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Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC Lite for $77.80 from Newegg delivered.
Been looking to grab another AP since the last sale price of $102.
Cheapest from Australia has been around $115 due to eBay pricejacks.
Ubiquiti Unifi AP AC Lite $77.80 Delivered @ Newegg
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Surely during setup you can select Australia?
Would be strange to make separate models.
I read that the only limitation is Channel 12 and 13 on 2.4ghz.
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/UAP-AC-LITE-US-…
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/Unifi-AP-World-…
The US Version can be used globablly, understanding that the unit is only capable of operating in channels bounded by the FCC. If you need the unit to operate outside of that, get the World Version. Overall, it makes better sense to get the World Version.
The reason why there are two versions (other brands other versions as well), because in the US, they do not allow devices which are capable of operating outside the US Regulatory domain by the FCC.
In terms of the difference or a superset, the US Version is bascially a World Version restricted to operate within the US Reglatory domain.
In terms of a product purchase, if you were purchasing from a US seller, you can only get the US version since they are allowed to sell this version. There are some sellers in the US which do sell the World Version, however they can only ship it to addresses outside of the US. If you were purchasing from outside the US, they will have World Versions (ie. Canada).
If you purchase a US version and used it in NZ, you will not be able gain access to the other channels changing the region in the controller because the hardware is locked down per FCC regulations.
"Would be strange to make separate models."
It's hardcoded firmware specifically to stop someone from changing regions to get more power.
Ubiquiti are suing guys who released a firmware that unlocks it.
My advice to everyone is don't waste your money and buy some cheap Enterprise cisco aps on eBay and flash them for autononous mode
I think your meaning Z-wave
If you have edgerouters and want something compatible with UNMS https://www.newegg.com/global/au-en/Product/Product.aspx?Ite… Ubiquiti Networks ACB-AC-US AirCube AirMAX Home Wi-Fi Access Point
Power Method: 802.3af/A PoE, 24V Passive PoE (Pairs 4, 5+; 7, 8 Return)
Does this mean half the pairs are used for power and it only runs at 100Mbs?
No it does not. All four pairs are used for DC and signal. DC is carried in common mode. Signal is carried in differential mode.
Thanks. I was hoping it worked like that
It needs a POE injector if you dont have a switch that does POE
Ubnt Poe is different just to screw with you also
For the last few years all Ubiquiti APs are 802.3af compatible.
So any standard POE switch will power them.
Would this have an Australian power cable?
It doesn't matter. Easily replaced with a standard fig 8 power cord.
The POE injector will be a standard kettle cord
great but will the PoE injector accept Australian voltage? (220 vs 110 in the US)
Yep, they're universal voltage, last I checked.
Figure 8 with ground (clover leaf?) Type IEC-C5
Like this : https://www.wify.eu/shop/image/cache/catalog/1399475712-500x…
Old version of the injector but you get the idea.
Keen on this one. My Asus AC68u recently experienced some issues (the 5Ghz wireless is dead) and I would like to replace the router with a Ubiquiti EdgeRouterX.
This particular unit has 300Mbps 2.4GHz and 867Mbps 5Ghz. The AC68U previously has 1300Mbps 5Ghz. Just wondering if anyone has the Ubiquiti unit and can share if this is like 50% slower than the Asus?
You require a device with 3 X 5ghz as a client.
Almost no client devices (phones, laptops are).
If you buy another Asus to create a bridge then you could use it, otherwise it's not faster for your normal laptop.
Insert apple fan comment about how 1 apple laptop they don't make anymore had it…
Actually sucks cause I have the new 15" :(The AC68U previously has 1300Mbps 5Ghz. Just wondering if anyone has the Ubiquiti unit and can share if this is like 50% slower than the Asus?
Yes, but with caveats.
1300Mbps uses three antennas aka 3x3 MIMO (3 multi-in 3 multi-out). Very few laptops / tablets / phones support 3x3. Most devices are 2x2 (867Mbps) or even 1x1 (433Mbps). Such devices will run the same speed on either wireless.
You also need to run 80MHz channels to get 1300Mbps. However 80MHz is twice as susceptible to interference and many routers silently fall back to 40MHz channels to avoid interference. This reduces the rate to 600Mbps even with 3x3.
Thanks for that. Something new I learn.
So in that regards, does it mean the more expensive AC Pro (450Mbps 2.4Ghz + 1300Mbps 5Ghz) will also require phones/tablets/laptops with 3x3 MIMO antennas to take advantage of the faster 1300Mbps 5Ghz speed?
Just wanted to make sure if I should also look at the AC Pro?
Edit: I have just ordered from Newegg the AC Lite :-)
I don't understand what is this item for? How does it differ to the normal router?
It's only a wireless access point - it has no routing functionality.
So it only extends existing network?
It needs a Ethernet connection to expand or improve your Wi-Fi signal
@Jamesx: Technically it can extend but you need two of them to do it. It can only extend from another Unifi WAP. And it can only extend once, so you can't connect a third one to the one that's connected through wifi. But that's not a particularly good way to set it up, wired is much better.
It's primarily used to create large contiguous networks. It's used for building wide wifi, often used in hotels and the like. So you just have one nice big SSID and you can reconfigure it all with one little piece of software. You can also use it to make dozens of SSIDs if you want and have them with different rules like no communication between connected devices.
I've also found they are also very, very reliable and produce better signals relative to regular consumer routers.
Regular home wifi router has the modem, router, switch and wifi access point combined. This separates out the wifi part only so you can run as many as you like across your house or workplace. You generally need to wire them back to your existing router. I have one in the house and one in the shed/man cave. I can move from the house to the garage while watching tv on my phone and usually not get drop outs at all.
Thanks, bought one.
What is it?
Wireless access point. you connect it using Ethernet to your modem/router and it sends out its own wifi signal. Allows you to wire Ethernet to another part of the house and have strong wifi. You can make it replace your current wifi by disabling wifi on your modem, but usually people use it to extend.
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I have one of these, although the global version, it is miles better than the wifi on the ISP supplied $50 routers, 100% stable and very fast connections.
Highly recommend this product. The difference in wifi stability and speed compared with the standard Telstra wifi router is insane.
Thanks, just ordered two. I had to set up 2 separate accounts with separate emails to use the voucher twice, but it worked!
Damm bought the UAP AC Pro during black friday ebay deal, but could have got 2 of these
Pro has the advantages of being able to chain the cabling and be powered by a regular PoE switch instead of a Ubiquiti specific one on top of it's slightly better wifi specs. The Pro is probably not any more useful for most homes though, more useful in, well, professional situations.
This is where it gets confusing. Some lite models can be powered by regular 48v PoE switch…this one says its 802.3af supported so presumably it can?
Ubiquiti have a nasty habit of refreshing their hardware and not making it obvious what version you may get. Believe they changed the PoE on the lite at some point to the standard where before it was proprietary. One or two AP's do have a label "v2" which helps.
An even nastier example is the original Cloud Key stick device where theres been I believe 3 iterations that over time have upped the RAM and I believe the latest even changed from micro-USB to USB-C, but all revisions have had the same part number and external packaging so its a lottery as to what you'll get.
Pro is still worth it
Remember, If you can't wire ethernet around your home for whatever reason, you can always use ethernet over power adaptors, if on the same circuit breaker. Will be more costly and use more electricity, but a good alternative.
If you have multiple of these, you can set one up as a base station and use wireless uplink to connect the APs. Not sure about the performance though.
I don't think that can be done with these
Guys I know this is out of topic but could anyone recommend if it is better to go with the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X or the Edgemax lite?
If you want to use controller then unifi usg
I've run out of ports on my router so I need to run one of these through a switch. Will any cheap GigE switch be OK or is it worth getting an expensive Ubiquiti managed switch?
For a home network, an unmanaged switch will work fine. Might be worth considering a US-8-60W if you want to run more than one or two Unifi APs. The supplier PoE injectors work fine though.
https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000263008--UniFi-…
How are these powered? Figure 8 cable? or is it Power of Ethernet?
Are people literally mounting these on their ceilings? or are you simply plugging these into Wall sockets and sitting them on top of tables/cabinets?
Id love to use these, as I have run Cat6 all throughout my home but didnt run any cabling in the ceilings! Thanks ozB!
PoE injector, which you put inline with your switch. Or through a PoE switch.
Better to mount on your ceiling, if you can. You can always use something like 3M cable clips to the ceiling, if you don't want to run cables internally.
Ah yep very good - inject the power where the central Switch is, I like it! However yeah I dont have any CAT6 running in the ceiling :(
I remember seeing something about US models not supporting all the bands on 5 GHz, and something about radio power restrictions, and you cannot flash the firmware to remove the restrictions. So beware and do research before you buy.