On 21/7/14 4:27 pm, Kevin Tollison wrote:
I have used internal card in the past and they typically work well. We have found that an external AP gives a lot more flexibility to an install.
+1 for external APs. Your environments may be different, but during installs we often find the best place for the pfSense box is in a comms cupboard or 19" wiring cabinet. Obviously those aren't always the best environments for effective wireless signals (especially those little 9U wiring cabinets - metal sides are a killer for signal strength).
I have used the ESR1750 AC router and get some pretty amazing throughout.
I've not used the EnGenius kit, but I'll throw in a suggestion for the Ubiquiti UniFi 802.11ac AP. Initial results seem fairly promising.
Having said that, you should be aware that you'll only get anything approaching 'ac' speeds with a really wide channel bandwidth. Most of the environments I've been involved with have so much wifi 'noise' from surrounding users that trying to find anything >20Mhz of clear channel space is a real challenge.
So unless you really *need* 11ac speeds and know you're in a fairly 'quiet' wireless area, you might be better off with several smaller and cheaper 11n units rather than a single 11ac unit.
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