Wifi mesh systems

brokenangel · 07-03-2022 10:27PM

So both setup, I just setup using the app and gave them the same wifi name and password

Seems to be working but not many options on the app to do anything. Like I guess I don't need to specify its a mesh? etc

Also it points to a console, do you need to buy one to get all the good stuff/

Cyrus · 07-03-2022 10:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118748135#Comment_118748135

i think with UniFi gear you need to use it all to have the fancy ui and options, I have a dream machine pro, UniFi Poe switch and UniFi ap’s so you get the full experience, they also do cctv.

wexfordman2 · 07-03-2022 10:40PM

Are you referring to the unifi ap's?

The console in this case is your phones app if thats how you configured them.

Full control and full feature set grips or is enhanced if you have a full suite of unifi hardware ie the router, switch and cloudkey etc. You dint need them all to get a good network, but you get a better overall integration and management etc by going foe the full suite, maybe over time as your network grows !

Cyrus · 07-03-2022 10:55PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118748135#Comment_118748135

If they are both wired to the switch and you have the same wireless network name you hardly need mesh ?

brokenangel · 07-03-2022 11:06PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118748336#Comment_118748336

Both wired in and same name…I was just checking if I needed to do something

on my previous mesh you had to add them in as a main unit and then connectors type setup, I guess I don’t need

brokenangel · 07-03-2022 11:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118748234#Comment_118748234

Yeah I’m using phone, seen all the fancy stuff online but guess that is via console etc

dam099 · 08-03-2022 09:01PM

You can also host the controller on a PC or Mac either. Installs as a program and runs in the background, you access the GUI via a web browser (obviously works better if your PC is left turned on most the time). Not as fully featured as their hardware consoles but much more so than the phone apps.

brokenangel · 11-03-2022 04:21PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118753394#Comment_118753394

Thanks, yes I have a mac and for some reason it won't install due to Java. Will try install onto the linux laptop

Just wondering can you mix and match in the environment? I guess so, I was looking at adding another unit and maybe the Long Range.

wexfordman2 · 12-03-2022 01:20AM

I think there is a Linux version of the cloud key controller, that might work for you.

Cyrus · 12-03-2022 08:19AM

Cloud keys are pretty cheap try Adverts.ie

brokenangel · 12-03-2022 08:25AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118771872#Comment_118771872

https://www.adverts.ie/other-computers/ubiquiti-unifi-cloudkey-gen2-plus-1tb/25838503

Is this what I need to monitor?

Cyrus · 12-03-2022 08:32AM

That’s gen 2 lot more expensive and it’s more for if you are going cctv as well

gen 1 is smaller and probably around 50 euro if you come across one.

Cyrus · 12-03-2022 08:35AM

Also don’t bother with the LR Ap not really worth it, better off with 2 regular ones spaced apart.

alec76 · 12-03-2022 09:53AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118771899#Comment_118771899

LR not just about coverage, it is more about performance. 4x4 MIMO vs 2x2 MIMO.

If someone has LOTS of 2.4Ghz or AC devices then LR definitely way to go.

You won’t see any performance improvement for AX devices, as 1 Gb Backhaul would be the bottleneck.

Dr4gul4 · 16-03-2022 01:03PM

Just dipping a toe in here, but what's the mass consensus on TP-link omada vs Unifi ? . Thinking of swapping out my current Linksys velop solution in favor of adding more Ap's + External Ap's also . technical implementation .. not a concern on either. Is it simply cost.

mossie · 27-04-2022 02:25PM

Looking for some input as I've never done mesh before. I'm in a bungalow, current router is midway in the house but one Alexa at one end of the house keeps dropping connection. Most of my devices are hardwired to Ethernet but I have a number of alexas, smart plugs and other devices that still need WiFi and are scattered around the house. I have been looking at this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0851D6MXY/ref=sw_img_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&th=1 which seems to fit my needs but would like a few opinions. House is approx 2000 sq ft, all concrete walls. I would want access points rather than a router setup. I'm reasonably tech savvy so I'm comfortable with changing settings etc.

alec76 · 27-04-2022 02:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118983960#Comment_118983960

What WIFI speed do you need ? Would you be able to connect every mesh unit to Ethernet?

mossie · 27-04-2022 02:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118984039#Comment_118984039

My Internet connection is max 100Mbps but I would like some future proofing for NBI when it comes. I can connect each unit to Ethernet.

alec76 · 27-04-2022 03:10PM

I think system you've chosen capable up to 300 Mbps WIFI if connected via Ethernet or up to 100 Mbps if wireless backhaul used .

mossie · 27-04-2022 03:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118984296#Comment_118984296

Perfect, thanks.

Seamu$ · 15-05-2022 06:54PM

Looking for some advice on mesh systems please - have a 500Mbps VF connection with Gigabox modem router downstairs at one side of the house where the installation comes in, no wifi coverage upstairs at other side and very weak in other areas. Only have an old TP Link powerline at the moment, don't have any cat5 cabling in the house.

Thinking a tri-band system with wifi6 is the best option. Would like something relatively easy to install with decent software. Looking at either Asus XT8, Linksys Velop MX12600 or TP-Link Deco X90. They are pricey so want to make sure I'm making a good decision. Anything else I should consider or any of those considerably better than the others? Thanks!

Gooser14 · 15-05-2022 09:22PM

Are you aware that VF have their own extender system called Super WiFi. They charge €5 per unit per month.

I also had a similar problem with our VF 500 Mbps system. Like you we don't have cat5/6 wiring in the house. However, I was able to relocate the modem to the adjacent room using a cat 6 cable and now have good WiFi through the house. I ran the cat 6 cable in plastic trunking on to of the skirting board. Very neat job.

Mr_Roger_Bongos · 24-05-2022 11:00PM

Hi All,

We're renovating the house and the floorboards needed lifting so i've got the opportunity to run ethernet all over.

I'm wondering are wifi access points dead now as a concept, does everyone just use mesh systems?

I just find the mesh units themselves quite bulky and i'd prefer a slimmer solution for all home wifi e.g. Ubiquiti UniFi indoor access points.

Just wondering am i mad to be thinking this way? Are there any mesh systems that can be mounted and are discrete?

wexfordman2 · 24-05-2022 11:37PM

Wired access points all the way now that you have the opportunity!

25-05-2022 06:28AM

Mesh is just the buzz word, access points is still the way to go imo

BoardsMember · 25-05-2022 12:48PM

We're rewiring so going to go the wired Unifi APs along with having CAT6 ethernet into living rooms and

I had plan to wire the ethernet back to a patch panel in attic, and place 3 APs aroubd the hosue.

I'll need poe on the network for the APs. Do people iinvest in poe patch panels? Or a poe switch along with patch panel? If the latter, how are the switch / patch panel / poe ethernet points linked, what goes where?

25-05-2022 02:09PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119111700#Comment_119111700

Get a Poe switch, a patch panel is just for terminating cables in a neat and tidy female connector that you connect a patch lead to a switch

BoardsMember · 25-05-2022 02:51PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119112200#Comment_119112200

Apologies, silly question. What I should have asked.....if needing POE on only 3 out of maybe 20 total live connections, would you generally have a 24 port non-POE switch and a 6 port POE switch? Or just get one 24 port POE switch?

wexfordman2 · 25-05-2022 05:11PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119112501#Comment_119112501

I am similar, and I used a 24 port switch with 16 poe ports (the unifi one). I have at the moment only 3 poe devices on it, 2 AP's and the unifi cloud key, but plan on addition more stuff as time goes on, currently I am using about 16 of the ports, but as I said, only 3 of them currently sending poe.

I have a couple of RPI devices connected to the switch, and what I was planning on doing was getting a POE extractor to power them locally using the POE port of the switch

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Splitter-Compliant-Surveillance-5-5x2-1mm-PS5712TG/dp/B08HS4NT13/ref%3Dasc_df_B08HS4NT13/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=499339562285&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10616183722654311386&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=20474&hvtargid=pla-1185659679296&th=1

https://www.adafruit.com/product/3785

bittihuduga · 25-05-2022 07:40PM

i am in the same situation - need 2 poe. so planning to buy a normal 24 port switch and a 5 port poe switch - just to keep costs down

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