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Ubiquiti UniFi 6 Lite vs Ubiquiti UniFi AP

Ubiquiti UniFi 6 Lite

Ubiquiti UniFi 6 Lite

51 reviews

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Ubiquiti UniFi AP

Ubiquiti UniFi AP

81 reviews

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Great performance and features

Easy integration into home networks

Recommended for upgrading from basic router offerings

Comes at a reasonable price

Has WiFi 6 with 2x2 MIMO

Great range and reliability

Can produce more throughput and consistency than average consumer routers

Works well in larger areas

Can be used in conjunction with other Ubiquiti products

Has native HA support

Not recommended for larger areas or heavy usage

Some complaints about mounting bracket compatibility

Difficulties with cloud-hosted control software

Not affordable for some users

Difficult to set up for some users

Requires networking experience or willingness to tinker with technology

Verdict

Overall, the reviews for the Ubiquiti UniFi 6 Lite are positive, with many users praising its performance and features such as guest network, airtime fairness, and upload/download controls. Some users recommend using Ubiquiti UniFi gear for a more comprehensive network setup, while others caution against using the Lite version for larger areas or heavy usage. There are some complaints about mounting bracket compatibility and difficulties with cloud-hosted control software. However, many users recommend the UniFi 6 Lite for home networks and upgrading from basic router offerings.

Verdict

The reviews for the Ubiquiti UniFi AP are mixed, with some users praising its range and reliability while others find it expensive and difficult to set up. Many recommend it for larger areas or for use in conjunction with other Ubiquiti products. Some users suggest using it with a network switch and router, while others recommend running it in a virtual machine. Overall, the product is seen as a good option for those with networking experience or those willing to tinker with technology.

Reviews by Topic

Our analysis shows how reviewers feel about different topics. Please note these are not full reviews.

Reliability

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Ubiquiti Unifi 6 Lite Review - WiFi 6 2x2 Access Point

So you'll see better performance consistency and better bandwidth as well. And we'll have to see if that long range device that they make gives us bet...

Positive

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Ubiquiti Unifi AP AC PRO wireless access point, unboxed and reviewed - worth the money?

I'm using it to replace my current TP-Link wireless access point that I use in the office. The interesting thing about this device is it is advertised...

Neutral

Security Settings

Blows just about any wifi router you would buy at a B&M store out of the water (see review)

Setup your vlans and keep your IoT stuff (smart TV's, light bulbs, etc.) on a SEPARATE network!

Goodbye Consumer Wifi!

and it will also break usage down per client, which begins to border on privacy invasion. At the very least, your controller should be protected by a very strong password, and data collection should be limited to whats necessary. In my case, and for these specific deployments, i've made the decision to turn DPI off unless a problem arises that requires that level of network supervision

Speed

Excellent AP, but be aware of scalping

I purchased this directly from Ubiquiti for the MSRP of $149, which is an excellent price. Ubiquiti's stock issues have improved; I recommend purchasing directly from them and paying MSRP instead of these scalper costs. Added this to my network along with a U6-Lite to replace existing setup of two UAP-AC-PRO to add full WiFi-6 coverage. In testing I was able to get speeds up to 500Mbps with an average of 100-350Mbps on the same floor as the AP, coverage seems the same if not better than the older units

Great AP, insecure controller

11ac, and they have worked well. The good: For this unit, I built a new controller in AWS based on some instructions on the Ubiquiti forums. In order to adpot this access point, I had to create a DNS entry on my local gateway for the name "unifi" pointed to the public IP of my cloud controller in AWS. I did that, plugged this thing in, and within 1 minute the AP was available for adoption in the cloud controller, and in less than 5 minutes the AP was up to the latest code, provisioned, and taking clients

Range

Can't recommend - poor performance and poor setup

I had no previous dead spots and could reach my garage w/o issue and now this is no longer possible. Worse to get to my garage now I'd probably need a larger access point because the lite simply cannot reach my garage when placed as close I possibly can w/o going outside. I'll continue to look for a proper replacement that meshes well and doesn't break the bank but for simple usage this isn't worth the hassle. I should add that the IOS setup on this was worthless

A house, some wifi, and a killer AP

well it's not impressive, as for anywhere in my house with the C9 I would get 100 Mbps, this doesn't. It delivers between 50-70 Mbps inside the house. But where this does excell is purely range

Signal Strength

Great Wireless AP

I needed a more reliable wireless Access Point in my home and have used UniFi in business applications and had to have one here as well!

Works Great Once You Get It Working!

I live in a two story townhome and my cable internet connection terminates on the second floor in my guest bedroom. While the wi-fi upstairs works pretty well my home has a lot of walls with unconventional angles which prevented me from getting a good signal in my downstairs area. I hired a company to come extend my cable downstairs which they did, but they also recommended that I use this Ubiquiti Unifi WAP which would give me good and consistent connectivity in my downstairs area. The technician brought this device with him when he came to my home and said he had installed several of these in the past and that they worked great

Bandwidth

Great for the home!

It's strange they didn't put at least a 2.5gig port or something back there or maybe 10gb port. I mean if WiFi 6 is supposed to help saturate a connection then all our technical limits are going to be based on the 1gb wired connection they max out at, meaning 1 client or 100 clients, the max that puppy can handle is 1gbps give or take 10% for overhead. One day, we will have AP's that have 10gig network connection behind them and blazing fast speeds

Seems to work great and configured easily once you know what you're doing (make sure you have the right Ethernet cable!)

It's sitting up on the wall with a nice blue light, and delivering good bandwidth throughout my older house. I added this to my network rather than replacing anything - I was getting "customer" (family) complaints about dropped connections from my older Zytel WAPs so I just added this in. One word of warning, and the reason (harsh I admit) for dropping a star. This is a technically advanced product - you have to download some software to your iPhone or computer (i used my iMac) in order to have the device recognized, and to configure it

Compatibility

Works well and great speed

Check your connected devices before you go investing in WiFi 6. If it isn't WiFi 6 ready, you will still perform at standard Wifi speeds.

Not for everone, but you should give it a shot anyway!

I previously had an older ubiquiti product in the 2.4ghz range, but the air here is saturated causing me to purchase a new WAP. Having a device that is dual band, ability to operate in the 2.4/5ghz space, means that all of my older devices that are incpable of operating a 5ghz will still have the ability to connect to the wireless access point as well

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