Hi Steve, On 11/09/13 04:24, Steve Bohrer wrote: > A few months ago there were some generally positive posts about Ubiquiti's > Air Fiber links, but I'm wondering if anyone has tried out their UniFi > controller-less campus wifi solution, particularly with their dual-band > "UniFi Pro AP" and/or their "UniFi AP AC" access points.
I have a small deployment (1x UAP-LR, 1x UAP-Pro, plus some AirMax for linking buildings) at our remote outdoor education site. One thing to note is the UAP-AC needs 802.3at power, or their own power injectors. > Part of the cost saving, of course, is that Ubiquiti doesn't have reps and a > sales team and such, so we won't get nearly as whizzy a pitch from Ubiquiti > as we have from the rest of the wifi vendors. Thus, first hand experiences > from other schools that have actually deployed this stuff would be very > useful. They do have some case studies on their website: http://www.ubnt.com/education > Thanks for any pros or cons you can share about UniFi. (Feel free to mention > your favorite wifi system as well, if you think it reasonable for our small > scale and budget. From the stuff we've seen so far, I like Ruckus, Aerohive, > and Meru, but don't have much user feedback on any of them.) Pros: cheap cheap cheap. There's a decent user community, including Ubiquiti staff, on the forums. The controller is available as a Debian package (as well as Win/OS X/Linux). They support a "cloud" (DC-hosted) controller, although that's not needed at your site. The APs keep working if the controller is down, although not the guest portal. Cons: the wireless coverage map doesn't take into account walls, it's just a circle. Not as much fine control over wireless details like minimum basic rates, AMPDU etc. Troubleshooting (not that I've had to do any) involves sshing in to the AP (they run Linux). For the price, you could pick up a three pack and have a play yourself. I've sent you my thoughts about other vendors in the past, so I won't repeat myself. -- James Andrewartha Network & Projects Engineer Christ Church Grammar School Claremont, Western Australia Ph. (08) 9442 1757 Mob. 0424 160 877 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
