Wireless Consulting Support

Ubiquiti's browser-based UniFi Controller software can be deployed on a PC, Mac, or Linux machine running onsite or within the cloud. The UniFi software offers an end-to-end, budget-friendly and highly scalable Wi-Fi management tool for environments ranging from mini-branch offices to hotels, campuses, arenas and distributed enterprise networks.

Progent offers fast access to the skills of seasoned wireless specialists who can assist you to determine the value of Ubiquiti UniFi products for your company and assist you to plan, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot your UniFi wireless network. Progent can also carry out a Wi-Fi site survey to assist you to select, provision, and place UniFi Wi-Fi APs for optimal signal coverage and throughput.

Progent's certified data security and compliance experts can assist you to implement Ubiquiti UniFi's modern security features to build a hardened Wi-Fi ecosystem. Also, Progent can provide online management plus backup/recovery services for your Ubiquiti UniFi wireless network, based on either a locally installed UniFi Controller or an online UniFi Controller system managed by Progent.

Elements of Ubiquiti UniFi Wave Wireless Networks
Key elements of Ubiquiti's UniFi family of Wi-Fi infrastructure appliances include a rich catalog of Wave 2 wireless access points, advanced managed switches, and security gateways for routing and firewall services. All these elements can be managed by Ubiquiti's free UniFi Controller toolset. Your wireless environment can include non-UniFi network products like switches, routers and security appliances, but UniFi Controller software tools only monitor and control UniFi products. Ubiquiti also offers a free Mobile App for Apple iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, allowing you to deploy Ubiquiti UniFi devices for initial operation without requiring you to install the Ubiquiti UniFi Controller software.

The variety of products included in the Ubiquiti UniFi line makes it possible to create efficient wireless deployments for a wide array of usage scenarios. Value-priced UniFi Wi-Fi devices deliver the on-premises and remote connectivity required for home offices or small branch offices. High-performance or mesh Wi-Fi access points provide the speed and coverage required for high client density environments such as corporate headquarters or convention centers. Ubiquiti UniFi's wireless access points with high-power antennas provide sufficient RF signal strength to pass through hotel and dorm room walls. Ruggedized UniFi wireless access points can stand up to the severe environments of sites like warehouses or open arenas.

All these Ubiquity UniFi Wi-Fi products can be set up, managed, tuned, secured, patched and debugged transparently across multiple locations via a unified management system. Progent can help you to assess your various Wi-Fi venues to decide which UniFi products are appropriate and Progent can help you to design the most cost-effective way to deploy and manage them.

Ubiquiti's UniFi Line of Wireless APs
Ubiquiti's UniFi series of Wi-Fi APs includes several product families intended for various usage scenarios, topologies and IT budgets. Ubiquiti has both indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi access points, and the series includes desktop, wall-mountable and ceiling-mountable devices. Most UniFi Wi-Fi access points are connected via cabled Ethernet, but Ubiquiti UniFi also offers multi-hop mesh wireless APs that attach to the wireless network via Wi-Fi and require no Ethernet wiring.

Newer UniFi wireless access points are Wave 2 devices, use MIMO technology to run in simultaneous dual-band mode, can be managed with any popular web browser by using UniFi Controller tools running on-premises or remotely, and can be initialized with an iPhone or iPad or with an Android smartphone or tablet by using UniFi Mobile App. Newer Ubiquiti UniFi wireless APs support multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) to handle high client-density venues.

Ubiquiti's UAP-AC Line of Wireless Access Points
Ubiquiti's UAP-AC products are dual-radio, wall-mountable wireless access points that connect through an Ethernet port and feature MIMO and PoE to work with third-party switches. The highly compact UAP-AC-Lite is an entry-level and value-priced 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi AP with a Gigabit Ethernet connection. The unit delivers a 2.4 GHz radio speed of 300 Mbps, and 5 GHz radio throughput of 867 Mbps. The low-profile in-wall model UAP-AC-IW plugs directly into an Ethernet wall connection and does not have other Ethernet interfaces. The UAP-AC-LR wireless access point includes a high-power symmetrical-link antenna for connecting to distant clients, offering improved reception for smartphones. The UAP-AC-LR offers 3x3 MIMO in the 2.4 GHz band and 2x2 MIMO for 5 GHz. The 2.4 GHz radio supports up to 450 Mbps throughput, and the 5 GHz radio delivers up to 867 Mbps.

The Ubiquiti UniFi UAP-AC-PRO Wi-Fi access point is designed to be resistant to indirect weather and can be deployed indoors or in a covered outdoor environment. The UniFi UAP-AC-PRO incorporates two Gigabit Ethernet connections and has 3x3 MIMO in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, delivering performance up to 450 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 1,300 Mbps at 5 GHz. The UAP-AC-PRO can handle up to 200 users. A slim in-wall version, UniFi's UAP-AC-IW-PRO, connects directly into an Ethernet wall interface and does not include an extra Ethernet port. The UniFi UAP-AC-EDU wireless access point is intended for schools and features performance the same as the UAP-AC-PRO device but is larger, has only a single GbE Ethernet port, is limited to indoor deployments, and incorporates a loudspeaker to support a wireless public address system.

The UniFi ultra-slim and high-density UAP-nanoHD indoor access point has 4x4 MU-MIMO technology, offers 300 Mbps performance at 2.4 GHz and 1,733 Mbps data rates at 5 GHz, supports 200 concurrent client devices, and has one GbE Ethernet interface. The UniFi UAP-nanoHD is offered in a range of skins to blend with various decors. UniFi's UAP-HD access point is designed for crowded indoor or outdoor environments. This large-footprint wireless access point features 4x4 MU-MIMO technology, delivers 800 Mbps performance for the 2.4 GHz radio and 1,733 Mbps performance at 5 GHz, and supports up to 500 client devices. The UAP-HD has two ports for Gigabit Ethernet.

The UAP-AC-M and UAP-AC-M-PRO Wi-Fi APs are mesh devices designed for large outdoor areas, such as a park, with little if any IT resources, or for quick deployment/tear down scenarios like an open-air concert or fair. Both these mesh APs can handle more than 250 concurrent client devices. The UAP-AC-M has 2x2 MIMO technology and has a variety of mounting and antenna alternatives for indoor or outdoor use. The wireless AP delivers 300 Mbps data rates at 2.4 GHz and 867 Mbps data rates for the 5 GHz radio. The high-performance, weather-resistant UAP-AC-M-PRO access point is engineered for outdoor deployments, delivers 450 Mbps data rates for the 2.4 GHz radio and 1,300 Mbps throughput at 5 GHz, and includes a secondary 10/100/1000 Ethernet connection.

Ubiquiti's XG AP Wi-Fi AP
Ubiquiti's UniFi XG AP is a four-radio 802.11ac Wi-Fi access point designed for very high-concentration venues such as a concert hall. The UniFi XG AP features a 4x4 MIMO 2.4 GHz client radio that delivers 800 Mbps data rates plus dual 4x4 MIMO 5 GHz radios capable of 1.733 Gbps performance. The Wi-Fi access point can support 500 simultaneous users. A dedicated radio continuously scans for threats like malicious frames and rogue APs. The Spectral Security Radio also scans for the most efficient channel for top performance. The UniFi XG AP has a GbE Ethernet backhaul connection and a 1/10 Gbps Ethernet port for bridging, can be powered by an 802.3bt PoE compliant switch, and includes a Bluetooth BLE radio.

UniFi Managed Switches
Ubiquiti's UniFi family of switches range from 8-port desktop/wall-mount units with 8 Gbps data rates to 48-port rackmount appliances that support line rates as high as 70 Gbps. UniFi 10G SFP+ aggregation switches can deliver non-blocking throughput of up to 160 Gbps. UniFi switches offer the forwarding capacity to process traffic concurrently on all ports at line rate without dropping packets. Ubiquiti UniFi switches can provide Power-over-Ethernet power to Wi-Fi APs and other network devices, and can be managed by the same UniFi Controller tools as UniFi wireless access points and security gateways. To learn more about Ubiquiti's UniFi line of switches, visit Ubiquiti UniFi switches integration services.

UniFi Security Gateways
The Ubiquiti's UniFi family of security gateways offer sophisticated routing, granular firewall policies, secure VPN tunneling, Virtual LAN (VLAN) support, and QoS for IP voice and video data. You can manage Ubiquiti UniFi Security Gateways with the UniFi Controller tools used to control UniFi wireless access points and managed switches, allowing you to discover, configure, administer, tune, and patch all these network appliances from a centralized location using an intuitive, browser-based dashboard. Ubiquiti UniFi security gateways are designed to support any venue and fit any IT budget. UniFi gateways range from a wall-mount unit delivering 3 Gbps throughput and capable of handling 200 users up to a rackmount appliance with 80 Gbps throughput able to serve up to 20,000 users.

To learn more about Ubiquiti's UniFi family of security gateways, see UniFi security gateways configuration integration services.

Ubiquiti's UniFi Controller WLAN Management Software
UniFi wireless APs, switches, and security gateways from Ubiquiti can all be centrally managed across multiple locations via Ubiquiti's free UniFi Controller tool. You can run UniFi Controller on a local or offsite PC, Mac, or Linux machine or host the application in a private or public cloud. You can run UniFi Controller from a web browser or you can run the free UniFi Mobile App and manage your UniFi devices from your Apple iOS or Google Android smartphone or tablet. If you have a multi-vendor network with Ubiquiti UniFi wireless access points but switches and firewalls from third-party vendors, you can still use UniFi Controller to centralize the management of your UniFi Wi-Fi APs.

For details about UniFi Controller Management software, visit Ubiquiti UniFi Controller wireless network management experts.

How Progent Can Help You to Integrate UniFi Wireless APs and WLAN Solutions
Progent's Wi-Fi infrastructure experts offer online and onsite expertise to help organizations of all sizes to plan, deploy, administer, tune or debug wireless networks that incorporate UniFi access points. Progent's consultants can deliver on-demand support to guide you through a challenging technical problem or Progent can deliver comprehensive project management or co-management consulting services to make sure that vital wireless projects are finished on time and on budget. Progent's consultants can help you to integrate UniFi wireless access points with other UniFi WLAN devices or with third-party products. Progent's also can conduct wireless site surveys to help you with choosing, placing, and configuration UniFi wireless access points to provide the coverage, throughput, and user capacity you need to support all your wireless venues.

Progent's certified data security and compliance consultants can help you to define and enforce security policies that are consistent across your wired and wireless sites and that adhere to industry and regulatory standards. Progent's disaster recovery planning consultants can help you to design resilient and rapidly restorable Wi-Fi ecosystems that utilize the high-availability features built into UniFi access points and other wireless infrastructure products.

To learn more about Progent's Wi-Fi consulting expertise, see Progent's Wi-Fi LAN consulting and debugging expertise.

Contact Progent for Consulting Support for UniFi Wireless
To get in touch with Progent about designing, configuring, managing or troubleshooting Ubiquiti UniFi environments, phone 1-800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.