Help selecting APs.

[NHgranite]

Hello,

I'm quoting a job that requires approx 5-7 AP's. Can anyone provide pros/cons and any user feedback on the following APs?

- Luxul XAP-1500
- Ruckus AP 7372
- Aruba AP-225
- Cisco Aironet 3700
- Ubiquiti UniFi AP Pro

Background: I'm not an IT specialist, but I will be vetting out the various contractors who will be installing the product. Performance & stability is the main goal in the build; price is second. Will be installed in two large residential buildings (with cat6 throughout) constructed of concrete & re-bar.

Your input is appreciated!

Thank you.

 

[stevech]

Hello,

I'm quoting a job that requires approx 5-7 AP's. Can anyone provide pros/cons and any user feedback on the following APs?

- Luxul XAP-1500
- Ruckus AP 7372
- Aruba AP-225
- Cisco Aironet 3700
- Ubiquiti UniFi AP Pro

Background: I'm not an IT specialist, but I will be vetting out the various contractors who will be installing the product. Performance & stability is the main goal in the build; price is second. Will be installed in two large residential buildings (with cat6 throughout) constructed of concrete & re-bar.

Your input is appreciated!

Thank you.

Hire a pro. It may be that Grade Of service and anti-bandwidth hogging and quantities of subscribers says you should have an engineered controller based solution. If, so, that's Aruba or Cisco. APs alone are just part of the problem.

 

[NHgranite]

Thanks for the reply SteveCH.

I am hiring a pro. The background for posting the question is to get some feedback from the forum members so that the collective wisdom will help me better converse with the contractor.

 

[sfx2000]

Hello,

I'm quoting a job that requires approx 5-7 AP's. Can anyone provide pros/cons and any user feedback on the following APs?

Lot of it depends on whether you're a Cisco shop or not... if yes, then it's a fairly simple decision - if costly, but integration with their management platforms is first rate.

I tend to like the Ruckus AP's in non-Cisco environments, but Aruba is a solid performer as well...

sfx