Posted October 28, 2014 So I need a way to have internet on a place that will have at least 50 people in it at times and maybe more to 100. What is a great way to do this while supporting things that college students do on the internet. I saw the ubiquiti and ruckus access points but are there others as well? Thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 28, 2014 Does it have to be wifi? The more people you can get wired up the better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 28, 2014 You'd need atleast three UniFi AP (UAP) to nicely handle the traffic which then need to be plugged into something with a DHCP server, a consumer router would work for this but depending on the type of traffic and the bandwidth coming in/out you could choke the CPU on the router/switch. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1049766&gclid=CjwKEAjw2reiBRCaobK3udOj-Q4SJACXWyYmRqNUoUfegskTkQweCI4RLKimi0zR7FwpLtt8eQf_MRoC6O7w_wcB&is=REG&Q=&A=details Mein Führer... I CAN WALK !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 28, 2014 Gonna need a few routers my friend and even so there will be so much noise the signal will get congested and slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 28, 2014 Not really optimal if this is in a tight space, since all those devices running off one frequency will be a mess. Even off two will still be a mess. The more you can get off wireless and onto a physical wired connection the better. "Rawr XD" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 28, 2014 Author It has to be wifi since just about everyone is on a laptop and this is an old building without wall spots to plug into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 28, 2014 Author Does it have to be wifi? The more people you can get wired up the better It has to be wifi since just about everyone is on a laptop and this is an old building without wall spots to plug into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 28, 2014 How small is small? Depending on the size of the area, I would recommend 3-5 or maybe more Ubiquiti APs with the power set to low, and roaming enabled (try to spread the channel usage across the room), that way you would (theoretically) have 15/10-33/20 people per AP. (keep in mind, the more people you add to the AP, the slower the performance, but the more access points the more interference, hence why multiple APs at low power would be best). 15" MBP TB AMD 5800X | Gigabyte Aorus Master | EVGA 2060 KO Ultra | Define 7 || Blade Server: Intel 3570k | GD65 | Corsair C70 | 13TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 19, 2014 A single dual-band Ruckus AP can handle this load . The 3x3:3 APs are recommended, but not required. Ruckus APs have great signal coverage in both 2.4 and 5 Ghz, so you can assume coverage based on other AP coverage observations you've witnessed. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 19, 2014 What's the budget? System/Server Administrator - Networking - Storage - Virtualization - Scripting - Applications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 20, 2014 Author What's the budget? Right now whatever it can take, but keep in mind we are a bunch of college students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 20, 2014 For your main router I would suggest a pfsense box. Great power, reliability (if your hardware is good that is), many features, including caching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 20, 2014 Get a Linux box, run pfsense, pick up a three pack of the Ubiquiti UAPs, place them out sensibly, use the Linux controller for them, should be okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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