Ubiquiti Access Point U6-Lite
1200 Mbit/s
Question about Ubiquiti Access Point U6-Lite
Hiya, Considering to order two Ubiquiti U6-Lite AP’s, to install on the ground floor and upper floor of a single family home, given the router (a Sunrise Internet Box) is located in the basement. Q1: Do I need additional hardware, a switch between the sunrise Internet box, if so which one will do the job? Q2: I understand the Ubiquities are easy to install (either with power strips or with a plug) and don’t require a separate power source, correct? Q3: Is the U6-lite a good enough product? We will not be streaming/gaming over the WiFi, just some internet/social media usage, the usual. Thanks for adressing the questions, and any advice/insights/tips.
Helpful answer
Hi Vincent
First of all - yes Ubiquiti Access points are quite good - have been using them for years without issues. They offer great experience with roaming, multiple SSID, scalability etc. BUT They are not something I would classify as easy to setup for a non-tech user. Reson for that is that it requires a central controller - either running on a computer or as software (available for free) or on a dedicated controller device (like the ubiquiti cloud key or the dream machine).
It's nothing that cannot be learned but it requires some effort to understand how to setup the controller. If you are up to that then welcome to the unifi world - once setup you will have an excellent product that just works and requires little to no maintenance. 😉 You may want to watch a few youtube video like this one https://www.youtube.com/watch that describe a bit how everything is setup.
For such a minimal setup as you are describing I recommend adding at least a unifi PoE Switch (like this https://www.digitec.ch/de/s1/product/ubiquiti-usw-lite-8-poe-8-ports-netzwerk-switch-13751323) that can power your unifi access points.