I incorrectly stated that the Ubiquiti residential product (Amplifi) used
powerline networking. It does not. It uses wireless signal to connect the
wireless extenders to other locations. It also requires configuration through
an app on a smartphone. Definitely geared towards residential use.
Darrick
From: Darrick Hartman [mailto:dhart...@djhsolutions.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 8:00 AM
To: AstLinux Users Mailing List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Apple AirPort Extreme AP Guest Network
We routinely “mount” these in basement ceiling tiles pointing upward. In larger
houses that are spread out, we’ll mount one pointing downward on one side of
the house from the top floor, then one upwards on the opposite side of the
house. Their new product looks interesting and easier to manage for
residential users (no central java based controller). It uses powerline
networking to extend the wifi to remote units.
Darrick
From: David Kerr [mailto:da...@kerr.net]
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2016 3:42 PM
To: AstLinux Users Mailing List
<astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net>>
Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Apple AirPort Extreme AP Guest Network
My upstairs UniFi is ceiling mounted as I have access from the attic. If I put
a 3rd in my basement it will also be ceiling mounted (as I can remove the
ceiling panels for access). For the one on the main floor of my house I am
trying to find a place that I can fish a wire to but that is not proving easy.
In the meantime it is sitting on top of a bookcase "pointing" upwards, ie the
opposite of what it would be if ceiling mounted. I have not had any issues
with signal strength or quality and most devices are connecting to the main
floor AP most of the time.
David.
On Sun, May 29, 2016 at 3:43 PM, Lonnie Abelbeck
<li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com<mailto:li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com>> wrote:
David,
I have heard nothing but good things wrt the UniFi AP hardware, particularly
the price point of the new "802.11ac" modules. The Java based controller is
the only hassle.
Question, are your UniFi AP AC LITE's mounted on the ceiling or upside-down on
a desk ? It would seem desktop locations would not be ideal for these units.
Have you been able to successfully require payment from your Kids for WiFi
access ? :-)
Lonnie
On May 29, 2016, at 12:18 PM, David Kerr
<da...@kerr.net<mailto:da...@kerr.net>> wrote:
> I have two of the new UniFi AP AC LITE's installed and I really like them --
> I'm considering getting a third to cover a dead spot (I have a large house).
> I have the UniFi Controller running in an Ubuntu VM on qemu on AstLinux and
> there is a lot of flexibility in configuring a guest network... these are pro
> devices so you can set them up to require login and, with the right setup
> take payment.
>
> David
>
> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 9:42 AM, Lonnie Abelbeck
> <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com<mailto:li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com>> wrote:
> > Is the VLAN-Id documented somewhere, or did you need to figure it out?
>
>
> The Apple Airport VLAN-ID 1003 is not officially documented, but is
> hard-coded in the firmware and has never changed since the "Guest Network"
> feature was added years ago.
>
> Too bad Ubiquiti does not offer a desktop UniFi AP with an antenna array like
> the Airport Extreme. The new UniFi Cloud Key seems to address the Java based
> controller hassles.
>
> Lonnie
>
>
> On May 26, 2016, at 5:20 AM, Michael Keuter
> <li...@mksolutions.info<mailto:li...@mksolutions.info>> wrote:
>
> > Cool, that it finally works :-).
> > Is the VLAN-Id documented somewhere, or did you need to figure it out?
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >> Am 25.05.2016 um 18:03 schrieb Lonnie Abelbeck
> >> <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com<mailto:li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com>>:
> >>
> >> FYI,
> >>
> >> While not directly AstLinux related, I have two Apple AirPort 802.11ac
> >> Extreme's (ME918LL/A) configured as Access Points (Bridge Mode).
> >>
> >> While the AirPort Extreme's are rock-solid, the optional "Guest Network"
> >> (while used as an Access Point) never worked properly with a standard VLAN
> >> switch. Yesterday (May 24, 2016), Apple *finally* fixed the issue with
> >> Firmware Update 7.7.7 .
> >>
> >> More specifically, the optional "Guest Network" feature, when enabled
> >> using Bridge Mode (AP), isolates the guest traffic by tagging the packets
> >> over VLAN 1003. Previously this feature 'sort-of' worked but performance
> >> was very poor due to a packet loss bug. Now with Firmware Update 7.7.7
> >> the "Guest Network" over VLAN 1003 has the same performance as the native
> >> un-tagged network.
> >>
> >> Within AstLinux you can define a Network tab -> VLANS: such as "eth1.1003"
> >> which can be defined as a unique Internal Interface so all "Guest Network"
> >> wireless clients are isolated from all other networks by default.
> >>
> >> Lonnie
>
>
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