RUCKUS "Standalone" vs "Solo Access Point" firmware. Also, does unleashed have better performance?

[Ruckus4Life]

Hi,

I have a few questions regarding the RUCKUS R710 firmware options and best practices for a small deployment:

1. What is the difference between RUCKUS "Standalone" firmware and "Solo Access Point" firmware?

2. In an environment with only one or two APs, does one firmware option offer any significant advantages over the other? I noticed that the Solo AP firmware has a much newer version compared to the Standalone firmware—does this provide any key benefits?

3. In a small setup (one or two APs), is there any real benefit to using Unleashed in terms of performance, range, or auto-channel selection? I have avoided Unleashed so far under the assumption that it might use more CPU/memory and that I might achieve better performance with Standalone or Solo AP firmware instead.

Would love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks,
Ruckus4Life!

[sanjay_kumar]

Hi,

1. What is the difference between RUCKUS "Standalone" firmware and "Solo Access Point" firmware?

Answer : Standalone and Soo firmwares are same. 

2. In an environment with only one or two APs, does one firmware option offer any significant advantages over the other? I noticed that the Solo AP firmware has a much newer version compared to the Standalone firmware—does this provide any key benefits?

Answer : Solo firmware offers control of individual AP, where it can operate and manage separately. 

3. In a small setup (one or two APs), is there any real benefit to using Unleashed in terms of performance, range, or auto-channel selection? I have avoided Unleashed so far under the assumption that it might use more CPU/memory and that I might achieve better performance with Standalone or Solo AP firmware instead.

Answer :
Standalone\Solo firmware offers to manage and operate separately. However, the options on the GUI are limited compared to the controller based firmware like Unleashed.
If you want to manage more than 1 AP, Unleashed will give more control over the setup and will have some of the Advanced option to use.

[Ruckus4Life]

So, I tried using solo 118.2.0.0.875 & 114.0.0.0.6565 and the access point started continuously rebooting. I managed to get unleashed back on and it is ok, but I wonder why I experienced this with solo and not with standalone?

Thanks