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

There are not enough good things I can say about these access points. It deserves more than 5 stars.I chose this AP over the Pro primarily due to the price. I would consider the Pro you need to insert the WAP along an existing network run or need a network run near where the WAP terminates. Otherwise, the performance of the 2x2 radio on the AP is more than sufficient for most installations where cost and a working WiFi network are the primary concern.I started with this access point about 3 years ago by installing 2 of these in my home. I went from a two mid-level TP-Link router/APs configured to be used as APs and I had nothing but issues for years, to using two of these APs with zero since switching. The only reason I ever have to power cycle these APs is to install a firmware update, or the power went out for an extended period of time. They are that rock solid / reliable / stable.At a previous job, after an unnecessary amount of pleading with my manager, I was permitted to install 3 of these APs in the office. We went from having constant issues with the WiFi and poor coverage, to no reported issues.For a side job, I installed 3 of these for a business that was very dependent on WiFi for the 30+ wireless devices they used for their operations throughout the day. The issues they had previously had with their 3 home-grade router/wireless devices went away overnight, dramatically simplified their network setup, and they have been very happy for 2+ years with no WiFi issues!Detecting a pattern yet? These WAPs are nothing short of amazing. They cost as much as a decent mid-level router/wireless device, but offer better coverage and many more features over a standard router/wireless combo. All without having to hack and install open source firmware. Ubiquiti regularly release firmware updates to improve performance, stability, and address security vulnerabilities. All firmware updates are provided free of charge, and do not require a monthly/yearly subscription like many vendors are doing these days. They also support their devices with firmware updates for many years. Even their "legacy" products still have current firmware updates as of March 2021. It's refreshing to see a company support their products, and in turn their customers, for many years without gouging them for support or forcing obsolescence by abandoning the software on perfectly good hardware.When the AP is installed on the ceiling or a wall, it looks like nothing more than another smoke detector if the status LED is turned off in the management settings, though I like to leave the status light on in most cases to know if the access point is powered on and working. I have also seen some "installations" where the AP is setting on a shelf, but this doesn't seem to affect performance much if at all.If there is a "con" to the UniFi line of products, it is that there is a bit of a learning curve to figure out how to install and use the UniFi management portal software and configure the devices, but any network or systems administrator shouldn't have too much trouble getting everything up and running in a matter of an hour or two at most. It is best to install the software on a server that is always on. You may also consider installing the controller on a Raspberry Pi, or you can use the Cloud Key as the controller. Though the controller is not necessary to use the WAPs after they are configured, it is advisable to keep the controller running to quickly make configuration changes, and you get a large amount of visibility into the connected devices, signal levels, data sent/received and also provides logs that can be used to troubleshoot issues.I continue to preach the greatness of these access points, and all of Ubiquiti's products really, to anybody that will listen. The price to performance ratio is out of this world in my opinion, and you can easily spend 4 to 10 times the money on the big guys' equipment, and get very little more to show for the money besides the name, and maybe a few specialty features which all home and almost all small/medium business just don't need.

I am writing this review after having this wireless access point (WAP) for almost 5 years. I had gotten tired of consumer grade Wi-Fi routers, so I decided to try something made for the SoHo market and came across this WAP and the Ubiquiti ER-X router after doing research. I have had affordable and unaffordable Wi-Fi routers from various well-known name brands and had gotten tired of dropped signals and regularly rebooting them. Since having this WAP and the Ubiquiti ER-X router I have never had to reboot it outside of having an issue with my ISP. This setup was truly "set it and forget it."I live in a small one-bedroom condo with plenty of neighboring apartments and metal studs in the walls. The UAP AC Lite provided excellent coverage throughout my apartment and it had no problems with interference. Be aware that the unit is powered via an ethernet cable plugged into its only port but Ubiquiti provides a POE (Power Over Ethernet) adapter with this WAP. If your router doesn't have POE ports then you simply run an ethernet cable from the router to the POE adapter and then another cable from the adapter to the WAP. In my case, the ER-X router has compatible POE ports (one input and one output) so I daisy-chained my modem to the POE adapter to the router to the WAP... If this sounds a bit like mumbo-jumbo to you then it's probably because this is not consumer level equipment designed with ease in mind (although it really isn't that difficult to set up with help from YouTube).I am finally upgrading to Wi-Fi 6. I decided to stay with Ubiquiti and purchased the Unifi U6 Lite, which was one of the easiest decisions I've made thanks to the experience I had with the rock-solid performance of the UAP AC Lite over the past 4 1/2 years.

Between home, work, and friends this AP paired with EdgeRouter is my go-to network solution. UniFi (web) dashboard has some nice features and visibility as to what is connected, Not all that hard to set up, has a nice profile that works well for ceiling mount. In my view this is a really good Access Point and just about all I ever use.

Was getting into the 30's of WiFi devices in the house & started to see the cable company router slow down & even knock some things off of the WiFi. Decided that off-loading all the WiFi might be a good idea as well as getting a better location for the antenna. I think I stumbled on probably the single best upgrade for WiFi in my household. I installed the unit high up on the ceiling in the middle of the house & used the power-over-ethernet installation. It was quite nice to only run a single Cat5e cable instead of power and anything else. I now have no issues with any slow downs, everything has a stronger signal & all the way outside anywhere around the house (~300ft) still has ~30% signal. My phone doesn't drop the link when walking to & from the mailbox for example where I'd lose the signal ~20ft outside the front door before. The most difficult part was reconnecting all the devices! Unit works great, no complaints. Saved me a certain headache messing with the cable company equipment.

Awesome unit. Awesome coverage. If you’re an IT hobbyist or IT by day or if you need more than 1 unit for best coverage, buy this unit, a small US-8-60W switch to power it and switch all components, a Cloud Key for local and remote system management (POE from the switch), and a USG for routing/VPN. The entire kit is right around $400 and will scream past the performance of the best unit Best Buy offers. Even better, once you have this kit, you can add another Acess Point for $80 and the system will seamlessly handoff wifi traffic from one AP to another! Note that this unit alone will work and for an apartment it would be just fine, but you will lose remote management and it will not work as a system with other Ubiquiti devices. Cloud Key allows you to manage this and all other Unifi components (including security cameras) via a free web interface and a free app.