Would I be able to put the POE injectors in my ground floor media cupboard which will connect to the wall port and then the the internal (cat6) wiring which runs to the 1st floor and 2nd floor will have working POE to run a switch/FlexHD?
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Yep.
Edit - I missed the mention of a switch which could complicate things. What's the planned physical layout?
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I take it you've read this and confirmed with Zen that they support Prefix Delegation?
UniFi - UDM/USG: Configuring DHCPv6-PD and Static IPv6 Addressing – Ubiquiti Networks Support and Help Center
That's pretty much exactly what I've done. Works perfectly. I think the only Unifi switch you can do this with is the Flex Mini. It's PoE in only. No PoE out.
US-8 is PoE pass-through, PoE powered
All the In-wall access points can do PoE power and PoE pass-through
USW-Flex has all ports PoE power out if powered by the right PoE++ switch.
But I’m not sure if that was the question that was actually asked?
Uploads already capped at 1.5Mbps and yes I'm with Virgin. Are they known for this?
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See https://www.overclockers.co.uk/foru...ng-causing-it-can-a-new-router-help.18906926/
There's something on VM (possibly a Hub firmware) that means any UDP traffic passing through completely cripples the service
There's something on VM (possibly a Hub firmware) that means any UDP traffic passing through completely cripples the service
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Whatever is causing it is even affecting SIP traffic for one of my team who has VM. We're getting around it by pushing his SIP traffic through an IPSec VPN tunnel. Not ideal, but it works.
Hi all,
I'm looking to boost the WiFi signal in our house and the Ubiquiti stuff seems to be the best.
I'm not sure where to begin...
If possible, I want to use my current plusnet router. Can I go wall socket > plusnet router > ethernet to unifi lite? Is this going to see a decent range increase over the standard router?
Also I was then considering buying a second unifi lite for upstairs. Can this be set up as an access point without a direct ethernet connection?
Thanks.
I'm looking to boost the WiFi signal in our house and the Ubiquiti stuff seems to be the best.
I'm not sure where to begin...
If possible, I want to use my current plusnet router. Can I go wall socket > plusnet router > ethernet to unifi lite? Is this going to see a decent range increase over the standard router?
Also I was then considering buying a second unifi lite for upstairs. Can this be set up as an access point without a direct ethernet connection?
Thanks.
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You can indeed keep your current router and the physical layout you mentioned will work fine. It's hard to say if an AP-AC-Lite will give you much of a range increase though, it's all down to what your house is made of, what your clients are, how many other wifi networks there are and so on. Generally though I'd be surprised if you didn't notice an improvement but you may need to tweak some of the config on the new AP to get the best out of it.
You can, but it's not a great way of doing it. You may find a single AP downstairs does the job well enough. Is there no way you could run an ethernet cable upstairs?
Interesting. Without power to the location of my data cab at this time, the US-8 along with the two USW-Flex already in place could help remove the two remaining 'dumb' switches that are still in my network. The US-8 has one PoE out port but I only need it to power one AP at this time.
To be honest, if the new AP is where your current router is then I don’t think you’ll notice any better coverage. There are laws which limit how powerful the radios are and everything operates within them. Of course the dedicated AP has many more configuration options.
The main advantage of using a dedicated access point is you can place it centrally instead of where the internet comes into your house which is normally in one corner.
The unifi ‘disks’ are also directional, they are designed to be ceiling mounted and project their signal out in a ‘mushroom’ shape. Bad placement can mean worse coverage than a standard omnidirectional router/AP. Ubiquiti have a range of APs for different situations/placements.
You can mesh them wirelessly but the devices connected to the second node will only see half the speed as the other half is used to relay the data back to the main AP. The lite also has a 2x2 antenna which doesn’t have a huge max throughput, once you half it then it’s pretty slow. If you want to go down the mesh route I would recommend getting at least one AP with a 4x4 antenna.
As the above person said you probably don’t need more than 1 AP for a normal sized property IF it’s centrally located. Normally the best place to mount it is on the landing ceiling. You get network up there the easiest way is to run a cable externally from where your internet comes in to the attic.
You should also be aware that WiFi 6 access points are only weeks away and makes little sense to buy the older WiFi 5 kit if you are starting out now.
Ubiquiti is very much ‘prosumer’, if you want something easier then there are plenty of mesh kits available for about £300.
The Lite is here now. I ordered one last week and received it a couple of days ago. The LR is still on Pre-Order.
Now available
Thanks folks. I spoke to the local aerial engineer who did some work for us previously and he essentially said the same. I think I'll wait for the WiFi 6 APs to be readily available and get him to run an ethernet to the loft and mount one on the landing ceiling.