Dedicated APs cause more interference. :-)
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lewis Bergman" <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Monday, August 28, 2017 1:09:07 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] AP for VoIP I was leaning to having a dedicated AP for the phones. I would think that would help but still not ideal. If it goes that way I'll give you a shout. On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 12:31 PM Josh Reynolds < j...@kyneticwifi.com > wrote: If you decide to do this, shoot me an email. I'm happy to offer some tips as to how to make this work best on UniFi. Like I said, I *do* run it at home, but no wireless VOIP solution is without it's hiccups. It depends a lot on the demands put on the wireless network, the environment, usage patterns, etc. On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 12:17 PM, Lewis Bergman < lewis.berg...@gmail.com > wrote: > Yea, even when you tell people "I don't recommend this, you likely won't be > happy. But you are an adult and can make your own decisions." They come back > in 3 weeks whining about how bad whatever it was is and how you promised it > would work. If they do happen to remember it they are still mad at you since > "you told them so" and of course, nobody can be mad at themselves. > > On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 11:32 AM Josh Reynolds < j...@kyneticwifi.com > > wrote: >> >> Don't. >> >> It'll work, then it won't. Then it will, then it won't. >> >> I guess it depends on how important this is to your reputation vs cost. >> >> On Aug 28, 2017 10:53 AM, "Lewis Bergman" < lewis.berg...@gmail.com > wrote: >>> >>> Yea, that is my initial thought as well. I am hoping by >>> >>> being inside >>> being very close to the AP >>> being lucky? >>> >>> I might be able to make this work. >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 10:45 AM Josh Reynolds < j...@kyneticwifi.com > >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> There is no license with anything Ubiquiti other than their licensed >>>> radio offerings, and even that isn't through them. >>>> >>>> I do run several VoIP endpoints in my home. Some wired, some wireless. >>>> >>>> I would never recommend wireless to feed VoIP unless there was no other >>>> option. It doesn't matter if you vlan, have proper dscp, etc - the problem >>>> is the nature of the media and it's suceptability to interference and >>>> distortion. >>>> >>>> A sip dect handset to a wired basestation is another animal all >>>> together. >>>> >>>> On Aug 28, 2017 10:10 AM, "Lewis Bergman" < lewis.berg...@gmail.com > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I am installing a VoIP system in an old building. It had CAT5 run at >>>> some point with pretty crappy cable. Out of 29 cables on a punch down I >>>> could only locate 5 jacks that toned, out of those only 1 passed. By the >>>> length it is likely that those other 4 just need a few inches cut and >>>> re-terminated. >>>> >>>> Anyway, Only one of those is in the right place. I was considering >>>> installing an AP to connect the VoIP phones to and if the AP supported >>>> VLAN, >>>> DSCP and QOS, maybe let them use it for everything else as well. >>>> >>>> I looked at the Ubiquiti UAP-AC-LITE-US which says it has WMM for voice >>>> and 802.1x. I was also looking at the Xclaim Xi-1 which is a Rukus entry >>>> level. I trust the Rukus name more but the UAP is faster and appears to >>>> have >>>> all the features. Rukus comes with free cloud management and it looks like >>>> Ubiquiti is a license. >>>> >>>> Anyone have experience with VoIP on WiFi with any of the above gear? >>>> >>>> >
