AC, White by Mateusz Walkowski ᠌

Name: Ubiquiti Unifi AC-LR-US Wireless Access Point - Long Range 802.11 B/A/G/n/AC, White
Item: Ubiquiti Unifi AC-LR-US Wireless Access Point - Long Range 802.11 B/A/G/n/AC, White
Rating: 5

May 29, 2023

The best purchase in my life, I will definitely buy it again.

It is neither an advantage nor a disadvantage that each of these points need its own independent proprietary router or a server equipped with controller software. This requirement simply is what it is. Personally, I find that installing the program and configuring everything from a central location is the most time and effort saving option. I believe that the majority of people who have developed to such a point that they require such hardware already possess a server that can be used to install the controller on the farm. On the other hand, this raises the possibility that in the event that there are issues with the manufacturer, the software support will be discontinued, and utilizing access points would become more difficult.

Pros

1. Coverage I was able to replace two home routers with two of these access points, and the signal is strong across the entire household, despite the presence of walls. It was a great deal worse. 2. The ability to customize the product. I created a guest network without a password with a decreased speed and without access to the home server. I also set up flexible monitoring and segregated the network segments (local area / guests / cameras / TV / control) by using virtual local area networks, or VLANs. although such functions tend to be utilized more frequently by enthusiasts on home networks, I found that they were rather helpful for my own purposes. 3. Because it is powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE) and has a neutral design, it can be hung not from the ceiling but rather from the ceiling outside. It has a nice appearance even without the cables and connections.

Cons

1. Because of the peculiar nature of the PoE standard, I am unable to power it using the D-Link switch that I own that supports PoE; instead, I need to either hang the provided adapters nearby or purchase extra ones. adapter. 2. It took some time to google the reasons of the difficulties and find solutions to them when installing the Unifi Controller on an existing server that was running Ubuntu. The MongoDB database was the primary source of the difficulty.