Ubiquiti UAP-AC-LITE UniFi AP AC LITE 802.11ac Gigabit Dual-Radio PoE

Does a fantastic job. Solved the wifi-range issues with our three story home, and allows everyone to connect whether in the house or the yard. Range is excellent, and its simple enough for most people to hook up. To get the most out of it, youll want to have knowledge and understanding regarding basic networking, and youll want to pair it with a Ubiquiti gateway- however, its meant to be simple enough that anyone can use it, even as a standalone. Its powerful enough that I have turned off the wifi broadcast from my router and let it focus on being the router-gateway for the network. Looks good, works great, and doesnt cost nearly as much as most business end APs.

I run an I.T. company and we install these things everywhere. Yes, there are better wireless systems out there and easier to use ones. But they lack the right balance of simplicity, performance, and feature set. These get used a lot in restaurant setups, museums, large houses, and small to medium business setups. The range, and the wireless handoff make these great for situations where you want to go in, install the wireless system, and not have to deal with a lot of finicky settings about authentication and guest access. My average install time after getting the wiring done is an hour, which includes an SSID for EAP/RADIUS authentication, a device network with a static PSK, and a guest network. That said, if you need a hardware controller, kiosk-granted guest access, or more control over wireless parameters, Rukus equipment is a far better match, and if you only need a single access point, AMPED Wireless has advantages. But for most of my setups, these and and of the new generation of Ubiquiti WAPs are great.

Awesome product. I always use this brand to install Wi Fi networks. I work on the IT field. Thanks

I bought new hearing aids recently that get streaming audio from my iPhone, which is truly great. However, after I got them I noticed that streaming videos from our Roku, Apple TV, and my iPad were buffering horribly, making watching them unbearable. After some experimentation I realized that my hearing aids were the culprit - YIKES! When I turned off the hearing aids, streaming was great; when I turned them on buffering started soon after. It turns out that they communicate over the 2.4 mHz band, the same as my old On-q 802.11g access point that Ive had for years. So - time to get a new access point that had dual bands. Enter the Ubiquiti UAP-AC-LITE. It had good reviews so I decided to try it. Before mounting it in the ceiling I wanted to try it first, so I just hooked it up in the laundry room - where my On-q cabinet is. I took down my On-q access point since I wanted to use the same SSID and port on my router for it. It was easy to connect and started with no problems using the POE power injector it came with. The instructions then said to download the UniFi Controller software from the Ubiquiti web site to configure it and there is where my problems started. The download was easy and it installed on my Windows computer with no issues. I have plenty of memory and disk space and a fast processor so it shouldnt have had any problems running, but it did. When I tried to run it, it stuck on Starting UniFy Controller and stayed on it for as long as I was willing to run it - 30 minutes, 2 hours, ... it never would start! I even tried uninstalling and reinstalling to no avail. Fortunately, Ubiquiti has an IOS app (UniFi Network) that you can use to configure the access point. Since I have another access point covering the front of my house, I was able to use it to connect to the Internet. I downloaded the app on my phone, ran it, and got the access point configured and running within just a few minutes, including a firmware update. The app is very easy to use and found the new access point on my network with no problems. I configured the new access point to only use the 5g radio since the interference was with the 2g band and it completely solved the hearing aid interference with streaming from my ipad and phone. However, my Roku devices and Nest thermostats wouldnt connect to it. Obviously these devices only have a 2g radio, so I configured another SSID with the 2g radio on the access point but wondered how that would affect streaming. Once I did that the other devices would connect. Then I tried streaming videos with my hearing aids on - and it worked even with the devices using the 2g band. Problem solved! Obviously the UniFi access point does a great job of separating traffic and runs fast enough that there was no more interference with streaming. So Im very happy. My data speeds have improved dramatically as well. This access point is very fast. The coverage is very good as well - reaching to the front of my house so I dont need another access point anymore. I installed it permanently in the same spot my On-q access point was, which was a little interesting. The On-q AP installs in an outlet box above the ceiling and the UniFi installs on the ceiling. I wound up screwing a piece of wood into the outlet box so it was level with the ceiling and then screwed the mounting plate onto it. That worked fine although well have to do a little spackling to hide the edges of the ceiling hole cut for the outlet box. So - this UnifI access point is very good indeed and completely solves my hearing aid interference problem. However, Im disappointed I cant run the UniFi Controller software since it has more features than the IOS app and gives access to the more advanced options on the access point. There are similar reports from folks on Ubiquiti forums of difficulties running the Controller software.

So far the best.

Software has always been a lil finicky but as long as you get the firmware updated before adoption it’s fine. Maybe a lil daunting for the average user

Like the Ubiquiti UAPs I had before these, its a great access point. I have found the range to be good, and roaming between access points to be very fast. The controller I already had running found these right away and adopted with no problems. I highly recommend these for an environment where a single access point cant cover the intended area.

I work for a school district technology department and we just replaced 35 of our Cisco Aironets with these. I am continually impressed with Ubiquiti products. The cost:value is fantastic.

Doest bother to review the specs before posting them. Radio 240 volts. Are you kidding with the zero at the end.

Great access point, simple and easy to setup.