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    ubiquiti and my speakers

    The PowerAP-N's wireless signal is easily adjustable, using a slider on the router's Wireless page. Just go to address 192.168.1.1 in your browser's address bar, type your (or the Ubiquiti factory's) user name and password settings and go to the Wireless tab. If the slider is all the way to...
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    Got a big property to cover? Try this! (Ubiquiti PowerAP-N mini review)

    That sure looks like the Ubiquiti PowerAP-N, at a little higher price. I don't know why Ubiquiti is discontinuing production of the PowerAP-N, as it has only been on the market for one year. My unit continues to have excellent range and reliability. I just bought two more PowerAP-N...
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    Power AP-N Poor Throughput?

    I don't have any throughput problems with my setup. From pingtest.net, I consistently receive the following results from my 6 month old PowerAP-N: Packet Loss 0% Ping 34 msec Jitter 2 msec Grade A From speedtest.net, I consistently receive the following results: Ping 21...
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    Got a big property to cover? Try this! (Ubiquiti PowerAP-N mini review)

    NJWeb, Sorry for the late reply, I have been dealing with some re-possessed real estate woes (be careful who you lend to...) Sorry I can't help you on the firewall hardware configuration for the PowerAP-N. I am relying on my built-in Apple software setup, which is less secure than also...
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    Airlive N.Power versus Ubiquiti Power AP N

    Exterior Range/Throughput Questions Cadu, I am guessing you are using the PowerAP-N as a wireless repeater bridge, with the device mounted outside inside some type of weather-protected enclosure. Is that correct? What kind of ranges and sustained throughputs are you achieving with your...
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    Cisco Linksys E4200 Maximum Performance Wireless-N Router Reviewed

    My experiences with the E4200 in the G band were about the same as those reported by Rhombus, with periodic packet loss, periodic slow throughput and frequent required reboot problems. I think this router had difficulties with interference by neighboring 2.4GHz networks in my neighborhood...
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    Fast, stable wireless on 2.4GHz

    Most any 2.4 GHz wireless router (including the Cisco E4200) should be able to handle those distances, depending on the number of walls and floors involved and the type of construction material in those walls and floors. As I write this, my Ubiguiti PowerAP-N router is giving me a steady...
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    Fast, stable wireless on 2.4GHz

    Some questions for Gru Gru, What are the distances involved between your wireless router location and your clients? How many floors are you trying to cover? What is the approximate square footage of coverage that you need on each floor? I replaced an E4200 with a Ubiquiti PowerAP-N due...
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    Got a big property to cover? Try this! (Ubiquiti PowerAP-N mini review)

    E4200 vs PowerAP-N Effective Range Long term PowerAP-N range on 2.4GHz with 4-5 Mbps connectivity to my PC and Mac clients is 2-3 times the demonstrated range of my January 2011 build E4200. I just sold the "retired" E4200 on CraigsList today, too and will probably pick up a spare...
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    Got a big property to cover? Try this! (Ubiquiti PowerAP-N mini review)

    Longer Term Reliability Report on PowerAP-N My Ubiquiti PowerAP-N wireless 2.4 GHz router continues to work like a champ! In almost 2 months of operations with the same 6 wireless and 1 wired clients (see my 6/18/11 post for a description of these clients), I have only rebooted the PowerAP-N...
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    Need advice for a large property solution

    We need more information on your situation: How big is the property (in square feet)? If a multifloor property, how many square feet on each floor? What are the longest distances for the wireless signal to travel? How many walls and floors must the wireless signal penetrate? What is the...
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    Upgrading to three stream wireless network

    My experience with the E4200 router on 5GHz was very poor. When the 5GHz RF band was enabled, my E4200 gradually lost range over time on the 2.4GHz band and had to be rebooted to recover anything approaching its original range on that RF band. I suspect an internal component heating problem...
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    new router or repeater

    The Ubiquiti PowerAP-N has been working great for me and has completely replaced my much less reliable, slower (on wireless) and much lower range E4200 on my large property. Take a look here for more details: http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=5312 You can also look at a...
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    Best Wi-Fi repeater ( extender ) ?

    Akella, What kind of distances are you needing to cover with your wireless device? Do you have obstructions (walls, floors, trees, etc.) between your wireless source and your wireless clients? How many wireless clients do you have to service? As Stevech points out, you will probably have...
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    Got a big property to cover? Try this! (Ubiquiti PowerAP-N mini review)

    Good idea to test and report on! However, while www.speedtest.net provides a nice and very granular graphic of throughput vs time for its download test, it does not provide any such graphic display for its upload test. My DSL service is spec'ed at .5Mbps upload and 6.0Mbps download. The...
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    Got a big property to cover? Try this! (Ubiquiti PowerAP-N mini review)

    With respect to trying ping and throughput tests on channels 1, 6, and 11, I've already tried that with my E4200, with similar varying results. I also tried the same tests at 0300-0400 in the morning, in order to help eliminate the possibility of neighborhood Netflix and Vudu downloads, as well...
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    Got a big property to cover? Try this! (Ubiquiti PowerAP-N mini review)

    Back when I was using the E4200, highly variable pingtest results were one of the reasons that I decided to replace it with the PowerAP-N. Here is this morning's pingtest result to my PowerAP-N: --- 192.168.2.1 ping statistics --- 3189 packets transmitted, 3158 packets received, 0% packet...
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    Got a big property to cover? Try this! (Ubiquiti PowerAP-N mini review)

    I was simply comparing apples to apples with regard to client devices and router wireless performance, let's not confuse the issue by commenting on theoretically reduced ranges with smaller WIFI devices, like WIFI capable cell phones. My observations were intended to characterize the...
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    Need help setting up network

    Nycky, The PowerAP N has a number of tools built into it, including the Airview utility and another tool called Site Survey. Site Survey does a quick scan of all the neighboring wireless networks and gives you a well thought out summary with the following headings: MAC Address; SSID...
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    Need help setting up network

    Yes, I would think you won't see performance approaching 100Mbps when you are operating over any wireless link with any brand of wireless router. The PowerAP N might limit your top end performance on wired links, but I doubt it will be a limiting factor on wireless links. I would suggest just...
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