Which Mesh system should be installed for a bigger Bed and Breakfast?
The client is setting up a mesh system in a large house (Bed and Breakfast), and needs to select which one to use. They have run Cat6 to 3 spots on each of 4 floors.
They are aware of:
Linksys Velop
TP-Link Deco M9 plus Mesh
Netgear Orbi High-Performance AC3000
I have used Eero, which I'm happy with, and would like to recommend that.
Is Eero equal if not better than the others?
Is there another brand that I should be using?
Thanks
They are aware of:
Linksys Velop
TP-Link Deco M9 plus Mesh
Netgear Orbi High-Performance AC3000
I have used Eero, which I'm happy with, and would like to recommend that.
Is Eero equal if not better than the others?
Is there another brand that I should be using?
Thanks
Side note: Check the construction before going too much further along. If the house has plastered walls inside or a stucco exterior, the chances are that the walls are layered with expanded metal sheet. This essentially makes each room a Faraday cage resulting in much reduced signal penetration through walls.
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There are several access points on each floor. Does that change the Ubiquiti configuration?
So long as you connect each Ubiquiti to Ethernet and back to the central point, no.
Perhaps put the Access Point in a central location on each floor.
I have not connected two Ubiquiti Access points wirelessly to each other because that reduces signal strength.
Perhaps put the Access Point in a central location on each floor.
I have not connected two Ubiquiti Access points wirelessly to each other because that reduces signal strength.
There are several access points on each floor. Does that change the Ubiquiti configuration?No. You can deploy multiple APs. The only key is that they are able to connect to whatever computer you choose to act as the controller (Ubiquiti's controller is software based). Note: In some cases, you may have to open ports on the firewall of the machine acting as the controller to ensure that the APs can communicate properly.
But for your particular scenario, it doesn't sound like mesh would make sense since you have enough connections available to have a solid AP deployment. This should also ensure that enough bandwidth is available to connected systems. Do a wireless survey. Even though you have 4 floors with 3 runs each, you might not even need 12 APs.
Side note on the Unifi I had a big problem configuring it and found disabling your firewall, and maybee defender too, solved the issue. I didn't figure it out, I had to call Unifi and go to 3 techs, the firewall blocks the ports Unifi needed.
I like TP Link a ton, I think they really nailed it, mainly beause you can use older wifi routers, as long as you update them. But I have heard the samething, they ostrisize AP's from time to time. Bullies. I have just never experienced that.
I like TP Link a ton, I think they really nailed it, mainly beause you can use older wifi routers, as long as you update them. But I have heard the samething, they ostrisize AP's from time to time. Bullies. I have just never experienced that.
We use alot of HP Aruba accesspoints with build in controller. just configure one. and connect the others and they will
mesh. never had any problems. and much more stable then products with a software based controller.
mesh. never had any problems. and much more stable then products with a software based controller.
But also, you might not need to go the mesh route, and may be able to just have multiple APs since you have the wiring already through the place. I'm betting you could just go with Ubiquiti's UniFi AC APs.