I was thinking of upgrading from my 2.4 AP to a dual band one. Got any recommendations?
I don’t really have many demands that I can think of.
It would be nice it it supports DD-WRT.
Don’t need more than 1 LAN port as I have a switch, but if there’s more no biggie.
I run mine in client mode and only have 3 devices hooked up to it. So what I need is an access point that can connect to an existing wireless network and distribute it over ethernet, not the other way around.
Is it perhaps possible to use a regular router to connect as a client? Would I have to run it in bridged mode if so? I prefer to not be bridged.
I just need an AP but I want one with a DHCP server and as far as I can tell Ubiquiti doesn’t include that.
The reason why I don’t want a bridged client is that the router I’m connecting to(which is my landlord’s router) for some reason changes your ip like every 2 days.
So by running my own DHCP server like my TP-Link TL-WA901ND does, my ip stays static and I don’t have to update the ip settings on my Kodi app whenever I want to stream movies to my tv.
We don’t have the Cap ac here, and the Audience is really expensive.
The Extreme is the price of a new TV
Quite the opposite it’s mostly 2.4 that’s no longer used for anything that cares about throughput, it’s mostly been relegated for smart home devices like thermostats and smart speakers and garage door automation and power usage sensors and stuff.
There was a hoopla back in 2015/2016 because there was a motion in the US to require hardware vendors to disallow firmware replacement, supposedly due to radio interference… That didn’t pass.
Depending on what country and channel you pick, Linux drivers will do the correct thing when it comes to radar detection. (e.g. ch.36 they do nothing in most jurisdictions/countries; ch.52 might take 30s to start up IIRC; 149 will start up instantly but with a power cap in Europe).
Some hardware vendors will ship with additional breakglass settings, the ui will have a checkbox for the user to confirm they’re licensed.
Does your landlord do 2.4 or 5ghz or both? You could use something like a mikrotik disclite 5ac as a client device and a router. Then do ubiquiti ap ac lr or nanohd for yourself internally.
What kind of throughput are you looking for?
Also, have you considered Ethernet , or Ethernet over coax or Ethernet over power?
The ubiquiti solution for a router is their security gateways (or at least thats the one that also integrates with the controller software along with the aps).
I’ve been running a dnsmasq diy router for a while before that. Its fairly easy to setup but its annoying to maintain if you want it to do anything more than being a simple dhcp server/dns forwarder and assign some static ips. If thats all you need its fine too and very reliable once setup.
Another option is to just setup a static ip on your pc that hosts your kodi content (as in dont use dhcp).
Otherwise, you are gonna need a seperate router if you are gonna go with one of the unifi aps.
They also have this thing
Witch is a router/ap combo unit and has wifi 6, witch is something you currently don´t get at all from their ubiquiti branded stuff. Amplifi is their more consumer oriented branding.
In 2007, the FCC (United States) began requiring that devices operating in the bands of 5.250–5.350 GHz and 5.470–5.725 GHz must employ dynamic frequency selection (DFS) and transmit power control (TPC) capabilities. This is to avoid interference with weather-radar and military applications.[[19]]
Anyway, back to topic: I feel like we are missing the WR-841ND of 5Ghz dd-wrt Goodness. The cheap & cheerful option. All I have found are 100$ or above.
