WiFi APs for business

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Hi,

I'm looking for some advise/recommendations on some WiFi AP hardware.

I have a client that runs a country club with a restaurant and a couple of function rooms. They are currently using SonicWall SonicPoint (SP) units to provide a company WiFi and a guest WiFi, but those SPs have been problematic, and this client has been complaining about the miserable performance of the system. The SPs often show as "non-responsive" (in the SonicWall SP status area).

This client is having some construction done now, and they want to do whatever it takes to have a well performing WiFi for themselves and their guests. They need a solution that can handle lots of devices, since the function rooms might have hundreds of people in them during an event.

Does anyone have experience using other brands of APs with a SonicWall router? If so, what brand(s), and how were the results, etc?

Thanks,
Carl

@carl-underwood ,

At ITProTV, we us the Ubiquiti CloudKey (Wireless Controller) and Access Points. These have held up and are updated and customizable. We support multiple SSIDs and 70-100 connections at a couple of these SSIDs. I wouldn't hesistate to recommend them.

@ronnie-wong ,
Thanks Ronnie! I was leaning toward that very setup.

I used a Ubiquiti PowerBeam M5 400 system to link 2 buildings for a client in June 2016, and that system has been rock solid without me doing anything to it (like reboot/power-cycling) for the last 1-1/2 years, except for firmware updates. But, that system is just point-to-point. Basically, just a single radio connection between two devices. I didn't know how well their products handle many multiple devices connecting to a single AP.

@carl-underwood,

I would get one of the enterprise packs....with the number of connections you're talking about.
https://unifi-hd.ubnt.com/

UPDATE: Thanks again, Ronnie!

It's been almost 2 years since I put in the Ubiquiti UniFi products, and I haven't heard the client complaining anymore about the WiFi. :)

I went with your recommendation, and installed a couple of UniFi AP-AC-HD units, along with the Cloud Key and a PoE switch.