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re: Home Mesh Wifi
Posted on 4/19/18 at 7:59 am to Dam Guide
Posted on 4/19/18 at 7:59 am to Dam Guide
What trade offs come by going with a “network in a box” mesh system vs a router and APs, say from Ubiquiti. All my AP locations are hardwired through a PoE switch.
Does a “mesh in a box” handle switching between APs better than the router with APs? I won’t necessarily have a computer or anything always online, if that would otherwise help.
Does a “mesh in a box” handle switching between APs better than the router with APs? I won’t necessarily have a computer or anything always online, if that would otherwise help.
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Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:09 pm to LSUtigerME
The Best Wi-Fi Mesh-Networking Kits for Most People
This is the best article I've seen written on this topic. And, it specifically addresses Ubiquiti's UAP devices.
Mesh systems are consumer grade products for environments where standard wireless routers don't provide adequate coverage and where having wired access points is either impossible or undesirable. Mesh systems are very easy to use, but lack the features most wireless routers and enterprise level equipment, like the Ubiquiti APs, provide. Most people don't need those advanced features, so the easier to use mesh systems are a better choices for them.
The author didn't have any roaming issues with the mesh systems he tested. I think you could get better roaming using Ubiquiti APs, because you can tune their transmit power so they aren't stepping on each other.
This is the best article I've seen written on this topic. And, it specifically addresses Ubiquiti's UAP devices.
Mesh systems are consumer grade products for environments where standard wireless routers don't provide adequate coverage and where having wired access points is either impossible or undesirable. Mesh systems are very easy to use, but lack the features most wireless routers and enterprise level equipment, like the Ubiquiti APs, provide. Most people don't need those advanced features, so the easier to use mesh systems are a better choices for them.
The author didn't have any roaming issues with the mesh systems he tested. I think you could get better roaming using Ubiquiti APs, because you can tune their transmit power so they aren't stepping on each other.
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