For a number of years I've been a huge fan of Ubiquiti's networking products. I've always found the products to be top notch with a nice web-based and also ssh-based UI. So naturally today I turned to them to see what it would take to build up a new network for a small business venture. We've been using cheap consumer hardware and it's just not working for us, so it's time to install some proper hardware including a router/firewall with a couple of vlans to separate a house off from the shop, some POE switching to drive maybe a dozen wireless access points. Unfortunately I'm really struggling to figure out what ubiquiti products I should even look at. Their web site is awful. It's slick and pretty-looking, but I can't seem to figure out how to find information on any one product on their site. I see families of products and semi-helful comparison charts, but no actual product details. Also a lot of the ubiquiti products for sale on Amazon I can't even find on the ubiquiti site. Maybe they are obsolete now? Seems like Ubiquiti has a lot of product churn. Also much of what they do have on their site is out of stock (apparently this has been a common complaint for years). Almost seems like Ubiquiti is becoming more like Cisco where I would need to have a sales rep come out and determine what I need and build me a list of components and give me a quote!
If any of you are more up to date on Ubiquiti's offerings than I am, what do you recommend for a small router/firewall capable of a couple of vlans, dhcp, maybe vpn, a switch with 32 gigabit ports or more with vlan support, and 6-12 access points? For managing access points do I need a Cloudkey2 box (out of stock of course)? Are there better options than Ubiquiti at the pro-sumer price point? So far it looks like maybe the Security Enterprise Gateway router might work, but I can't tell if it's even something Ubiquiti still makes and sells. I'm not really interested in rack-mount hardware for the most part. I'm working with wooden cupboards, and a fairly dirty environment. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
