Review Ubiquiti Uni. Fi AP AC HD Wi. Fi Access Point UAP AC HDThe King of 5. GHz Wireless ACSeveral weeks ago, we had the opportunity to review the Ubiquiti Uni. Fi AP AC PRO which we found to be an excellent Wi Fi access point solution for anyone looking for an easy way to significantly improve their Wi Fi coverage, performance, and reliability in the home, office, or commercial deployment. Of course, the Uni. Fi AP AC PRO isnt the fastest access point Ubiquiti makes and for those who want the absolute maximum performance, Ubiquiti also offers the Uni. Can Wifi Go Through Concrete' title='Can Wifi Go Through Concrete' />A wireless thermometer hygrometer with alerts for iPhone and Android. The best and easiest way to record temperature and humidity using your smartphone. Nord E Sud Ita. Well, not entirely. What if you have an entire second floor of a house to consider. Do you think that wireless signal can easily radiate through the first floor as. Sometimes, slow internet is the universes way of telling you to go play outside. Other times, its the universes cruel joke to destroy your productivity. Here. Fi AP AC HD, Ubiquitis flagship Uni. Fi access point sporting an even faster, newer, beefier wireless chipset paired with an even more powerful antenna array. Given that nothing is more thrilling to us than the prospect of faster Wi Fi, today well be reviewing the Ubiquiti Uni. Fi AP AC HD UAP AC HD to see if its worth the upgrade from the Uni. Fi AP AC PRO. Specifications. Manufacturer. Ubiquiti. Model. Uni. Fi AP AC LITE UAPACLITEUni. Fi AP AC LR UAPACLRUni. Fi AP AC PRO UAPACPROUni. Fi AP AC HD UAPACHDWi Fi Bands. IEEE 8. 02. 1. 1 bgnac. IEEE 8. 02. 1. 1 bgnac wave 2. Radios. 2 2. 4. GHz 5. GHzAntenna. 22 MIMO33 MIMO 2. GHz, 22 MIMO 5. GHz. MIMO44 MU MIMOMaximum Throughput. Mbps 2. 4. GHz, 8. Mbps 5. GHz. 45. 0 Mbps 2. GHz, 8. 67 Mbps 5. GHz. 45. 0 Mbps 2. GHz, 1. 30. 0Mbps 5. GHz. 80. 0 Mbps 2. GHz, 1. 73. 3Mbps 5. GHz. Ethernet Ports. One Gigabit Ethernet. Two Gigabit Ethernet One LAN, One BridgeTwo Gigabit Ethernet, Link Aggregation. Additional Ports. NAUSB For PA SystemSecurity. WEP, WPA PSK, WPA Enterprise WPAWPA2, TKIPAESPOE Mode. V Passive Po. E8. Po. E, 8. 02. 3at Po. E8. 02. 3at Po. EAdditional Features. Wireless Uplink, Guest Wi. Fi, VLAN, Qo. SWireless Uplink, Guest Wi. Fi, VLAN, Qo. S, MU MIMO, Beamforming. Dimensions1. 60 x 3. Warranty. One year. Check Pricing. Click Here. Click Here. Click Here. Click Here. First, lets take a look at the specifications. On paper, the Uni. Fi AP AC HD is the most powerful Uni. Fi access point Ubiquiti currently offers. Featuring a Qualcomm QCA9. Wi Fi chipset, the Uni. Fi AP AC HD supports dual radios 2. GHz, 5. GHz fitted with a 44 MIMO antenna array supporting up to 1. Gbps peak performance over 8. Wave 2 Wi Fi. The Qualcomm QCA9. MU MIMO, 1. 60. MHz and 8. MHz channels giving it plenty of spectrum capacity to provide coverage for areas with a high density of wireless clients. For powering the unit, the Uni. Fi AP AC HD is fully compatible with the 8. Po. E standard, allowing it to be powered directly through a 8. Po. E supported switch or power injector. With that said, lets take a closer look. A Closer Look. Heres a look at the packaging for the Ubiquiti Uni. Fi AP AC HD. Included in the packaging is some documentation, wallceiling mounting plates with hardware, Po. E power injector, soft cable management insert, and the Uni. Fi AP AC HD. Similar to most of the Uni. Fi AP lineup, the Uni. Fi AP AC HD features a saucer type design. As it does have the most features of the Uni. Fi AP lineup, the size of the unit is slightly larger and thicker than the rest, measuring in at 2. Like other Uni. Fi APs, theres a status ring at the top which will glow in operation. At the bottom, the unit also comes attached with a removable wall mount plate. In a cutout at the bottom is the IO connectivity options for the Uni. Fi AP AC HD. The Uni. Fi AP AC HD features two Gigabit Ethernet ports. The second port can either be used as a bridge for connecting other un powered network devices or can be used as a secondary connection for 8. For resetting the AP, theres also a reset button and theres also a micro USB port for connecting an optional PA system. Theres also a cutout for routing cables and a soft cable organizer insert is also included for those who need it. Heres a look at the status ring on the Uni. Fi AP AC HD after the unit is powered on. The status indicator LEDs color and flashing modes provide information on the status of the access point. Heres a list of all the different status indicators available. Light Description. Status. Flashing White  Off Every 12s. Initializing. Steady White. Factory Defaults. Steady Blue. Adopted. Strobing White Off. Initialization Error A1. Quickly Flashing White  Blue. Firmware Upgrade. Blue and Flashing Off Every 5s. Isolated. Rapid Flashing Blue Off. Locating. LED Off. Device Offline. Uni. Fi Controller. The Ubiquiti Uni. Fi AP AC HD is administered through the Uni. Fi Controller software, which is a unified management solution for Ubiquitis Uni. Fi lineup of networking products. Whats cool about the Uni. Fi system is that everything from a deployment of a single access point to a deployment of 2. Uni. Fi Controller interface. Its important to note that the Uni. Fi Controller is run on a server which can be something like your PC, a server on the cloud, or Ubiquitis Uni. Fi Cloud Key solution. The Ubiquiti Uni. Fi access points cannot be managed by pointing a browser to the IP of the access point. Once in the Uni. Fi Controller, we get an initial view of all the Uni. Fi devices on the network. As I have a Uni. Fi Security Gateway, Uni. Fi Switch, and Uni. Fi AP AC HD, all three of the circles at the top right glow green. Wi Fi settings are setup through the Wireless Networks tab in the site settings menu. Once setup, the settings will propagate through the entire site. The Uni. Fi system also allows easy addition of guest networks which redirect guests to a capture page that then requires guests to authorize through temporary codes, passwords, or payment. Heres a look at some of the settings for the Uni. Fi AP AC HD. These settings can be adjusted through the device properties menu once the device is clicked on under the Devices menu. Most settings with the Uni. Fi AP AC HD are fairly similar to the Uni. Fi AP AC PRO however, the Uni. Fi AP AC PRO will also include the capability for 8. Heres a look at the RF Environment scan option, which provides information about the RF channels that are available. This allows selection of the best possible channel with the least amount of interference. Performance. Wireless Performance. Starting March 2. Apple Mac. Book Pro Touchbar, Late 2. MIMO capable Wi Fi controllerantenna array. Wireless performance is tested by connecting two systems, one server using the Realtek 8. GR Gigabit Ethernet controller and an Apple Mac. Book Pro Touchbar, Late 2. Airport Extreme Broadcom BCM4. Wireless chipset. The server is connected via Gigabit LAN to a Uni. Fi US 8 1. 50. W switch and the client is connected via Wi Fi to the access point. Transfer speeds between the two systems is then tested using i. Perf 3. 1. 3 using a TCP transfer workload. Wireless interference is minimized as much as possible however, there are still quite a few neighboring Wi Fi signals from other residences around the area. Location 1. Location 1 is in the same room as the routeraccess point with direct line of sight. Total distance between the routeraccess point and client is approximately 5 feet. Results of performance testing is in the 5. GHz band if available which provides maximum performance. Location 2. Location 2 is in the far end of a 1,5. Total distance between the routeraccess point and client is approximately 4. Results of performance testing are in the 5. GHz band if available which provides maximum performance. Performance Analysis. The Ubiquiti Uni.