This post is awesome Jon! Mirrors a lot of my experience (and nowwww I'm tempted to see if those Unifi APs are worth selling our Ruckus units second hand...). :)
-Alex -- /ah indyhall.org On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 8:58 PM, @jot <jonathan.markw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've expanded on this with the full story of how we solved our WiFi > problems at The Skiff here: > http://jonathanmarkwell.com/2014/11/22/best-coworking-wifi/ > I've tried to make it easy to understand for non-technical people, with > just enough information for technical people. I'd love to hear any thoughts > you have on it. > On Friday, 21 November 2014 21:56:14 UTC, @jot wrote: >> >> Ruckus APs are worth every penny but there is a great alternative that's a >> little cheaper and much easier to setup. >> >> You still need a separate router as Alex described but the thing that >> makes the biggest difference to WiFi is more access points. They just need >> to be intelligent enough to regulate their signal strength and work >> together rather than against each other. >> >> We use 5 Unifi UAP Pro's for a similar size space to yours but depending >> on the layout 3 would probably be plenty. You can get a three pack of them >> for less than $1000. They work best with a computer permanently set up as a >> controller either on your local network or remotely but they're not >> dependent on it. The software is significantly easier to use than most >> domestic router software I've used. >> >> I was able to set them up within 15 minutes of unboxing them and they >> completely transformed the WiFi. It went from a running joke to one issue >> in six months. That one issue required nothing more than turning the APs >> off and on again. >> >> Your Internet connection and/or router will become the bottleneck with >> these APs. We'd already switched to a leased line and a high spec router by >> the time we got them so we knew it was the APs causing problems. Now we >> don't have to really think about the Internet connection, everything else >> gets more time. We see around 100 devices per day and I'm confident that we >> could go well above 200 with this set up. >> >> I'm feeling pretty lucky that they work as well as they do given the price >> difference. Has anyone had a contrasting experience with Unifi kit? >> >> Jon >> >> >> >> — >> Jonathan Markwell >> >> Follow my adventures in space, time and code: >> http://jot.is/sustainablyindy >> >> The Skiff: Brighton Coworking Community http://jot.is/sharing-space >> Coder Founders: Digital Product Consultancy http://jot.is/investing-time >> CoGrid: Meeting Room Booking Software http://jot.is/writing-code >> >> +44 (0)7766 021 485 >> skype: jlmarkwell | twitter: http://twitter.com/jot >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 9:05 PM, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking >> <baut...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I am ready to make the dive off the deep end and go high grade with the >>> routers that Alex is talking about. I don't need to fine tune control but I >>> want it to be reliable for 100 devices. We often will have 30 people using >>> the space at once and with tablets and cell phones that number spikes above >>> 50. It's a one time fee that is probably worth the investment. >>> >>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Coworking" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
