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!

[Ruckus4Life]

I’m still trying to figure out if there’s a real performance advantage to running Solo over Unleashed, aside from the obvious feature differences. I’m particularly curious about things like:

Client handoff performance between APs

BeamFlex effectiveness

Auto channel selection

And whether DFS is even supported in Solo mode

I’ve always leaned toward Solo because it’s quick to configure and most of my clients only need one or two APs. Unleashed feels slower overall—just booting up takes a while.

But I’d love to get into the nitty gritty performance comparisons between the two. Struggling to find any solid info on that. If anyone has some deeper insight, I’d really appreciate it!