[AusNOG] Wireless Access Point recommendations

[Andrew Jones]

Their controller software can be run on their NVR appliances, which are 
a few hundred dollars, and run debian, IIRC.
The controller software also doesn't need to be local, and the APs can 
continue operating without access to the controller, although some 
functions, such as captive portals will cease to work while the 
controller's unreachable.

I quite like the Ubiquiti gear, although the controller and radios 
certainly don't have the same number of features and level of control as 
some of the more established players.


On 08.08.2014 11:14, Paul Gear wrote:
> On 08/08/14 11:07, Khan McDonald wrote:
>
>> UniFi is a choice if you are on a budget and do not need to span a 
>> large area. Coverage on these things is limited so best to overlap the 
>> coverage areas. Another downside is having to run the management 
>> software on a server somewhere rather than having a dedicated device 
>> like Motorola’s RFS, Ruckus, Meru.
>
>  Personally, I think that's a huge advantage.  If your infrastructure
> is virtualised, dedicated device == SPoF, whereas management servers
> can be DRed with all your other VMs.
>
>  Paul
>
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