This deal won't be for everyone, but cheapest this has been in a while.
Ubiquiti UniFi U6-Enterprise Tri-Band AX10200 Wi-Fi 6E Access Point $446.76 Delivered @ PB Tech
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drinkin-beer on 29/12/2023 - 17:12 pbtech.com (580 clicks)
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do you have a UDM? then yes, if you do not, then no
Why do you need a udm?
Doesn't necessarily need to be UDM. It's centrally managed so you'll need a UniFi controller to provision the access point. Most people who buy those stuff already have a controller setup so not exactly an issue. Also this is not a router all-in-one so you'll need a router, too. And it may not play well with your typical home network if you're buying it to expand your existing network.
I have u6 lite
Worth the upgrade?
Do you have 2.5g ethernet? If yes, then yes, if no, then no.
U6 Pro is better bang for buck but only if you need more distance.
Good timing. Have been checking these for the last couple weeks waiting for a sale. My Ruckus APs have been buggy so going to give Ubiquiti a go (other kit is already Ubiquiti)
Woah, that's an unusual direction to move. I went Unifi -> Ruckus and will never, ever go back. I'd sooner use TP Link than touch Ubiquiti again.
What's wrong with the Ruckus APs?
My guess (as it's intermittent) is that they aren't getting enough juice over POE from the Ubiquiti switch. I have a r650 and a r750. The 650 seems to be fine but devices on the 750 randomly have excessive latency and the ap seems to fail to consistently negotiate at 2.5gbs. It also reports not having enough power being supplied even though the switch is certified. Had a new cable run done just to eliminate the cable as the issue. I'm not keen on a poe injector in the roof and wanted 6e/fancy looking stats. I know Ruckus is a league above but if it works…. Only thing I'm worried about is range and potential issues with my ZigBee network.
I'm on previous gen stuff and it's been solid (also deployed it at my parents' place). The R720 is running off a fairly beefy DC wall wart though as my PoE switch wasn't rated to supply enough juice for full MIMO. Total overkill regardless though.
If you've got an injector, have you tried using it temporarily just to check if the Unifi switch could be the issue? And presumably you're on top of firmware versions.
Good luck with the Unifi move, if you do it. Most people seem to like the gear, I loathe the company with a passion.
Let me know if you want to let go your r750 :p
Nothing wrong with tp link omada. Works flawlessly for me and costs less. In wall AP's are the shizzle
Let me clarify- I'd sooner go standalone TP Link all in one home routers before touching Unifi PoS APs and their crapulent approaches to firmware releases again.
Omada has a decent rep, even if it's a bit big and fugly. I would have bought some APs to play with, but they simply didn't exist where I used to live.
curious what made you move to Ruckus over Unifi? I work with both and other solutions, all have their pros and cons.
It was mostly a result of getting fed up with Ubiquiti and Unifi, and wanting to move to anything else.
I had problems with:
Hardware repeatedly failing. I had 3 APs either flat out die, or experience intermittent reboots. This was when all other gear in my house was rock solid over a decade and in a city that had extremely reliable power.
Unifi controller kept losing track of devices (APs and the switch), requiring hardware resets of devices. I tried running Unifi controller on three different hardware platforms and it kept happening. I also disliked the 'single pane of glass' approach- too much eye candy at the expense of fast access to config. I even disliked needing to run a separate controller where Ruckus or Asus or whoever else runs it all on the master node.
Poor range compared to my previous all in one wifi routers- this was in a very challenging environment with concrete and dozens of competing APs, but Unifi was literally the worst performing gear that I experienced.
Buggy firmware releases- the company was just flat out famous for it.
They were making a bunch of gear EoL at short notice, whilst still selling it via their retail channels (this one was about 5 years back). Proper networking companies have set dates for end of sales, end of support, which are separated by a long time so that customers don't buy automatically obsolete equipment.
Oh, and then the techbro CEO hiding the scope and the impact of their big data breach.
Unifi is cheap. It looks good. It (usually) works. I just happen to dislike most things about them given the alternatives. I'm not committed to Ruckus, I just happened to find a bunch of it cheap. I would quite happily use other things too, from companies that don't treat their customers as marks.
/rant.
@rumblytangara: Thanks for the detailed response, those amount of issue would turn anyone off the brand.
The EOL is frustrating.
Hope your experience with Ruckus goes better.
This is grey import though.
The U6-LR is also selling at a good price from this shop: https://www.pbtech.com/au/product/NAPUBI613000/Ubiquiti-UniF…
I upgraded my NanoHD to U6-Pro, better performance and stability across my older IoT 2.4g devices.
As mentioned above unless you have 2.5g switching this may be more problematic. I was reading some reviews that the 6Ghz band has some new additional requirements to be aware of like mandatory WPA3 and PMF.
does it work well with the quest 3?