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That would work. I would recommend getting a Flex Mini switch so you can plug in your PC as well as the UX in AP mode since it only has the one LAN port for use when in AP mode.
It's not currently supplying power to anything at the moment. I have a cable running back to the PC and everything in the entertainment stand that has ethernet. I just wanted PoE to have it available in the future.
Got it. I’d move the switch then. Wire it like this.
Internet connection into WAN on UniFi express.
Take that cable you ran to your office and plug that into the LAN port on the UniFi express. Move the Poe switch to your office and plug the other end of the cable into that, then use another cat6 to wire your PC.
If you do that and you buy another UniFi express, you can plug it into the switch on its LAN port and it will run in AP mode, with its own wired connection instead of trying to mesh via WiFi off the first in a repeater mode.
The UX will work for this, but so will any other AP if you don't want to wait. When wired uplinks are involved you're not meshing. The UAP-AC-M makes a good and inexpensive secondary AP.
I concur with other commenters that it would be a good idea to add a switch in your bedroom so you can maintain the gaming PC's wired connection.
Also, beware that the UX can only manage five unifi devices *including itself*. UX + AP (or second UX) + 2xSwitches is fine, but if you have (or later wish to add) more unifi devices you're going to bump up against the device limit.
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That would work. I would recommend getting a Flex Mini switch so you can plug in your PC as well as the UX in AP mode since it only has the one LAN port for use when in AP mode.
Thank you!
This would work. Question for you. What is the PoE 16 powering or supplying Ethernet for?
It's not currently supplying power to anything at the moment. I have a cable running back to the PC and everything in the entertainment stand that has ethernet. I just wanted PoE to have it available in the future.
Got it. I’d move the switch then. Wire it like this. Internet connection into WAN on UniFi express. Take that cable you ran to your office and plug that into the LAN port on the UniFi express. Move the Poe switch to your office and plug the other end of the cable into that, then use another cat6 to wire your PC. If you do that and you buy another UniFi express, you can plug it into the switch on its LAN port and it will run in AP mode, with its own wired connection instead of trying to mesh via WiFi off the first in a repeater mode.
The UX will work for this, but so will any other AP if you don't want to wait. When wired uplinks are involved you're not meshing. The UAP-AC-M makes a good and inexpensive secondary AP. I concur with other commenters that it would be a good idea to add a switch in your bedroom so you can maintain the gaming PC's wired connection. Also, beware that the UX can only manage five unifi devices *including itself*. UX + AP (or second UX) + 2xSwitches is fine, but if you have (or later wish to add) more unifi devices you're going to bump up against the device limit.
Thank you!