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Review on ๐Ÿ“ก LBE-5AC-GEN2-US Ubiquiti LiteBeam Wireless Bridge - 100Mb LAN, GigE, AirMax AC - White by Ian Iknokinok

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Great antennas - fairly easy setup

In short, good. I have 110 megabytes of internet at home and now I also have 110 megabytes of internet at my business which is 405 feet away and separated by almost 200 feet of planted pine trees. The trees are planted in rows and line of sight between the LiteBeams through the trees is approximately 7 feet. Without much careful aiming, I ended up with a 302MB antenna-to-antenna connection, which is way more than I need to carry my 110MB internet stream. I am very satisfied with LiteBeams. Since the line of sight path through the trees is only about 6-7 feet wide, I get a 6dB difference between the circuits, but this didn't affect my link speed. Ubiquity recommends that you try to keep it under 5, but I don't think that's possible with trees. Since it was impossible to climb over the treetops, one of my antennas is about 7 feet off the ground and the other is only 6 feet. There are many good assembly videos on youtube.

Pros
  • Top marks for support and durability from testers
Cons
  • Protection