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Er, whut?
Did you install a Ubiquiti Controller? If so... yes... it is the master and a security principle is that if the master is gone, the slaves don't act independently.
But you can run a UniFi AP without the Controller software and just configure it using an iOS or Android app. Which is how I do it, and does not require keeping any computer turned on to run the Controller software.
Velocio-
I stand corrected then. will hunt for more details on how to run it but everything I found seemed to suggest it had to be running on a computer for you to be able to access the AP.
was planning on buying a cloud key controller to avoid doing so, so this is good news.
edit: I think this was what I read... https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/UniFi-AP-without-Controller-software/td-p/301678
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I've used the app but I have no idea what I'm doing... I set the SSID and encryption to the same as the BT box then made sure radios on AP and BT box were different channels. It seems to work, is that it?
HatBeard
Dramatic_Hammer
It's worth adding that if you use the ubiquiti access point you will need the control software running on a networked computer for it to function. am super pleased with my setup but when I reboot my mac mini my wifi network goes down until it finished booting again. which is a great way to wind up the girlfriend btw.