I am trying to design my network for a rock climbing gym in a basement with no cellular service. I will have approx 300-1,000 people needing a good wifi connection. I am talking with two vendors that recommended two very different solutions.
I guess my question is how different are these solutions in terms of quality of connection. Will the Ubiquity WAPs hold up to 1,000 users at once without issue? Or will I need to find an enterprise solution like cisco?
One issue is the price difference of the two packages. Another issue is whether I will need to purchase the monthly service contract to maintain the network should I choose the second option. I am tech savvy but not so much as to maintain a complicated network if I run into issues.
Can you give me your thoughts on this?
- 15 Ubiquity WAPs (200+ capacity each) with Araknis router and switch. $6.2k
- 4 Cisco Meraki MR45 WAPs with Gigabit Speed router and Cisco switch. $15k (which includes network provisioning). The company also provides service (ie, answers questions, fixes network issues, replaces equipment immediately) for $350/month.
I guess my question is how different are these solutions in terms of quality of connection. Will the Ubiquity WAPs hold up to 1,000 users at once without issue? Or will I need to find an enterprise solution like cisco?
One issue is the price difference of the two packages. Another issue is whether I will need to purchase the monthly service contract to maintain the network should I choose the second option. I am tech savvy but not so much as to maintain a complicated network if I run into issues.
Can you give me your thoughts on this?