Do I Need a Unifi Controller for a Unifi AP Deployment
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm using an Unifi AP.
You just said here;Yes, Unifi AP, which needs a controller to be set up. So nothing related to the factors you are mentioning.
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs To ask, why do you have to setup tablets with a WiFi connection? Is there something that has to be done with these on that specific SSID?
I don't understand your question.
Why are you needing to create a new SSID (wireless network) to setup these tablets?
because it has to be apart of aloha which in it's self is not wireless?
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm using an Unifi AP.
You just said here;Yes, Unifi AP, which needs a controller to be set up. So nothing related to the factors you are mentioning.
how is it not?
Im going to us an Unifi AP to create the wireless network for staging tablets- you're telling me those aren't connected? -
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs To ask, why do you have to setup tablets with a WiFi connection? Is there something that has to be done with these on that specific SSID?
I don't understand your question.
Why are you needing to create a new SSID (wireless network) to setup these tablets?
because it has to be apart of aloha which in it's self is not wireless?
FFS man. Stop your jumping around.
Is there a custom Aloha Wireless name that these tablets needs to be connected too before they go on site?
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs To ask, why do you have to setup tablets with a WiFi connection? Is there something that has to be done with these on that specific SSID?
I don't understand your question.
Why are you needing to create a new SSID (wireless network) to setup these tablets?
because it has to be apart of aloha which in it's self is not wireless?
FFS man. Stop your jumping around.
Is there a custom Aloha Wireless name that these tablets needs to be connected too before they go on site?
how do tablets work?
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Im going to us an Unifi AP to create the wireless network for staging tablets- you're telling me those aren't connected?
Why the hell can't you just connect these tablets to ANY wireless network to "stage them"? is what we're asking.
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Im going to us an Unifi AP to create the wireless network for staging tablets- you're telling me those aren't connected?
Why the hell can't you just connect these tablets to ANY wireless network to "stage them"? is what we're asking.
That's what you're asking? I guess I didn't see that.
to load the tablets the way We have to for Aloha - They have to be on the aloha network and apart of the Subnet before they go on site
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
aloha network
So the wireless SSID is "aloha", like I asked who knows how long ago.
Where is the gain of them being on this network in advance? Can you not download the apps they need from any wireless network?
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
aloha network
So the wireless SSID is "aloha", like I asked who knows how long ago.
Where is the gain of them being on this network in advance? Can you not download the apps they need from any wireless network?
Apps are loaded, Terminal configuration is not on these, and the only way to get them up and working prior to leaving the office is to get them on the network.
Does that answer the question?
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
aloha network
So the wireless SSID is "aloha", like I asked who knows how long ago.
Where is the gain of them being on this network in advance? Can you not download the apps they need from any wireless network?
Apps are loaded, Terminal configuration is not on these, and the only way to get them up and working prior to leaving the office is to get them on the network.
Does that answer the question?
It's a start. Took way to long to get here though.
You're setting up a custom wireless network, so they can just connect at a remote site.
The "terminal" is a red herring. All they need to do is pull an IP address from that SSID.
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The "terminal" is a red herring. All they need to do is pull an IP address from that SSID.
You're half right;
they need the IP address and terminal configuration on this network. let me explain before you start jumping at me again:With the latest version of aloha pos we have to use an auto loader for all terminals including tablets; a program designed to ease the configuration, so to load the tablets correctly they need to be able to run this auto loader.
may not seem important to you, but for NCR aloha, it has to happen or i wont have tablets ready. -
@WrCombs FFS start making your own threads.
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@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs FFS start making your own threads.
well it was supposed to be a simply fucking question so I didn't think a thread was needed, ass.
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm using an Unifi AP.
You just said here;Yes, Unifi AP, which needs a controller to be set up. So nothing related to the factors you are mentioning.
how is it not?
Im going to us an Unifi AP to create the wireless network for staging tablets- you're telling me those aren't connected?No, not connected once set up. What does the controller have to do with this process? The controller sets up the AP. It's an AP, what more is there to do?
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs FFS start making your own threads.
well it was supposed to be a simply fucking question so I didn't think a thread was needed, ass.
I think it's rather complex because it's not just a simple question, but a complex question that leads to wondering about network management infrastructure design.
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@WrCombs said in would have to set up a unifi controller for my ap to be used:
But, I would have to set up a Unifi controller for my AP to be used on my Aloha Network as wireless - For tablets.. Right ?
I'm going to go back to the original question.
First: ALOHO is an SSID, and also a red herring.
Second: For tablets is a red herring.
Third: The question is only "Do I need a Unifi Controller to setup a Unifi AP"So....
"Do I need a Unifi Controller to setup a Unifi AP"
Yes, Unifi APs can only be set up from a controller.
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@WrCombs said in Do I Need a Unifi Controller for a Unifi AP Deployment:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
But I would have to set up a unifi controller for my ap to be used on my Aloha Network as wireless - For tablets.. Right ?
Your Unifi AP? Yes, it needs a controller. CAN be a controller on your phone.
well I'm going to use it to test and load tablets for this site that im installing soon.
This isn't relevant and makes no sense. I think the issue here is that there is confusion about how an Access Point works. It is like a switch. Literally, it's a wireless hub, but essentially a switch. Once the SSID and password are set, all devices connect to access points with that SSID/Password, it's that simple. You don't configure an AP or a switch for each new device that will connect to it, that's not how networking works. You just configure the AP once and then every wireless device that chooses that SSID and knows the password can connect to it forever.
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@WrCombs said in Do I Need a Unifi Controller for a Unifi AP Deployment:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
But I would have to set up a unifi controller for my ap to be used on my Aloha Network as wireless - For tablets.. Right ?
Your Unifi AP? Yes, it needs a controller. CAN be a controller on your phone.
The AP only needs a controller to be setup, you can turn it off after the AP is configured if you don't need any logging etc.
I shouldn't need logging.
Then you don't need a controller that is running full time. But making one that only runs part time is often more of a pain. You can put the controller anywhere... a dongle, a VM on your server, on a laptop, on a server in the cloud. Anywhere that the AP can reliably get to it with a static IP address.
Because it needs a static IP address, using a laptop will be more work and a pain for no reason. We normally use the cloud because it is incredibly rare to only want one Unifi device in the entire universe and there is no reason not to share the controller with all of your devices rather than building and maintaining a controller for each one individually. So cloud is the light, easy choice. Laptop is the heavy, hard choice.
Hence why laptop seems weird... it's not the "just do it on my laptop" option, it's the "all this extra work without benefit" option.
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@scottalanmiller said in Do I Need a Unifi Controller for a Unifi AP Deployment:
@WrCombs said in Do I Need a Unifi Controller for a Unifi AP Deployment:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
But I would have to set up a unifi controller for my ap to be used on my Aloha Network as wireless - For tablets.. Right ?
Your Unifi AP? Yes, it needs a controller. CAN be a controller on your phone.
well I'm going to use it to test and load tablets for this site that im installing soon.
This isn't relevant and makes no sense. I think the issue here is that there is confusion about how an Access Point works. It is like a switch. Literally, it's a wireless hub, but essentially a switch. Once the SSID and password are set, all devices connect to access points with that SSID/Password, it's that simple. You don't configure an AP or a switch for each new device that will connect to it, that's not how networking works. You just configure the AP once and then every wireless device that chooses that SSID and knows the password can connect to it forever.no the confusion is coming from the fact that I'm running 2 networks off the of the server; 1 = internet , 1 =unrouted private network ;
I'm connecting my AP to the unrouted private network with the SSID = Aloha which is the unrouted private network.
we all aren't seeing the same thing; I'm Wrong for my word choice ; I forgot I'm not dealing with aloha people; That's on me.
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@WrCombs said in Do I Need a Unifi Controller for a Unifi AP Deployment:
Question; should this be set up on my Server for the site, or my phone/laptop ?
does it matter though? it's not going with the site this is just for staging.It is it not going with the site, then the cloud becomes the only obvious answer. Because it's the only one that doesn't require you to reset the device and build a new controller anytime you move the AP.
