Outdoor wifi / AP solutions

I recently upgraded from a ASUS wireless router that I had been using for the past 12years to a Unifi system with proper access points.

Been a huge improvement in coverage and also a huge improvement in throughput.

I had some devises that didn't quite work well on the old system, and on the new AP's the streaming performance has improved dramatically
 
I went the UniFi route and it’s working fine. It’s worth noting that the controller is probably needed once (to set it up) and then never again. So if you’re comfortable spinning up a VM/pi/HA/etc for that — then you can get away with it.

But I’m not going to tell you it’s the only good choice.
 
thewanderingpine said:
I went the UniFi route and it’s working fine. It’s worth noting that the controller is probably needed once (to set it up) and then never again. So if you’re comfortable spinning up a VM/pi/HA/etc for that — then you can get away with it.

But I’m not going to tell you it’s the only good choice.
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You can run Unifi AP's without having a controller.

I ran a unifi AP along with my regular ASUS router for several months before going out and getting a dream machine.
 
I'd just go back to basics and try putting an external antenna on your existing wireless device that's in your shed / mancave, if whatever you have at the moment has a TNC / SMA / whatever antenna connector, buy a 2.4/5ghz OMNI outdoor antenna and put the antenna outside and run a cable back to it, that will more than likely increase the coverage.

I think the UBNT / Unifi systems for home use are completely over the top, they're a prosumer & SMB targeted system where 90% of the features in a home environment never get used.
 
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