Ubiquiti (opinions?)

[Mixolydian]

I've been looking at some of their products, specifically the EdgeRouter ER-8. Their wireless access points also look interesting. I'm wondering what kind of experiences you guys have had with Ubiquiti and if their products live up to the hype.

Thanks!

 

[arch113]

I have the Unify AP AC, best AP i have owned so far.
https://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-ap-ac/

 

[Viper GTS]

The access points are excellent. I bought two UAP-PRO for the house I'm in, with the intent to do one per floor. Only ended up needing one and it covers both my floors plus the one below me. Sold the second one to a coworker who similarly covered his entire house with one AP.

Both of us have had zero issues, they just work.

Viper GTS

 

[SunnyD]

I have a UniFi AP at home. It's decent, though I'm not fond of their controller software. Don't get me wrong, it does its job quite well... when it works. It's not as intuitive as it should be and there are some quirks with it though, and the AP occasionally loses sync with it and can be a pain in the butt about getting connected back to it.

 

[Viper GTS]

I have a UniFi AP at home. It's decent, though I'm not fond of their controller software. Don't get me wrong, it does its job quite well... when it works. It's not as intuitive as it should be and there are some quirks with it though, and the AP occasionally loses sync with it and can be a pain in the butt about getting connected back to it.

The controller software can be a pain at times, but the APs run just fine without the controller. I've had my controller VM shut down for weeks at a time with no issues.

Viper GTS

 

[arch113]

I use the following to control mine via VM

https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/UniFi-controller-vmware-appliance-3-2-8/td-p/587395

 

[kevnich2]

Ubiquiti - total winner in my book. I've installed over 50 unifi AP's in the past few years and have yet to have any issues with any of them. I've also used other products as well and all work like they should. I actually use a cloud based controller in AWS for my unifi installations. Cost is negligible and works great.

 

[Mushkins]

I have a UniFi AP at home. It's decent, though I'm not fond of their controller software. Don't get me wrong, it does its job quite well... when it works. It's not as intuitive as it should be and there are some quirks with it though, and the AP occasionally loses sync with it and can be a pain in the butt about getting connected back to it.

I'd have to say the same, I bought into the UniFi AP's for our offices and I regret it. The controller software is a mess, and requires Java and Flash to work properly. I've also had two out of 10 APs fail within the span of a year, out of warranty of course.

When they work, they work ok, but you're definitely getting what you pay for. I honestly don't know why the tech community has such a hardon for them.

 

[kevnich2]

I'd have to say the same, I bought into the UniFi AP's for our offices and I regret it. The controller software is a mess, and requires Java and Flash to work properly. I've also had two out of 10 APs fail within the span of a year, out of warranty of course.

When they work, they work ok, but you're definitely getting what you pay for. I honestly don't know why the tech community has such a hardon for them.

My experience is the opposite, I haven't had any of those issues. My controller runs on linux platform and one installation now has almost 30 access points that have been installed throughout the last 3 years. I haven't had issues with ANY of them. Also, the latest v4.5? controller is entirely HTML5 built so no java or flash anymore.

 

[ccbadd]

I'm running an Edgerouter Lite at home and once I got it setup as I wanted I have only had to touch it once and that was to update the firmware. It just works and now my old Asus routers (AC66 and AC68) are simply APs.

 

[Mixolydian]

Ordered the EdgeRouter yesterday.