Well butter my biscuits.
> There is a manual :)
>
> On January 13, 2015 8:57:44 AM AKST, Adam Moffett
> <***@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey UBNT: Instead of scattering all the useful information around
> a knowledge base and a forum, why not unify it all into one
> document that describes the product and how to use it. You could
> call it a "manual" and then I could RTFM whenever I want to be
> enlightened.
>
>> Several different ways. DNS is one.
>>
>> https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Controller-Installation/UniFi-Layer-3-methods-for-UAP-adoption-and-management/ta-p/455643
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Bill Prince
>> <***@gmail.com <mailto:***@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> So if your controller is running on a VM in the cloud, and
>> the unify box(es) is/are behind NAT, how does the controller
>> reach through the NAT? Or do the unify box(es) reach out?
>>
>> bp
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>
>> On 1/13/2015 9:21 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
>>> Windows and Linux. Not sure about Mac. No, it won't run on
>>> Mikrotik.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> *From: *"Bill Prince" <***@gmail.com>
>>> <mailto:***@gmail.com>
>>> *To: ****@afmug.com <mailto:***@afmug.com>
>>> *Sent: *Tuesday, January 13, 2015 11:20:22 AM
>>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] WiFi for restaurant
>>>
>>> Anything special about the controller? Windows, MacOS,
>>> Linux? Will the controller run on a Mikrotik?
>>>
>>> bp
>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>>
>>> On 1/13/2015 9:17 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> You need a unifi controller to manage the system. The
>>> individual AP's don't have a web page. You put the
>>> controller on the same LAN segment as the AP's and it
>>> will discover them and add them to the network.
>>>
>>> You could use your laptop as the "controller" to set
>>> them up and then take it with you when you leave. The
>>> AP's will keep working without being able to reach the
>>> controller.....but don't do that. If you want to change
>>> anything later you'd have to go back with the same
>>> laptop. If you want to associate the AP's with a
>>> different controller you have to default them.
>>>
>>> For a super small deployment I just install the
>>> controller software on the customer's PC. Once you get
>>> past a handful of AP's then you include a $300 PC in the
>>> cost estimate.
>>>
>>> So the unifi is like a normal ubnt. Product just
>>> program it and leave. It?
>>>
>>> On Jan 13, 2015 10:47 AM, "Rory Conaway"
>>> <***@triadwireless.net
>>> <mailto:***@triadwireless.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a customer yanking out his Merakiâs in a
>>> couple months and going to UniFi. We have a
>>> installations with them, zero problems. But you
>>> do need a management computer. I have the
>>> XClaim radio too that I tested at my house. The
>>> only problem is no management tool outside your
>>> phone and you have to be onsite. They said they
>>> will have something in a few months for that.
>>>
>>> Xirrus is enterprise grade and probably as
>>> expensive as Meraki with all the bells and
>>> whistles. Iâd stick to UniFi if it was me for
>>> financial reasons if you simply want to give
>>> away free internet.
>>>
>>> Rory
>>>
>>> *From:*Af [mailto:af-***@afmug.com
>>> <mailto:af-***@afmug.com>] *On Behalf Of
>>> *Gino Villarini
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 13, 2015 9:31 AM
>>> *To:* ***@afmug.com <mailto:***@afmug.com>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] WiFi for restaurant
>>>
>>> I have 2 at home, easy setup. Basic feature setâŠ
>>> problem with reatail locations like restaurants
>>> is that you need control of the users⊠how much
>>> time they can browse, when the AP will be
>>> available (avoiding night leeches), login
>>> mechanisms, value added marketing for the host
>>> restaurant (like pop ups every x min with
>>> advertisement) Etc⊠Retail is a different
>>> animal⊠Meraki even offers visit statistics of
>>> how many passerbys( mac detected but not
>>> registered) , users (loged in) with how long
>>> they stayed, how recurrently the pass or visit
>>> ect! Very extensive reports for the host
>>> restaurant/retail location
>>>
>>> Gino A. Villarini
>>>
>>> President
>>>
>>> Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp.
>>>
>>> www.aeronetpr.com <http://www.aeronetpr.com>
>>>
>>> @aeronetpr
>>>
>>> *From: *Darin Steffl <***@mnwifi.com
>>> <mailto:***@mnwifi.com>>
>>> *Reply-To: *"***@afmug.com <mailto:***@afmug.com>"
>>> <***@afmug.com <mailto:***@afmug.com>>
>>> *Date: *Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 12:24 PM
>>> *To: *"***@afmug.com <mailto:***@afmug.com>"
>>> <***@afmug.com <mailto:***@afmug.com>>
>>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] WiFi for restaurant
>>>
>>> We also ordered a few Xclaim AP's and they seem
>>> to be performing really well and at a great
>>> price as well.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Daniel White
>>> <***@gmail.com <mailto:***@gmail.com>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> The new Xclaim AP's are designed for this type
>>> of environment. Get the Ruckus RF engineering
>>> technology with the coffee shop type price.
>>>
>>> Installing one in our new office... will have my
>>> hands on it on Friday. Only need a single AP...
>>> and of course it will be lightly loaded (mostly
>>> for cell phones,etc... computers are hardwired
>>> typically).
>>>
>>> Got mine from JR at WAV - good price on those
>>> units too.
>>>
>>> Daniel White â Managing Director
>>> SAF North America LLC
>>>
>>> Cell: (303) 746-3590 <tel:%28303%29%20746-3590>
>>> Skype: danieldwhite
>>> ***@saftehnika.com
>>> <mailto:***@saftehnika.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: Af [mailto:af-***@afmug.com
>>> <mailto:af-***@afmug.com>] On Behalf Of Jay
>>> Weekley
>>> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 9:19 AM
>>> > To:***@afmug.com <mailto:***@afmug.com>
>>> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] WiFi for restaurant
>>> >
>>>
>>> > The problem I have with Unifi is there really
>>> isn't a stand alone feature that
>>> > doesn't require a controller that I know of.
>>> I would like the option of logging
>>> > in locally, changing a few settings, and
>>> moving on.
>>> >
>>> > Cameron Crum wrote:
>>> > > Unifi is not hard to set up at all. I put
>>> about 20 of them in my kid's
>>> > > school and it works great. VLAN'd 3 separate
>>> networks, one for
>>> > > teachers, one for students, and one for
>>> guests. I don't use the
>>> > > payments stuff of course and access is still
>>> controlled by a CCR
>>> > > behind it all, but it has not even had so
>>> much as a hiccup in over a
>>> > > year since it went in. This is not even the
>>> enterprise version as it
>>> > > was not out yet when I put the system in.
>>> > >
>>> > > Cameron
>>> > >
>>> > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Bill Prince
>>> <***@gmail.com <mailto:***@gmail.com>
>>> > > <mailto:***@gmail.com
>>> <mailto:***@gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > > Gino,
>>> > >
>>> > > What do like (and dislike?) about Meraki,
>>> and which others have
>>> > > you tried?
>>> > >
>>> > > bp
>>> > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>> > >
>>> > > On 1/13/2015 6:47 AM, Gino Villarini wrote:
>>> > >> Meraki
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Gino A. Villarini
>>> > >> President
>>> > >> Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp.
>>> > >> www.aeronetpr.com
>>> <http://www.aeronetpr.com>
>>> <http://www.aeronetpr.com> ï¿1Ŝ2ï¿1Ŝ2
>>> > >> @aeronetpr
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> From: joseph marsh
>>> <***@gmail.com
>>> <mailto:***@gmail.com>
>>> > >> <mailto:***@gmail.com
>>> <mailto:***@gmail.com>>>
>>> > >> Reply-To: "***@afmug.com
>>> <mailto:***@afmug.com> <mailto:***@afmug.com
>>> <mailto:***@afmug.com>>" <***@afmug.com
>>> <mailto:***@afmug.com>
>>> > >> <mailto:***@afmug.com <mailto:***@afmug.com>>>
>>> > >> Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 10:43 AM
>>> > >> To: "***@afmug.com <mailto:***@afmug.com>
>>> <mailto:***@afmug.com <mailto:***@afmug.com>>"
>>> <***@afmug.com <mailto:***@afmug.com>
>>> > >> <mailto:***@afmug.com <mailto:***@afmug.com>>>
>>> > >> Subject: [AFMUG] WiFi for restaurant
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Doing WiFi for a
>>> restaurantï¿1Ŝ2ï¿1Ŝ2ï¿1Ŝ2 what would be good for
>>> > >> deploying WiFiï¿1Ŝ2
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Ubnt unifi, meraki or something else?
>>> > >>
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Darin Steffl
>>>
>>> Minnesota WiFi
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
>
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