[TriLUG] WiFi AP recommendations

Tue Nov 9 09:42:50 EST 2021

Ruckus R550 APs do have DC barrel inputs but they do not come with it and
hard to find/ not cheap as most people just use POE. If you do go with make
sure to load the unleased firmware as it is free and allows central
management with no hardware controller.

On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 9:38 AM Wes Garrison via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> You didn't say why you don't want PoE, but the Ubiquiti APs don't have
> power jacks.  I don't know of any APs off the top of my head that do, but
> I'm sure they exist.
>
> However, if you're buying them in the "single" packs, they come with a PoE
> injector, so I'm not sure if that satisfies your PoE concern without
> digging too much into your business.
>
> If you really want something you can plug in, you could look at the
> Ubiquiti "AirCube" devices:
> Ubiquiti - airCube <https://www.ui.com/accessories/aircube/>
>
> or their Amplifi mesh APs/routers:
> https://store.amplifi.com/products/amplifi-mesh-router
> https://amplifi.com/instant/
>
> If you're buying a PoE AP, though, I'd go ahead and go with the WiFi 6 4x4
> MIMO:
>
> https://store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-access-points/products/unifi-6-long-range-access-point
>
> The 2x2 MIMO is cheaper if you don't need the speed:
>
> https://store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-access-points/products/unifi-ap-6-lite
>
> I'm also a big fan of their "in-wall" devices.  Powered by PoE, but can
> also act as a switch:
> Ubiquiti | UniFi | In–Wall 802.11ac Wi–Fi Access Point
> <https://inwall.ui.com/>
> Ubiquiti | UniFi | In-Wall 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi Access Point
> <https://inwall-hd.ui.com/>  (4x4 MIMO version)
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 8:55 AM Peter Soper via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> wrote:
>
> > https://www.ubiquiti.us.com/unifi-ap-ac-pro/
> >
> > "POE compatible" does not imply POE-only in my experience.
> > Pete
> >
> > Nov 9, 2021 8:50:52 AM William Sutton via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>:
> >
> > > Yes, I just need the access point (already have a firewall/router).  Is
> > there a version of this that doesn't require POE for its power source?
> > >
> > > William Sutton
> > >
> > > On Tue, 9 Nov 2021, Matt Pusateri wrote:
> > >
> > >> If it doesn’t have to be a firewall and router and just needs to be an
> > AP. You can’t go wrong with a Ubiquity AC Pro $129 and one will cover a
> > 2500 soft house if it’s in the center
> > >>
> > >> Matt P
> > >>
> > >> Sent from my iPhone
> > >>
> > >>> On Nov 8, 2021, at 9:28 PM, William Sutton via TriLUG <
> > trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> So ... I have a pair of 15+ year old LinkSys WAP54G's that are (in
> > 2021) probably too stupid to be h4x0r3d by the script kiddies.  At the
> same
> > time, Microsoft has determined that they're too old to be trusted, and
> > keeps dropping the WiFi connection to them, about every 15 minutes or
> so. I
> > only have one active, but it does it with both, so it isn't the AP's.
> > >>>
> > >>> I'm looking for recommendations for a new AP that:
> > >>> 1. Doesn't require POE
> > >>> 2. Is secure and reliable
> > >>> 3. Will be accepted by the Lords of Evil as modern tech
> > >>>
> > >>> Would appreciate any helpful suggestions.
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks,
> > >>>
> > >>> William Sutton
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