What a coincidence, @ViciousXUSMC! I just replaced my original R720 with a newer U.S. model (-US instead of -WW, and much higher serial number) and recycled the original as a mesh node on the second floor of the house. You covered most of my pain points, including the default controller firmware upgrade - the power issue was an unexpected disappointment. I decided on a Cudy POE300 injector supporting PoE+, 60 watt output, having a metal case and other features useful for an attic installation. I ran into the same degraded power profile you described, also forced the power mode to "at+" via the shell, and it is now operating at full power. I have two extra DC power supplies on the way in case that solution misbehaves in the future.
I found the zero-touch configuration a bit confusing. Based on a tutorial video, I thought the pre-authorized mesh node would connect to the primary AP and retrieve the configuration over the air. Instead, it got stuck in a network trouble mode (slow blink power/fast blink control). I connected it to a switch port on the same VLAN as the primary AP, allowed it to grab the configuration, and now I can move it anywhere without a wired backhaul to the switch.
Overall, I am happy with these access points and the Ruckus mesh implementation. I do recommend the R720 for the higher power output if greater range is desired.
I found the zero-touch configuration a bit confusing. Based on a tutorial video, I thought the pre-authorized mesh node would connect to the primary AP and retrieve the configuration over the air. Instead, it got stuck in a network trouble mode (slow blink power/fast blink control). I connected it to a switch port on the same VLAN as the primary AP, allowed it to grab the configuration, and now I can move it anywhere without a wired backhaul to the switch.
Overall, I am happy with these access points and the Ruckus mesh implementation. I do recommend the R720 for the higher power output if greater range is desired.