Access point unifi

[kannanni1]

Hello,

I am currently using only 1 unifi u6 pro and was looking for something with a better longer range..

Any recommendations please - will the enterprise model have a better range?

What about the WiFi 7 versions - are they better in range?

I don’t have any WiFi 7 clients as yet but later in the year we might upgrade our phones to WiFi 7 however not big deal if we remain in WiFi 6

It has to be another unifi product as am I also using their gateway with the build in controller

 

[kannanni1]

I had a virgin media hub 5 previously who reached all my house at reasonable strength and speed. I have now no coverage on some corners of my house on the 5ghz band. All I need is the same coverage/speed matching the virgin hub - nothing special

I have tried different positioning of the AP but unfortunately it just doesn’t push the signal that bit further

To make it simplier: which unifi AP can match or do better range coverage than the VM hub 5 on 5 ghz band WiFi 6

 

[kannanni1]

Sounds like an installation or setting issue, the U6 Pro should be more than capable than the VM hub. Likely need to do a scan and tweak the channels for best performance. Where is the AP mounted?

It’s exactly where the VM used to stay in the corner of living room lying flat on top of my desk. I have tried scanning using the build in scan from the controller and changed 5ghz channels a few times but the range coverage issue remains - just weaker range compared to what I had previously

Any particular settings you recommend for the 5ghz band wifi6? I’m currently on 80 mhz full power on channel 44

How do I get wifiman to connect and scan with my local gateway console? At the moment it’s asking me to login to console with my email and password via the cloud only unless there is something else that I am missing (I am configured to access the gateway locally only)

 

[kannanni1]

that’s not gonna happen unfortunately too much work involved to get cables through the ceiling. I’ll just find a decent router with strong coverage similar to the vm hub and get done with it.

 

[kannanni1]

Thanks guys,

The only other option I’m thinking is to add another ap to cover the blind spots. It will be a wireless mesh system if I go that route. Not sure which ap is best for my case, any recommendations?