Propaganda: Ruckus versus HP access point

[dave.81]

@AngryTechnician how have you found the coverage/throughput of the ZoneFlex 7025? We are looking at putting some into areas of boarding house where there will be ~5 users within range but know they dont have the fancy antenna arrays of the more expensive AP's.

[AngryTechnician]

@AngryTechnician how have you found the coverage/throughput of the ZoneFlex 7025?

Better than expected. I actually bought one myself for my flat (which is admittedly small) and get excellent performance throughout the interior, and working coverage through exterior walls for about 10-15m. Basically, you'll get good performance in the room its in and rooms immediately adjacent (providing the rooms aren't huge and the walls are thin), but anything beyond that will be a push.

 

One thing to consider: although it's an N radio, the uplink is only 100Mbps, so you wouldn't want many more than your 5 users on it simultaneously.

[dave.81]

Thats all i was looking at using them for, boarding rooms with a couple of users in that are beyond the range of the rest of the wifi coverage. Thanks.

[Destinova]

Without details around who did the testing, what was used in the test (hardware, software version, client, chipset, driver, environment, measurement software, etc.) it's worth absolutely nothing.

[Pctx]

As I just signed up after stumbling across this posting, I highly doubt HP's offering is besting the Ruckus. I had a 7362 unit that I was able to walk 2-3 blocks down from my office area and get 20-30MB/s throughput on a unit that wasn't even mounted properly. Also, anyone who is looking at going Meraki, I would advise against it as their AP's can't hold a candle to the Ruckus units.