Ubiquity mesh network

Computersarethebest · March 7

Does ubiquity have a mesh network system that you dont need to buy a controller for? Can you just buy 2 aps and call it a day or do u have to setup and entire system?

U can easily buy a tp link or google mesh but ubiquity seems to want u to buy a dream machine to control everything?

Donut417 · March 7

7 minutes ago, Computersarethebest said:

U can easily buy a tp link or google mesh but ubiquity seems to want u to buy a dream machine to control everything?

Thats because TPLink and Google are for consumers. Ubiquity is for prosumers and small/medium business.

whispous · March 7

ALL mesh networks have a controller, for regular consumer ones, it's just in one of the nodes.

OhioYJ · March 7

1 hour ago, Computersarethebest said:

Can you just buy 2 aps and call it a day

I have just 2 Ubiquiti APs. You don't need anything else from them. Yes your devices will just roam between them seamlessly.

jaslion · March 7

2 hours ago, Computersarethebest said:

that you dont need to buy a controller for?

Their ap's do meshing when you enable it no controller needed.

2 hours ago, Computersarethebest said:

can easily buy a tp link or google mesh but ubiquity seems to want u to buy a dream machine to control everything?

You dont need that. If you do want a ubiquiti controller the express 7 is the cheapest way in AND its also an ap too!

The only thing you need is to install ubiquiti's ubiquiti os server (just a program), config the aps once and thats it.

Ubiquiti is consumer-business with most of their stuff, the tp link and google you are looking at is aimed at consumer only. Its why when you do go ubiquiti its at least there working great for the next decade as well its supposed to do that in a proffesional enviroment

Computersarethebest · March 8

So I can buy two aps and config them with the program from ubiquity thats epic. Ill have to look into that.

OhioYJ · March 8

26 minutes ago, Computersarethebest said:

So I can buy two aps and config them with the program from ubiquity thats epic. Ill have to look into that.

Yes. You can configure them with the app from your PC, then close the app / turn off the PC etc. once configured they will operate without the app.

You still need something to act as a router. I use a PC running OPNsense (a regular router would work too obviously). The AP are connected to a POE switch.