jebt2921 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Looking to upgrade network. 3700 sq ft, two floor home Currently have 24 port unmanaged araknis switch as main lighting up all cat5e outlets and two 5 port switches behind a couple TVs with Linksys Velop 3 node system for WiFi. Looking to upgrade to all arakanis or Ubiquiti gear. Below is what I’m thinking. Please comment or send pricing if available: Aranknis:Router - 310 (or is 300 plenty?)Switch - 210 16 or 24 portWAP - 810 x3 (is this overkill??) Ubiquiti:Router - security gateway with cloud keySwitch - 60 or 120w 16 or 24 portWAP - AC pro x2 and In-Wall HD (x1 or x2) Any thoughts, pricing, etc would be appreciated. Thanks in advance! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LollerAgent Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 You don't need a dealer to buy Ubiquiti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK1 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 But you will need a dealer to solve the problems that will likely emerge with Ubiquiti network gear in a Control4 environment. Lots of content on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWD Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Ubiquiti here. Zero issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappbranagan Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 I have had no issues with a ubiquiti WAP and Security gateway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK1 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Please review these threads that explain the issues. In my experience, the WAPs do not cause issues, but the switches and routers most definitely do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LollerAgent Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 10 hours ago, AK1 said: But you will need a dealer to solve the problems that will likely emerge with Ubiquiti network gear in a Control4 environment. Lots of content on this. No issues here. Mikrotik routing, UBNT WAP and switches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK1 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, LollerAgent said: No issues here. Mikrotik routing, UBNT WAP and switches. Likely because the Mikrotik routes multicast correctly. We used to use Mikrotik extensively, but the Araknis OVRC is so compelling. I would encourage the OP to go with Araknis only or Araknis with Uniif WAPs. The latter combo works well and the WAPs are reasonably priced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LollerAgent Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Just now, AK1 said: Likely because the Mikrotik routes multicast correctly. We used to use Mikrotik extensively, but the Araknis OVRC is so compelling. I would encourage the OP to go with Araknis, Perhaps, yeah. I also think a lot of the problems that people talk about here related to networking are because the user (or dealer) lacks a fundamental understanding of networking in general. Not to say there aren't some problems with the UBNT kit with C4, but.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK1 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, LollerAgent said: Perhaps, yeah. I also think a lot of the problems that people talk about here related to networking are because the user (or dealer) lacks a fundamental understanding of networking in general. Not to say there aren't some problems with the UBNT kit with C4, but.. That may be true for some dealers and users, but I know from first hand experience, deep networking expertise and several deep dives into Unifi that it's not for the faint-hearted homeowner with Control4. It can take a lot of time and patience to get it to work, and the return on that effort is usually not there. Araknis is dead-easy by comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWD Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Sounds like the issues is routing multicast between VLANs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK1 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 On 9/19/2019 at 11:40 AM, KWD said: Sounds like the issues is routing multicast between VLANs. Why do you assume VLAN's? Very few residential Control4 systems would use VLANs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK1 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Typical Ubiquiti Control4 scenario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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