Is it possible to successfully use the Ubiquity Pro without a controller? And has anyone just used it as their router as well? Pros and cons if so please - thanks!
On Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 10:27:30 AM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: > > FWIW, user management in a coworking space network can be 100x more work > if you let it...more work for you and your team, but also more work for > members. Keep it simple until you can't any more. :) > > On Wednesday, July 8, 2015, Jeran Fraser <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Alex, >> >> Thanks so much for the feedback, super helpful. I spent some time on a >> webinar yesterday with Cisco. Meraki seems incredible and allows us the >> ability to manage users from several perspectives, but again, it's about >> weighing the cost benefits of the yearly license fee. I am definitely >> leaning toward the Unifi and will most likely pull the trigger on those >> today. Thanks for the info on the Unifi router as well, I'll add that to my >> purchase. >> >> Jeran >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 12:06:51 PM UTC-7, Alex Hillman wrote: >>> >>> I don't have much to say about Meraki other than that I was underwhelmed >>> by the hardware during the test run we did. Obviously, based on other >>> people's experience, your milage may vary! Wifi is complex, and performance >>> depends on lots of things..from density of the walls/floors to the number >>> of other wifi networks in your proximity and how well/poorly they're >>> configured. >>> >>> In terms of Unifi, you want the UAP Pro access points. The basic ones >>> are single band, are slower, have much worse range and capacity. We >>> currently put a couple on our network to see if they could help improve >>> some of our weaker areas but most devices would "prefer" to connect t the >>> dual band Pro access points. >>> >>> You def want to run the controller software, it makes a huge difference. >>> >>> One more thing - I've been meaning to post here but we recently upgraded >>> to Unifi's EdgeRouter Lite >>> <http://www.amazon.com/EdgeRouter-ERLite-3-512MB-Ethernet-Router/dp/B00CPRVF5K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1434996297&sr=8-1&keywords=ubiquiti+router&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011> >>> and >>> it's AMAZING. It's incredibly fast, even when our network has a few hundred >>> devices on it. I honestly cannot believe it's less than $100. It's a little >>> complicated to get up and running, but worth the effort! >>> >>> -Alex >>> >>> >>> ------------------ >>> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >>> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com >>> Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Jeran Fraser <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thank you all, especially Alex for all the helpful info on just about >>>> every aspect of putting a cowork space together. >>>> >>>> I have read several threads about Unifi and also some that chose >>>> Meraki. It sounds like the overwhelming majority agree that Unifi is the >>>> best solution from a cost perspective. I would love to hear what some >>>> people think about Meraki, as GCUC had several people raving about the >>>> product, but licensing fees seem to price out a majority of spaces. >>>> >>>> Also, with Unifi what is the primary difference between the basic Unifi >>>> and the Unifi Pro system. The basic is around $80/unit with Pro closer to >>>> $200. Thanks again to all of you for your help. This board has been >>>> extremely educational for me over the last 12 months and although I rarely >>>> communicate, I definitely appreciate all the helpful information! >>>> >>>> Jeran >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> -- >> 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. >> > > > -- > > ------------------ > *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* > Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com > Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast > > -- 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.
