Outdoor Wi-Fi AP Thoughts & Recommendations

Hi all,

Long story short and my scenario:

• I live in Regional VIC on a 1200sqm block.
• External Garage to the house.
• Require extended WiFi Coverage outside (mainly garage plus some of the backyard)
• Network Connectivity already provided by a Ubiquiti Nanostation setup to the garage.
• No requirement for the house, as this is already covered
• Colourbond Roof
• Brick House & Garage Exterior

When I first moved into the property, I had a D-Link mounted under the Garage eves which worked pretty good. Well, that died (it was about 6 years old). I replaced that with a TP-Link….. well I have found that it has also died over the weekend, looking at the circuit board looks like either a component has gone bad or moisture has gotten in (not surprised).

So, I am looking for something that is "Outdoor" rated that can provide 5GHZ WiFi. I have 2.4GHZ covered separately for WiFi Power Adaptors, but they are all internal to the house + garage, so I don't need 2.4GHZ outside.

Ideally, I would love a Ubiquiti Unifi Mesh AC Indoor/Outdoor Wi-Fi Access Point but it looks like pretty much everywhere is out of stock. Plus I want to use about $130 in Amazon vouchers (I am happy to put some additional funds towards the purchase)

Now I found a WAVLINK Weatherproof AC1200 Outdoor but found mixed reviews

I found two TP-Link models that look good:

• TP-Link N300
• TP-Link AC1200

Does anyone else have any recommendations? I would love a Ubiquiti device since I am already running two of them and I plan to upgrade the rest of my Network to the Ubiquiti range.