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30.3.2017

This is not your average consumer AP even thought it is in the price range. And indeed the fact that this looks like a SoHo or small business product was an attraction as needed to replace a typical Draytek consumer AP which seemed to be dropping client connections.Install did not go well. The enclosed quick start guide was of no use. And in there the link to download the controller software was wrong and so I had to find it for myself on the UBNT website. Installed and started to configure the AP. Initially went well as it found the AP but I found I could never complete the setup as got an error at the final step. This was when it asked you to provide your Ubiquiti Cloud account (and as I did not have one I followed the link to create one).But then I got an error on clicking on Finish saying something along the lines of "Cloud access not compatible with your OS architecture). But the AP was setup sufficiently to use it as an AP.Restarting the windows app just repeated the setup but would not see the AP as it was already adopted by the controller. So basically I could not access the management interface. In this partly setup mode the only solution was to reset the device and start over. But it was always the same. Eventually I resorted to online chat to the support desk who told me to skip the final step in the setup and leave the cloud account username and password blank. Success.You have to 'get' the architecture of these products which is probably fine for an IT engineer but not what a consumer is used to. There is controller software running that adopts the AP. This is a 1:1 mapping. Then there is a management interface (controller mode) that allows an iOS or Android device or a browser to connect to the controller software (and not to the AP itself). Multiple management clients can connect to the controller software. Then there are users that connect to the AP (like a normal AP). The users don't know anything about the setup or the controller. Normal consumer product mindset means you connect your browser to a management interface on the AP - but here this management interface is in the controller software and not the AP. Sort of all makes sense once you get it.The downside of course is that you need something to run the controller software and while the controller software does not have to be running for the AP to offer WiFi, it has to be running for any management function. The PC running the controller software won't go into sleep mode (or if you do it immediately wakes). Ubiquiti do create a mini controller hardware product called the Cloud Key but I reckon I will reset the AP and then install the controller software on a small PC I have that is always on.May experiment now with placement of the product and if promising then may buy another to create a single network with better overall coverage. Initial tests show the performance to be great when a few metres away from the device but falls off once you have a couple of brick walls in the way between the user and the AP.UPDATE: Moved the device to a more central location in my house and ran a test from a laptop. Got wired level performance on a 802.11ac wireless link. Pretty impressive
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25.9.2018

i bought this, because, like many I wanted the best wifi signal i could get in the house. This is commonly considered the best for home and business. I did my research on the competition and on the different unifi access points available. The pro was better for many concurrent connections with high end receivers to get the most of the available bandwidth in an office. The LR was for the best overall signal, but effectively useless as the devices connected to it didn't have strong enough transmitters to respond, leading to dropped packets. So I got the lite.However the unifi ap lite has a weaker signal than my asus rt router, which is often rated lower on enthusiast sites.Immediately making me question my purchase. Additionally the unifi didn't come with a uk cable, but instead a eu plug, so I had to hunt for a cable from another device instead. Luckily I had one.Also as the unifi doesn't have a web interface, there's no way to interact with it without either buying an £80 cloud key, or installing the controller software on your pc, which I opted to do. It took me an hour to get it up and running, first it complained about java, despite having the latest java installed, so i kept trying to install various versions. Then it complained about mongod mogodb, and tomcat. I delved into system logs found obscure errors that i punched into google returning only few results, all forums with the same errors, and no resolution. After an hour of reinstalling, retrying, rebooting and googling I was going to give up and ended up only getting it to work after disabling windows defender firewall.Additionally, the unifi controller software impressed me a lot at first, however after breezing through the options and getting the wifi working, i decided to utilize the guest wifi option also. Another half hour wasted there because it doesn't work and doesnt give an error message. Again lots of google searching this time without any error messages, eventually I determined that I needed to change my dhcp settings and have the clients accessing the unifi on a different subnet (even the non guest devices) so I had to give up this idea as I didn't want the clients on the main wifi separate from the wired devices. Ther ewas no warning or error about this on the controller ui. It just pretended everything was ok, when my devices refused to work.So overall, I am relatively happy with the device, I got it working for the most part. Found a compatible power cable and that's that, but I will personally be using my ASUS RT's wifi instead.
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3.12.2020

Should be everyone's go to access point within the range for reliable wifiHaving been through many brands of router over the many years and having suffered random wifi drops over time which resulted in regular router and device reboots, I've settled down with using enterprise grade Ubiquiti within the home! Ever since that move years back onto a UAP-AP-LR, I've never looked back and these things can literally run for months at a time without the need to reboot them. If the internet is ever down, it's usually my line, not my Wifi access points.I've finally upgraded myself to the UAP-AC-LITE, which are much smaller than my old AP-LRs, however having placed it into the house,the software provisioned and upgraded the firmware on it without any problems.Once running, devices automatically locked onto it, and started benefitting from the AC (5Ghz) wifi band in addition to the 2.4Ghz b/g/n band. Transfer speeds are good as you'd expect, and having looked through the software options, this AC-LITE seems to have all the same features as the AC-LR as well as the older AP-LRs.Interestingly, in my brick walled house, I detected no noticeable benefit from either the AC-LR or AP-LRs to this in terms of range or signal reception (I didn't do any scientific testing though)The device comes with a UK plug with a cloverleaf socket and a 24v PoE injector. Note that standard PoE is 48v. Just make sure your device supports 48v before you power using a standard PoE router as opposed to the supplied injector or you could end up with a very expensive brick. You can determine on the back whether it has 802.3af PoE on the back in addition to the 24v (as per picture).No ethernet cables are provided, and I'd make sure you have 2 cat6 cables lying around before starting to set this up.As you can see from the photos (along side an AC-LR in the middle and an AP-LR in the right), it's physically the smallest of the disc shaped units.Overall, this is a rather unexciting device because once it's working, you tuck it away and never see or hear from it again, but it's these devices you want done well since you don't want have to tend to them. For this reason, definitely a highly recommend from me.Update 9th Dec 2020: Upon closer inspection, my AC-Lite does support standard 48v PoE. Denoted by 802.3af PoE on the back of the unit. I now confirm it runs just fine on my standard 48v PoE router. I've amended the review around the 24v/48v section.
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20.12.2018

I have used two of the Lite AP from Ubiquiti and have nothing but praise for them - if you want solid and reliable WiFi then look no further - much better than the signal from the usual broadband routers from Sky & the like. It comes with everything you need in the box - however the POE adapter does need a Cat6 or 7 ethernet cable so good to pick up a couple of those along with this AP.As a Ubiquiti novice it did take me a while to figure out how to use the controller and how to adopt the AP. But there are some great YouTube videos out there that show you how to do this so I would recommend watching a few before starting the set up on your own.The easiest way of setting one of these up is using the Ubiquiti App on a phone or tablet - but it won't let you configure all of the settings so adding a controller is useful.I have added a cloud key which is a really easy way of managing the AP but there is no need to have something running continuously - the AP will happily keep on going on its own.Whilst some of the bigger and more expensive Unifi AP's do boast a bigger throughput - remember that this is only a reflection of how fast your connection is. The AC Lite can handle up to 867 Mbps - but as I have a 30 Mbps connection I'm never going to get close to that speed anyway.The one thing I would say is that I live in a relatively modest three bed house and the signal strength in some of the upstair rooms isn't strong - but there are no dropouts either. I have one AP downstairs located centrally in the house. I have no doubt that the AC Pro and the new NanoHD would be better signal wise on the extremes so if you have a really big place you might want to consider those options - or buy two AC Lite and mesh them. Amazon has these for around £70 so you could buy two for the price of one NanoHD.All in all I would say a very good investment and a decent step up from the standard broadband router. Armed with one (or more) of these, some power line adaptors and some Cat6 you could get WiFi pretty much anywhere!
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30.8.2018

I am delighted with this piece of kit.After getting a 4K TV, we needed a 5Ghz Wi-Fi signal in order to deal with the higher bandwidth required for 4K streaming with Plex, etc.Initially I purchased a Netgear router with all the bells and whistles for £149, which turned out to be junk as it would refuse to allow any wireless device to connect to the network due to an unfixed firmware bug, so back it went. Then I purchased an Asus router for £89, and this failed too! 5Ghz network dropping... yet another firmware bug, still unfixed.After doing some research I heard about Ubiquiti's APs. Since all I needed was a 5Ghz network, I went against getting against a router.Instead of getting a device that's trying to do a hundred things at once, I went for this little device which was designed to be an AP and nothing else.What a great buy it's been. It has performed flawlessly, with great network speeds to boot. Wi-Fi range with 2.4GHz is much farther than before, and 5Ghz is more than fast enough to do what I needed to do. The only hiccup I had was trying to configure the device, as it doesn't have a Web-UI like most consumer-grade routers have, but you have to bear in mind that this device is designed for enterprise environments so it doesn't spoon feed you in terms of setting it up. I couldn't seem to get connected to it on my PC with their management software (which uses Java) so I ended up getting the Unifi app from the app store on my iPhone, which discovered the device instantly and allowed me to set it up with no hassle.It comes with a little power brick to provide Power over Ethernet, so all you can see is one cable running to it which looks rather lovely. I have it connected to a router running DD-WRT with the Wi-Fi radio turned off - couldn't be happier. No drop outs, no fuss.TL;DR - If you want a Wi-Fi signal that just works, get this little device! Steer clear of consumer-grade stuff.
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27.12.2019

I needed an 'advanced' level Wi-Fi and networking solution, these meet all my needs.My requirement was to provide coverage in a large old house with solid walls. Also needed to be able to limit internet access for teenagers and be able to stream videos and have voip calls without affecting each other (QOS). Ability to separate devices using vlans was also a nice to have.I tried expensive 'gaming' grade large wifi routers and found them lacking the features i needed, returned them for refund. After some research i found these from Ubiquiti networks and very glad i did.I bought two of these accesspoints so far, first to test and then to expand my network. Once added (adopted)to your network the Wi-Fi points can automatically 'mesh' and wirelessly link together.Some other notes, you need to have a little IT knowledge as these are not the basic talktalk/sky wifi points you get these days.If you want to be able to fully setup vlans, do ‘packet inspection’, QOS and restrict internet access, you'll need one of their routers too, all can be configured from a single interface.Their website as a demo setup you can play with to see the software in action, and documentation etc etc is available around the internet.Figuring out how to configure the accesspoint for the first time was tricky (just use the app on your phone) but after adding the first one they almost configure and upgrade themselves, less than 5 mins and your done. If you want to be able to monitor the network live you'll need either a PC/laptop running the controller software, or one of their wifi security key device things which then gives you access to the network via a web console.Overall very glad i bought these, and will be getting one of their routers and a third accesspoint in the future.
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4.10.2018

Virgin Media user in a large Victorian House. Thick walls, floorboards and so poor wifi range. Bought to solve as fed up with plug in extenders as they work poorly in our situation. Its not posted anywhere but here is the 5 minute set up. Best to know how to configure your Virgin Media Router though as you will need to turn off its wifi signal.Download the Ubiquiti app to your phonePlug in the power socketPlug in the ethernet cable from your router into the power pack socket marked LAN (you will need to buy 2)Plug in the other ethernet cable into the POE socket on the power packPlug the other end of that cable into the devicePower on - device lights upWait a minute or twoLaunch appClick on "configure without controller"Click on the screen away from the login popup,go to status screenSelect the device (top line) - it will find itConfigure the deviceselect security rather than open and give the device the same name (ssid) and password as you were using beforeselect save settingsLog into your Virgin Media routerYou may have to turn off the Ubiquiti device to access the Virgin Media routerGo to advanced WIFI settingsTurn off wifi on the Virgin Media router (else some devices just constantly switch between the two wifis)Job doneOnce set up you can site the device anywhere that suits so long as it is plugged into the router and power40Mbits per second on wifi throughout the houseFantastic bit of kitIf you want more advanced features download the controller software onto your pc, set up an account at Ubiquiti Cloud before setting up the device. Launch the software and set things up. This is far more complicated than the app method which is probably all us home users would want.Hope this helps someone
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24.11.2017

This little device is amazing! Super simple to set up via my iPhone using the Unifi App, I was up & running in about 5 minutes.The 5.4ghz has breathed new life into our WiFi network, on our old Netgear access points we wer stuggling to get speeds of more that 10mbs but since installing the Unifi we get a consistent 37mbs so only loosing 3mbs as we have a 40mbs internet service.I do find the range way below the advertised 400ft. We use this in a house with plasterboard walls and probably only get about 100ft range from the Unifi but this is fine for us as it covers the entire house.I love the fact that is is POE as this has allowed me to mount it very descretly in our hall way for optimumcoverage.It would have been nice if a ethernet cable was also included in the box but not a problem.And one thing to remember. If you firstly access the unifi via your phone you will not be able to access from a browser on a computer. From what I understand this is a security feature. If you want to access it from your computer after you have set it up with your phone you must reset the Unifi and access from your computer but then you won’t be able to access it from your phone.Also the led light can be turned on or off which is great as it makes for a good night light!There is also a setting for increasing of decreasing the power output on the Unifi, I have not really noticed much difference in coverage when trying the different setting so have just left them both in high setting.All in all this is a Lon amazing and simple but of kit. If your on the fence about buying one (as I was) take the plunge, you won’t regret it.
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15.7.2018

These really are the bee's knees of wireless access points. They look cool, they are small and infinitely adjustable with the free software. Warning: They are not plug and play devices, you have to have some network understanding to get the best out of them, but when you do, you can enjoy an impressive connection speed out of them. On my phone I get 180Mbps from fast.com when nearby on the 5GHz band - my phone's receiver being the bottleneck. As the specs say, you can get about 800Mbps speed from them, but only if you've configured them to do so. You will only get the impressive speeds from the 5GHz band, but the longer distance on the 2.4Ghz.The many modes make this a versatile product too.It can be a range extender, access point or a wireless network bridge if needed.The Unifi Controller software is easy enough to use. Device 'adoption' is fast and intelligent. You don't have to mess around with static IPs unless you really want to, the software just picks it up and gives it one from your DHCP server. One of the main selling points for me with these is the handoff capability, that is, when you move away from one access point and closer to another, that changeover is really fast and doesn't interrupt your browsing like normal consumer grade APs do.I use these both at work and home, and the price to performance ratio is the best there is in wireless networking. All Ubiquity networking products can be integrated into your network with a single powered ethernet cable and a few clicks with the software.I'm an IT technician and I wouldn't recommend anything other than this product for wireless networking.
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23.5.2017

Got a pair of these with an EdgeRouter SFP to power them, to replace a patchwork of Home Hub 5's as I was finding that clients just would not roam well, and would cling on toAll in all very impressed, good functionality, liked that I could setup a basic guest wifi , so that my server and clients were protected. So many features using the controller software. Liked the band steering as was finding a lot of my 5Hz capable clients still wanted to be on 2.4hz. Installing the controller software on my server was a bit of a pain, but I'm no Linux guru at all, and rely on internet guides to do stuff. Adopting the APs from the controller software was easy, uploaded a scaled plan of my house so I'm able to model the coverage.For security purposes like that you can see a list of neighboring APs, the channels they are operating on and their signal strengths. Roaming between AP's is seamless, coverage seems to be good throughout my house, though the roaming needs a permanently on controller to I believeBeing picky, would have liked if the LED could have brightness settings, but you can turn if off. Some might complain about the non standard PoE, if that's a problem splash out a bit more for the pro version.Overall very pleased with this setup, achieved what I set out to do, no more complaints about poor wifi from the family, and have de-cluttered slightly as I have mounted on the ceiling, am thinking about expanding with some more for the barn and workshop.If you purchase knowing some of the minor downsides, non standard PoE, roaming needing controller on etc then you will be very pleased
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23.2.2019

As others have helpfully written, this device can be quite easily setup using the Android or Apple APP and you can get the wifi up and running in 5 to 10 minutes. If you just want to easily setup a 2.4 and 5GHZ wifi access point and don't need extra features then that is realistically all you'll ever need. I did that to test the device, connect it up to my existing TP Link modem router, disable the TP Link's wifi, open the Unifi app, it found the new device, allowed a quick setup or SSID, password etc and it was running very quickly.Alternatively if you have a permantly running computer / server then you can use the Unify 'controller' software they provide for free (it's a Java web based application)- I think many people struggle with this because if you've already setup the UAP-AC-LITE WLAN Access Point using the phone App, then it will not be detected by the controller software which expects to detect an unprovisioned (eg out the box, blank device) - so I pressed the reset button on the disc for 10 seconds, opened up the controller software and with some helpful guides online I detected, provisioned and then setup my UAP-AC-LITE WLAN Access Point.Performance is excellent, you can disable the horrible blue glowing circle (blue!?! why!?!) and it can be screwed to the ceiling without being too obnoxious.Outperforms all my previous modem routers because it can be positioned in the middle of the house away from the modem router...obviously provided you can run a network cable to that point.
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13.1.2018

I have recently had my internet upgraded to fibre to the home so I thought I would upgrade my home network too. After spending many hours viewing YouTube videos I settled on the Ubiqiti range of equipment. They have a number of different wireless access points available but I decided on the ac ap lite model due to it being used in a domestic environment. There are also long reach, pro, HD and SHD models available but did I need one of these for my home? I hoped not as they were more expensive.My home is a three storey detached property 10m x 10m with an extension at the back. The internal walls are a combination of stud and dry lined brick. With my previous BT Homehub 5 I had poor wifi in my kitchen and no wifi at all in the extension.I am happy to say that the lite works perfectly covering the whole house from its position attached to the ceiling in a central location on the second floor. I have full speed in the main part of the house and approx 50% in the extension, which is more than enough.Setup was very easy using Ubiqiti's Unifi program which is available for free from their website. And the fact that the access point is powered by POE makes locating it easy.I don't get any coverage outside but this is not surprising due to my external walls being thick stone so I have purchased the Ubiqiti Unifi Mesh to get wifi to the garden.All in I am very happy with the product and it is well worth the cost.
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22.1.2019

This product can be very easy to set-up.You need to buy a long cat5 cable. Plug it in as shown in the instructions (Access point to long cable to "POE" port of power supply; power supply Ethernet port to shorter cat5 cable to home hub Ethernet socket). Plug the power supply into a mains socket.As it warms up, download the iPhone app.In the app, setup an account first.In the account section, open "Standalone Devices" then setup a simple username and password.For the basic setup, stand near the access point. On your phone, open 'devices', select your device. (If prompted here, use the simple username and password mentioned above.) Select 'configure', agree to 'configure as stand-alone device'.Open 'WLAN',change the name and password to your home hub name (SSID, e.g. BTHub12n3-2G) and hub password.Save the changes.Ubiquiti access point will reset when you save.In a couple of minutes your wifi should be up to full power and speed near the access point- all while using the wifi passwords from your existing router.Things can go wrong, the app isn't perfect, and your portable devices may not swap from home hub to access point smoothly (can interrupt VOIP [aka Skype] calls when walking around) but it was worth the (small) effort for my house... better than every BT wifi extender I have had the displeasure of setting up.
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12.6.2020

I have a PlusNet router. Wired connection has always been good, but WiFi very hit-and-miss even when close to the router. Difficult to know what the problem is when it’s variable over time and across different devices. Anyway, I finally decided to switch of the WiFi on the router and use a Ubiquiti Access Point. I’m glad I did. All devices can now connect consistently to WiFi and the connection is quick and strong even in areas where the PlusNet router always struggled to reach.I use the mobile app on my phone to control the AP. It seems simpler than the controller software that you can download to a computer. It has less functionality, but more than I need. The instructions on how to do this could be better,but with a bit of research on the internet and being methodical it all went well.I’d certainly recommend this product to anyone who is struggling with the WiFi signal from a router provided by their ISP. In the race to the bottom on pricing I don’t suppose ISPs can be blamed for providing “all-inclusive” kit that isn’t really up to the job, but it’s false economy paying for a good connection to the property and then wasting it with rubbish WiFi.
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14.11.2016

I'm very happy with this. It has good range, a very easy-to-use web interface, and the speeds are very impressive.For those of you wondering, as I did, if this comes with a PoE adaptor, I can confirm it does!Things that I like:It's small.It has a very attractive design.The ring LED is nice, and a good non-intrusive indicator of faults.It comes with a PoE adaptor.For the most part it is ridiculously easy to configure and maintain.That that I don't like:At first it isn't obvious how you can isolate an SSID to 2.4 or 5 GHz.While setup and configuration is easy, it will help a lot if you're knowledgable about networking and networking terms.Instead of using 802.3af PoE,it uses Passive PoE so in most cases you are forced to use the adaptor even if you have a PoE switch.To conclude:Very easy to set up if you know a bit about networking, still pretty easy if you're a beginner. If you get stuck, the Ubiquiti forums provide a endless amounts of information and Ubiquiti staff are very helpful and give a lot of answers, as do community members.I'm very pleased with this and it has greatly improved my WiFi coverage and speeds.
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