[TriLUG] WiFi AP recommendations

Tue Nov 9 12:45:48 EST 2021

I've been very pleased with my Netgear R6400
<https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/datasheet/en/R6400.pdf>
router. I got it used/refurb for a pittance, not quite three years ago. I
reset its settings, configured it appropriately, and it has been absolutely
rock-solid reliable ever since. There are a lot of them for sale at low
prices on eBay
<https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fsrp=1&_from=R40&_nkw=netgear+r6400&_sacat=0&LH_ItemCondition=1000%7C1500%7C2500%7C3000&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=1>
.

Netgear introduced this model about seven years ago. I don't know whether
they're still producing it, but they're still regularly updating the
firmware.

The case is styled to look something like an F117 stealth fighter, and they
appropriately call it a "Nighthawk."  Also appropriately, it is BIG. I
don't mind that, but you might.

I'm using it as a router, but under "Advanced" in "Settings" it has a
"Wireless AP" (access point) mode.

Before I got this router, I went through a couple of TP-Link routers. They
initially worked pretty well, but seemed to get flakey with age. That
hasn't happened with this router, at least so far.

I don't know whether all of Netgear's routers / APs are this good, but this
one has made me into a Netgear fan.

Dave

On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 12:28 PM Zach Underwood via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> 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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