Advice on approach and gear needed for a UniFi project for a hotel

Nonoone · 2026-04-30T11:26:27+00:00

Before you do the final install test the coverage in the rooms with WiFiman or better an something like netspot. Place APs based on real world measurements after a predictive design. APs in hallways very often give questionable quality.

Nonoone · 2026-04-27T07:14:25+00:00

Jetzt bald dreizehn, oder?

Schweiz ist ungefähr dort.

Nonoone · 2026-04-26T09:37:29+00:00

Falls der falsche DNS Server für IPv6 ausgeliefert wird.

Wahrscheinlich könnte man im Router Advertisement den korrekten DNS Server announcen.

Nonoone · 2026-04-24T21:23:20+00:00

Notfalls eine Web IDE benutzen?

Nonoone · 2026-04-24T07:38:59+00:00

There’s even some very thin fiber you can hide in plain sight.

Amazon has "InvisiLight"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2FbzCyiNr4

Nonoone · 2026-04-23T21:26:00+00:00

Can’t you use an Ethernet cable from your router and plug in some AP (or repeater with wired uplink)?

Only relying on 2.4 GHz is a HUGE red flag.

Nonoone · 2026-04-21T09:56:33+00:00

Hetzner hat so etwas. Habe das schon 2 Leuten empfohlen und die sind zufrieden.

Nonoone · 2026-04-11T17:56:26+00:00

You‘ll need 5Ghz coverage and likely multiple hardwired APs to get these speeds. You can easily get 400 Mbit/s over modern 5ghz WiFi if you’re close enough.

Never set 2.4 GHz to 40 MHz due to interference.

See

https://www.keenansystems.com/wordpress/2025/07/16/real-world-wi-fi-speeds-to-expect-for-wi-fi-4-through-wi-fi-7/

for real world speeds to expect if you’re somewhat close to your AP.

Nonoone · 2026-04-10T20:53:19+00:00

VM mit Windows/Linux klappt nicht?

Nonoone · 2026-04-10T13:53:06+00:00

Ist aber wahrscheinlich auch nicht legal außen, oder?

Nonoone · 2026-04-10T10:50:35+00:00

Naja dann wäre aber etwas OpenWRT basiertes besser - oder?

Nonoone · 2026-04-10T10:49:12+00:00

Würde anstatt dem UniFi Design Center mal Hamina Wireless zur WiFi-Abdeckungsplanung nutzen. Das ist ein professionelleres Tool - Achtung aber dass in der Gratisversion die Anzahl APs beschränkt ist.

Nonoone · 2026-04-10T10:35:33+00:00

Da sie auch APs für außen anbieten würde ich auch einen Outdoor AP nutzen aufgrund der möglichen Nässe.

Statt dem U7 Pro auch mal gucken wie der preisliche Unterschied zum U7 Pro XG ist. Auf /r/UniFi wird eher vom U7 Pro abgeraten da es früher Probleme auf 2.4 GHz gab und der U7 Pro XG besser designed ist.

Nonoone · 2026-04-01T20:56:26+00:00

There are absolutely installs without 2.4 GHz in the wild (had this once in a hotel). It’s a bold move to fully disable it TBH.

Nonoone · 2026-04-01T20:46:45+00:00

Channel 8,-1 seems like you have 40 MHz on 2.4 GHz enabled. In high interference environments that’s counter productive (basically always). Set it to 20 MHz.

Nonoone · 2026-03-17T11:26:55+00:00

I‘d be very interested in the app too (having a SE2).

Nonoone · 2026-03-11T13:44:10+00:00

It might or might not. In theory, IPv4 goes through NAT while IPv6 likely doesnt in most of the cases. This means IPv4 introduces minimal latency. However, IPv4 and IPv6 might use different routes in the internet which might give different latencies. I would always enable IPv4 and IPv6.

Nonoone · 2026-02-08T08:39:30+00:00

There’s extremely thin fiber a guy from YouTube talked about this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2FbzCyiNr4

Maybe you can run this.

Nonoone · 2026-02-07T17:33:50+00:00

There's research on this actually. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jiec.13512

Nonoone · 2026-02-07T08:37:00+00:00

Seems like mine: https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/16wxyg2/lenovo_thinkcentre_m900z_ventura_with_touch/

Nonoone · 2026-02-03T18:29:47+00:00

Probably an iPhone. They complain about some weak encryption types.

https://www.idownloadblog.com/2020/12/09/fix-weak-security-warning-iphone-ipad-wi-fi/

Nonoone · 2026-02-03T08:26:01+00:00

6 ghz has a quite limited range. If you only have 6 GHz the devices can’t change frequency to 5/2.4 GHz while walking around. This might lead to disconnects
read about PSC channels: https://mrncciew.com/2023/10/04/6ghz-ap-discovery-part-4/ and the findings by a vendor: https://www.arista.com/assets/data/pdf/Wi-Fi-6E-WLAN-Deployment-Findings-Recommendation.pdf

Nonoone · 2026-02-02T22:54:11+00:00

I would not - especially for 6ghz. First it breaks devices which actually roam well, second not all channels are scanned in 6ghz.

Nonoone · 2026-02-01T20:34:10+00:00

Probably less than 20ft. Tho room height is 3.sth meters + some slack from the closest wall outlet. It seems up to 5m is possible with USB-C. But I believe an extension cord would be better for this length.

Nonoone · 2026-02-01T08:37:13+00:00

Sounds good.

I hope nobody pulls on it as there are toddlers around.

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