BreakingDad
Very Senior Member
Hi All,
I've been away a while but here I am back with the big one
Hope you are all doing well out there?
Wondering if some of you clever folk @Tech9 @ColinTaylor @SomeWhereOverTheRainBow @thiggins etc could assist with a project I am involved in. Please note I am a tech hobby guy and not a professional in this field, my trade is logistics, hence why I am asking so many questions.
My place of work is moving to a new site in the next year or so and with that we would like to set up a stable strong Wi-Fi system. We would also like to DIY it to save money, but don't mind spending on decent equipment to do it right and do it once.
We are interested in using Ubiquiti equipment and have come up with two possible plans so far Wi-Fi Plan 0 and Wi-Fi Plan 3 (attached) (no idea why they are 0 and 3 but let's go with it)
We would like the latest generation of Wi-Fi.
Plan 0 has 17 qty https://uk.store.ui.com/uk/en/products/e7-campus e7 Campus access points/repeaters. I believe these access points cover 465 m2 and therefore would cover the green circles on the picture which are the buildings we want to have Wi-Fi.
We were initially thinking about having a "mesh" system, however I have since been reading that 17 points is far to many for a mesh system and this would put a lot of strain on the first points in the loop Can someone confirm this? However I have also learnt that these unifi points can work as both mesh and/or access points. I am told that access points may be better for our purposes? Would this be ok for best coverage ?
The M numbers on the map are "Mesh" or "Access Points" (I think this is a case of configuration as to which is used).
The S number is a Network Switch.
The R is the incoming BT fibre open reach box (router)
Wi-Fi Plan 3 (The second plan) is essentially the same, however on this one we have added 3 x https://ui.com/wifi/bridging/building-bridge (Building Bridges).
These are numbered B1 B2 and B3 (both ends) and this system would have only 14 Access Points (or mesh points (e7 Campus))
Where possible we will use PoE for power, however most of the points will be wired with POE injectors , please could you also advise which ones we should use for this to power the access points?
We have several questions on top of all this !
1) Which system is faster?
2) Which system is more reliable?
3) Will it all work through breeze block / cavity walls
4) Are Ubiquiti Access Points inter switchable to Mesh Points?
5) Have we over estimated the amount of access points, bearing in mind this is a huge site and we have calculated the range based on the advised square metre coverage?
6) Which Network Switches for this system should we be looking at?
7) Would we be able to set a guest network on this system, or would this come from the BT router? (would we indeed need a better router?)
8) Is there a better way of doing this?
For now I will leave it there and let the conversation commence.
Thank you all in advanced for your help, it will be really appreciated.
I look forward to reading up over the next few days.
I've been away a while but here I am back with the big one
Hope you are all doing well out there?Wondering if some of you clever folk @Tech9 @ColinTaylor @SomeWhereOverTheRainBow @thiggins etc could assist with a project I am involved in. Please note I am a tech hobby guy and not a professional in this field, my trade is logistics, hence why I am asking so many questions.
My place of work is moving to a new site in the next year or so and with that we would like to set up a stable strong Wi-Fi system. We would also like to DIY it to save money, but don't mind spending on decent equipment to do it right and do it once.
We are interested in using Ubiquiti equipment and have come up with two possible plans so far Wi-Fi Plan 0 and Wi-Fi Plan 3 (attached) (no idea why they are 0 and 3 but let's go with it)
We would like the latest generation of Wi-Fi.
Plan 0 has 17 qty https://uk.store.ui.com/uk/en/products/e7-campus e7 Campus access points/repeaters. I believe these access points cover 465 m2 and therefore would cover the green circles on the picture which are the buildings we want to have Wi-Fi.
We were initially thinking about having a "mesh" system, however I have since been reading that 17 points is far to many for a mesh system and this would put a lot of strain on the first points in the loop Can someone confirm this? However I have also learnt that these unifi points can work as both mesh and/or access points. I am told that access points may be better for our purposes? Would this be ok for best coverage ?
The M numbers on the map are "Mesh" or "Access Points" (I think this is a case of configuration as to which is used).
The S number is a Network Switch.
The R is the incoming BT fibre open reach box (router)
Wi-Fi Plan 3 (The second plan) is essentially the same, however on this one we have added 3 x https://ui.com/wifi/bridging/building-bridge (Building Bridges).
These are numbered B1 B2 and B3 (both ends) and this system would have only 14 Access Points (or mesh points (e7 Campus))
Where possible we will use PoE for power, however most of the points will be wired with POE injectors , please could you also advise which ones we should use for this to power the access points?
We have several questions on top of all this !
1) Which system is faster?
2) Which system is more reliable?
3) Will it all work through breeze block / cavity walls
4) Are Ubiquiti Access Points inter switchable to Mesh Points?
5) Have we over estimated the amount of access points, bearing in mind this is a huge site and we have calculated the range based on the advised square metre coverage?
6) Which Network Switches for this system should we be looking at?
7) Would we be able to set a guest network on this system, or would this come from the BT router? (would we indeed need a better router?)
8) Is there a better way of doing this?
For now I will leave it there and let the conversation commence.
Thank you all in advanced for your help, it will be really appreciated.
I look forward to reading up over the next few days.
