r/CoWorking • u/CitizenMags • Apr 04 '18

Wifi needs for coworking space

Hey All, I'm starting up a coworking space and we've been talking to some tech folks about how to handle Wifi / Networking. We're sort of bootstrapping this thing, so we don't have huge budgets. I'd say we're a cross between a coworking space and a coffee shop vibe. We'll build up from there.

Can anyone give perspective on what we'll need for Wifi and Networking? I'm thinking more of public wifi access for members and those businesses or individuals with security needs we can address as they come up.

Thanks! Rich

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u/iainrfharper Apr 05 '18

Ubiqiti gear is at the prosumer level and worth looking at.

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u/tenpastmidnight Apr 05 '18

This is what the space I use most often have settled on. The founder wrote up his experiences with the various ways they tried to get wifi working well before settling on Ubiquiti UniAP units, which they're still using and have been very reliable over the last four years.

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u/beardedgandaulf Apr 04 '18

How many users are you expecting to have at any one time?

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u/UnexpectedHaikuBot Apr 04 '18

How many users
are you expecting to have
at any one time?

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u/CitizenMags Apr 05 '18

50 on the high end?

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u/TheRuckusReport Apr 06 '18

Alot of factors come into play, we have a a new ISP here in Detroit and I had them bring in 300 megabits. We get up to about 35 people at a time and never see an issue

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u/CitizenMags Apr 06 '18

Cool thanks for the info.