Wireless Consulting Services

Ubiquiti's browser-based UniFi Controller software can be deployed on a PC, Mac, or Linux machine located onsite or within a private or public cloud. UniFi Controller offers a comprehensive, zero-cost and highly scalable wireless management solution for venues that span from mini-branch offices to hotels, schools, auditoriums and multi-site enterprise networks.

Progent offers fast access to the expertise of veteran Wi-Fi consultants who can help you to assess the benefits of Ubiquiti UniFi technology for your company and help you to design, deploy, manage, and debug your UniFi wireless network. Progent can also conduct a Wi-Fi site survey to help you to choose, provision, and position UniFi wireless APs for your required coverage and performance.

Progent's certified data security and compliance consultants can assist you to configure Ubiquiti UniFi's advanced security features to build a hardened wireless solution. Also, Progent offers online management and backup support for your UniFi Wi-Fi network, using either an on-premises UniFi Controller or a remote UniFi Controller system hosted by Progent.

Elements of Ubiquiti UniFi Wi-Fi Networks
Major elements of Ubiquiti's UniFi family of Wi-Fi networking appliances include a rich portfolio of Wave 2 Wi-Fi access points, high-performance managed switches, and security gateways for routing and firewall services. All these devices can be managed by the free UniFi Controller software. Your Wi-Fi environment can also include non-UniFi infrastructure products like switches, routers and firewalls, but UniFi Controller tools only monitor and control UniFi devices. Ubiquiti also has a free Mobile App for Apple iOS and Android handheld devices, allowing you to configure UniFi devices for initial setup without requiring you to install the Ubiquiti UniFi Controller application.

The selection of devices included in the Ubiquiti UniFi family allows you to design optimal Wi-Fi deployments for a broad array of venues. Low-cost UniFi wireless devices deliver the on-premises and online access needed for telecommuters or small branch offices. High-performance or mesh Wi-Fi APs offer the speed and RF coverage needed for high client density sites such as enterprise HQs or convention centers. Ubiquiti UniFi's Wi-Fi APs with specialized omni-directional or uni-directional antennas provide sufficient RF signal strength to penetrate hotel and dormitory walls. Ruggedized Ubiquity UniFi wireless access points can withstand the severe environments of venues such as outdoor work areas or open arenas.

All these Ubiquity UniFi Wi-Fi appliances can be set up, administered, tuned, secured, patched and debugged transparently across multiple locations with a centralized management system. Progent can assist you to analyze your current or planned Wi-Fi environments to decide which UniFi products are appropriate and Progent can help you to design the most efficient way to deploy and administer them.

Ubiquiti's UniFi Family of Wireless APs
Ubiquiti's UniFi series of Wi-Fi access points includes several product families intended for different usage scenarios, physical environments and budgets. Ubiquiti UniFi has indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi APs, and the UniFi line includes desktop, wall-mountable and ceiling-mountable units. The majority of UniFi Wi-Fi access points are attached via wired Ethernet, but Ubiquiti UniFi also has multi-hop mesh wireless APs that attach to the WLAN via Wi-Fi and require no Ethernet cabling.

The latest Ubiquiti UniFi wireless APs are Wave 2 devices, feature Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology to run in concurrent dual-band mode, can be managed with any standard web browser by using UniFi Controller software running on-premises or offsite, and can be initialized with an iPhone or iPad or with an Android smartphone or tablet using UniFi Mobile App. Current UniFi wireless APs support multi-user MIMO to accommodate high client-density sites.

Ubiquiti's UniFi UAP-AC Series of Wireless APs
Ubiquiti's UAP-AC products are dual-radio, wall-mountable wireless APs that connect through an Ethernet interface and offer MIMO and 802.3af PoE to support third-party switches. The highly compact UAP-AC-Lite is a value-priced 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi access point with a GbE Ethernet interface. The AP delivers a 2.4 GHz radio data rate of 300 Mbps, and 5 GHz radio throughput of 867 Mbps. The low-profile in-wall version UAP-AC-IW plugs directly into an Ethernet wall port and does not include additional Ethernet interfaces. The UAP-AC-LR wireless AP includes a high-power symmetrical-link antenna for connecting to distant users, offering improved signal strength for smartphones. The UAP-AC-LR offers 3x3 MIMO in the 2.4 GHz band and 2x2 MIMO in the 5 GHz band. The 2.4 GHz radio supports a max of 450 Mbps performance, and the 5 GHz radio supports a maximum of 867 Mbps.

The UAP-AC-PRO Wi-Fi access point is designed to be resistant to indirect weather and can be deployed indoors or in a sheltered outdoor environment. The UniFi UAP-AC-PRO incorporates two 10/100/1000 Ethernet interfaces and has 3x3 MIMO in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, offering data rates up to 450 Mbps for the 2.4 GHz radio and 1,300 Mbps for the 5 GHz radio. The UAP-AC-PRO can handle up to 200 users. A compact in-wall model, the UAP-AC-IW-PRO, plugs directly into an Ethernet wall interface and does not have an additional Ethernet connection. The UAP-AC-EDU wireless AP is intended for classrooms and delivers performance and capacity identical to UniFi's UAP-AC-PRO device but is larger, has only one 10/100/1000 Ethernet connection, is engineered for indoor use, and incorporates a loudspeaker to accommodate a wireless PA system.

The Ubiquiti UniFi low-profile and high-density UAP-nanoHD indoor AP has 4x4 MU-MIMO technology, offers 300 Mbps throughput at 2.4 GHz and 1,733 Mbps throughput for the 5 GHz radio, handles 200 simultaneous users, and includes one GbE Ethernet connection. The UAP-nanoHD is offered in a range of skins to fit in with different decors. UniFi's UAP-HD unit is designed for high-density indoor or outdoor deployments. This large-footprint Wi-Fi AP offers 4x4 MU-MIMO, delivers 800 Mbps throughput at 2.4 GHz and 1,733 Mbps throughput at 5 GHz, and can handle up to 500 users. The UAP-HD includes two connections for GbE Ethernet.

The UAP-AC-M and UAP-AC-M-PRO wireless APs are mesh access points designed for expansive outdoor areas, like a park, with little if any IT infrastructure, or for quick deployment/tear down applications like a music festival or street fair. Both these mesh APs can support more than 250 concurrent client devices. The UAP-AC-M has 2x2 MIMO and offers a variety of mounting and antenna options for indoor or outdoor use. The Wi-Fi access point offers 300 Mbps data rates at 2.4 GHz and 867 Mbps data rates at 5 GHz. The high-performance, weather-resistant UAP-AC-M-PRO access point is engineered for outdoor deployments, offers 450 Mbps data rates for the 2.4 GHz radio and 1,300 Mbps performance for the 5 GHz radio, and incorporates a secondary Gigabit Ethernet interface.

Ubiquiti's XG AP Wi-Fi AP
The UniFi XG AP is a quad-radio 802.11ac Wave 2 wireless AP intended for very high-density deployments such as a concert hall. The XG AP has a 4x4 MIMO 2.4 GHz client radio that delivers 800 Mbps data rates plus dual 4x4 MIMO 5 GHz radios that deliver 1.733 Gbps throughput. The wireless access point can handle 1 simultaneous client devices. A dedicated radio continually scans for threats such as malicious frames and rogue access points. The Spectral Security Radio also scans for the most efficient channel for network performance. The UniFi XG AP has a GbE Ethernet backhaul connection and a 1/10 Gbps Ethernet port for bridging, can get its power from an 802.3bt Power-over-Ethernet compliant switch, and has a Bluetooth BLE radio.

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

UniFi Security Gateways
The UniFi line of security gateways offer fast routing, granular firewall policies, site-to-site VPN tunneling, VLAN support, and QoS for IP voice and video data. You can manage UniFi Security Gateways with the UniFi Controller platform used to control Ubiquiti UniFi wireless APs and switches, allowing you to detect, configure, administer, optimize, and patch all these network appliances from a centralized location using an intuitive, web-accessible dashboard. Ubiquiti UniFi security gateways are available to handle any venue and meet any budget. Gateways range from a wall-mount unit delivering 3 Gbps throughput and capable of handling 200 users up to a rackmount unit with 80 Gbps throughput able to serve up to 20,000 users.

For more information about Ubiquiti's UniFi family of security gateways, see Ubiquiti UniFi security gateways integration expertise.

UniFi Controller Wireless Network Management Software
UniFi Wi-Fi APs, managed 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 software on an on-premises or offsite PC, Mac, or Linux machine or host the application in the cloud. You can run the management tools from any standard web browser or you can run the UniFi Mobile App and manage your UniFi devices from your Apple iOS or Google Android smartphone. If you have a multi-vendor WLAN with UniFi Wi-Fi access points but switches and firewalls from third-party vendors, you can still use UniFi Controller software to centralize the management of your UniFi wireless APs.

For more information about Ubiquiti's UniFi Controller Management platform, visit UniFi Controller WLAN management consultants.

How Progent Can Help You with Ubiquiti UniFi WiFi Access Points and WLAN Technology
Progent's Wi-Fi networking consultants offer remote and on-premises expertise to assist businesses of any size to plan, deploy, manage, tune or debug WLANs that incorporate Ubiquiti UniFi access points. Progent's consultants can provide on-demand support to guide you through a challenging technical problem or Progent can deliver end-to-end project management or co-management services to make sure that your critical wireless projects are finished on schedule and on budget. Progent's consultants can assist you to integrate UniFi WiFi access points with other UniFi wireless infrastructure devices or with third-party network products. Progent's also can conduct wireless site surveys to help you with selecting, placing, and setting up UniFi wireless access points to achieve the coverage, throughput, and user capacity required to support all your WLAN venues.

Progent's certified information security and compliance experts can help you to define and enforce security policies that are consistent throughout your wired and wireless sites and that adhere to industry and regulatory standards. Progent's disaster recovery planning consultants can help you to design fault-tolerant and rapidly restorable wireless ecosystems that use the high-uptime technologies built into UniFi APs and other wireless infrastructure devices.

To find out more about Progent's Wi-Fi consulting services, visit Progent's wireless network consulting and troubleshooting support.

Contact Progent for Consulting Support for UniFi Wireless
To contact Progent about designing, integrating, managing or debugging Ubiquiti UniFi environments, phone 1-800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.