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Best current WAP/Router for any consoles and Lab Gruppen amps these days
Jeff Stielau:
--- Quote from: Andrew Broughton on June 26, 2017, 01:11:33 AM ---I use 3:
WRT54GC - compact and portable, sits in the bottom of my bag and with me always. Good for short distances and very convenient. Saved my bacon many times.
WRT54GS - flashed with DD-WRT which among other things, allows me to up the power output to 250mW, so it has great range, but only 2.4G
Ubiquiti NanoStation M5 - 5Ghz long-range AP for more critical and long-distance usage.
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I have one of these older G series Linksys routers....a bit clunky and big.
The Ubiquiti M5 looks small and more current technology.
Is the M5 easy to set up ? Plug it and search it's specified network , enter password and go ? Or do you have to configure it first with the Airmax OS software they show on their website?
https://www.ubnt.com/airmax/nanostationm/
Thanks in advance for your help !
Keith Broughton:
--- Quote from: Jeff Stielau on June 26, 2017, 08:51:52 AM ---I have one of these older G series Linksys routers....a bit clunky and big.
The Ubiquiti M5 looks small and more current technology.
Is the M5 easy to set up ? Plug it and search it's specified network , enter password and go ? Or do you have to configure it first with the Airmax OS software they show on their website?
https://www.ubnt.com/airmax/nanostationm/
Thanks in advance for your help !
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I had no end of trouble setting up a Ubiquity M5 Bullet.
Gave up and tossed it.
Bought a used Netgear WNDR3400.
Perfect!
Andrew Broughton:
--- Quote from: Jeff Stielau on June 26, 2017, 08:51:52 AM ---Is the M5 easy to set up ? Plug it and search it's specified network , enter password and go ? Or do you have to configure it first with the Airmax OS software they show on their website?
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It's easy enough, but for some baffling reason it's not just plug-and-play. Every other router I've used typically you plug in, browse to it's IP, change a password and it just works. The M5 (and other Ubiquiti) are not that way. You power on, browse to it's IP and have to make some changes before it will work. It has no "wizard" like consumer grade stuff does.
Luckily there are people that have posted the required changes on the net that are needed to make them work.
I've no idea why they don't make the default settings the correct ones to make it "just work".
Mike Caldwell:
For off the shelf wireless routers I have had excellent results with both a TP Link Archer C7 (about a $100) and a Netgear R7000 (about $150).
I operate both only on 5g.
There are times I feel I get touch more range with the TP link.
I use them with a Allen Heath QU Pac 32.
Nathan Riddle:
I love my Linksys WRT1700AC with DD-WRT flashed on it. Working beautifully on QU24 with all band members on QU-You apps, Client-Bridge network to the local wifi for internet, network cables to amps, dsp, speakers, etc.
Plenty of horsepower. Amazon for ~100 warehouse deal.
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