I'm interested in going beyond my current AirPort Extreme setup and investing in a more consistent and capable platform. After a lot of research, the Ubiquiti products look like a great match, but I wanted to get a second set of eyes on my project before committing.
Current Setup
Current Setup
- 2xAirport Extreme AC in Access Point Mode
- 1xAT&T Wireless Gateway (Routing Only)
- Netgear 16-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Switch
- 3 Floors- Floor 1: 1,550 sqft
- Floor 2: 1,500 sqft
- Basement: 1,437 sqft - Cat6 run throughout the house, terminated in the basement
- Excellent 5GHz Signal throughout all three floors for client devices (2xMacBook Pro w/AC, Surface Pro 3, 2xiPhone 6 Plus, 2xiPad Air 2)
- Excellent 2.4GHz Signal throughput all three floors for connected devices (Nest, Rachio Iro, Printers, etc)
- Maximum hard wired gigabit connection speed for client devices (Mac Pro, Home Theater Equipment, Sonos, etc)
- Potential for bonding two Gigabit Internet connections (AT&T GigaPower and Google Fiber) and load balancing across them
- Unable to maintain a solid 5GHz signal throughout the house
- Large drops in performance when not within 25' of router
- Lack of insight into connected clients
- No QoS or connection load balancing options
- EdgeRouter Lite
- Unifi Managed POE 24-Port Switch (250W)
- UAP-AC AP 3 Pack
- AT&T Gateway to EdgeRouter
- EdgeRouter to Unifi Switch
- One AP installed per floor in the ceiling