Recommendation for wall or ceiling mounted wifi access points

Bob24

I am renovating an apartment and I reckon I probably need 2 Wi-Fi access points to provide strong signal everywhere. Since I'm having fairly heavy work done anyway I'm thinking of using wall/ceiling mounted access points and bringing Ethernet wiring to them.

I saw Ubiquiti which seems to have pretty neat solutions with central management, but it seems a bit overkill for my small setup. Does anyone have any experience with there stuff?

Or any other recommendations for access points?

The high horse brigade

Bob24 wrote: »

I am renovating an apartment and I reckon I probably need 2 Wi-Fi access points to provide strong signal everywhere. Since I'm having family heavy work done anyway I'm thinking of using wall/ceiling mounted access points and bringing Ethernet wiring to them.

I saw Ubiquiti which seems to have pretty need solutions with central management, but it seems a bit overkill for my small setup. Does anyone have any experience with there stuff?

Or any other recommendations for access points?

Ubiquiti Networks UAP-AC-LITE WLAN Access Point https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B016K4GQVG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fO3TAb51XEC1X

You don't need to run the management software once they're set up. They're brilliant, don't even consider another brand tbh

Bob24

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Ubiquiti Networks UAP-AC-LITE WLAN Access Point https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B016K4GQVG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fO3TAb51XEC1X

You don't need to run the management software once they're set up. They're brilliant, don't even consider another brand tbh

Cheers.

What's the coverage like compared to your average mid/high end consumer Wi-FI router? Is it similar?

Also do I get it right that they are designed to provide best performance attached to the ceiling rather than wall mounted?

And last questions as I am a bit new to this kind of setup: will Wi-Fi devices seamlessly roam from one AP to the other to get the best signal when you move around the premises?

Lostphrophet

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Ubiquiti Networks UAP-AC-LITE WLAN Access Point https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B016K4GQVG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fO3TAb51XEC1X

You don't need to run the management software once they're set up. They're brilliant, don't even consider another brand tbh

I had a ubiquity installed glows green to show it works.as installer said. But how can you tell it actually is working. Installer said he set it up from his phone / laptop. And never gave me any disks or anything. Weird thing he said if problem the led would turn red. I turned off router its connected too and it never changed color . Its definitly wired to the router via a cat cable and powered up. Should it appear as a new or second wifi signal

Lostphrophet

Bob24 wrote: »

Cheers.

What's the coverage like compared to your average mid/high end consumer Wi-FI router? Is it similar?

Also do I get it right that they are designed to provide best performance attached to the ceiling rather than wall mounted?

And last questions as I am a bit new to this kind of setup: will Wi-Fi devices seamlessly roam from one AP to the other to get the best signal when you move around the premises?

My installer installed on ceiling landing he said the signal comes out all angles 360 degrees. Even up into attic direction above

The high horse brigade

Bob24 wrote: »

Cheers.

What's the coverage like compared to your average mid/high end consumer Wi-FI router? Is it similar?

Also do I get it right that they are designed to provide best performance attached to the ceiling rather than wall mounted?

And last questions as I am a bit new to this kind of setup: will Wi-Fi devices seamlessly roam from one AP to the other to get the best signal when you move around the premises?

They work better on the ceiling mounted centrally but you can also wall mount them. Roaming will depend on your devices, how old they are and how well the wireless driver they use handles roaming. Modern devices will be steered to 5ghz when the signal is strong enough.

The high horse brigade

Lostphrophet wrote: »

I had a ubiquity installed glows green to show it works.as installer said. But how can you tell it actually is working. Installer said he set it up from his phone / laptop. And never gave me any disks or anything. Weird thing he said if problem the led would turn red. I turned off router its connected too and it never changed color . Its definitly wired to the router via a cat cable and powered up. Should it appear as a new or second wifi signal

Glowing green just means it's getting power and is configured

Lostphrophet

Bob24 wrote: »

Cheers.

What's the coverage like compared to your average mid/high end consumer Wi-FI router? Is it similar?
I have virgin media hub 3 didnt notice massive difference in signal as signal was pretty good allready. I love the hub 3

Also do I get it right that they are designed to provide best performance attached to the ceiling rather than wall mounted?
Ceiling centrally located in house nice even spread of signal

And last questions as I am a bit new to this kind of setup: will Wi-Fi devices seamlessly roam from one AP to the other to get the best signal when you move around the premises?

Apparently so i dont see the ubiquity come up as a wifi signal to be honest im wondering is it actually sending signal as if it was fitted secretly without me knowing i wouldnt even know it was wired up lol