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Posted on 6/3/21 at 2:36 pm to Lazy But Talented
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Yeah I assumed I'd be able to assign what each device is on... 5ghz or 2.4ghz
With Ubiquiti, you can create SSIDs which are enabled only for 2.4 or 5Ghz. You can even tell it which APs to broadcast on.
I have an Amazon firestick that for some reason likes to jump from 5GHz to 2.4Ghz and stay there unless I reboot it or force it to reconnect in the UniFi software.
I wound up creating a SSID that is 5GHz only and available only on the AP closest to the firestick. So that firestick now can no longer change APs or band and no problems since.
This post was edited on 6/3/21 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 6/3/21 at 5:13 pm to Htown Tiger
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Panny Crickets
Yeah I got carried away. Your comment made me laugh and I gave you an upvote.
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Htown Tiger
You could always try the RockSpace mesh system or look for another relatively inexpensive mesh system with WPA2 AES as long as they ship Amazon Prime with free returns or if you get it somewhere else you can return it. If you tried it, and decided that you wanted to return it, you have 30 days for a free return.
I'm pretty amazed at the coverage of the RockSpace when outside. I do have all three of my nodes close to outside walls/windows.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 4:33 pm to Korkstand
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Devices drop off the wifi all the time
Lol...service dropped 12 times during my calls today. Maddest I've been in a long time...
Posted on 6/4/21 at 9:42 pm to Lazy But Talented
Yeah I would probably sell the eeros asap. I mean I guess they work fine for some people, but my limited experience with them has been nothing but trouble. Basically impossible to troubleshoot, it's as if they are trying to do all kinds of fancy stuff automatically but they just can't get it right. I've also read that they are prone to overheating, and when they get hot they just kind of fluctuate their own signal strength to force clients to drop and just hope they connect to another unit or something?
I just want gear that does what I've configured it to do. Some dudes in a lab environment just aren't going to be able to write software that configures multiple devices to coordinate automatically for every real world setup. Maybe some other mesh systems like Orbi or Google do a better job than Eero, but personally I prefer real AP's wired up and tuned for the environment. Might be more work/money upfront to install, but in my experience with Ubiquiti gear they just work, and work well, and for a long time. And they're up on the ceiling instead of sitting around plugged into sockets all over the place, so you never think about them. Just strong wifi everywhere.
I just want gear that does what I've configured it to do. Some dudes in a lab environment just aren't going to be able to write software that configures multiple devices to coordinate automatically for every real world setup. Maybe some other mesh systems like Orbi or Google do a better job than Eero, but personally I prefer real AP's wired up and tuned for the environment. Might be more work/money upfront to install, but in my experience with Ubiquiti gear they just work, and work well, and for a long time. And they're up on the ceiling instead of sitting around plugged into sockets all over the place, so you never think about them. Just strong wifi everywhere.
Posted on 6/5/21 at 8:14 am to Korkstand
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Might be more work/money upfront to install, but in my experience with Ubiquiti gear they just work, and work well, and for a long time. And they're up on the ceiling instead of sitting around plugged into sockets all over the place, so you never think about them. Just strong wifi everywhere.
Yup, although I logged on to the computer that has the controller on it yesterday and updated everything again and it tried recommending their Smart wifi or whatever they call it that doesn't play nice with Sonos stuff and I was like Nah..
Posted on 6/5/21 at 12:38 pm to Korkstand
Might take one of them down to see how they are mounted up there.
Posted on 6/5/21 at 1:09 pm to Lazy But Talented
Your eeros are mounted up somewhere?
Posted on 6/5/21 at 2:33 pm to Korkstand
Yes they came mounted into the ceiling in 2 locations. Front and back of home. Home run box is in the middle of the home. The two eeros are hardwired into the newer ATT modem/router and I have the WiFi capabilities turned off.
Unfortunately there aren’t cat drops in the secondary bedrooms (one of which I’m using for my office). Otherwise I’d hardwire in and get rid of this.
Unfortunately there aren’t cat drops in the secondary bedrooms (one of which I’m using for my office). Otherwise I’d hardwire in and get rid of this.
This post was edited on 6/5/21 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 6/5/21 at 2:59 pm to Lazy But Talented
quote:Well that's kind of perfect if you already have cat cable at both ends of the house home run to the router. Just pick up a couple of UniFi APs for $90 each and put them where your eeros are. Or maybe you can spring for the long range version for $110 each. Maybe you want to try their network design tool to draw up your floorplan and estimate your wifi coverage with different models, but I would bet that 2 of the lites would easily cover 2800sqft and 2 of the long-range models would cover a 1 acre lot.
Yes they came mounted into the ceiling in 2 locations. Front and back of home. Home run box is in the middle of the home. The two eeros are hardwired into the newer ATT modem/router and I have the WiFi capabilities turned off.
Posted on 6/6/21 at 1:25 am to Korkstand
Got rid of my google nest WiFi 2nd gen mesh (1 router & 3 extenders) for eero 6. Best move I’ve made.
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