Mike Burger wrote:> On 2018-02-16 8:16 am, hw wrote: >> William Warren wrote: >>> I would just buy a cloudkey and not have to bother installing the software >>> onto your machine directly.? If you do not have a power over ethernet >>> switch you'll need a micro USB cable and power supply adapter to run it but >>> after that it takes care of running your software for you you don't have to >>> install anything on to your machine >> >> One would have to be insane to give the maintenance and administration of >> their wireless infrastructure out of hands. > > The cloudkey is a device that one purchases and runs the same management software, on your network, rather than installing the software onto a Linux server...it's literally the difference between an ethernet connected (and powered, if you have a PoE switch) device running the software or running it on a full fledged computer. > > There's no giving of the maintenance to someone else's hands.You mean it?s an access point controller Ubiquity makes? Why don?t they call it just that ...
On 2018-02-16 9:29 am, hw wrote:> Mike Burger wrote: >> On 2018-02-16 8:16 am, hw wrote: >>> William Warren wrote: >>>> I would just buy a cloudkey and not have to bother installing the >>>> software >>>> onto your machine directly.? If you do not have a power over >>>> ethernet >>>> switch you'll need a micro USB cable and power supply adapter to run >>>> it but >>>> after that it takes care of running your software for you you don't >>>> have to >>>> install anything on to your machine >>> >>> One would have to be insane to give the maintenance and >>> administration of >>> their wireless infrastructure out of hands. >> >> The cloudkey is a device that one purchases and runs the same >> management software, on your network, rather than installing the >> software onto a Linux server...it's literally the difference between >> an ethernet connected (and powered, if you have a PoE switch) device >> running the software or running it on a full fledged computer. >> >> There's no giving of the maintenance to someone else's hands. > > You mean it?s an access point controller Ubiquity makes? Why don?t > they call it just that ...Because that's not the only function...it's the control center for your entire Ubiquity Ubifi network...APs, switches, routers, I guess. -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org "It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that. No one ever just stops by to say 'hi' anymore." --Colonel Jack O'Neill, SG1
Mike Burger wrote:> On 2018-02-16 9:29 am, hw wrote: >> Mike Burger wrote: >>> On 2018-02-16 8:16 am, hw wrote: >>>> William Warren wrote: >>>>> I would just buy a cloudkey and not have to bother installing the software >>>>> onto your machine directly.? If you do not have a power over ethernet >>>>> switch you'll need a micro USB cable and power supply adapter to run it but >>>>> after that it takes care of running your software for you you don't have to >>>>> install anything on to your machine >>>> >>>> One would have to be insane to give the maintenance and administration of >>>> their wireless infrastructure out of hands. >>> >>> The cloudkey is a device that one purchases and runs the same management software, on your network, rather than installing the software onto a Linux server...it's literally the difference between an ethernet connected (and powered, if you have a PoE switch) device running the software or running it on a full fledged computer. >>> >>> There's no giving of the maintenance to someone else's hands. >> >> You mean it?s an access point controller Ubiquity makes?? Why don?t >> they call it just that ... > > Because that's not the only function...it's the control center for your entire Ubiquity Ubifi network...APs, switches, routers, I guess. >Has anyone tried it? I?d like to know if it?s more helpful than the cli and the GUI built into their routers. For the lack of documentation, it hasn?t been possible to set up things the way they should be, and nobody on their forum is able or willing to answer questions. Thus Ubiquity is a dead end. I can only recommend not to buy anything they make before they come up with decent documentation.