[TriLUG] Mesh WiFi

[Roger W. Broseus via TriLUG]

Matt,

I think Mesh might be overkill unless you have multiple connections with a lot 
of through put. In my former abode, a single family home, I had my router in a 
basement / far corner of the house. I had a good signal in the opposite corner 
of the house, one floor up. I even got a signal down the street on my portable 
lap top! I ran an ethernet cable to the living room and set up a satellite 
WiFi modem in bridge mode. It was a nice experiment but probably not worth the 
effort because the speed diff was negligible. Now if there's structural steel 
or other signal impediments, that could make a diff.

I would avoid the cheapo boxes you plug into an outlet - one does not usually 
gain much performance from those, from what I've heard.

Try some speed tests at various locations, e.g., with a cell phone, before 
jumping for mesh. I like the FCC's app for Droids. In the Google Play Store:



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/Roger

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On 10/26/20 3:01 PM, Matt Flyer via TriLUG wrote:
> I installed two in my parents house while it was under construction. I
> used two Cambium E400 unit which were recommended by a network hardware
> vendor near Charlotte.  For the incoming router and switch he suggested
> Ubiquity but recommended Cambium for the wireless, I didn't push on
> why.
>
> The devices run POE and as it was new construction I had a Cat 6 line
> run from the basement (IT) closet to each end point.
>
> The devices support 2.4 and 5 GHz and you can link them via wireless on
>   either frequency. They support multiple SSIDs, and can operate as an
> access point and a link on the band you use to link them.  They will
> support guest "authentication" like you see in a lot of public WiFi
> places, basically saying I agree to the TOS.
>
> The only issue I ran into is that you need to be careful of creating a
> packet storm if they're both plugged into an active ethernet port for
> POE you need to set the port to POE only, least you create a loop where
> the broadcasts kick back on themselves and every indicator starts
> blinking in unison while the traffic dies.
>
> I think they are compliant with both specifications of POE, but be
> careful on this one. If in doubt use the injector that comes with it.
>
> On Mon, 2020-10-26 at 14:52 -0400, Thomas Delrue via TriLUG wrote:
>> Just as a general feelers-being-put-out... Does anyone have opinions
>> or
>> experiences with Mesh WiFi products (e.g. Amplifi or Ubiquiti) for
>> home use?
>> Which ones do you use and how (un)happy are you with them? How hard
>> are
>> they to install, expand, or manage?
>>
>> How much (as a range) did you pay for them?
>>
>> Eager to hear what people have running...
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