Advice on a Ubiquiti system for my home

Networking & Firewalls
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Thank you for the detailed feedback. I’ve been looking at the Loco M5 and the Nanostation M5.

  1. What is the benefit of spending a bit extra for the NSM5 vs the Loco M5? Is the NSM5 worth the extra $$?

  2. I’m a bit confused about the POE injector that comes with it. I need to drill a hole in my office to run some CAT5E to the bridge M5. My router does not have POE so do I run the LAN cable to the injector and then the injector into the Bridge M5? I guess my question is whether I need a POE switch as I’m trying to avoid that extra cost right now.

  3. I have a room that is almost in direct LOS between the Bridge M5 and the barn. Can I set up two stations? My idea is to provide a more reliable LAN drop to my TV room as the wireless signal tends to be flaky in that room.