Re: [Coworking] Re: The best wireless routers for a 3500 sq. ft. space
Hey Jon, Your site seems to be down. Sajid On Saturday, November 22, 2014 3:58:19 PM UTC-5, @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 >> >> 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. >>> >>> -- >>> 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+...@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.
Re: [Coworking] Re: The best wireless routers for a 3500 sq. ft. space
Hey Jon: Thanks. Hopefully you will visit us someday :) Your blog post was informative and will purchase Unify for our space. Do you or anyone here know if we can mix & match UAP-AC + UAP-LR for our space? Sajid On Monday, December 1, 2014 6:52:01 PM UTC-5, @jot wrote: > > Thank you Sajid! Sadly I'm suffering a DNS outage along with thousands of > other sites this evening. It should be back up in 30 minutes or so. > > PS It was great hearing about Hubdhaka last week at Coworking Europe. Love > the work you're doing there! > > > -- 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.
Re: [Coworking] Re: The best wireless routers for a 3500 sq. ft. space
For our guest login, we use facebook wifi. I recently got the MR900 from Open-Mesh (also available on amazon ) and I love it. -- Sajid Islam Founder (tel): +1. 703.981.2941 / +88.017.942.74175 (skype): sajidislam77 On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Kaizoku Gambare < emmanuel.quemer...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, thank you for this very interesting topic. > After reading you I am convinced that Ubiquiti is a great system and I > think seriously to try it. > However, I have two questions for Ubiquiti users. Does it handle captive > portal ? If not how do you manage the guest wifi ? > > Best regards. > > Le vendredi 21 novembre 2014 06:14:59 UTC+7, Craig Baute - Creative > Density Coworking a écrit : >> >> Creative Density is about 3500 sq. ft. in an old manson. We have two >> independent internet connections from Comcast and Centurylink each piping >> in 30+mbps each. However, people, mostly windows machines but many of them >> new within the last year, are having connection issues. They get on and >> it's working but it is fickle. Both of the connections. We have a an Asus >> RT-AC68U and an 2012 Apple Airport Extreme. They both should handle a lot >> more traffic that is passing through. >> >> What would you recommend? Settings? Routers? Other solutions.. >> >> I know this topic has been discussed before but I wanted to start a new >> thread since these situations change throughout time. >> > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/coworking/Be7igCIVmxg/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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.
[Coworking] Re: Coworking in Fairfax, Virginia, USA - looking for partners
Hey Boyd, Do you have any updates on this project? Sajid On Sunday, August 30, 2015 at 8:06:56 PM UTC-4, Boyd Jones wrote: > > Hi everyone. I have been a member of the group for quite sometime. > Reading more than commenting. Now I have a good reason to comment: > > One of the investment groups I work with has purchased a mixed-use office > building in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. Fairfax is very near Washington, D.C. > and is considered one of the highest income areas in the USA. There is a > critical mass of Technology, Government and Finance sectors there. > > One idea we are considering is setting up a coworking business within this > office building. I'd like to see if there are any existing coworking > groups that might be interested in collaborating with us in investing in, > setting up and running a coworking business there. > > I'd appreciate any feedback or ideas. Feel free to email me directly as > well. > > > Sincerely, > > > Boyd R. Jones > boyd.jo...@gmail.com > www.linkedin.com/in/BoydJones > -- 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.
