Re: [H] Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac
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 don't even remember). I guess that's not recommended anymore? I was thinking about switching to an all Ubiquiti setup and running with 3 wireless vlans -- "home" / "home-guest" / "home-devices" (smart devices, etc). Anybody done this before? Scott On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 11:48 AM Christopher Fisk < christopher.f...@thefisks.org> wrote: > 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 have 50mb internet bandwidth and you're using the UniFi AP AC PRO > with 1300mb max speed on 5GHz, you'll not really see any bandwidth > degradation unless you end up with a string of Unifi Devices so long it's > just silly. > > If you have a 1gb internet bandwidth, you'll see some degradation in speed > after way fewer hops. > > The above assumes your 5GHz spectrum is not already congested. If you've > in an apartment building you'll want to do as much as possible to stop the > congestion, if you're in a house and can't see anything except your own > wifi, then feel free to use wireless uplink. > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 5:38 PM Brian Weeden > wrote: > > > 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 beautifully. They’re on > > the same WiFi network and each client connects to whichever AP it suits > it > > better. > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 3:18 PM Naushad Zulfiqar > wrote: > > > > > 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 < > winterli...@winterlight.org > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > 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 Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 2:39 PM Winterlight < > > > winterli...@winterlight.org> > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > > >Best Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Zulfiqar Naushad > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > > > > Zulfiqar Naushad > > > > > -- > > > > > > - > > Brian > > >
Re: [H] Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac
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 have 50mb internet bandwidth and you're using the UniFi AP AC PRO with 1300mb max speed on 5GHz, you'll not really see any bandwidth degradation unless you end up with a string of Unifi Devices so long it's just silly. If you have a 1gb internet bandwidth, you'll see some degradation in speed after way fewer hops. The above assumes your 5GHz spectrum is not already congested. If you've in an apartment building you'll want to do as much as possible to stop the congestion, if you're in a house and can't see anything except your own wifi, then feel free to use wireless uplink. On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 5:38 PM Brian Weeden wrote: > 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 beautifully. They’re on > the same WiFi network and each client connects to whichever AP it suits it > better. > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 3:18 PM Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: > > > 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 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 Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 2:39 PM Winterlight < > > winterli...@winterlight.org> > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > >Best Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > >Zulfiqar Naushad > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Best Regards, > > > > > > Zulfiqar Naushad > > > -- > > > - > Brian >
Re: [H] Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac
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 beautifully. They’re on the same WiFi network and each client connects to whichever AP it suits it better. On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 3:18 PM Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: > 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 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 Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 2:39 PM Winterlight < > winterli...@winterlight.org> > > >wrote: > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > >Best Regards, > > > > > > > > >Zulfiqar Naushad > > > > > > -- > Best Regards, > > > Zulfiqar Naushad > -- - Brian
Re: [H] Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac
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 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 Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 2:39 PM Winterlight > >wrote: > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > >-- > >Best Regards, > > > > > >Zulfiqar Naushad > > -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
Re: [H] Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac
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 Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 2:39 PM Winterlight wrote: > 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 > > -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
Re: [H] Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac
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 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 > > -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
[H] Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO 802.11ac
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
