Re: [Coworking] Re: The best wireless routers for a 3500 sq. ft. space

[Alex Hillman]

This post is awesome Jon! Mirrors a lot of my experience (and no I'm 
tempted to see if those Unifi APs are worth selling our Ruckus units second 
hand...). :)


-Alex



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On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 8:58 PM, @jot  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
>>
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>>
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>> skype: jlmarkwell | twitter: http://twitter.com/jot
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 9:05 PM, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking 
>>  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.
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: The best wireless routers for a 3500 sq. ft. space

[@jot]

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 
>  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.
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: The best wireless routers for a 3500 sq. ft. space

[Tom Brandt]

We've been using Unifi APs at Workantile, and have been very pleased with
them.

On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 4:56 PM,  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
>  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.
>>
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