Looking for an Access Point!

[Pentan]

I'm looking for a decent 5ghz capable Access Point to work with my  ubee EVW3228 router together in a roaming network. I've read that pairing two different Access Points together never results in a good roaming network, so I guess I'm willing to buy 2 APs if it really ends up not working out. My router is actually the one provided by my ISP, but it's surprisingly great, if it weren't for the fact that I have to use 5ghz which doesn't reach every room in my house. 

Any suggestions?

 

PS: Ubiquiti is not an option, since the ones available on german Amazon go for € 70,00 and don't support 5ghz, and the pro ones that do cost  € 140,00.

[tewynkoop]

2 minutes ago, Pentan said:

I'm looking for a decent 5ghz capable Access Point to work with my  ubee EVW3228 router together in a roaming network. I've read that pairing two different Access Points together never results in a good roaming network, so I guess I'm willing to buy 2 APs if it really ends up not working out. My router is actually the one provided by my ISP, but it's surprisingly great, if it weren't for the fact that I have to use 5ghz which doesn't reach every room in my house. 

Any suggestions?

 

PS: Ubiquiti is not an option, since the ones available on german Amazon go for € 70,00 and don't support 5ghz, and the pro ones that do cost  € 140,00.

I know you said you didn't want Ubiquiti but they do have a new lineup of APs to replace the older generation. They are the UAP-AC Lite, LR, Pro, and EDU

 

but if you don't want those there is also the TP-Link EAP220, LINKSYS WAP300N, a bunch from Netgear (too many to list), and some from Amped Wireless

[Pentan]

I found the UAP Lite for 90 €, which is an option now, I guess, but I'll have to buy two and only use those if I want a working roaming network, right?

[tewynkoop]

Yeah and from within the Unifi controller its as simple as marking a box to create the roaming network. Also you can setup band steering which automatically pushes devices that support 5Ghz from the 2Ghz band to the 5Ghz band.  

[Pentan]

Do you know the (realistic) range of these things, even when going through walls? Their range might be so much better than my router's that I could get away with only buying one.

[tewynkoop]

I'm not exactly sure about the Lite models but with the LR models I was able to get a stable 30Mbps both ways through 2 floors and maybe 3 walls. I did however have the settings on my the AP cranked and this was me testing with only one of my APs from my basement. 

 

So with the lite model maybe closer to 100ft (31m) just depends on how many obstacle it has to push the signal through.

[tewynkoop]

And its worth mentioning that since these are enterprise grade APs within a consumers budget almost no router will match these. Before I got my second AP I was able to have close to 25 clients connected no problem but my ISP's router would constantly crash or slow down before to the point where it was unusable 

[Pentan]

You say you're getting 30Mbps, what's the speed you're paying for on paper? I'm paying for 250Mbps, and I usually get 200+ on a wired connection and anywhere between 80 and 150 on wireless. It's really really nice and I would want to have that with those APs too.

[tewynkoop]

So I pay for 60Mbps up and down. When I'm right next to the AP I can get just about all of that so 55Mbps. And you could do what I did. Get one of the LR models because the range is really good and eventually get another when the time is right.

[Pentan]

Do they all work well with each other? I mean, could I just add a Lite model if the LR one doesn't cut it?

[tewynkoop]

Yeah they all should work together just fine. I don't really see why they wouldn't. And just to see what I am getting right now this is my most current speed test from up 2 floors and over a wall or two 

[Pentan]

Alright, thank you so so much! I will take everything you said into consideration and think of a solution, propably buy one of these at first and see how it works out. Thanks again!

[dricha36]

Just wanted to jump in here - The new Ubiquiti AC Lites and Pros are GREAT access points. I've personally done a number of deployments with them, and they offer amazing performance, and are pretty easy to set up. If you are REALLY concerned about range, I would splurge for the Pros, as they have an extra antenna or two a believe, and have offered ~30% more range in my experience, but even the Lites are pretty good.

[Pentan]

Thanks! I guess Ubiquiti is the go-to solution for wifi after all.