Can existing wireless router work with commercial access points?

[Jrallen81]

Hi all,

What a cool site, so glad for the support y'all provide.

I have a nighthawk 1900 AC router, but am moving to a new home with two floors. If I want to use ubiquiti APs, can I use my existing router's wireless functionality? Or do I have to turn it off and potentially buy a second access point?

thank you!

 

[stevech]

Both the nighthawk and ubiquiti have a WiFi signal that conforms to IEEE 802.11 standards.
So yes, you can use both concurrently. Suggest put each on a different channel, and in 2.4GHz this means channels 1, 6 or 11, e.g., one on channel 1, one on channel 11.

You can use the same WPA key for both.
You can optionally give each one an SSID whose name implies location in the house, so users can manually choose as if often the case.

 

[thiggins]

Yes. This article should help explain things.

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/basi...best-way-to-get-whole-house-wireless-coverage

 

[sfx2000]

Hi all,

What a cool site, so glad for the support y'all provide.

I have a nighthawk 1900 AC router, but am moving to a new home with two floors. If I want to use ubiquiti APs, can I use my existing router's wireless functionality? Or do I have to turn it off and potentially buy a second access point?

thank you!

You can do whatever you want - but if you're investing in a couple of dedicated AP's, I'd recommend to use the Nighthawk as a router and turn off the wireless...