Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points
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Ubiquiti WLAN
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Score 8.5 out of 100

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Score 8.9 out of 100

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Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

Because of the unique setup on our campus, these provide great coverage for our dorms, office areas, and smaller classrooms. However, in areas were the load was much higher, the devices could become overtaxed after about 25 users depending on the strength of the devices.

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Ubiquiti WLAN

Ubiquiti is well suited to not just indoor WLAN access, but also outdoors. In fact, the range of the outdoor applications, while maintaining throughput is astonishing. I would say this is not a solution for a 1-5 person small office, due to the costs.

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Pros

Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

  • Encryption/Security
  • Coverage
  • Scalability
  • UI/UX simplicity

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Ubiquiti WLAN

  • The access points are rock solid for uptime. Once configured, they don't skip a beat and you'll forget they're there.
  • Excellent range and signal strength.
  • Very comprehensive configuration and administration via the UniFi Controller software.
  • The Ubiquiti access points look great! Whether wall or ceiling mounted, they are discrete and neutral enough to just blend in with the building.
  • Being powered via PoE, it's easier to place the access points where they're most useful.

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Cons

Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

  • Quality control of available updates could use a tweak or two.
  • Functionality in legacy networks are not always the best.

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Ubiquiti WLAN

  • Management of devices has become much simpler with the UNMS application, but personally, I would like to see some AirMax-like devices from their Unifi line where everything could be managed from an Unifi controller.
  • Most Ubiquiti devices are 24V PoE, which is the bane of my existence. I have had several devices fried when staff plugged into standard 48V PoE. They generally don't fail catastrophically, either. You just get strange issues that are difficult to diagnose and eventually need to replace them.
  • Devices seem to have trouble with many patch cables/switches. Make sure you certify any patch cables you make and don't over crimp.
  • Sending devices from the factory with same 192.168.1.20 IP instead of DHCP makes it a pain to bulk-setup devices.

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Likelihood to Renew

Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points 10.0
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Overall, we have been very happy with the results.

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Ubiquiti WLAN

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Usability

Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

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Ubiquiti WLAN

Ubiquiti WLAN 10.0
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Ubiquiti makes great Access points at various tiers provided far better coverage and throughput than consumer-grade wireless repeaters and routers. We have not had any performance complaints from guests or from the administration who use the wifi on a daily basis.

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Support Rating

Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

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Ubiquiti WLAN

Ubiquiti WLAN 1.0
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Ubiquiti's support is basically non-existent by design. However, their forums are a great resource if you are willing to do the research and ask questions. Keep in mind Ubiquiti sells hardware, not support so the responses will be from the community of professionals also using Ubiquiti just like you.

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Alternatives Considered

Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

We ended up actually moving from Cisco WAPs into a full Ubiquiti stack, as our IT people preferred the coverage and more "enterprise" IT-focused features and the flexibility of a setup not necessarily marketed and designed for small businesses. I'd say at 40-50 people, you may outgrow this setup as well.

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Ubiquiti WLAN

We have used products from Netgear, ZyXEL, Cloudmesh, Datto, Mereki, and EnGenius previously often choosing products based on a specific situation, since starting with Ubiquiti [WLAN] we have pretty much stopped [usage] of all other vendors in the networking field and standardized which better allows us to stock spare equipment. Best part is if you need to replace equipment it is easy to swap it out quickly as the controller also acts as a live configuration backup.

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Return on Investment

Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

  • Uptime was 100%
  • No complaints from employees when it was used

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Ubiquiti WLAN

  • it has improved our warehouse's abilities to pick, pack and dispatch faster and more accurate
  • Office wide wi-fi signal allows users to work off their laptops almost anywhere in on site.
  • The wi-fi has allowed us to reduce mobile data usage on company mobiles as well, as everyone is on the wireless lan instead on 4G

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Pricing Details

Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

Ubiquiti WLAN

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

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