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follow up to Ubiquiti controller setup
by Brian Moore 30 Jun '16

30 Jun '16

Hi all. well, so far, I am pretty damn impressed with these unify AC-PRO access points. Long range, fast response and they seem like good stuff. The controller software is doable but difficult. Version 4x of the software was very accessible and worked beautifully. However, it doesn't implement all the latest features and will not upgrade equipment to the latest firmware. version 5 of the controller software, current is version 5.0.7 is sort of doable with google Chrome but not at all a fun experience and there is a lot of guess work involved. I can kind of make it work with Chrome on windows but it pretty much completely breaks if one uses firefox or internet explorer. on another note, for configuring access points, the iPhone app works beautifully if you only want to configure the basic features. it won't let you do a bunch of the more advanced stuff but for quick setup and go, it works very well and is completely accessible with voice over. Brian. -- Contact me on skype: brian.moore follow me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bmoore123

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Efficient IP
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 28 Jun '16

28 Jun '16

I'm using an appliance called Efficient IP. Has anyone else used it? It's not Flash or Java but damn it's inaccessible. Unlabelled links and buttons, the developer never heard of alt tags, no tables, dodgy edit fields all over the place. I'm not sure how I'm going to manage this thing yet.

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Accessibility of PFSense web UI
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

Hello, Has anyone used the PFSense web UI recenetly? The last time I touched it was about 4 years ago and although it was once accessible, it had become completely unusable. I'm looking at a project where it would come in very handy but I will need to look for an alternative if accessibility hasn't changed to the web UI. I know I could use the CLI but it's not really designed for that purpose for day to day administration. Sure, it can be used but the web UI is more efficient. Any feedback / good alternative swould be very appreciated. Thanks Darragh

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Accessibility of PFSense web UI
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

Hello, Has anyone used the PFSense web UI recenetly? The last time I touched it was about 4 years ago and although it was once accessible, it had become completely unusable. I'm looking at a project where it would come in very handy but I will need to look for an alternative if accessibility hasn't changed to the web UI. I know I could use the CLI but it's not really designed for that purpose for day to day administration. Sure, it can be used but the web UI is more efficient. Any feedback / good alternative swould be very appreciated. Thanks Darragh

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] ubiquiti controller software
by vic.pereira＠ssc-spc.gc.ca 24 Jun '16

24 Jun '16

Hi Brian The Ubiquiti Access Points work with Window-Eyes. A couple of things to note is that you will need to check for a firmware update. For some reason it may not broadcast the SSID until it is happy that you have all available updates. If you have any wireless devices on your network, you will have a couple of options. You can reconfigure them to use the AP, or if you are connecting your AP to a wireless router you can let them stay on the wireless router's LAN segment and not worry about your access point. You'll figure it out I'm sure. The Uibiquiti works very well in open spaces. Indoors they do extend your range quite a bit, however remember that walls, elevator shafts etc. will have an impact on the range. Because the AP transceiver has a little more juice than your typical wireless router it might overwhelm any other wireless networks you have in the same area, but as they say might is right. But if those systems are within range, but further away you will be OK. There was some talk about POE having issues on CAT-6, but I have not encountered any problems. Individually the cost of the long range AP is around $150 to $170 from Amazon. A three pack should be less than $500.00; I haven't checked lately. If you are setting up three of them with the same SSID and channel you will find that they hand off the connections very nicely. I found they do that much better than when setting up multiple wireless home routers with the same SSID and channel. For the price of the Ubiquiti AP I am very impressed. Vic Pereira Project Manager, Networks and End-Users Branch Shared Services Canada / Government of Canada vic.pereira(a)ssc-spc.gc.ca / Tel: 204-781-5046 Gestionnaire de projet, Direction des réseaux et des utilisateurs finaux Services partagés Canada / Gouvernement du Canada vic.pereira(a)ssc-spc.gc.ca / Tél: 204-781-5046 -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Brian Moore Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 12:35 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] ubiquiti controler software Hi all. so I have been asked to help with a wifi installation in a fairly big space. I am tempted to go with the unify ap stuff from Ubiquiti networks. This stuff gets rave reviews and looks quite good. However, their things seem to require using a java based controler software for configuration. I am concerned about how accessible this might or might not be. From reading some of their support stuff, even to enable ssh on an ap to allow configuration requires use of this controler software. It might be usable and not a problem but I don't want to spend like a thousand bucks on stuff I can't configure. Since this will be mostly set it and forget it, I guess I could borrow a pair of eyes to follow my instructions and configure the access points for the first time. Anyone got experience with any of this gear? How did you get access points up and running for the first time? thanks. Brian. -- Contact me on skype: brian.moore follow me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bmoore123 _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] ubiquiti controller software
by matt.bsa＠wh1t3.net 23 Jun '16

23 Jun '16

I've been using the Ubiquiti Aps at home for about a year; as others have stated, the configuration interface is very usable with a screen reader. I've used Window-Eyes on the PC and Voiceover on OSX. Like other enterprise gear, you can have multiple SSIDs, VLANs, user types, etc. At home, I have 2 Aps connected to a POE switch. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 2:49 PM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] ubiquiti controler software Hi Brian, the only reason you’ll need to leave the controller running is if you use captive portal or some sort of enterprise level authentication. IF you use simple PSK and don’t say authenticate with radius there’s no need, everything will take place on the AP hardware itself. Depending on the size of your space you may only need 1 or 2 access points. Good news is each has both automatic or user assignable frequencies so you can place 3 together with one on channel 1, one on 6 and one on 11 and they won’t overlap. Might be over kill but you know your situation best. Good luck and I’ll be checking mail periodically. Feel free to write directly if this is off topic. What ever works for you. Thank you On 6/23/16, 2:39 PM, "Blind-sysadmins on behalf of Brian Moore" <blind-sysadmins-bounces(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org on behalf of bmoore(a)screenreview.org> wrote: Hi Scott. This is exactly the stuff I was looking for. So the Canadian distributor has a current sale on a 3 pack of unify AC pro access points for a really good price. Since this is an office space for a small business with some work space in the back, I thought this might just be the thing. They all will operate off power over Ethernet which is nice. I suspect once they are up and running, can pretty much leave them alone. Once I have configured them with the controller,i.e given them ip addresses, set up ssid channels etc, do I actually have to leave the controller host running? Not a big deal either way and I would think not but I have read a couple of things in forums which indicate tthat I do. Seems a bit odd since the devices are already configured but who knows. This will likely happen over the week end so I will yell at the list if I get stuck. If one can access the controller software either on pc or Mac, the rest seems pretty straight forward. thanks. Brian. , Contact me on skype: brian.moore follow me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bmoore123 On 06/23/2016 2:23 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > Hi Brian, > Fear not, the ubiquiti stuff is very accessible. Qualifying this, I’ve configured many access points in different settings using a Mac and Voice over and safari. I have also to a lesser degree but successfully used JFW and IE running the controller under windows. > > Here’s what you’ll experience. You’ll install the software on a host of your choice. This software sets up a web server that you then connect to with your browser typically the launcher selects the default browser. You’ll be prompted with a user name and password and then the screens draw with the data in table form. As you know you arrow around with VO on the Mac side or tab around with JFW inside the tables. Access points are auto discovered and then you click on each one’s Mac address and configure it’s settings. Once configured you push the settings and it populates the AP. Access points can be reset and rediscovered using the poker in a hole method to press a reset momentary contact switch. > The devices are fairly good and perform well. They can have issues with some chipsets where you only negotiate half the available bandwidth so say 150 megabits on a 300 megabit 802.11N session but it definitely still works well enough. The long range units also do a good job covering a large area and do well outside. I have not tried the new AC models but the AP and APLR are pretty solid. > > Hope that helps, let me know what specifics you have. I’ve used a lot of the ubiquiti products so can help you out here on several of their product lines. > > Thanks > Scott > > > On 6/23/16, 1:34 PM, "Blind-sysadmins on behalf of Brian Moore" <blind-sysadmins-bounces(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org on behalf of bmoore(a)screenreview.org> wrote: > > Hi all. so I have been asked to help with a wifi installation in a > fairly big space. > > I am tempted to go with the unify ap stuff from Ubiquiti networks. > > This stuff gets rave reviews and looks quite good. > > However, their things seem to require using a java based controler > software for configuration. > > I am concerned about how accessible this might or might not be. > > From reading some of their support stuff, even to enable ssh on an > ap to allow configuration requires use of this controler software. It > might be usable and not a problem but I don't want to spend like a > thousand bucks on stuff I can't configure. > > Since this will be mostly set it and forget it, I guess I could borrow > a pair of eyes to follow my instructions and configure the access > points for the first time. Anyone got experience with any of this gear? > > How did you get access points up and running for the first time? > > thanks. > Brian. > _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins

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ubiquiti controler software
by Brian Moore 23 Jun '16

23 Jun '16

Hi all. so I have been asked to help with a wifi installation in a fairly big space. I am tempted to go with the unify ap stuff from Ubiquiti networks. This stuff gets rave reviews and looks quite good. However, their things seem to require using a java based controler software for configuration. I am concerned about how accessible this might or might not be. From reading some of their support stuff, even to enable ssh on an ap to allow configuration requires use of this controler software. It might be usable and not a problem but I don't want to spend like a thousand bucks on stuff I can't configure. Since this will be mostly set it and forget it, I guess I could borrow a pair of eyes to follow my instructions and configure the access points for the first time. Anyone got experience with any of this gear? How did you get access points up and running for the first time? thanks. Brian. -- Contact me on skype: brian.moore follow me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bmoore123

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Merger between VFO group and AI Squared.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 18 Jun '16

18 Jun '16

AI Squared has been merged into VFO group. I'm sure you've heard at this stage. So, what do you think? Are those of you who use Window Eyes worried? Do you see the VFO group retaining both Jaws and Window Eyes? I think this has the potential to be huge news.

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Anecdotal Information Regarding ZoomText and other Magnifiers
by vic.pereira＠ssc-spc.gc.ca 16 Jun '16

16 Jun '16

We haven't done anything formally yet, however it appears as if more and more people who have useable vision are pleased with the magnification features in Windows 7 and 10. Another observation is it seems as if people who have had low vision since birth manage bolt on applications, like ZoomText, more easily than those who had their vision reduce later on in life. The latter seem to be the group who work more comfortably with the included magnification options in the operating systems. May be one day we will see a study on this to confirm if these anecdotal observations have any merit. Vic Pereira Project Manager, Networks and End-Users Branch Shared Services Canada / Government of Canada vic.pereira(a)ssc-spc.gc.ca / Tel: 204-781-5046 Gestionnaire de projet, Direction des réseaux et des utilisateurs finaux Services partagés Canada / Gouvernement du Canada vic.pereira(a)ssc-spc.gc.ca / Tél: 204-781-5046

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Merger between VFO group and AI Squared.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 15 Jun '16

15 Jun '16

AI Squared has been merged into VFO group. I'm sure you've heard at this stage. So, what do you think? Are those of you who use Window Eyes worried? Do you see the VFO group retaining both Jaws and Window Eyes? I think this has the potential to be huge news.

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