Peplink APOENT Pep Wave AP One Enterprise Access Point

Very Easy to use to expand your wifi coverage.

I've been using a Peplink Balance 20 router since May of 2013 which works really well. Since the router has worked so well, I thought I would try the Peplink Pepwave access points, and I purchased two of them to try out.For several years I have been using 4 Ubiquiti AP Pro access points to cover my 8000+ s.f. house, which are dual band 802.11n based access points, but for some time have been thinking of upgrading to something that supports the faster 802.11ac. I have looked at Ruckus, Aruba, (both of which are VERY expensive), and several other vendors, but when I became aware that my Peplink Balance 20 could be the controller for the Pepwave access points I thought that would be a no brainer.The Pepwave AP One Enterprise access points have worked very well. To my surprise, two of them completely cover my 8000+ s.f. house, including my patio/pool area behind my house.Originally I purchased two of the Pepwave APs to test, thinking I would need to purchase one or two additional units, but that will not be necessary. I have installed both of them at opposite ends of my house, on the first floor, and they give adequate coverage of not only the first floor of my house, but also give great coverage of the second floor and pool area. I have installed them in the ceiling of the first floor; a photo of one of them is attached to this review.It was easy for me to configure the Balance 20 router to serve as the access point controller. Other than the names of the SSIDs and a few other things, I just went with the defaults that are presented when setting up the configuration in the AP part of the Balance 20 and once I connected the two access points, they automatically appeared. Once they were operational, I went back in to give each AP a name and location.I have Comcast and AT&T Internet links connected to the Balance 20 dual WAN router, but the Comcast service is vastly faster, and from iPhones, iPads or computers that are wirelessly connected to the network, I am now getting speeds pretty much equal to the Comcast link, which is advertised to be 150 Mbit, pretty much the same speed I would get if I connected my computer to the network with an Ethernet cable. Please note that 802.11ac is only on 5GHz, and I am using 5Ghz for all my devices except a few which only work on 2.4 GHz, such as my pool controller and irrigation system, which are low speed devices anyway. I set up separate SSIDs for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz so I would know which band I was connecting to, but you can use the same SSID for each band if you desire.If you are not familiar with Peplink routers, you can find them on Amazon (here is a link --https://www.amazon.com/Peplink-Balance-20-Dual-WAN-Router/dp/B0042210U6/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8). I use the Balance 20 since it is a dual WAN router that allows the connection of two separate Internet services. As mentioned, Comcast is vastly faster than AT&T (which is only 24 Mb service), but if Comcast goes down, everything will continue to work over the AT&T connection. If reliability is important to the way you use your Internet connection, this router is what you need.i use a lot of Apple products: iPhones, iPads, Mac Books, and iMac computers, and I have not had any problem connecting these devices, or with them staying connected. I also have a couple of Amazon Dot's, an Orbit irrigation system, a Jandy iAqualink pool controller, and several other devices, and have had no connectivity problems.Also, the Pepwave AP One Enterprise supports 802.11r, ("Roaming") which allows portable devices to connect to the best access point. Both APs have the same SSID (but I use different SSIDs for each band so I can be sure I connect all my devices capable of 5 gHz operation to the 5 gHz system), and operate on different channels, and if I walk around the house with an iPhone, iPad, or Mac Book, they will hand off and connect to the AP with the best signal. I have tested this extensively and it works flawlessly on 802.11ac devices, but 802.11r does not appear to work on 802.11n/g devices. But all devices we carry around the house are now all 802.11ac, except for one older MacBook, so it does not matter.I power the APs with my D-Link 1000 Mbit POE Ethernet switch -- available at Amazon -- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009F7N7B8/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1Here is a review I wrote about the Peplink Balance 20 router:https://www.amazon.com/gp/review/R3V97MZHQIO41L?ref_=glimp_1rv_clHere is a review I wrote about the D-Link POE Ethernet switch:https://www.amazon.com/gp/review/R2NAKEU554XQB1?ref_=glimp_1rv_clI am very happy with the Pepwave AP One Enterprise APs!!!

I use a Peplink Balance One switch in a SOHO environment. I have two AP One Enterprise and one AP One mini that I use in a single story 2000 Sq Ft home. My ISP speed is 400 Mbps Spectrum cable. The best 802.11AC throughput I can manage to get on either 2.4 or 5GHz radios is about 90 Mbps. As a test, I recently installed the wireless router (as an access point only) included in my Spectrum package that's been sitting on the shelf. I was amazed to see consistently wireless throughput above 300 Mbps. So I have to conclude that either I'm configuring my AP One incorrectly, or Pepwave wireless is substandard. Being a retired network engineer I believe I have the AP's set for best performance.

Not as good as it should be for the price. Firmware updates are lagging, promises-promises by the vendor. Some issues with more than 5-10 concurrent connections when streaming or remote desktop is in use. Open-Mesh is better. The advertised web-management of this peplink is a non-starter. Over complicated interface with little benefit unless you're managing more than 25 of these, which I wouldn't wish on anyone.

Our Company has now completely moved from Cisco Products to Peplink, they have made things easier, and are 100 % more reliable,Peplink just works, its pretty simple. we currently are in the process of removing some cisco AP's and Routers and going with Peplink,the AP is easily controlled from the Router, very simple..I use this AP in my home as well ...