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by pjc50 3111 days ago
UniFi devices are a bit unusual as wireless APs: not only do they not act as a DHCP server, they require you to have one somewhere else on the network. Generally your uplink router will do this, but it surprised me when I wanted to use one as a standalone AP.
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paulie_a 3111 days ago
In my opinion that is correct behavior. An AP shouldn't have dhcp, it should provide access to a network.

Disclaimer: I have a unifi and edge router and it's a great combo

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tomfanning 3111 days ago
A wireless access point is a completely transparent bridge between wired and wireless networks.

If you want a DHCP server in your Wi-Fi "box", you likely want it to do NAT and DNS as well, and that is a "wireless router".

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vlan0 3111 days ago
That's because you're comparing consumer grade all-in-one routers to a more Enterprise worthy AP.

Consumer grade gear is made to be easy and "just work".

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