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    Finally Sick of UBNT. Need AP -Without- Corp. Network

    Remember, this whole thread is about I want -away- from corp cloud.
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    Finally Sick of UBNT. Need AP -Without- Corp. Network

    I can't find ATF (and don't know what that is) but it does have a firewall which the WAP didn't, VLAN, QoS in Bronze thru Platinum, etc. The interface is kind of cartoonish compared with the WAP. On this one I didn't take it apart for pictures as I was exasperated at this point and just got it...
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    Finally Sick of UBNT. Need AP -Without- Corp. Network

    Thanks for your help Trip. I've also gotta say that I've been through RPi 3B, 3B+, Tinkerboard, and Arduino Yun and hated them all (except Yun). But this ODroid N2+ is dazzling. Hella fast and absolutely no glitches, running their Ubongo Mate. This is going to be running security cameras on...
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    Finally Sick of UBNT. Need AP -Without- Corp. Network

    Yep I gotta say, the CBW240AC is a clanging success. A bit weird to set up but not a single glitch or problem. Sent back the WAP for a refund. The 240AC is my device. It's built alot cheaper than the WAP but the signal is better and it is always there. I still do not have wifi calling for...
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    Finally Sick of UBNT. Need AP -Without- Corp. Network

    As it happens, this came out today: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-53591704/amazon-boss-jeff-bezos-rejects-claims-company-acted-like-a-drug-dealer On the WAP581 when I open my laptop in the morning I have hardly any throughput. Turn off the laptop NIC and back on again and then it's Ok...
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    Finally Sick of UBNT. Need AP -Without- Corp. Network

    I never never buy from Amazon because they treat their workers like peasants. I have never worked there but I am in their home town. Amazon epitomizes the commoditization of people; it is the new feudalism, and Prime customers (like my son) are enablers. Trip you've helped here alot, but if...
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    Finally Sick of UBNT. Need AP -Without- Corp. Network

    So I bought the WAP581 but as soon as I started setting it up had all kinds of problems. Wifi would come and go, sometimes twice in a row. And after a couple hours I lost both 2.4GHz and 5GHz. So I returned it to Newegg for exchange. NINE DAYS just to get from me to the seller, and halfway...
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    Finally Sick of UBNT. Need AP -Without- Corp. Network

    The APs on each floor will connect by wire to what I hope will be a combined PoE/switch/firewall appliance in the equipment room. Into its WAN port will go the ethernet directly from the fiber ONT. About as simple as it can be. The HVAC/DHW system also will be radically different than...
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    Finally Sick of UBNT. Need AP -Without- Corp. Network

    My support model is me, myself, and I. I've thoroughly gone through Cisco's Aironet and Catalyst lines, and they just ain't worth $500, especially 3 per house. My buyers aren't going to pay attention to it as long as it just works. If one dies they'll just get another one, or try to contact...
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    Finally Sick of UBNT. Need AP -Without- Corp. Network

    Hmm. I need this thing to work. And for my homebuyers I've gotta be cautious. It costs but I guess it'll be the discontinued Cisco WAP581. Appears to have an internal controller, and they only imply that it can handle slave APs ("Designed to scale smoothly as your organization grows, the...
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    Finally Sick of UBNT. Need AP -Without- Corp. Network

    Thanks Trip, not your fault. You've done nothing but give high-grade advice. So the Aruba AP-555 is confirmed to have an internal controller and wifi6, but $820? Nah, not for this. The Cisco WAP581 has way too much sales talk, and is not wifi6 (like the Grandstream) but has similar features...
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    Finally Sick of UBNT. Need AP -Without- Corp. Network

    Update: Agh, nothing from Support in 5 days. it drops out every 5 minutes or so for about 15 seconds. The new one I ordered from CompSource for some reason took 7 full days to arrive all the way from from Mira Loma, CA. And what did I find in the box? A cheap plastic stand for a microphone...
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    Finally Sick of UBNT. Need AP -Without- Corp. Network

    Hmm, on the GWN7630 I find that when creating a new SSID... it just never comes on. I tried making an SSID for 2.4GHz and another for 5GHz, and neither one comes up. But the (default? existing?) SSID with the grayed-out trashcan works on 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and dual. I don't want my 5GHz...
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    USB-toWiFi Adapter for Scanner?

    meh, you can't do me any harm. I am a monster.
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    USB-toWiFi Adapter for Scanner?

    lol, a guy on my staff says one day I'm going to get beaten up for airing my unvarnished opinions... But I'm 66yo, and it's about time, ain't it?
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    USB-toWiFi Adapter for Scanner?

    After much research and agonizing over scanners, I've decided on the Epson Perfection V370. Why? Because it is the ONLY scanner with the lid hinge long-ways. And the lid opens 180*. And it has quite a good resolution. Considered the mobile scanners, and the sheet-feed scanners, but need a...
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    USB-toWiFi Adapter for Scanner?

    I'm a cheapskate and am looking for high-grade scanners on Craigslist and OfferUp. Found a nice Epson Perfection V600 for $150. I've offered her $80 but no response, lol. May have to bite the bullet. I've decided that I have an old RPi B with busted ethernet which I can repurpose as a...
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    USB-toWiFi Adapter for Scanner?

    Agh, but I'm not willing to compromise on the scanner. Now looking at the Epson Perfection V600. It is seeming as though scanning protocol is not compatible with ethernet directy. Looks like I have two choices for a remote scanner: - Add a nanocomputer to run SANE as yet another machine in my...
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    USB-toWiFi Adapter for Scanner?

    Ya, probably not possible. I've been liking the Canons, but my theory is that any combo always compromises both functions, and there's more to go wrong. Good to know that at least some don't require infernal WPS. The Canon LiDE is nice and compact, but only one USB port for both power and...
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    USB-toWiFi Adapter for Scanner?

    That was suggested in another thread, but ideally I'd like to avoid running yet another wire from my switch, if possible.
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