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Thanks for all of your help - really appreciate it. And you too Grub!

Cool that helps. I don’t think 2.5GbE matters to me and won’t for quite a while. I could do 4 U6+ (cheaper than U7-Lite) and then use the USW-Ultra-210 which is cheaper than buying the Flex 2.5 w/ adapter and that leaves me room to add the other two APs in the basement if necessary. It’s a shame...

I don’t really understand how to read the graphs on the Ubiquiti site. Good point about just running the wires to a box with a cover! Thanks man. I have to pick spots on Tuesday so I think regardless I will run wire to all the spots indicated on the second layout so that if I need all the APs...

No, they are on the upper in the laundry room :)

Is there a difference between the Ultra and the Flex 2.5 PoE that is meaningful from a network features perspective? The powering difference options and the SFP doesn't really mean much to me - at least I don't think. Unless that would make a difference in terms of the connection between the...

Hey Grub, Thanks - that's great. We are going to run CAT6 to all TV locations and APs. To be honest, I don't think I will even bother with hard-wiring TVs as that just means I need a bigger switch, or more smaller switches, and wifi has always been fine for us for TVs. I like the idea of...

Hey Tech thanks. From what I’m seeing, the UB Flex 2.5 PoE does not come with the power adaptor. That would add another $119 to buy the DC. I could also user injectors but would need 2 switches with 2 injectors to power the 6 APs from what I can tell. Regarding APs, I may have misunderstood...

Ok so I've been doing a lot of reading. I'm almost convinced to go the Omada route. UB seems way overpriced and I'm not seeing the value proposition. Any have any experience with Omada that they can contribute? I would probably be looking at 6xEAP650 (realized I really don't care about 2.5Gb and...

Man I just realized the switch doesn’t come with a power adaptor. Am I missing something? Is there a way to use it without the power adaptor?

Seems like my plan is reasonable based on your feedback. I really appreciate everyone taking the time to respond. Let's hope this stuff goes on sale for Prime Day!!!!! Now to talk switching. I will have 6 APs so I don't think the Flex 2.5G PoE will work on it's own. I'm not seeing any Layer 2...

I like the U7-Lite idea and did a re-plan based on that (see below with 2.4GHz/5Ghz). I'm not in need of 2Gbps in any specific way so I'm cool if I can't hit that benchmark. The usage of the VPN side would be for camera access and some file access but nothing major, just documents etc. if ever...

Thanks for the responses so far. I will do some added research. I want all the APs to be ceiling mounted and I will use PoE to connect them all so ideally I get the plan sorted out without the need to add down the road. I suppose more APs is the best bet to ensure that happens and I wasn't too...

Thanks for the reply Tech9. The basement is about 750sqft, the main floor 1004sqft, and the upper is 1303sqft. All interior walls are 2x4 stud with drywall, save for the stairway which I believe is 2x6. In the planning tool, I drew the interior walls as Drywall. Should I also draw a Wood wall...

Hey everyone, I'm building a new home and thinking about networking. I've been playing around with the Ubiquiti planning tool and wondering if anyone has any good experience with the tool and the brand. Ultimately, my goal is to have efficient coverage to cost ratios. I don't really care about...