UbiQuiti UAP-AC-PRO

I have a large 4 bed house with my office and all my servers and network gear in the downstairs corner. No WiFi access point I've tried so far has been able to penetrate enough walls to get WiFi to the opposite side of the house upstairs. I've tried several different solutions to this:1. Apple Airport Extremes upstairs and downstairs WiFi linked. This kinda worked but the handoff was pretty terrible. Also the upstairs Extreme would often suddenly stop transmitting.2. Apple Airport Extremes upstairs and downstairs powerline LAN linked. I used a TP-Link AV1200 kit for this. The transfer rates were great and this seemed to work well. But some of the machines upstairs were gaming machines and there were the occasional dropped packets. I'm guessing something with the wiring in this house.3. Linksys WRT1900ACS. This was much more powerful than the Apple devices and covered almost the whole house from one box in my office. Unfortunately the WiFi would completely crash about once every 24 hours and the unit would need rebooting.So, upon several recommendations I finally went and tried an Ubiquiti unit. Due to the Power-Over-Ethernet I could actually wire this from the office to the centre of the house using one cable. Which kept my wife happy, she wasn't a fan of cables all over the hallway. This one unit covers my whole house and a large proportion of outside the house too. I wired it up and then fled for a work trip for a week. I come back to find the family are happy, it has transferred nearly 200GB to all their devices in my absence and is still completely rock solid. Most of this would have been Netflix, YouTube and gaming.There are two ways of setting this unit up. You can either use an app on your phone which is very easy to do but only gives you access to basic functionality, or you can install a controller. On my first setup I used the app but very soon reset it and installed the controller software on one of my servers. I don't recommend going the controller route unless you know something about configuring networks.I now have 2.4GHz, a 5GHz and a guest WiFi network configured in the unit. You can have the unit block traffic to the rest of your network automatically for the guest network or for additional security you can use a VLAN to separate out the guest network. There are many more features for the guest WiFi which I don't need and haven't played with, they are probably more suited to hotels.You can see from the photo I've wall mounted it in the downstairs hallway (we moved in a few months ago and haven't painted the hallway yet, so I apologise for it not being neat). It comes with mounting kits for either ceiling tiles or drilling holes in ceilings/walls. For now I have opted for 2 medium sized 3M Command picture hanging strips because I wasn't 100% sure at the time of fitting whether this would be the right unit for us. I may at a later date drill holes and permanently mount it.I thoroughly recommend this unit, but with the caveat that it is definitely not the easiest to set up if you want all the features.

This is a technical review, so here are a few jargon translations:=======================SSID = Wireless network name (when connecting to a wireless network, the name that identifies that network is the SSID [such as 'bobs-wifi'])XMS = Xirrus Management System (software used to manage multiple Xirrus arrays)802.11ac = Relatively new wireless data transmission standardRP-TNC = Type of antenna connector=======================I chose this access point model to replace some failed-due-to-age Xirrus XN-type arrays. I've used this device since the end of July (and we got another a week ago)The Xirrus arrays being used (XN4/XN8) were quite overkill for their purpose with seldom more than 60 people connected to a single one. They also cost a heck of a lot of money compared to this. Even now, the cheapest (modern) Xirrus AP I could find was still over £300. Then you also have to worry about the management server (Xirrus would likely charge money for upgrading the server management software to newer versions)With that said, here are some pros and cons about this device:=PROS=- Server management software is free (and so is support as far as I can tell)- Server software can be run on any Windows computer (doesn't need an entire dedicated machine such as current versions of Xirrus Enterprise XMS)- Devices do not need licenses to operate/upgrade- therefore upgrading firmware is much simpler- Comes with an 'RF Scan' feature which is EXTREMELY useful when deciding what wireless bands to use for each AP- Can make wireless network 'groups' (each group containing up to 4 SSIDs) which can be applied to multiple/different AP's depending on needs- Can make bandwidth throttling rules that can be applied to multiple/individual SSIDs (in the server management interface it is called 'user groups')- Ability to search for specific connected devices (laptops/phones) using a search box- compared to the version of Xirrus XMS we use where you simply have to scroll until you find the desired device.- Small in size so does not feel intrusive. Also no moving parts (it doesn't have a fan) so makes no noise.- Very good value for money (as you get the device, power injector with power cable AND mounting brackets/screws although no Ethernet cables sadly)-Future proofing as supports the 802.11ac standard=CONS=- If the management server and AP's are on different VLANs (such as management server on VLAN 1 and Wireless APs on VLAN 20) the remote shell feature (there's a feature to launch an in-browser command line that allows you to do input basic commands) won't work.- Not sure if this is still an issue, but when upgrading firmware there have been issues for some people where it refuses to run the upgrade if the AP has a static IP address set- this can only be resolved up setting the IP to DHCP, running the upgrade and then setting back to static afterwards.- AP can support up to ~250 users theoretically (according to the AP AC datasheet) but in reality it will most likely be topping out at a usable level before that. According to one of the Ubiquiti documentations they recommend a maximum of 70 users (according to the AP AC HD datasheet, which oddly states the theoretical maximum users is 125 for the AC PRO, meaning there is inconsistency with their 'facts' between AC and HD datasheets. As far as I can tell from usage though, AC PROs can take more than 125 simultaneous users).-No external antenna ports (the Xirrus XN arrays had RP-TNC connectors if you wanted to boost signal strength)-Can only configure the device through the server management interface (devices don't have their own direct web interfaces)I have had no problems with these since using them.Hope this helps those of you considering getting this device!

This is for the Ubiquiti Networks UniFi UAP-AC-PRO. First let me say that I have had setup issues in the past with UniFi and their computer server software. This time I was pleasantly supply at how smooth (overall) the process went. I hooked up three of these units and as long as you connect them one at a time, the process, though slow, works very well. Once connected you have to wait for the install and update of each device. Then I renamed them based on location. In the past hooking them up was a much bigger pain. For those that have not used UniFi before, do a little reading, as the software is not straightforward for applying settings, and you have to really read everything. Also unless you are wanting more than one unit stay away from these, there are easier units to work with if you are not tech savy. Performance: EXCELLENT! We have had issues with wireless due to the amount of wireless devices required for this location, so far (6 weeks) these have been working great. I have noticed they jumped around on the channels and seem to have found a decent comprise and no complaints from the users anymore about poor signal, or the signal not jumping from one AP to the next.

Use several of these for comunication down in a old mine and they have been working perfect for several years without any problems.

L'Ubiquiti AC Pro è un access point Wi-Fi di alta qualità che offre prestazioni eccezionali e una copertura Wi-Fi affidabile.Una delle caratteristiche principali di questo access point è la sua velocità e stabilità. Supporta lo standard Wi-Fi 802.11ac e offre velocità di trasferimento dati elevate, consentendo una connessione rapida e senza interruzioni per tutti i dispositivi collegati.La copertura Wi-Fi è estesa e potente. L'AC Pro utilizza tecnologie avanzate per fornire segnali forti e stabili anche su lunghe distanze, ideale per case di grandi dimensioni o uffici.L'installazione e la configurazione sono semplici grazie all'interfaccia utente intuitiva e user-friendly. Anche coloro che non hanno esperienza con la configurazione di reti possono configurare facilmente l'AC Pro.Un altro aspetto positivo è la possibilità di gestire e monitorare l'access point attraverso un software dedicato, fornendo informazioni dettagliate sulle prestazioni della rete e facilitando la manutenzione.La costruzione è robusta e resistente, garantendo una lunga durata nel tempo.Inoltre, l'Ubiquiti AC Pro supporta funzionalità avanzate come il beamforming, che migliora la direzione del segnale Wi-Fi per una migliore copertura, e la tecnologia MU-MIMO, che permette di gestire più dispositivi contemporaneamente senza degradare le prestazioni.l'Ubiquiti AC Pro è un eccellente access point Wi-Fi che offre prestazioni elevate, copertura affidabile e una configurazione semplice. È una scelta ideale per coloro che desiderano una connessione Wi-Fi veloce e stabile in ambienti residenziali o aziendali. Lo consiglio vivamente a chiunque cerchi un access point di qualità superiore per migliorare la propria rete Wi-Fi.

Heb 2 Ubiquiti uap's in huis. Snelheid is goed, mits goed geplaatst. Alles is in te stellen via een app op de telefoon, of op de pc. Voor finetunen is wel enige netwerkkennis vereist.

After having spent $800 on multiple high end consumer grade routers and constantly being disappointed by the quality of the wireless signals over the years, the Unifi AC PRO has been perfect all-around and blows anything else out of the water! The speeds, signal strength and range are excellent for household usage. These are generally intended to be mounted and used in conjunction with each other, but a single access point sitting next to your router should be more than sufficient to obtain a wireless signal throughout your whole household! Super easy to set up as well, highly recommend these in conjunction with an EdgeRouter to bring your network to the next level for a reasonable price!