Unifi solution for home with concrete roof and no ceiling void

[Azimuth]

One last item. Do not under any circumstances drill through the slab and compromise the waterproofing! That will be a real disaster.
Look for a neat way to disguise surface mounted cables that looks like a decorative feature and not just trunking.

Is there tolerance/budget for suspended ceilings below the concrete? At least there will be power and the lighting can just be redone. Might be a solid long-term option.

 

[Muttley]

My suggestion as well for the exact same problem a while ago.

Plus you get wifi coverage outside as well.

NanoStation Loco M2 mounted outside, pointing at the house. Weird solution, but works well. The M5 will probably also work well.

Any idea what the penetration using one of these would be like?
I would stick to 2.4GHz

 

[bdt]

Per a recent Miro mailshot on the Amplifi, well, system really - that wired backhaul between the routers solves one of the biggest shortcomings they had.

Moar on official channel.

 

[Muttley]

My suggestion as well for the exact same problem a while ago.

Plus you get wifi coverage outside as well.

NanoStation Loco M2 mounted outside, pointing at the house. Weird solution, but works well. The M5 will probably also work well.

Per a recent Miro mailshot on the Amplifi, well, system really - that wired backhaul between the routers solves one of the biggest shortcomings they had.

Moar on official channel.

Thanks for this.

I think these are quite pricey (from scoop.co.za - R7120 incl) - IMO it would make more sense to put an AP AC Lite/LR in a few rooms

 

[bdt]

Oh they're pricey all right, but then they do (purport to) offer other advantages to compel you to buy in. Thing with discrete APs is feeding back to a (preferably!) PoE switch, which itself can get entertainingly expensive. Which raises questions of how distributed is your area to be catered for, and what routing can you get away with, budget - the usual fun things. Also, per that mailshot why not avail yourself of the coverage simulator?

 

[bdt]

Unless I'm badly mistaken, it looks like you can buy only the actual routers, and then give them wireless backhaul between them; yes it's on the expensive side but (maybe) better than also getting those fugly mesh points that you may not want?

 

[SauRoNZA]

Not keen on mesh setups... but thanks


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Why on earth not?

 

[bdt]

(multi) hop throughput cost, lack of speed (further) down the line because of not getting good enough signal between nodes?

 

[Slootvreter]

Thanks for this.

I think these are quite pricey (from scoop.co.za - R7120 incl) - IMO it would make more sense to put an AP AC Lite/LR in a few rooms

NanoStation Loco is about R600/700

 

[Muttley]

NanoStation Loco is about R600/700

I saw that thanks..

Never configured one of these so not sure what the penetration/setup will be like.

 

[Muttley]

Oh they're pricey all right, but then they do (purport to) offer other advantages to compel you to buy in. Thing with discrete APs is feeding back to a (preferably!) PoE switch, which itself can get entertainingly expensive. Which raises questions of how distributed is your area to be catered for, and what routing can you get away with, budget - the usual fun things. Also, per that mailshot why not avail yourself of the coverage simulator?

Thanks - will have a look at the simulator.

I'll apply this when I do a proper site visit in 2 weeks time.

 

[bdt]

Never configured one of these so not sure what the penetration/setup will be like.

NanoStation locoM datasheet (pdf link); Smith chart coverage on page 5. Takeaway - 3dB rolloff at 30deg either side of where you aim them; they're ...kind of directional.

 

[Muttley]

NanoStation locoM datasheet (pdf link); Smith chart coverage on page 5. Takeaway - 3dB rolloff at 30deg either side of where you aim them; they're ...kind of directional.

That's great - thanks for sharing

 

[Slootvreter]

NanoStation locoM datasheet (pdf link); Smith chart coverage on page 5. Takeaway - 3dB rolloff at 30deg either side of where you aim them; they're ...kind of directional.

Ja, they're multipoint base stations. Pretty powerful little things. Mounted one on the outside of my friend's house facing the house so he could have coverage on both floors.

 

[bdt]

Ja, they're multipoint base stations. Pretty powerful little things. Mounted one on the outside of my friend's house facing the house so he could have coverage on both floors.

I know them well, and for their intended use-case they rock (the whole !@#^%$! Ubiquiti 24V "PoE" kark aside at any rate); not convinced that this would be within that use-case though.