Engenius Vs Unifi

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dd1313

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Hi Guys

I see many installers are replacing Unifi with Engenius APs,are they any better ?

What other options do we have locally for ceiling and wall mount APs ?

A few of my friends that are doing Wifi for hotels have removed the Unifi's and replaced them with
the Engenius and have claimed better coverage.


Any thoughts ?

Thanks
DD
 
Really random question here as UniFi is the name of a few products produced by Ubiquiti. So there are a number of wireless products produced under the name UniFi. If you had to compare any specific device it may on paper be better or worse than a specific UniFi.

However that is not what UniFi is about hence the name and its deeper meaning. Basically before it was introduced there was Cisco and the controller alone was over R12k where Ubiquiti introduced the software controller for free (you have to pay for the hardware to run the software) The devices it controls are very well priced and perform exceptionally well but the power is in the controller.

Horses for courses in a way but even my house I run 3 UniFi AP's. If it was a single AP it would be a waste.

There are a number of ceiling mounted AP's now and many manufacturers have introduced free software controllers, or well priced hardware controllers. Ubiquiti may not be the best but they are by far the market leaders.
 
yogidabear said:
Really random question here as UniFi is the name of a few products produced by Ubiquiti. So there are a number of wireless products produced under the name UniFi. If you had to compare any specific device it may on paper be better or worse than a specific UniFi.

However that is not what UniFi is about hence the name and its deeper meaning. Basically before it was introduced there was Cisco and the controller alone was over R12k where Ubiquiti introduced the software controller for free (you have to pay for the hardware to run the software) The devices it controls are very well priced and perform exceptionally well but the power is in the controller.

Horses for courses in a way but even my house I run 3 UniFi AP's. If it was a single AP it would be a waste.

There are a number of ceiling mounted AP's now and many manufacturers have introduced free software controllers, or well priced hardware controllers. Ubiquiti may not be the best but they are by far the market leaders.
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What are these controllers you speak of? What do they do, and do we really need them. I know of a site without about 10 Engenius Ceiling mount APs, wired directly into the network, each setup with the same SSID and key, with the channel set to auto. Would a hardware/software controller help in such an environment?
 
Saajid said:
I know of a site without about 10 Engenius Ceiling mount APs, wired directly into the network, each setup with the same SSID and key, with the channel set to auto.
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What has the experience been like with these Engenius ?
 
I love Engenius, did couple of hi-end hotels and few corporate installs, cant go wrong.
You know whats the problem for me, it's a white lable product.
But hey, it works!
 
I have an engenius in my home and pretty stable. Comparable to unifi not sure but it works pretty well.
 
@dd1313 Sorry month later.. 3 in my house as 2 cover the interior and 1 the exterior of a 420 square house in a U shape. So 1 inside gives bad coverage to the other side.

@Saajid yes a controller would benefit you as it is aware of the other devices broadcasting and their frequency. So a controller can limit power output and better manage the auto frequency aspect. Not to mention the whole wireless setup is seamless and any changes like a security key are done in one place.

Lots of little things for example I use the hotspot function to give one hour free access to anybody running separate to my own network. It gets about 3 hits a day and you can see it is phones that connect and use for example 30 meg down and 4 meg up so somebody checking email. It is intended for my guests that visit but I get a lot of random connections which I do not mind.
 
yogidabear said:
Lots of little things for example I use the hotspot function to give one hour free access to anybody running separate to my own network. It gets about 3 hits a day and you can see it is phones that connect and use for example 30 meg down and 4 meg up so somebody checking email. It is intended for my guests that visit but I get a lot of random connections which I do not mind.
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Phishing via DNS I hope :whistle:
 
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