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    • CCWTech
      CCWTech last edited by

      No, most are laptops and in/out of the office. They don't have a server. So either the cloud key or Vultr would do it. I just didn't know if there was a better option for a single AP solution.

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      • DustinB3403
        DustinB3403 @CCWTech last edited by

        @ccwtech said in Ubiquity Unifi AP:

        No, most are laptops and in/out of the office. They don't have a server. So either the cloud key or Vultr would do it. I just didn't know if there was a better option for a single AP solution.

        Even a laptop would work to configure the AP.

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        • CCWTech
          CCWTech @DustinB3403 last edited by

          @dustinb3403 True, I guess it really doesn't need to be there all the time.

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          • DustinB3403
            DustinB3403 last edited by

            The cloud key is $80 bucks though, one time.

            So it might be one of those cases where it makes sense to get.

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            • DustinB3403
              DustinB3403 last edited by

              The controller is there to keep track of system stats. Really nothing else.

              Occasionally to update the firmware on your AP's etc. You could set it up on your laptop, setup the singular AP and then turn off the controller.

              When you go in, push any updates for the AP and then leave.

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              • JaredBusch
                JaredBusch @DustinB3403 last edited by

                @dustinb3403 said in Ubiquity Unifi AP:

                The cloud key is $80 bucks though, one time.

                So it might be one of those cases where it makes sense to get.

                Not really.
                If he has one client, then he probably has others.

                Just setup a UniFi controller on your own Vultr instance and put all your customers on it.

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                • CCWTech
                  CCWTech last edited by

                  Ok, cool. Thanks for the input. Sounds like Unifi is the way to go and I do already have a Vultr server.

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                  • Mike Davis
                    Mike Davis @CCWTech last edited by

                    @ccwtech said in Ubiquity Unifi AP:

                    Ok, cool. Thanks for the input. Sounds like Unifi is the way to go and I do already have a Vultr server.

                    If there is a chance you will be rolling out more APs, I would set up a unifi controller on Vultr. It makes rolling every AP after that faster and when it comes time to do firmware updates, all of your sites are right in front of you and you don't have to log in to computers in a bunch of different offices to fire up the controller.

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                    • CCWTech
                      CCWTech @Mike Davis last edited by

                      @mike-davis said in Ubiquity Unifi AP:

                      @ccwtech said in Ubiquity Unifi AP:

                      Ok, cool. Thanks for the input. Sounds like Unifi is the way to go and I do already have a Vultr server.

                      If there is a chance you will be rolling out more APs, I would set up a unifi controller on Vultr. It makes rolling every AP after that faster and when it comes time to do firmware updates, all of your sites are right in front of you and you don't have to log in to computers in a bunch of different offices to fire up the controller.

                      Sounds like a plan.

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                      • brandon220
                        brandon220 last edited by

                        I use Vultr and have each customer set up as a different site. Works perfect.

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                        • gjacobse
                          gjacobse @DustinB3403 last edited by

                          @dustinb3403 said in Ubiquity Unifi AP:

                          More to the point, you can setup the controller as a VM and simply turn it off once the AP is no longer needing to be configured.

                          Or ( @JaredBusch will probably stab me) you could purchase the Unifi controller (forget the name) and use that.

                          It's pretty cheap iirc.

                          For myself, I run a Linux VM on my Windows desktop for the Controller. I spin it up as needed... once ever few months to make sure things are updated.

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                          • gjacobse
                            gjacobse last edited by gjacobse

                            Push come to 'shove'

                            Run the APs of a PoE switch, get a rPi3 and run it also on the PoE, and you have it covered with very very little expense ...

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                            • Dashrender
                              Dashrender @CCWTech last edited by gjacobse

                              @ccwtech said in Ubiquity Unifi AP:

                              Ok, cool. Thanks for the input. Sounds like Unifi is the way to go and I do already have a Vultr server.

                              In the Unifi Controller you setup on Vultr, you just make a new site for each new client. That keeps them all separate.

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                              • Dashrender
                                Dashrender @brandon220 last edited by

                                @brandon220 said in Ubiquity Unifi AP:

                                I use Vultr and have each customer set up as a different site. Works perfect.

                                Doh.. I was late as usual.

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