The basic UAP devices are non-standard PoE--the Pro and AC are standard. Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 1, 2015, at 9:23 PM, Richard Stovall <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have installed Ubiquiti Unifi APs at home and at a club I belong to. Been > great so far. I absolutely recommend trying them out. The 802.11n devices > are dirt cheap ($70 for one or $195 for three at Amazon). Well worth testing > in a lab. You also don't have a hardware controller with Ubiquiti. It's a > software application that doesn't even have to be running all the time. The > only thing to remember about Ubiquiti's Unifi APs is that they do not use > standard PoE. It's a lower power protocol that requires special PoE switches. > > And definitely don't fear Ruckus. I have a friend in Richmond (where I also > live) who is a Ruckus reseller and he loves them. Very good gear from what I > understand. Nova Swimming has Ruckus, and I believe they handle all the > guest devices at a big swim meet with no problem. > >> On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 7:40 PM, Derrenbacker, L. Jonathan >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Some really great thoughts here. Thanks everyone! >> Keep it coming if anyone has more input. >> Also, for those running 802.11ac(both APs and clients), what speed are you >> seeing? >> >> Just to reply to some of the questions and comments: >> >> >Two strikes, and Meraki is out. >> >They have the ability to shut down your infrastructure. >> >They host the web site that controls your infrastructure. >> >> I agree, that does bother me. >> >> >> >Doesn't Meraki automatically update units, without any real reporting >> >behind it? >> >> One thing that bothers me about auto-firmware updates is what if someone >> hacked Meraki, planted 'special' firmware and set APs to upgrade to it. Is >> that not possible? From a hackers point of view, they hack 1 company and >> then get access to 10's of thousands of companies. In the traditional world, >> if someone hacked Cisco and uploaded some bad ios images, they might get 50 >> guys upgrading that day who don't already have the code downloaded. But if >> all Meraki APs call home every day? I'm sure it's extremely unlikely though. >> >> >> >What are the features that you're looking for? >> >> #1 is security. I want something that's as secure as wireless can be. I'm >> thinking it will at a minimum tie into Radius with AD authentication and >> certificates. I'm still learning wireless security(have AD/Radius/PKI setup >> in the lab right now), so any insight is more than welcome. >> #2 is speed. Most of our apps are written to be used on high speed >> LANs(bandwidth hogs), so the faster the better. >> Related to that, about 1/3rd of end-user laptops will be 802.11ac this year, >> and 100% within 2 years. >> >> >> >Take a look at Ubiquiti https://www.ubnt.com/enterprise/ >> >We are replacing Cisco at %dayjob% with this. I have used this elsewhere as >> >well with good results. >> >> Looks like a lot of people are saying to try Ubiquiti. Are there any >> features missing in Ubiquiti that you had with Cisco? >> >> >> >I have experience with Ruckus, Cisco, and HP – Ruckus does its job very >> >well at a good price point, it has a lot of features, and easy to use. >> >Cisco is absolutely rock solid (you could stake your job on its >> >reliability) but you do pay for it up front and with SmartNET. >> >I’d recommend getting some demo equipment, play with it, see what you like >> >and what you don’t. Some like it more technical, others more >> >point-and-click easy. >> >> Thanks, that's good to hear. I had never heard of Ruckus until yesterday. >> Seems like almost no one has heard of them which makes me nervous. >> Speaking of demo gear, I’m collecting it now. I just got a demo Ruckus AP >> and controller in the mail today and I have a Meraki M34 on its way. 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