We've found that the marketing coverage/range is not a very useful number when it comes to hotspots. You'll be limited by the client radio long before that matters.
The more interesting metric (if you are expecting any decent amount of people) is number of clients per AP under load. First gen UniFi seems to max out CPU around 30 users and enabling traffic shaping or captive portal makes that worse. On Feb 3, 2016 1:59 PM, "Josh Corson" <j...@bluebitnetworks.com> wrote: > We are looking at doing 4 separate hot spot set ups; one for a state park, > campground, and two very small cities. > > Assumptions/ Details: > Going off of a 300-600ft separation on them in our planning (according to > UniFi APs they will go 600'). > > My main question is which vendor is the best when it comes to not only > hardware but the management systems for a captive splash page, billing, > management, etc. > > Three names come to mind (cost effective ones): > UniFi > Cambium's new WiFi products > Open-Mesh > > Open-Mesh seems to be too good to be true...mesh outdoor radios for under > $100 that will go 400-600ft and comes with lifetime CloudTrax software?? > Has anyone used them? > > Looking for any and all input on best equipment to use, but not while > spending $1,000's per node. > > Thanks > > -- > > *Josh Corson* > Operations Manager > BlueBit Networks > bluebitnetworks.com > o. 573.355.5381 c. 573.259.3073 >
