software on the access points, the controller software spent the first afternoon appearing to "tune" the network. It detected signal and channel interference, automatically choosing optimal configurations. It was actually pretty amazing to see it Just Work(tm). Within a day, the wireless was noticeably faster and more stable than it had been in a long time. The only issue we've run into is that the coverage isn't as good as the Ruckus APs, so we're going to end up needing a few more of the UnifiAPs for our space. I already added one more to an especially troubled area, my guess is that we'll end up with 6-8 total devices to cover 10k square feet on 2 floors without any dead zones. The good news is that a) adding a new AP is INSANELY easy thanks to the controller software and b) the devices are really affordable. Overall, I'm a very happy customer, and really appreciate Jon's recommendation to take these wireless APs for a spin. Next step is that we're considering a router upgrade, and have been looking at Unifi's options for that as well given how great the APs are. :) Oh, and happy new year, everyone! -Alex -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
