In November 2020, Ubiquiti announced two Wi-Fi 6 Access Points: Spending your money on multiple, good-quality Wi-Fi 5 Access Points made much more sense and gave much better results. We were generally unimpressed with the early devices, which displayed inconsistent performance and lacked key functionality (such as OFDMA support for the uplink). Some Wi-Fi manufacturers rushed to get Wi-Fi 6 routers to market, mainly in the form of premium-priced ‘gaming’ routers. With products like the UniFi AP AC LITE at about £70, it is possible to deploy a surprisingly cost-effective home or office Wi-Fi 5 network with several Access Points that will deliver more comprehensive coverage and consistent throughputs than possible with a single Wi-Fi router (even an expensive one equipped with Wi-Fi 6). Ubiquiti has built up a well-deserved reputation for its Access Points among business users and ‘prosumers’ for delivering enterprise-quality equipment at affordable prices. The photograph, below, shows the new Ubiquiti UniFi 6 Long Range Access Point, which we review in this article. The Wi-Fi 6 market has now taken a considerable step forward with the arrival of two Wi-Fi 6 Access Points from Ubiquiti. Ubiquiti has released Wi-Fi 6 products, although these are in short supply
If you are looking to purchase an Access Point now, the new UniFi Wi-Fi 6 Long Range Access Point represents great value for money, if you can get hold of one! The longer the equipment shortage goes on, the closer Wi-Fi 6E becomes.
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However, those currently operating UniFi Wi-Fi 5 Access Points do not need to be in a rush to upgrade to Wi-Fi 6 and may want to wait for Wi-Fi 6E devices, which will benefit from more radio spectrum (in the 6 GHz band) to make it easier to deploy wide channels bandwidths (e.g. With Wi-Fi 6-enabled Apple products (equipped with 2×2 MIMO), we have been able to consistently achieve real, close-range throughputs to single devices up to 920 Mbps (using 80 MHz channels). We have found that the UniFi 6 Long Range Access Point delivers excellent performance with a range of Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 5 client devices, at a price that is little different from the diminutive (and excellent) Wi-Fi 5 NanoHD product – our favourite Access Point for 2020. Because Ubiquiti has priced its new Wi-Fi Access Points aggressively compared with its Wi-Fi 5 products, we think it’s a no-brainer for anyone looking to purchase a new Access Point now to choose one of Ubiquiti’s Wi-Fi 6 products for the benefits of future proofing and improved efficiency. At the time of writing, these devices are currently like gold dust.
In this article, we review Ubiquiti’s UniFi Long Range Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Access Point (U6-LR).
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