New router or Ubiquiti Lite/LR?

AMDPower said:
Have you done a RF scan to see what your RF environment is like?
With 2.4ghz you dont want it on high power, take it off AUTO and make it low power or medium. Choose a Chanel that is not used by other devices near you . Also make sure you have disabled Connectivity monitor and also turn off band steering currently.


oh and stay away from the Unifi AC HD, its has terrible range just terrible. To be fair its not designed for range but even then its just subpar performance if you house has solid walls. The unifi products are generally less range but better client load and bandwidth handling hence stability. I am not sure why they are so broadly recommended for home use there are really better stuff out there for home users.
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You’re making some pretty strong statements there. There are only really 4 4x4 chipsets on the market and the HD uses a pretty popular one. The output power is legally limited so that’s not a factor and the receiving antenna are pretty sensitive (they match the LR in sensitivity) so there is no reason the HD should have poor range. I see these comments a lot from people who lay the access points on desks and on shelves and then complain they don’t work very well.

Unifi defintely seem to have taken a turn for the worse on quality control since Chris Buechler was hired. His attitude seems to be that you’re all Beta-testers and just get used to the fact that stable release software and firmware is buggy as a very buggy thing. The launch of the USG-XG-8 has been a proper disaster and the USG in general just isn’t where it should be for a 21st century router.

But the Access Points are pretty much the go-to units for anyone installing office Wi-fi these days. They’re VERY good indeed.
 
WJA96 said:
What is your DTIM set to? The recommendation is usually 3 for Apple devices but I find 1 can be essential for some IoT devices that need to be constantly awake.
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sorry didnt have time to reply in the least few weeks
the dtim is set to default, so 1. All my apple devices seem to be fine, however i noticed i have being having a lot of dropouts recently on my phone (android)
what are the chances that i have a faulty access point?
 
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Megahackerd said:
sorry didnt have time to reply in the least few weeks
the dtim is set to default, so 1. All my apple devices seem to be fine, however i noticed i have being having a lot of dropouts recently on my phone (android)
what are the chances that i have a faulty access point?
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Given that it works sometimes the chances of your access point being physically damaged are almost zero.

Bad firmware is a definite possibility - especially if you've been lured into the Beta programme.

Most likely though is some basic incompatability in the settings between the various bits of equipment and the access point. Are you doing anything 'clever' with the access point or is it just a vanilla install with 1 SSID and no guest network?
 
WJA96 said:
Given that it works sometimes the chances of your access point being physically damaged are almost zero.

Bad firmware is a definite possibility - especially if you've been lured into the Beta programme.

Most likely though is some basic incompatability in the settings between the various bits of equipment and the access point. Are you doing anything 'clever' with the access point or is it just a vanilla install with 1 SSID and no guest network?
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1 guest ssid and 2 normal ssid (1 2.4ghz and 1 ghz)
nothing else changed
 
Do the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands have different SSIDs?

By default each WLAN has a single SSID that broadcasts on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz.

As I read it, you have set up 3 WLANs, Guest, SSID1 (2.4GHz) and SSID2 (5GHz). Is that correct?
 
WJA96 said:
Can I ask why you have two separate WLAN SSIDs for 2.4GHz and 5GHz?

It’s a lot of extra wireless traffic management for not a lot of gain.

Have you tried it just all defaults?
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i have quite a few devices that only support 2.4ghz and the devices that support both just connect to 2.4ghz all the time
i have tried band steering on the setting but it seems that it doesnt do much
 
Lartyconshayo said:
Marketing dept must have had fun with that name -"what's it called again guys ?"
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If you’re inducted into the Mikrotik naming conventions it actually makes identying if a product will meet your needs very simple. On paper UBNT have 7 access points that all do the same thing

AP-AC-Lite (still some 24-volt only units available from resellers with slow moving stock)
AP-AC-LR (still some 24V only units in the supply pipeline)
AP-AC-Pro
AP-AC-HD
AP-AC-SHD
AP-AC-Mesh
AP-AC-Mesh Pro

Only by reading the spec sheets can you see what each one does differently. No such problem with Mikrotik. The name tells you everything it does. You do need to be INCREDIBLY careful when quoting for anything involving Mikrotik products as if you miss off an ac or an H you can quote on completely the wrong thing.
 
AMDPower said:
Personally myself, i would stay away from ubiquiti, their products are just not stable specially their newer stuff. They have constant issues, what is stable become unstable after updates and ect. Weird disconnection and connection issues and unless you are a network expert and willing to constantly fiddle with these things then just stay away. Having said that they are quite willing to help with issues and are constantly rolling out updates. So be prepared for issues and to spend lots of effort solving them.

I am currently going crazy trying to sort some issues out with my unbiquiti AP's and switch.
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Nonsense.

I haven't touched any of my Ubiquiti kit since deploying it. Any changes are ones I want to change, not ones I need to because of issues.

I've had 1 year + up times on my Edgerouter and the APs are deploy and forget.

I'm not sure what you are deploying to have so many issues. Are you running beta updates?
 
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