Posted: 11/6/2015 5:40:12 PM EDT
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Luma WiFi System
"With the Luma WiFi System, you can eliminate these dead zones with ease. It uses multiple smart access points spread across your home to blanket your entire space in the best possible coverage. The app will tell you where to put them, creating a customized networking plan for your home, and also lets you monitor usage on individual devices, set content filters and time limits for kids, and approve new devices with a single swipe, while enterprise-proven security to helps protect your gadgets." |
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I will never again use anything other than Ubiquiti. Ubiquiti. Get a UNIFI AP and your problems will be solved. http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-Unifi-UAP/dp/B00HXT8R2O/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1446846702&sr=1-1&keywords=unifi |
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Ubiquiti. Get a UNIFI AP and your problems will be solved. http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-Unifi-UAP/dp/B00HXT8R2O/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1446846702&sr=1-1&keywords=unifi Quoted:
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I will never again use anything other than Ubiquiti. Ubiquiti. Get a UNIFI AP and your problems will be solved. http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-Unifi-UAP/dp/B00HXT8R2O/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1446846702&sr=1-1&keywords=unifi May be overkill for the OP, but their products are great. |
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I will never again use anything other than Ubiquiti. Will I need to call nerds to set it up? Without knowing your skill level, it's possible. They're not plug-and-play, but the software is very easy to use and the documentation is pretty good. |
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Ubiquiti. Get a UNIFI AP and your problems will be solved. http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-Unifi-UAP/dp/B00HXT8R2O/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1446846702&sr=1-1&keywords=unifi Quoted:
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I will never again use anything other than Ubiquiti. Ubiquiti. Get a UNIFI AP and your problems will be solved. http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-Unifi-UAP/dp/B00HXT8R2O/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1446846702&sr=1-1&keywords=unifi This. Extenders suck. Walmart home "routers" are junk. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Without knowing your skill level, it's possible. They're not plug-and-play, but the software is very easy to use and the documentation is pretty good. Quoted:
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I will never again use anything other than Ubiquiti. Will I need to call nerds to set it up? Without knowing your skill level, it's possible. They're not plug-and-play, but the software is very easy to use and the documentation is pretty good. Can I use more than 1? to cover 25000 square foot office/warehouse? |
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I will never again use anything other than Ubiquiti. Will I need to call nerds to set it up? Without knowing your skill level, it's possible. They're not plug-and-play, but the software is very easy to use and the documentation is pretty good. Can I use more than 1? to cover 25000 square foot office/warehouse? Yep |
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Yes, you can use as many as you need, and with that kind of space it will be more than one. Quoted:
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I will never again use anything other than Ubiquiti. Will I need to call nerds to set it up? Without knowing your skill level, it's possible. They're not plug-and-play, but the software is very easy to use and the documentation is pretty good. Can I use more than 1? to cover 25000 square foot office/warehouse? How many would I need, and I have the feeling I might be hiring a dork |
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How many would I need, and I have the feeling I might be hiring a dork If this is for your business and you're trying to reliably cover a lot of space, you really should just hire somebody that does this for a living. There are people who specialize in engineering wireless networks. |
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Pringles Yagi cantenna
http://www.phedny.net/papers/Wardriving%20-%20Building%20A%20Yagi%20Pringles%20Antenna.pdf |
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If this is for your business and you're trying to reliably cover a lot of space, you really should just hire somebody that does this for a living. There are people who specialize in engineering wireless networks. Quoted:
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How many would I need, and I have the feeling I might be hiring a dork If this is for your business and you're trying to reliably cover a lot of space, you really should just hire somebody that does this for a living. There are people who specialize in engineering wireless networks. Yeah 25,000 sq.ft. isn't exactly a three-bedroom rambler. Get a pro. |
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If this is for your business and you're trying to reliably cover a lot of space, you really should just hire somebody that does this for a living. There are people who specialize in engineering wireless networks. Quoted:
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How many would I need, and I have the feeling I might be hiring a dork If this is for your business and you're trying to reliably cover a lot of space, you really should just hire somebody that does this for a living. There are people who specialize in engineering wireless networks. Just an office warehouse for hobbies on some acreage I bought here. |
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I love how people insult those they are looking for advise from. Its like saying " hey sluts, tell me why i cant get a date".
I bet if you came across a little less like a inbred hillbilly you could probably score some free help from someone in the field who could help get ya set up... Who knows, stranger shit has happened on this forum. |
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Ubiquiti stuff is supposed to be pretty good, but their transfer speeds still aren't as fast as a consumer-level Apple Airport Extreme.
Article here. Ironically titled "Review: Ubiquiti UniFi made me realize how terrible consumer Wi-Fi gear is"....and then all their tests show the Airport Extreme is faster. 
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Another vote for Unifi.
Yesterday I put a single Unifi AP-Pro in a 150,000 SQFT warehouse. I walked the perimeter of the entire warehouse and still had a respectable db level on my survey app. To be fair, its brand new construction and I just needed to establish temporary access so they could start scanning product into SAP when they move inventory in next week. So there is no obstructions in the warehouse, absolutely zero other signals in the 2.4 or 5GHZ range.....just wide open space. Ultimately, there will be 15 AP-Pros in there. I use them almost everywhere now. They even operate in a very hot environment where I had issues with Cisco 1242 AGs overheating. I've only had one go bad. I think something cooked in it. It got really hot and made an audible sounds when it's turned on. And that was in an office environment after about 8 months of use. Ubiquiti sent me a new one no questions asked. My only complaint with them is I wish they would add scheduled rolling reboots into the controller software. I would like to have that as an option for maintenance purposes. |
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I have no personal experience with their stuff, but everybody who's opinion I respect does, says they're the cat's ass. Quoted:
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I will never again use anything other than Ubiquiti. I have no personal experience with their stuff, but everybody who's opinion I respect does, says they're the cat's ass. They are, when my primary system goes tango uniform, I'll pick one up. |
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I put in a new Linksys WRT1900AC and about a week later got a Linksys N600 Enterprise extender (retails for around $100, got it for $60). Plugged it into the wall in the shop, hit the wifi protected setup, and launched the linksys app on my phone, authorized it, done. Took longer to open the packaging than it did to set it up.
Now I have pretty good wifi in the shop where I had none before. |
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My only complaint with them is I wish they would add scheduled rolling reboots into the controller software. I would like to have that as an option for maintenance purposes. Make a feature request, they've been really responsive in the interactions I've had with them. |