Unless youre planning a deployment with many users that need some form of authentication, you do not need to configure this. With 802.1X, keys are cached rather than the client needing to check with the RADIUS server with each roam. For a guest network or a network with no need for Chromecast/AirPlay/Bonjour/Etc, multicast DNS can be disabled. Ubiquiti is dirt cheap for the entry level which pretty much UniFi APs have a limit of either 4 or 8 SSIDs per band, per AP group. For this, you will need to have a second access point in the range of the downlink access point. Sometimes I dont fully understand the underlying protocol. If you want a basic network, thats all you need to do. Recommendation: Enable on a network where security is important. UniFi's Advanced Wi-Fi Settings Explained, UniFi U6-Pro and U6-Mesh Review and Speed Comparisons, eero Pro 6E and eero 6+ Review: Fast and Easy, Where to Buy: Network Vendors and Resellers That Don't Suck, Wi-Fi Speed Tests 11 UniFi APs Compared. Data consumption can be defined and controlled, allowing only a certain connection speed for each user. When within range of your already-adopted access points, simply connect a new access point to power and it will appear as ready for adoption in the Network application. Recommendation: Enable for high-security guest networks, or IoT networks which would benefit from this restriction. 1. But the other issue is that in the APs themselves the wireless mesh feature is labeled as BETA but it's grouped as the same thing as wireless uplink. hmm, I seem to have forgotten to write that part indeed But there are two methods to connect the AP, wired (as described) or wireless. You should now be able to click on the AP under devices, go to config and wireless uplinks and then choose the best uplink to connect to. Dual band uplink UAP to single band downlink UAP: will uplink on the supported frequency of the single band model. My review of the UniFi U6-Pro and U6-Mesh. Allows for a mix of WPA2 and WPA3 connections. It attempts to automatically pick the best channels for you, and usually does a good job. It includes spec comparisons and speed test results for UniFi, TP-Link Omada, and Aruba Instant On access points. Recommendation: Turn on if battery life is important, and older/IoT device connectivity is not. You mention: UniFi Network - Wireless Client Connectivity - Ubiquiti Support and Difference between uplink and access (Downlink) port - Cisco How do you force it to use the Ethernet and not mesh at all? However, its also possible to wirelessly adopt the access point (more about that later)..
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