LaPastenague wrote:
It won't work.
The Ubiquiti is a totally different system. Plug it into the main router by ethernet and set it up.. I have some older ubiquiti stuff and it is not so easy to setup.
I would stick to using Apple with Apples.. if you want to extend wireless apple compliant way.
Ubiquiti stuff is great for a larger more professional setup.
I'm using the Extreme as my main router. My ISP installed an Alcatel-Lucent ONT in my basement which is directly connected to fiber optic on the street and then runs a Cat5e up to my study. But I have a smart tv, a Roku, two airplay stereos, an iPad, an iPhone, a printer and a laptop in different parts of the house which are fighting for pretty weak signals. I have a lot of very close neighbors, all of whom are using wifi and some of whom are using channels like 2, 4, 7, etc. so completely clogging up the crowded spectrum.
I wanted the "professional" solution because it extends and strengthens the 5ghz and 2.4 simultaneously and I particularly want to strengthen and extend my 5ghz signal so I won't be packed in like a sardine on the 2.4.
I'm not worried about "difficult to set up"; I can figure most things out with enough time and focus. But if it won't work at all, obviously, that would have to be removed as an option. I'm really not interested in setting up 5 Expresses to do what one device like the UniFi Pro can do; what I've read indicates that the Expresses aren't terribly powerful and the hardware is out of date, at this point, so it would be a waste of money to spend on a half dozen of these things to cover the area.
So, what other options exist to do this in one shot? And is there any clarification on why the Extreme cannot work with non-Apple wifi repeaters/extenders, if that's so? Seems like an enormous limitation. Enough to make me consider returning it. This is a replacement after the first one I got was defective. I'll be hardwiring my smart TV next week, but that doesn't solve the problem of having a weak signal in the room with the Extreme and low/no signal in the back half of my house and the 3rd floor.
