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Ubiquiti Unifi AC Pro - $168.72 / USG Router $149 / USG-PRO-4 $372.73 / AC Lite $105.64 / AC LR $133 Delivered @ Wireless1 eBay
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They lowered the price to match the 20% OFF ebay coupon because they are not included as a participating seller.
Agree. JW had the USG the day before for $175.its now been jacked up to $193
I've administered multiple Ubiquiti UniFi based networks, and the UAP-PRO and UAP-AC-PRO are both absolutely solid devices. Great performance, great reliability, we barely have to think about them.
I don't know about AC-Lite but that's my 2c.
what about the USG router? Currently have a AC-PRO with my RT68U, thinking of going USG sometime in the future.
Do Ubiquiti Access Points (WTPs) require Ubiquiti‘s WLAN Controller (AC) or can they interwork with other vendor ACs via CAPWAP? (I’ve a FortiGate.)
Noob question - I'm considering getting HFC internet at my place, can I just get the AC Pro and hook it up to the supplied modem? Or would I need a router as well?
The Arris CM8200 doesn't do the job of a router. It's only a modem.
CM8200 -> USG (or other router) -> AC Pro
The supplied modem will act as a router, so no need for an additional one
By which I mean the modem from your ISP, not the black Arris HFC box
so no need for an additional one
It depends, ISP routers are almost always crap because they don't like buying good equipment due to cost and they have an incentive to slow down the service you pay for to save costs and slow equipment is one way to do this.
you need a router of some form, whether your HFC modem has that built in or consider getting the USG as well, or other router
Thanks for the info guys, now to look for an actual router…my estate gets its HFC internet from the LBNCo network, and they've supplied me with Cisco DPC3010 modem, which I believe is only a modem, not a router..
AC Pro can work standalone.
But it is more fun to use it with USG, Unifi Switches and Cloud Key. :)
i previously got a Linksys EA6900 that was around 90 bucks a few months back. could not get a worse router. try and make you install apps just to administer the router and the router requires a hard reset around once a week sometimes. just total peice of garbage.
can someone with experience with these routers advise what i need to get?
It sounds like it's hard to be worse than Linksys… :)
Unifi stuff is reasonably good.
Just keep in mind it's a different approach - one device does one thing. So USG is just a firewall/router. It doesn't have any modem, it doesn't have wireless, it doesn't even have built in Web UI.USG itself might not have some features your Linksys got.
But the stuff USG got works reasonably well.So which one as a fast reliable WiFi access point
Unifi AC Pro is a safe choice.
Further noob question. If i get a Asus 68U or 86U and then Unifi AP for other areas in the house via ethernet, would this still work well? Or is the USG and then an AP at the initial point, plus others across the house better?
Also, where do people put the PoE injectors for the other APs? Or do you get a PoE switch as well to put with the USG and Base AP?
Really just want to know a basic starter setup, that can be expanded as required. Was originally going to buy a 68U or 86U only, but then looked at mesh systems, and finally looking at Unifi instead.
USG is better. More stats on the Unifi controller.
You can use an Asus 68U or 86U, but you won't get any DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) in Unifi.
PoE injectors can go near the switch, or AP. Depends on what works best for your layout.
https://www.troyhunt.com/ubiquiti-all-the-things-how-i-final…
https://www.troyhunt.com/tag/ubiquiti/Also you won't get fast roaming between APs if you use Asus as one access point and AC Pro as another.
But in general mix set of APs will work.
PoE injector is extra box, extra power plug, extra wires.
If you have PoE Switch it makes setup nicer and cleaner. And you can remotely power cycle AP if you want. :)
Assuming you are going to ceiling mount the AP, I’d put the injector (or PoE Switch) near the router. Makes access easier than if it’s in the ceiling I imagine and if you want to diagnose issues the bulk of the hardware is centralised. Also means you can add a PoE Switch or Modem down the line and all the hardware to update will be in a central spot.
If the AP will have exposed network cable near the AP then I guess it doesn’t matter where you put it in the chain.
I have 2 UAPs, the injectors are quite small and they are adjacent to my unmanaged switch for easy access (and subsequent upgrade)
I’d put the injector (or PoE Switch) near the router.
Thanks guys. So to just start today instead of a Asus 86u I'd need the USG and one of the AP (not idea which one).
In the short term I assume this wouldn't be quite as good as the asus until we built and added points.
Seems like adding PoE to the USG would be the hopeful next upgrade.
Depends. I have an AC Pro installed at one end of the house. Initially I had an Apple Time Capsule AC Router at the other end. This turned out to actually create more issues than it solved as many of my wireless devices were associating with the Time Capsule at the other end of the house and not the AC Pro which in some cases was 1 or 2m away from the device. The Time Capsule wasn't doing a great job at that distance so we had all sorts of issues.
it'll likely depend on your devices a bit or whether the Asus lets you tweak the power profile a bit so devices are more likely to roam. Unfortunately the Apple hardware gave me very little control so we disabled that and have found that one AP serves our house just fine unlike the Time Capsule.
Have 2 x UAPs - the originals. $105 for the UAP-AC-Lite is a great price for a great AP.
Any idea how this compares to Netgear Orbi?
These guys have fantastic pricing on Unified stuff often. I have just finished setting up 3 sites with unifi gear from them and ordered a USG to replace my R7000. The interface is wonderful to work with.
USG-Pro-4 just dropped a little. $392.35 before discount. $372.73 after.
Thanks added.
wireless1 don't price jack unlike jw_computers