What access points do you use?
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I use the Unifi access points. They work well and are fairly inexpensive. The management software can change settings on all of them at once, which is really handy if you have several.
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Which ones do you have? Which ones would you get if you were buying now?
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Not OP, but I have one NanoHD upstairs, one IW-HD and one U6-IW. Basically bought them in that order when needed. The IW have the advantage to also act as Ethernet switch to a few devices like Apple TV and so on.
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My access points are AC Lite and and U6 Lite. Those are discontinued though.
If I get more for inside, I would probably get the U6+. I am also thinking about getting one of the AC Mesh access points for outside. I’m not too worried about speed since anything that needs high speed is wired. I don’t have any neighbors, so I have all the bands to myself. If you are in an urban area, you should probably consider one with 6GHz support.
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What are your thoughts on the U6+ vs U7 Pro? I’m not in an apartment so I probably don’t need 6 GHz? The U7 pro seems more modern and future proof, though but I do like the OpenWrt compatibility in case I don’t like stock firmware.
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The U6+ will nearly max out gigabit with a 160MHz channel. The U7 Pro can provide higher speeds, but keep in mind there is only room for a single 240MHz channel on 5GHz. You will need 2.5G ethernet to take advantage of the higher speeds.
Interference from any other WiFi networks within your channel will slow things down a lot though. That makes running with channels wider than 80MHz difficult if there are any other networks in range.
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Get the Pro models, older gen / second hand if needed. I had AC Lite, AC LR and AC Pro in use at some point. All of them were very good but the Pro had the best overall radio performance.
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I had a few AC Pros in a 110+ year old house where other AP’s had issues with all the plaster & lathe walls. They worked great. I also have a couple of them installed at a non-profit org I volunteer with and everybody is very happy with how they work there as well.
After moving from that first house to a new one with a bigger footprint I upgraded to a pair of their U6 mesh AP’s, one at each end of the house. Never had any issues with them.
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Aaah, good old plaster wire mesh, it’s kinda like a Faraday cage. I’ve lived in a condo with plaster walls and one room that had it all around was nearly impenetrable.
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The U6LR is amazing but overkill. I use one to cover the house and hdnano to mesh with a uap-ac in an external building.
I use a MoCo bridge and two U6LRs to cover 1km of farmland.
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What do you think about the U7 Pro?
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Pro has issues such as disconnects for 2.4ghz and runs hot.
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Not OP, I’ve installed a little bit of all of them for work, every form factor and version seem to be stellar.
I installed a bunch of Enterprise 7s at work and they’re super fast, but approaching chonky in size. Honestly, I really like the in-wall HDs They cover most of my house
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The dream router is an excellent base to build upon. It provides all the normal functions (ethernet, wifi, router etc) as well as hosting the control software.
Unifi’s real power is when you expand it. The access points make extending WiFi coverage easy. You dont even need a wired link. It will link over WiFi, either as a primary or as a fall back. The flex mini is also quite handy. It’s a little poe powered switch. I have a couple tucked away providing extra ports around the house.
With my setup, I have detailed monitoring and control down to the port or wifi device. I can monitor and control things in detail, or get a high level view of my network.
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