[GTALUG] Help with choosing a WiFi router

[Jamon Camisso]

On 3/30/19 11:10 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
> Some folks like Ubiquiti and claim it is a notch above consumer
> equipment.

I'm one of them. My first exposure to it was working remotely on our APs 
in the London UK office.

I've now redone my home internet to 2 load balanced 1.5mbit connections 
with an Edgerouter-X. The router handles 2 separate PPPoE accounts and 
balances across them. Then it runs a Unifi AP Lite unit over PoE. I have 
another AP Lite meshed with the first to extend the range.

So I have a single virtual access point everywhere in the house and 
around my property that automatically hands off between APs, and also 
switches clients from/to 2.4/5GHz frequencies depending on spectrum use, 
requirements, proximity to the APs etc. Any device sees a single access 
point, despite there being 4 separate radios at work.

I have never been happy with my home wifi/internet until setting it up 
like this with their equipment.

The second AP Lite is overkill. You can have an ER-X and single AP Lite 
for ~$225 shipped with tax if you shop around. Much of the consumer 1750 
or 1900 spec stuff costs as much and doesn't get firmware updates for 
more than a year or two, and doesn't let you configure a fraction of 
what you can with the Ubiquiti kit.

Highly recommend!