unifi question

intertan · October 13, 2017

I picked up a few AP from a local store last week, they were on sale for almost the exact same price as online. within 1-2 dollars.

I am planning on installing them this weekend and have a question

If I have 2 or more, are they smart enough to allow the wireless device to switch between them?

if I am in the basement that has one and I go to the garage that also has one will it be able to switch from the basement to the garage or which one gives you the best signal?

Levisallanon · October 13, 2017

7 hours ago, intertan said:

I picked up a few AP from a local store last week, they were on sale for almost the exact same price as online. within 1-2 dollars.

I am planning on installing them this weekend and have a question

If I have 2 or more, are they smart enough to allow the wireless device to switch between them?

if I am in the basement that has one and I go to the garage that also has one will it be able to switch from the basement to the garage or which one gives you the best signal?

normally unify AP's should do mesh routing yes, so you should be able to roam between AP's without problems.

dj_ripcord · October 13, 2017

Unifi gear will allow roaming. But if you want it to be "Zero-Handoff" I think you have to use a dedicated Unifi controller. Whether that be a cloud key or a windows/linux computer running the software.

A really important part of making roaming work well is distance.

The AP's need to be far enough away from each other for the roam to trigger when the client gets too far away. If you cannot get the access points far enough away, you will have to reduce transmit power (at least on 2.4GHz) to make it perform well.

Keep that in mind when deciding where you place the AP's.

intertan · October 14, 2017

8 hours ago, dj_ripcord said:

Unifi gear will allow roaming. But if you want it to be "Zero-Handoff" I think you have to use a dedicated Unifi controller. Whether that be a cloud key or a windows/linux computer running the software.

A really important part of making roaming work well is distance.

The AP's need to be far enough away from each other for the roam to trigger when the client gets too far away. If you cannot get the access points far enough away, you will have to reduce transmit power (at least on 2.4GHz) to make it perform well.

Keep that in mind when deciding where you place the AP's.

i have the controller running on my unraid machine. That is the plan. Plan is about 40ft apart. this should cover my house and my property. Just have to fish the wire up from my basement to the attic.