I built a pfSense machine. 10GbE and multiple VLANs.
pfsense looks great but what do you use for access points?
What router are you guys using?
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pfsense looks great but what do you use for access points?
opnsense router running on protectli connected to ubiquiti 48 port poe switch and wireless access points..
ARAMP1
Pulling my weight
I have 6 Unifi access points running off of a Unifi POE switch.
Of all of my network gear, Unifi is probably the one I'm the least impressed with. When I upgrade to the next generation, I'll be using something other than Ubiquiti.
What is wrong with Ubiquiti? I'm on the fence between Ubiquiti., pfsense and asus.
Asus looks to be the easy one for a newbe.
biggen
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I’d like to know as well. I’ve been using them for 8 years now and have no issue with their controller, APs, switches, or routers.
ARAMP1
Pulling my weight
I'll preface it with the fact that when they work, they work very well.
But, about once a year or so, I've had access points and the cloud key just randomly fall off and then it's a pain in the ass to provision...as in, it won't, or it's not just a simple re-provision and it's back working. Or, just other minor things. Hell, when I went to log in to take the picture of my setup for this thread, I logged into the cloud key and then went to log into the unifi dashboard and it didn't work. Stopping and starting unifi in the cloud key didn't work, but rebooting the cloud key did. Just little things like this, but it seems to happen a lot.
I'm fortunate enough to live in a very large, very nice house where I need multiple access points to cover the whole area. I added my last In-Wall AC Pro about a year ago to my living room where I had okay 2.4G coverage but poor 5G. I just recently received a message that the In-Wall AC Pros are EOL. Man, I get it...the next generation are on their way in. But, it seems like I just got these.
I've had no problem with my POE switch, I even bought it used on ebay. It was a little loud, so I swapped out the fans for Noctuas. If I had a complaint, it would be that the interface is probably a little more focused on being pretty than ease of use for setting up VLANs, etc. Just my opinion though and once I learned it, I've been okay with it. I'm not really a fan of how they look. I mounted it to the back side of my rack so it wouldn't be seen LOL. That's just personal opinion too.
To Ubiquiti's defense, I did have one access point just fall off and I couldn't re-provision. I messed with it for a couple hours...reset, factory reset, etc and it still didn't work. Ubiquiti sent me a brand new one...I had it in two days and used the box to sent back the old one. I always say that it's not if a product or service messes up, but how a company handles it and I couldn't ask any more from Ubiquiti or their support.
But, about once a year or so, I've had access points and the cloud key just randomly fall off and then it's a pain in the ass to provision...as in, it won't, or it's not just a simple re-provision and it's back working. Or, just other minor things. Hell, when I went to log in to take the picture of my setup for this thread, I logged into the cloud key and then went to log into the unifi dashboard and it didn't work. Stopping and starting unifi in the cloud key didn't work, but rebooting the cloud key did. Just little things like this, but it seems to happen a lot.
I'm fortunate enough to live in a very large, very nice house where I need multiple access points to cover the whole area. I added my last In-Wall AC Pro about a year ago to my living room where I had okay 2.4G coverage but poor 5G. I just recently received a message that the In-Wall AC Pros are EOL. Man, I get it...the next generation are on their way in. But, it seems like I just got these.
I've had no problem with my POE switch, I even bought it used on ebay. It was a little loud, so I swapped out the fans for Noctuas. If I had a complaint, it would be that the interface is probably a little more focused on being pretty than ease of use for setting up VLANs, etc. Just my opinion though and once I learned it, I've been okay with it. I'm not really a fan of how they look. I mounted it to the back side of my rack so it wouldn't be seen LOL. That's just personal opinion too.
To Ubiquiti's defense, I did have one access point just fall off and I couldn't re-provision. I messed with it for a couple hours...reset, factory reset, etc and it still didn't work. Ubiquiti sent me a brand new one...I had it in two days and used the box to sent back the old one. I always say that it's not if a product or service messes up, but how a company handles it and I couldn't ask any more from Ubiquiti or their support.
reflection
Getting comfortable
reflection
Getting comfortable
I use Cisco enterprise APs connected to a Cisco enterprise switch (WS-C3650-48PD).
looney2ns
IPCT Contributor
UniFi equipment here. Very reliable. Did have one problem with the USG - would randomly drop off. Turned out it was the power supply. Swapped it out for a 2 amp power supply and no problems since.
We use the Remote User VPN to tunnel from our iPhones to our home network. We have a registered domain name so use it instead of a WAN IP.
We use the Remote User VPN to tunnel from our iPhones to our home network. We have a registered domain name so use it instead of a WAN IP.
Thanks, SY. Can you explain this? How does your camera traffic bypass the router?
Pfsense firewall+router running on my homelab ESXi server. Wireless access point is a mesh system with one RT-2600AC as master and 3 MR-2200ac as slaves (1 wired backhaul, 2 wireless backhaul).
Since covid, my internal backbone is 10Gbe (Buffalo BS-MP2008 switch).
Since covid, my internal backbone is 10Gbe (Buffalo BS-MP2008 switch).
bigredfish
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I recently got into unifi. Have a USG4pro, 16 port and 8 port Poe switch and some nanahd and aclite APs. I also have a couple of Nanobeam ptp going to my parents house about 1/4mile away with unifi switch and APs there also.
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