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DO NOT just take the AT&T rep's word for it. I'd start by using your phone to adopt and update firmware on one of your UAP-AC-Lite's as aforementioned.
This may help: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi&hl=en_US
You could spin up a UniFi Controller on almost anything, although it sounds as if you just want this to work with as little effort as possible and hopefully won't have to touch the access points again for a while... if ever. You could have introduced new devices in the past 2+ years which are potentially causing interference. So many variables it'd be difficult to wager a guess, but i'd start with the access points and not touch the Edgerouter if all the ethernet connected devices continue to function without issue. Best of luck with your situation. Keep us posted!
EDIT: The newer versions of the Edgerouter firmware have continued to get better and better. Running 1.10.5 right now and everything beyond v1.9 have been pretty darn stable from my experience. Only had my ER-X about ~18 months, however. VERY few issues.
The best standalone access point you can get for this purpose is the Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC Lite. It's a business-grade AP sold for prices typical of consumer gear. It's designed to work best when ceiling mounted but can just as well be wall mounted or not mounted at all. Setting it up is a little involved compared to consumer-grade gear, but nothing too bad.
The AP is powered by PoE (Power over Ethernet) and includes an injector for this purpose. Plug the injector into any power outlet. Run an Ethernet cable from the injector's LAN port (not the PoE port!!!) to your switch, and another from the PoE port to the AP. When this is done the AP should be lighting up white.
You now need to configure it. You have two options, install the UniFi controller on your PC or the UniFi app for your phone. I recommend the controller if you ever plan on getting another UniFi device in the future, as it will manage all of them in one place. When you first access the controller, it will ask you to set up the basic info... SSID, password etc. Make them the same as the router's. Then you'll see the AP show up under devices, and you just need to "adopt" it. When this is done, the AP will be lighting up blue and you're good to go!
Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC Lite is the way to go. It's excellent, enterprise-grade and only about $80-85. Ideally it should be wall or ceiling mounted in the middle of the area you want to cover, but this is by no means necessary. It's powered by PoE (power over ethernet) and includes an injector to provide this. This means only one cable to run to the AP. You plug the injector into an outlet, connect an ethernet cable between the PoE port on the injector and the AP, and another between the LAN port on the injector and your network.
To set up the AP, you need either the UniFi Controller or the Easy Setup app
You can use this to configure them. You can also get a cloud key to have a dedicated controller running.
nothing to worry about
devices come with a short instruction manual on how to wall/ceiling mount and how to connect wiring (they even come with brackets and screws for that).
once plugged in and powered on, it could be as simple as following the wizard in an android app, or following a wizard on a laptop, for example see these screenshots: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi
there's probably youtube videos you can use to follow along as well
there's also a large community of users
If you're just using one network and not wanting full functionality you can just get the Android app (presumably one on iOS as well) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi
I used this before configuring the controller and it worked fairly well, I was mostly just happy to not have to worry about adopting time if the controller went down
Turn it slightly counterclockwise, it will unlock.
I have the same model in my house.
You're going to have to reset it to disassociate it with the previous "controller", as these do not have a built-in web interface like most consumer routers do.
For these, you can install the Unifi controller from Ubiquiti's website and install on a computer or home server (more difficult), or there's also a phone app you can use to configure them (easier)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi&hl=en
I have the old basic N version, and I love the thing. I have no need for AC yet. Plenty great for surfin' the web, as long as you're not doing huge file transfers over a local network. These are nice units.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi&hl=en_US&gl=US
The last update was in March you may need to force it to update as it's been over 7 days and you should have gotten the update by now.
No. The stuff is inter-compatible. For instance, you can have a spectrum docsis 3.1 stand-alone modem, feeding a 9ff the shelf netgear router, and have a ubiquiti nanohd access point in the ceiling of the second floor, which was configured with the unifi app on your phone.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi
Good to know. Mentioned in approx three recent app reviews.
Please don't confuse unifi with meraki or Aruba, the money-grubbing cunts.
You can literally set up a unifi WiFi network by downloading the app, scanning the QR code and typing in an ssid.
You were literally describing Unifi
Here is the app in question: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi
> Du solltest auch erwähnen das der AP zuerst über den Unifi - Controller konfiguriert werden muss
mittlerweile gibt's auch ne Handy-App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi
Der Lite hat kein Standard-PoE sondern nur passives PoE und ist halt auch langsamer als der Pro.
Setup like this:
Router>---<ethernet cable>--<PoE Injector>--<ethernet cable (Cat 5e or Cat6)>--<Ubiquiti AC Pro
If you setting this up right next to your main router, disable the wireless on it. I'll cause unnecessary interference talking over each other, otherwise if your running cabling across your house for it then leave it enabled.
In terms of configuration I think Ubiquiti requires a controller software to be installed onto a computer/server on your network. It doesn't need to run all the time, just when applying firmware updates, changing SSID and passwords, etc. I know they also have a phone app but not sure if it can do all of that without the controller software. https://www.ubnt.com/download/unifi/
Edit: Read up about the app, looks like you can do very basic setup with a phone/tablet but might as well use the controller software on a pc to access all the features it has to offer. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi&hl=en
If it's a simple setup, you can use the mobile app to configure the AP's as well.
android : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi&hl=en
apple : https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/unifi/id1057750338?mt=8
Boy, Ubiquiti sure doesn't make it easy for the average home user/consumer to get a grasp on their products and offerings. I fumbled my way into a similar situation as yourself, perhaps bits of my ramblings will be helpful for you. I started off with a trusty little ER-X, fully planning to outgrow that little device within a matter of months. That did NOT happen, as it's quite a capable router for the $49 I invested in it. It even handled load-balancing dual WAN connections without breaking a sweat. And there's a PoE passthrough for pairing the router with a wireless access point. After being so thrilled with the ER-X, I decided it was time to bring our wireless capabilities into the 21st century and ended up going with a UAP-AC-LR, which has continued to serve us well over the past ~18+ months, or so. I was getting consistent remarks on just how great the WiFi was all of a sudden after deploying that lovely little UFO shaped device. Do yourself a favor and avoid the CloudKey, unless you have a very specific use-case / need for it. There's dozens of ways to run a UniFi Controller that are both cheaper (free?) and better, IMO. If you just have the single access point (I only have the one) you could potentially even stand it up simply by using the UniFi mobile app to set it and forget it. It only needs to run when you want to make modifications, or changes to your setup, but the options are immense. You can even run the software on your desktop PC, pretty much whatever you have on hand will suffice.
In an effort to give a somewhat complete run-down of your options, there's another line of products, where many folks prefer to go with a pure UniFi setup. The USG is on par with the ER-X, but it's twice the cost with less power and less features. The only added bonus is that you get to manage it from the same menu/interface as your access point(s), so your metrics and charts will fill out more and look a bit prettier, but how often do you really sit around and look at how much data your network devices are pulling? I still prefer the EdgeMAX dashboard over the UniFi Controller interface, especially considering the fact that I'm not wholly convinced the values are particularly accurate, so it may be of little value if that's something you actually need for your use-case, rather than just a pretty toy to view. Hope some of this helps, if you have further questions, please ask away! Below I'll list the absolute bare-bones, budget-conscious way to get into an incredibly stable home network setup, from my experiences. I only recently upgraded my Edgerouter-X with an Edgerouter 12 from the Early Release store, and today is the day my upgraded fiber package gets flipped on. Goodbye 100Mbps, hello Gbps! Sadly, not symmetrical... but that's for another time and place. Best of luck with your decision(s). I swear by my little "hybrid" network with the Edgerouter at the core and the UniFi access point (i've since added a mish-mash of switches, but unless you have a large need for ethernet connected devices, the ER-X should be plenty to get you going. This TP-Link was the absolute cheapest "managed" (smart) switch I could find in my research. I'm not quite sold on the UniFi switches, but I often wish I owned an Edgeswitch Lite, but someday I'll learn more than just the basics of the used Cisco SG300-20 i picked up to be the "core" switch of my network. Both the ER-X and ER12 have the added bonus of built in switching chips, so you get the best of both worlds which gives you quite a bit of flexibility in a home/lab environment.
TL;DR -- Edgerouter-X paired with UAP-AC-Lite with the UniFi Controller software running on pretty much whatever you have on hand (RPi, Google Cloud Compute, AWS, any old PC, etc.) and you will have a rock-solid network core with dreamy WiFi that'll get you compliments for weeks, if not months from your significant other and/or housemate(s).
You can also use the mobile app to provision an accesspoint. You dont get all of the logging features but it will work:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi&hl=en
Also if you just want to manage the AP and not use any extra settings you can just use the Unifi mobile app
I am pretty sure you can use the mobile app to configure your APs without installing a controller.
Works fine, I used two UAP-AC-Pro for months with a Netgear running OpenWRT and a cheap unmanaged HP switch, before I bought matching UniFi switches and router.
The UAP doesn't have DHCP or NAT capability, so just make sure you're not configuring VLANs on your SSIDs if the Asus isn't set up for it and it should be smooth sailing.
For just a couple of APs you could configure them with the Android/iOS app (before you switch WiFi off on the Asus) rather than installing the controller too, otherwise the Cloud Key is a nice addition.
You can also get a mobile app to configure the AP instead of installing a controller.
Link to the Android version;
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi
Yes. But you only need the controller for initial configuration and it's available as a software package for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.
https://www.ubnt.com/download/unifi/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi&hl=en_US
I'm using 5.8.28 because I read 5.8.30 has been causing issues. Reverted during my troubleshooting. Here's the link in case others need help
The Unifi app is here:
For some reason I couldn't find it via searching, probably because I'm an idiot lately.
UBNT Driver/Software page for those googling answers.
What you want to do is get a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X and UniFi AP AC Lite. Yes, you need both. The ERX is a router but not a wireless router, it doesn't have a built-in access point. The AP AC Lite handles the Wi-Fi but doesn't do routing.
The AP includes a PoE injector that can be used to power both devices at once. You'll connect the Modem/ONT to the LAN port of the injector, connect the PoE port of the injector to port 0 on the ERX, and conect port 4 of the ERX to the AP. Before you do this, follow the Quick Start Guide included with the router to access its settings, update its firmware, and run the Basic Setup wizard.
To set up the AP, use the UniFi Mobile app (Android or Apple) or install the UniFi Controller on an Ethernet-connected PC and use it to set up the AP. The controller is recommended over the app if you'll ever have more UniFi devices in the future.
Edit: Make sure to enable hardware offloading on the router or it won't even come close to handling a gigabit connection.
Don't get another router, get an access point. The UniFi AC Lite is excellent, commercial-grade, and cheap for how good it is. It works best when mounted on the wall or ceiling in the middle of the area you want to cover. It's powered by PoE (power over ethernet) so you only need to run an ethernet cable to it, not a power cable as well. It includes a separate box that powers it, you plug the cable going to the AP into the PoE port of the box, and the LAN port into your existing ethernet port. You'll need the controller software or the app to set it up.
As mentioned, these are Powered over Ethernet (most if not all WAPs from all brands are). The single units come with a PoE injector that you place between your wall jack and them. The 5 packs do not include the PoE injectors, you'd have to buy a PoE switch.
As for config, you do not need to buy anything else. No dream machine, no controller, no key, no other thing. You can configure the WAPs with their mobile app;
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unifi-network/id1057750338
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi&hl=en_US&gl=US
If you want, you can also download their Controller for free, install it and use that to configure the WAPs.
https://www.ui.com/download/unifi/default/default/unifi-network-controller-6043-windows#
Once configured, you can choose to not run or even un-install the Controller software.
If you buy a PoE switch, it does not have to be Unifi branded. If it happens to be Unifi however, it too can be configured via the controller software.