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    Default Ubiquiti UniFi 802.11 AC PRO Access Point

    Due to my house being older and somewhat solidly built I've had continueing issues supply a solid WiFi signal to all corners of the house.
    With the prolification of predon=minantly Smart TV's I found that mine, in many locations really struggles with WiFi

    I installed many so called solutions with the best results provided by DLink DHP 1321 coupled with a Netgear EX6100 Range extender.

    That was till I found the Ubiquity range of products, specifically the Ubiquiti UniFi 802.11 AC PRO Access Point

    This is the coverage I now get.


    In hindsight I should have posted my Facebook status as: "I've blown the head gasket on my 1997 XR3i" rather than "I've just buggered a 14 year old escort".
    The police still haven't seen the funny side, my lap top's been confiscated and the wife has gone off to her mum's.



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    +1 for the Ubiquity range,.. set mine up a year or two back:

    • been on auto-pilot ever since
    • devices have always been able to connect to it (previous APs I would use would often lose the plot after continual connect/disconnect of Apple devices)
    • had never had to touch it, ever!
    • never had an issue
    • never needed to reboot

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    I would have loved to have known about the range two years ago

    Do you use any other products in the Unifi range.
    I'm also using The EdgeRouter™ PRO which combines 2 million+ packets per second performance with fiber connectivity options.
    Its the ERPro‑8 model an 8-Port Router with 2 SFP/RJ45 Ports.
    It was a bit of a risky buy this one because I have cable INTERNET so the only way I could utilise the Edge performance was to but the Telstra Cable router into bridge mode and trust I could get the Edge to authenticate on DOCSIS 3.0

    My next purchase will be an 8 or 16 POE Switch
    In hindsight I should have posted my Facebook status as: "I've blown the head gasket on my 1997 XR3i" rather than "I've just buggered a 14 year old escort".
    The police still haven't seen the funny side, my lap top's been confiscated and the wife has gone off to her mum's.

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    No other Unify gear.

    Am also on Telstra Cable,.. I also have my older Cisco EPC3925 bridged to my router. Am pretty sure telstra dropped all that shitty 'bigpond login stuff' they used to implement early on and just associate the comms via the MAC of the interfacing device, in my case the Cisco.

    I also have an 8portPOE to implement some cameras overs IP, yet to implement.

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    Cool, Thanks Jimbo
    In hindsight I should have posted my Facebook status as: "I've blown the head gasket on my 1997 XR3i" rather than "I've just buggered a 14 year old escort".
    The police still haven't seen the funny side, my lap top's been confiscated and the wife has gone off to her mum's.

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    Also +1 for ubiquiti range... Recently setup a 5km link using their gear, now have several sites using a range of their unifi equipment - and about to rollout a site using their video equipment. It just works, and with a bit of a learning curve - you can do a lot more than whats on the box

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    the 0 hand off feature is probably the best thing i have used in smart home based technology in years
    the stuff is flawless
    Just put 8 through a customers house and they work everything we want
    yes 8 but his house is 201 squares

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    Hi Guys,

    Yes, am using and installing mainly Unifi AP LR AC and it's great gear. No real issues, but I did tick the 'auto software update' box a while back and a few failed when a dud update got sent through. I have been sort of playing trial and error with various set ups and commissioning just to see what affect the settings have. A question for you - is there a guide somewhere (or maybe you have made your own one made up?) to the best way to set them up? Most of my installs are domestic and they are just improving the WiFi distance of existing cable and ADSL modems, and some wireless ones. So, for example, what's the best way to set up the SSID's? Do you set the Unifi's up to have the same SSID as the existing modem SSID, or do you have them named differently but with the same gateway & password? Curious as I have seen a few different setups on some existing installs. Cheers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigkingfish1 View Post
    Hi Guys,

    Yes, am using and installing mainly Unifi AP LR AC and it's great gear. No real issues, but I did tick the 'auto software update' box a while back and a few failed when a dud update got sent through. I have been sort of playing trial and error with various set ups and commissioning just to see what affect the settings have. A question for you - is there a guide somewhere (or maybe you have made your own one made up?) to the best way to set them up? Most of my installs are domestic and they are just improving the WiFi distance of existing cable and ADSL modems, and some wireless ones. So, for example, what's the best way to set up the SSID's? Do you set the Unifi's up to have the same SSID as the existing modem SSID, or do you have them named differently but with the same gateway & password? Curious as I have seen a few different setups on some existing installs. Cheers.
    Check out the ubiquiti forums mate, there is plenty of information there.

    Personally I would disable the existing modem/router WiFi and only use the unifi's. Then set the SSID to whatever you want.

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    I usually use the existing modem as a wireless AP and then run the Unifi's around the house to suit coverage requirements, house construction etc. as you do. I guess I just wanted to get an idea of how everyone else does their SSID set up and any other tips when going through he setting etc. Cheers.

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    Personally, if I am looking to expand my wireless coverage, I never use the modems AP (unless you are planning on using one of those crappy extenders and in actual fact I never suggest people use it).

    The problem with using the Modems AP and then a different AP, is the area between the two (and it gets worse if you have multiple AP's). If you have the same SSID for both AP's, the device will attempt to connect to which ever has the better signal - not too much of an issue if you are positively walking from one to the other, but if you stop in between, change your mind, sit, etc in that middle area, your device will likely keep swapping between the AP's causing latency and in worst case no connectivity. Setting a different SSID will normally allow the device to prioritise to one AP, but then as you extend to it's distance limit you again will run into problems as your device wants to stick with it's preferred AP. In both scenarios, the device has to go through the full connection and authentication process.

    One a the features of better quality enterprise WiFi equipment is the ability for Zero-Handoff. So essentially, the 2nd AP is aware of your device and is waiting to take over - virtually no connection and authentication is needed. In addition, you can generally set the minimum signal strength required before allowing the device to change AP's - that grey area between AP's becomes a more definitive connected area.

    Overall, in a home setup, that slight increase in latency and chance of being seating in that grey area are acceptable and in the instance of streaming for example the buffering should accomodate the change over between. It's only recalling in a busier enterprise scenario with 50+ devices connected and roaming where Zero-Handoff becomes noticeable. That also goes with the more advanced settings that are available. In a home environment, the default setting will be fine. In a busier or more crowded scenario, the default settings would probably work but any in-efficiencies will become more noticeable.

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    This might be just what I'm after. I'm pretty new to all this wifi extending.
    I've had a guy ask me about extending his wifi which has a few dead spots. Problem is the house is solid concrete walls and 2 storey. Whoever did the wiring was slack and didn't install any cat6. Only to one point where the modem sits. Is powerline adaptors and ubiquiti ap an option?

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    Turn off any modem/router/standalone access points and only use the ubiquiti gear, setup a single SSID and the controller will handle clients roaming between AP's.
    If you don't have a cloudkey then you'll need to make sure the UniFi server program is always running.

    I have a site with 23 UAP's setup like this and you can walk anywhere in the building or even stand in the elevator from basement to top floor without dropping a single packet.


    Powerline adapters are usable, but I find they become the weak link in the setup.

    The UAP's also work in a mesh configuration. Plug the AP in like normal, adopt the AP, apply configuration and update the firmware.
    Disconnect the AP and move it to another room, apply only power to the AP and it will automatically look for other UAP's, connect and extend the signal. In the UAP controller these AP's will show up as "Conncted (Wireless)"
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    Quote Originally Posted by nic55 View Post
    Turn off any modem/router/standalone access points and only use the ubiquiti gear, setup a single SSID and the controller will handle clients roaming between AP's.
    If you don't have a cloudkey then you'll need to make sure the UniFi server program is always running.
    The server software doesn't need to be running all the time for this. Only need to run it for setup. :thumbup:

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    I have multiple ap's setup at my home and love the zero handoff roaming when moving in the house to the garage or back yard. I cant speak highly enough of ubiquiti

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    Quote Originally Posted by zacabo View Post
    I have multiple ap's setup at my home and love the zero handoff roaming when moving in the house to the garage or back yard. I cant speak highly enough of ubiquiti
    Out of curiosity, how do you have your system setup?

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    Each setup should be considered different Nate, Is there something specific you were after?

    I run, a AC-PRO in my house and then two AC-MESH's outdoors which gives me excellent coverage over my 4 acre block. Tried a similar setup for family, and because of the house design, they ended up with 3 AC-Lite's to cover their house and 1/2 acre block

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