by strongpigeon on 1/8/24, 11:24 PM
I’m curious about the 2.5 Gbps interface, which isn’t even half the theoretical max of a single connection (~5.6 Gbps) and far from the theoretical AP Max (~36 Gbps). I guess they don’t have any PoE 10Gbps switches.
Edit: Turns out they do have one. [0]
[0] https://store.ui.com/us/en/pro/category/all-switching/produc...
by blindriver on 1/8/24, 11:21 PM
As a Unifi home user, they don't even have a reasonable WIFI 6E product, so there's little chance I'm going to early adopt anything like WIFI 7 from them.
by DannyBee on 1/9/24, 12:10 AM
It's not even shipping with mlo support, which is a main feature of wifi7 - it's how aggregation works across different bands.
Instead it will be released in a future update.
Typical ubiquiti.
I'm sure the date won't slip and the software won't be buggy or declared beta to dodge complaints for 100 years.
by plg on 1/8/24, 11:53 PM
Are these ceiling mounted APs suitable for a home environment where they would not be ceiling mounted? Like can I put it on a desk like I do my ancient Apple AirPort Time Capsule AP? PS the time capsule is sitting on a desk in our main floor living room and it covers basement, main floor, and all upstairs except 1 corner bedroom. It’s connected via Ethernet to a EdgeMax 4 router which has been mostly great though interface is kludgy. Some day the time capsule will give up the ghost though and then what?
by theshrike79 on 1/8/24, 11:23 PM
Wait, we're at WiFi 7 already? I missed the WiFi 6 boat then =)
Still running a 5+ year old UAP AC Pro and haven't found it limiting in the least. Do people really need insane WiFi speeds?
by genmud on 1/8/24, 11:24 PM
I wish they would get their shit together and have software that isn't buggy / riddled with security issues. Their march to a cloud dependent offering is so disappointing.
by zamadatix on 1/9/24, 2:38 AM
At 5:20 in this video
https://youtu.be/7JNXghzzaZc?t=320 they show it offers a 240 MHz wide channel option in the 5 GHz space. What a mess. I'd say that kinda makes sense for a AP<->AP bridge use case out in the middle of nowhere but you'd be better off using a 320 MHz channel in the 6 GHz space with this AP or an AP with more than 2x2.
by xela79 on 1/9/24, 8:48 AM
by anonymousiam on 1/9/24, 2:46 AM
I don't have any Ubiquity stuff, and I'm not sure I want any, but I have an open mind. Can anyone here answer some of my questions?
1) Is the "Cloud Gateway" required?
2) It seems that the required UnFi Network software uses a subscription pricing model. Are there other options?
3) The 2.5GbE POE ports would seem to be a bottleneck. Will they be adopting the (older) 10GbE POE standard anytime soon?
by JoshTriplett on 1/9/24, 12:05 AM
Ubiquity equipment always looks impressive, except that the heavy push towards cloud-based and/or app-based management is extremely offputting.
I'd much rather have something I can always manage via a local web UI from any web browser, without any cloud subscription.
by no_carrier on 1/9/24, 1:44 AM
I'm happy with the performance of the UniFi APs, but their software updates constantly break, leaving me to ssh in and run update commands manually or even clear out log files. This has happened numerous times to me.
by kawsper on 1/8/24, 11:35 PM
Seems like an easy upgrade path from our current U6-Pros.
We have experienced issues where some Windows WiFi chips doesn't seem to integrate that well, and have bad performance.
by bb88 on 1/9/24, 1:44 AM
Is this just using HN for marketing? Prove me wrong.
by boringuser2 on 1/9/24, 2:26 AM
You can buy a $30 used Ruckus AP from eBay made 10 years ago and it will handily outperform anything that Unifi has ever produced.
I realize this may sound like an exaggeration, but it really isn't.
by whycombagator on 1/9/24, 3:11 PM
2x2 MIMO? The U6 pro and LR have 4x4.
by RockRobotRock on 1/8/24, 11:33 PM
really hope Macbook Air M3 supports 6E at least