Originally posted by pcgirl65
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And it works pretty good. A couple of points:
+ Some speed loss as compared when wired direct to router/switch. I do not recall the speed seen, but I was happy with it.
+ Takes a little longer to get an IP address, but once you have it, connection is decent (e.g. maybe 15 seconds as opposed to less than 10 seconds otherwise).
The other option suggested works good too -- wireless bridge. I have 3 UniFi wireless access points. One is wired, the other two connect wireless back to the wired device. This works great for me, as I did not have an easy way to run wires. I put a small 5 port switch connected to each of the 2 wireless APs which provide usable ports for non-wirrless devices (e.g. desktops, printer, etc.).
Yes, you will need a PoE to power the UniFi wireless AP. Be sure the AP you get has a passthrough/uplink port.
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