Ubiquiti UniFi 6 Long-Range Access Point U6-LR

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And even though the congestion is bad the connection is ultra stable, no link drops at all, while the router from isp was really struggling (which made me buy the ubiquity ap) My 6lite if is set to Eu countries has under 20db TX even on high setting(26 beeing the max from spec sheet)….and is waay worse than a RT AC68U set to 26db both on 2.4 and 5ghz. Even in close proximity on wifi analyzer ac68u is better. Currently have a AC-Pro in my living room and it had issues with coverage in my garage so I added a AC-M near the garage. I was considering the 6 LR as an upgrade and was wondering if the 6 LR could eliminate the AC-M. The Ubiquiti U6-LR UniFi Long Range WiFi 6 PoE+ Access Point is a high-performance access point leveraging advanced WiFi 6 technology to provide powerful wireless coverage to enterprise environments. It delivers an aggregate radio rate of up to 3.0 Gbps with 5 GHz WiFi 6 (4x4 MU-MIMO and OFDMA) and 2.4 GHz 4x4 MIMO radios. The U6-LR seamlessly blends into any environment, and is capable of being mounted in indoor and semi-outdoor environment (IP54 rated), and comes equipped with a Bluetooth Low Energy Radio for location based services. Key Features In any case, on the bottom of the Ubiquiti U6-Pro, there is a dedicated area carved into the plastic where you can find the Reset button and a single Gigabit Ethernet port which supports PoE (802.3af). Left: Ubiquiti UAP-AC-PRO. Right: Ubiquiti U6-Pro.

Ubiquiti makes great access points with their Unifi line. They have the best value for money in my opinion, so I was really waiting for their new WiFi 6 Access Points. With the Unifi 6 Lite and the Unifi 6 LR now generally available, is it a good time to take a closer look. Unifi 6 Lite (left) and Unifi 6 Long Range (right) But, while Zyxel, EnGenius and TP-Link have released powerful WiFi 6 access points a couple of years ago, proudly showcasing the best that the standard could offer, Ubiquiti didn’t really care about its competition. So it took its time, only recently making available a 2.5GbE WiFi 6 access point. The Ubiquiti U6-LR still offers a 1Gbps port and, considering the price tag of the device, it makes a lot of sense. To be fair, the entire series is surprisingly affordable, but U6-LR supports 160MHz channel bandwidth, OFDMA, 4×4 MU-MIMO and the support for the excellent UniFi controller. For the final test to compare the new Unifi Wifi 6 access points I measured before and after replacing the access points at the locations I use the wireless network the most. Tip To control your Unifi Access Points you can also use a hosted Unifi Controller. This way you don’t need to buy additional hardware and worry about keeping your network up-to-date.Please Note: If you require a PoE Power Adapter, please see the U-POE-AT. This can be chosen from the drop-down menu above. Ubiquiti UniFi WiFi 6 Long-Range Access Point (U6-LR) The size of the U6 LR on the other hand is increased a lot compared to the old model. It’s the same size as the old Unifi HD access point. The new long-range access point is splash and dust resistant (IP54 rated), which means you can place it semi-outdoors under a porch for example. There’s also the promise of Wi-Fi 6E on the horizon, which is a more meaningful upgrade than the 10-20% speed improvement you can expect from upgrading a good Wi-Fi 5 AP. That said, Wi-Fi 6 and 6E are only relevant when you have clients that support them. Wi-Fi 6E devices are starting to roll out in 2021, but it will be a while until it’s common for most home users. If you are happy with your Wi-Fi network, it’s probably a smart idea to hold off on upgrading. If you’re looking for an upgrade now, the WiFi 6 Lite and WiFi 6 Long-Range are two good options.

Target Wake Time (TWT). This reduces the amount of time that a client device in Power Save (PS) mode needs to be awake (and consuming power). This allows the device to ‘sleep’ longer and reduce energy consumption. This is really important for mobile devices where minimising battery consumption is critical. Next, I detached the metallic part of the case, leaving the antenna assembly still connected to the PCB. Flipping it upside down allowed me to identify the dual-core 1GHz Qualcomm IPQ5018, there are 4GB of flash NAND memory from Mouser Electronics (THGBMNG5D1LBAIL VD6963 2147KAE) and 8MB flash memory from MXIC (25U6432F). Ubiquiti U6-Pro Teardown.When we look at the signal strength we see again a great improvement between the lite models and only a minimal to no improvement between the long-range models. Unifi 6 Speed increase after replacing the access points While we discuss the measured throughput performance later in this review, it is important to point out that the maximum radio link speeds given in the tables above will translate to significantly lower actual throughputs, as explained in our article What Realistic Speeds Will I Get With Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 6? Also, given that the UniFi 6 LR Access Point is connected to a network using Gigabit Ethernet then the maximum throughput achievable from the UniFi 6 LR is obviously the maximum throughput achievable through Gigabit Ethernet, which is about 940 Mbps, as described in our article What is a Good Signal Level or Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) for Wi-Fi?