UniFi APs work well in large homes where I have installed them..... On Mar 1, 2017 1:01 PM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
> I've never been a fan of wireless mesh anything. Too many "invisible" > parts. I would lean toward Sterlings original idea; a separate WAP on each > floor; interconnected via ethernet. You might test it with powerline > adapters. If those work; continue. Maybe keep them permanently. > > > > On Wednesday, March 1, 2017 12:01 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> > wrote: > > > I should mention, I have a three level house too. Routers are on the > middle > floor. About as central to the whole house as possible. > I wonder if concrete has more attenuation than my subfloor? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chuck McCown > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2017 12:55 PM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] In Home Wireless Extension > > I have a product called "warm board" as sub flooring. It is 7/8" thick > plywood with aluminum sheeting bonded to one side. It has channels for my > radiant heating system. It is also a very good RF shield. > > My Calix 844E is usable throughout the whole house, but it has some weak > areas. > I am trying a router from IgniteNet that Harold sent me. I thought it was > not as good, but after downloading an app that will give me wifi signals in > dBm, it is showing 2-3 dB hotter than the Calix in the areas I have tested. > > So far, I am sticking with one AP for the whole house. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sterling Jacobson > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2017 12:52 PM > To: 'af@afmug.com' > Subject: [AFMUG] In Home Wireless Extension > > I have a customer with a "trendy" home that has concrete floors, three > floors. > > One AP isn't doing very well to reach the entire house. > > They use Apple, so I'm thinking buying a bunch of refurbished Airport > Extreme units and plugging them in on each floor via Ethernet. > > I know it's not mesh, but I don't think Mesh is going to work at all > through > concrete. > > I see this as the best option for them. > > Any other opinions? > > > > >
