Ubiquiti UniFi Wi-Fi 6 Lite Dual Band AP 2x2 high-efficiency Wi-Fi 6, 2.4GHz @ 300Mbps & 5GHz @ 1.2Gbps
Part of Afterpay day sale - good price if you are planning to get one, great little devices!
You may need a POE switch - Amazon
Or alternatively TP- Link POE switch if you are planning to pick up multiple APs - Amazon
Update 10:40am 20/8: Re-stocked with limited quantity
Why?
These are WiFi6 while the NanoHD is WiFi5.
@sickburn: NanoHD
5 GHz Band 4x4 Multi-User MIMO with Radio Rate of 1.733 Gbps
2.4 GHz Band 2x2 MIMO with Radio Rate of 300 Mbps
U6-lite
5 GHz band 2x2 MU-MIMO and OFDMA with radio rate of 1.2 Gbps
2.4 GHz band 2x2 MIMO with radio rate of 300 Mbps
@xtommyk: WiFi6 is different to 5ghz band, if that's what you thought with the above comparison. Put it this way, NanoHD is 802.11ac where as this one 802.11ax.
A good combination with Dream Machine Pro SE (POE Support) (NBN FTTP)?
I don't see why not. I have a regular UDM and a few AC Pros (using PoE injectors) and they work fine for my 1Gbps HFC connection.
Why go with APs if you can buy a mesh (e.g. google wifi, TPlink Deco or alike) system and freely place them around your place?
A 3-piece mesh system costs you on avg 300-500
If you get Ubiquiti system, the POE router, controller and 2-3 APs will cost you about 800 - 1000.
Mesh is a great solution if all you do is email and web browsing.. can even do youtube if there's no too many people in the house doing it at the same time.
WiFi mesh has huge overheads and bottlenecks due to the need to repeat everything.
Some people like to be able control their network down to the individual device level, and if you stick with one system such as UniFi you can manage it through a single pane of glass.
Why buy Ferrari if you can just buy Honda to get from point A to point B, esp when Honda would be more cost effective and environment friendly? They have different use cases. Ubiquiti systems basically give you commercial grade features with a premium price but reasonable/favorable enough for some home users too. Performance, security, additional features / tweak-ability that you normally don't see in other home use routers. If all you need is a plug and play routers and won't be using these features, then better to go with those mesh systems. By the way, ubiquiti has mesh products too https://unifi-mesh.ui.com/#home
the analogy you're lacking here is whether you buy a farrari to drive in the streets of HK or on a freeway.
I should've stated that my assumption was for home use where you just want a system that works without being so techy that need to tweak every knobs.
I'd agree to use APs SME or alike, where you need a scalable solution, cover a large area with a large number of devices. These APs are designed to handle 100+ devices at a time.
I should've stated that my assumption was for home use where you just want a system that works without being so techy that need to tweak every knobs.
I’d never recommend Ubiquiti to someone that’s not at least slightly interested or capable of playing around with their gear, or at least doesn’t have someone else willing to support them. You don’t have to delve into most of the Unifi settings if you don’t want to and it’s not THAT hard, but at the same time if you want something super super simple then it’s the wrong solution.
In many cases home deployments likely have a degree of “hobbyist” driving that decision, not withstanding that it’s pretty decent gear too for the price.
Yep, exactly. Like I said, it's not for everyone, esp in the home setup. You don't invest in unifi systems just for the range, but the features provided by the unifi system. I am using it in my home setup because I have the need. I have lots of IOT devices, cams, VPN server etc, need device isolations and the extra features. Got a side hustle going from the garage and this is perfect for that scenario. UDM to cover most of the house and this to cover garage n backyard, with everything manageable via unifi controller, which has got a lot better now. I am just saying that I wouldn't go bashing this simply on the price point. I don't think an average home user is going to go buy this or the other ubiquiti devices simply on the look, these are expensive yes.
I'll try to answer your questions.
Unifi AP is actually better for SOHO to Medium Size business.
We have 14+ Unifi AP in 1 building, to maintain it is just a breeze. When it combined with UnifiController, etc it will unleash the real power.
For home use, you may not need it.
I just like it once it's been setup, it's just never break. I had setup 3-4 yrs ago for home use with 33-34 deg C and 50-70% Humidity continuously. That damn thing never break. :)
Thanks OP, ordered one
Is there still ads in the controllers?
protip grab the tplink omada gear, works just as well half the price stable af
Anyone else waiting for their item to ship?
- I bought on the 20-Aug
- Ebay says it shipped on the 23-Aug
- AusPost tracking doesn't they they have received the yet
I ordered mine on 19th Aug and got it delivered on 23rd. Not sure why your's taking so long…
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This.