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![]() You will need a Unifi AP to connect to the airMAX receiver for local WiFi as the airMAX units are not designed as user wifi stations. Low latency will be achieved with a strong (but not too strong) signal with clear line of sight and minimal interference. Interference, reflections and other anomalies will impact performance. Your post states that both buildings are well insulated and I don't think a wireless link will work at all well if the devices are mounted internally. The only issue i can see is that both the airMAX devices will need to be externally mounted. Much better to use a proper wireless link where the station is bound by MAC address to the AP for maximum security. You don't really want to use Unifi kit for a wireless link as they are omnidirectional. The airMAX software makes lining up the signal much easier and you can get the link fine-tuned to a far greater degree. Integration with the UniFi Controller makes bridging two networks seamless. ![]() The UniFi Building to Building Bridge is the ideal solution for short-range, high-throughput connectivity. I've installed an airMAX link for a customer and would say it's the way to go. UBB from Ubiquiti Networks is a 1.7+Gbps bidirectional plug and play 60GHz bridge with a range of up to 500m, 5GHz radio redundancy and UniFi Controller management. The airMAX advertised 450Mbps is fine to me, and I assume that the latency to be acceptable (e.g., in a few millisecond range). ![]() I know WiFi tends to detoriate quite fast, but on the other hand, the UniFi brochures seem to advertise operation range of hundreds of meters, but I assume this is only the case if there is LoS to the user equipment. The reception shows 1 bar out of 4 in the other building, despite near line-of-sight.ĭespite looking at reviews, I'm quite confused about what kind of latency should I expect from either installation. High-performance wireless point-to-point bridges that offer fiber-like performance, without the wire. My previous WiFi installation have always had issues with coverage. With airMAX, I'm confident that never-obstrusive link can be built. Regarding UniFi, I'm most concerned that low-latency being a priority, that it might introduce unreliability by moving objects blocking the signal. Further, there are no other WiFi networks in range.Ĭurrently, I have done this via Powerline, but Powerline adds a lot of latency and other untroubleshootable throughput issues to the equation especially on higher than 10Mbps speeds. Also, building B requires the connection to be available inside. You should assume that the buildings have high insulation. Suppose a requirement to extend a network from building A to building B with priority being low-latency.
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