Do I need a zone director?

[jason_sparrow]

Hi all,

I am just about to install 2 X r600 aps in my house and was wondering if I needed to buy a done director console to fine tune the aps?

They will be used in a soho environment, however I would like to ensure roaming etc is fine tuned and I can get the best out of them.

If so, would I be able to use a single licence version as this is quite cheap?

http://www.wifigear.co.uk/ruckus-zone...

Would I need to renew the licence each year?

I'm new to the ruckus fold and so I have no clue as to what I need.

Thanks in advance.

[john_d]

ATF and WLAN prioritization and QOS is still unsupported on 802.11ac AP's... That's slated for 10.0.

[seanmuir]

DCF MAC is only relevant on 2.4GHz, 802.11ac is 5GHz 🙂

[jason_sparrow]

Thanks Sean.

To be honest, so far it seems to be working ok and I haven't really noticed any 'lag' while roaming.

I am literally using them at home and I'm getting full coverage throughout and coverage in places where the Unifi struggled.

I'll see how it goes for a while and then make a decision on the zd.

They are quite expensive for my basic needs!

[seanmuir]

no worries and good luck 🙂

[neil_neil_67001]

Jason, you are correct that your needs are quite basic, and you should keep things simple.

Fast roaming is a specialized requirement that is only considered in very specific circumstances, and is not only NOT required for home use, it's pretty much unconfigurable for home use.

When you move from one AP to another, the worst that will happen is that you need to generate a new key, which is so quick it just won't affect anything you are doing.

There's a lot of technical information being offered in this thread, which is very well intentioned, however it just serves to confuse the issue - some of it is irrelevant, and some of it is technically wrong. 

Just stick with a couple of access points that are manually configured and you'll be fine. If you have specific questions about how things work I'd be happy to explain.

Neil Mac
CWNE #113, CWNT
Senior Technical Trainer, Ruckus Wireless