Unifi APs Dropping out of Controller but Staying "Blue"

[Cyknight]

7 hours ago, BY96 said:

Per Unifi, a steady blue light is normal operating mode and the AP is broadcasting Wi-Fi

Which could mean the AP is using meshing not it's network cable.

[Cyknight]

7 hours ago, BY96 said:

I never realized mixing brands was such a controversial issue, though I can appreciate how it complicates things.

It's less mixing brands, more mixing management environments - unifi and araknis offer management options of some form, allowing checking router status vs switch status vs ap status vs powerbar status vs device status - tying to use TWO of those systems is where it gets a little odd.

 

[BY96]

4 minutes ago, Cyknight said:

Which could mean the AP is using meshing not it's network cable.

I came across this possibility today, as one AP briefly showed up in the Unifi controller as meshing. I reset the APs and turned off meshing as an option to eliminate this possibility. 

But the one AP that showed it was meshing was still connected to the controller software, and I would think that even in meshing mode, the APs will still appear in the controller software, as they are still apart of the Unifi system. So while the meshing was a concern that popped up today, I don't think it is related to the APs disconnecting from the controller software. 

Today, I removed all three APs from the Unifi controller software and re-added them. So far today, I have had no disconnects, but the real test will come tonight. 

[Topspin14m]

The easy solution here is just to get a Cloud Key and keep everything else that you have. The main thing you won’t get is traffic identification (since you don’t have a unifi router).


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[BY96]

The easy solution here is just to get a Cloud Key and keep everything else that you have. The main thing you won’t get is traffic identification (since you don’t have a unifi router).


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A CloudKey+ arrives tomorrow!


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[BY96]

On a different topic, but still Unifi-related, is there any real-world problem with mixing APs of different generations? I have three of the new WiFi 7 APs in the house and am thinking of adding a fourth AP to the garage to help with some devices in the front of the house. I was thinking of saving a little money and buying the U6+, but my reading online has found some people who say that it could be a small problem to mix generations. Any thoughts? 

[msgreenf]

I would not mix wifi 7 and 6

[Cyknight]

Well, I would say don't mix SSIDs on differente wifi gens (which is not quote the same as the same gen AP by the way) - you COULD get a different AP in an out building on a completely different SSID and it should be no problem at all (similarly I have an AP set to a different SSID completely for in-laws to use when they're visiting with their trailer - where they put it is a dead spot for wifi (and no don't care to have it there any other time), and I wasn't investing in a matching AP, so used one of my old ones on a 2.4 only SSID)

[msgreenf]

yeah, that is what I was trying to say Cy  

[ekohn00]

20 hours ago, BY96 said:

On a different topic, but still Unifi-related, is there any real-world problem with mixing APs of different generations? I have three of the new WiFi 7 APs in the house and am thinking of adding a fourth AP to the garage to help with some devices in the front of the house. I was thinking of saving a little money and buying the U6+, but my reading online has found some people who say that it could be a small problem to mix generations. Any thoughts? 

Probably wouldn't be a problem with the unifis you meantion. And in your case, just give the garage its own SSID so those devices only connect to that AP. Just make sure in the management app the SSIDs are showing up per AP correctly.

[BY96]

Thanks everyone. I ended up just spending more and buying another U7. There are a lot of times (every weekday morning, in fact), where I am sitting in my driveway waiting for my kids to take them to school. The WiFi has been weak there, making me switch off WiFi for LTE and then forgetting to switch it back on when I get home. So, I do want the garage AP to be on the same SSID for those times. Thanks again.