Ubiquiti U6-LITE UniFi 6 Lite Access Point

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Since then Ubiquiti has successfully broadened their product portfolio to include product lines such as Wi-Fi access points, security cameras and traditional networking equipment. I used local iPerf tests and public speed test servers at multiple locations, and with multiple devices. There’s also the promise of Wi-Fi 6E on the horizon, which is a more meaningful upgrade than the 10-20% speed improvement you can expect from upgrading a good Wi-Fi 5 AP. The end result of all these differences is that the U6-LR should support more clients at once, deliver faster speeds to devices with support for 3 or 4 spatial streams, and cover more area than the U6-Lite.

The bedrooms are located off one wing of the home with the furthest about 35-40 feet away from the AP. The performance improvements and value make the AC-Pro, AC-Lite, nanoHD, AC-HD and all the other indoor Wi-Fi 5 AP models harder to recommend.It’s capable of covering a large area and also better at picking up the signal of the weaker mobile devices (which have a low transmit power compared to the access points). Transmit power settings, the distance between an access point and client, wireless network congestion (if you live in an urban environment, then the 2. The problem with placing access points on or behind furniture is that you place them too low, blocking the wifi signal. When we look at the signal strength we see again a great improvement between the lite models and only a minimal to no improvement between the long-range models.

With the Unifi 6 Lite and the Unifi 6 LR now generally available, is it a good time to take a closer look. Unfortunately you need most of the devices in the range of your network to also support Wi-Fi 6 before you see all the improvements.I was going to place one of the AP’s in the center of the room to hopefully provide good signal to the 75 guests inside.

claimed that Wi-Fi 6 connectivity and stability under load was improved, so my first test was to compare them on the U6-Lite. I don’t have a reliable and repeatable way to test multi-client performance, but perhaps there are benefits there. In this test you can see the impact of 1024-QAM and the longer symbol duration of WiFi 6, resulting in a theoretical 38% increase in data rates. The UniFi 6 Lite is the same size as the nanoHD, and can use the nanoHD covers and recessed mounting bracket. To specify which AP and which band was being used, I made an AP group for each AP, and swapped them in and out as needed.The performance depends on both sides of the link, so if the goal is long-distance, it is imperative to choose the right base station and the right CPE for each case. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Next, I compared the U6-Lite and U6-LR with the AC-HD, UniFi Dream Machine, and the BeaconHD using a 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 client and iPerf TCP tests. For the best results, directly connect to the “server” to the same switch as the access points are connected on.

My 6lite if is set to Eu countries has under 20db TX even on high setting(26 beeing the max from spec sheet)…. The company’s product portfolio originally began with the utilisation of existing commercial Wi-Fi chipset technology to wirelessly deliver Internet to underserved areas.With a normal 2x2 client, you’re more likely to effectively use 20 MHz channels with 150 Mbps data rates than 40 MHz channels with 300 Mbps. Wi-Fi packets have to be acknowledged, and Wi-Fi is half-duplex, meaning transmissions can only happen in one direction at a time. GHz wasn’t changed in the Wi-Fi 5 standard so It tops out at 64-QAM, resulting in a lower data rate and lower throughput.