Re: [H] Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac

2020-03-25 Thread Scott Sipe
I've using a Netgear router with ddwrt firmware at home, but I've really liked the AC Pros I have at the office--easy to configure, powerful, fast. At home I split the network in a 2.4ghz and 5ghz network with different SSIDs years ago (I think I had one device that was struggling otherwise, I

Re: [H] Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac

2020-03-25 Thread Christopher Fisk
Wireless uplink on the Unifi Devices is an interesting beast. It's very nice for being able to get wifi where you wouldn't be able to normally (think outside way across the lawn), but the cost is that each pocket you send is re-sent however many jumps, using available wireless bandwidth. If you

Re: [H] Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac

2020-03-24 Thread Brian Weeden
POE is the key - if you have a POE switch, all you need to run is CAT 5 or 6 to the locations where you want to have an AP. It doesn’t need to have an electrical outlet. I have two AC-Pros in my house (one in the roof and one in the basement) that both go back to the same switch and it works

Re: [H] Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac

2020-03-24 Thread Naushad Zulfiqar
That would be correct. I have a similar setup to you with a 8 Port Ubiquiti POE switch and 2x AC-LR's and they both work solid as a rock and seamless switching between the 2AP's on my devices. On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 3:14 PM Winterlight wrote: > so best to connect each of them CAT6 to the

Re: [H] Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac

2020-03-24 Thread Winterlight
so best to connect each of them CAT6 to the router or switch/router At 12:45 PM 3/24/2020, you wrote: Hi, You can configure the AP to use wireless backhaul but the performance is degraded quite a bit. Better to have wired backhaul. You can try the wireless and switch to wired if need be. On

Re: [H] Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac

2020-03-24 Thread Naushad Zulfiqar
Hi, You can configure the AP to use wireless backhaul but the performance is degraded quite a bit. Better to have wired backhaul. You can try the wireless and switch to wired if need be. On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 2:39 PM Winterlight wrote: > I have a single Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac

[H] Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac

2020-03-24 Thread Winterlight
I have a single Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac and I am thinking of adding another. If you use multiple devices do they both connect wired to the router...or each other or wireless? Thanks