I would increase your channel width on your 5ghz to 80hz and also increase radio transmit power to medium. Leaving things on auto tends to not work well. I’d also do an RF scan to see which channels are not saturated favoring 1,6, 11 since they are non overlapping on 2.4ghz which will have further reach. RF strength also is determined by what its penetrating. Wood will be different than stucco vs metal framing which will completely destroy your signal. I would also take a look at radiation patterns listed on unifis website and make sure yours is optimal. Cheers!
I was already planning a video for optimising the U6 LR. Thanks for the Info as well 🙌 Not everyone (I want to say most people) who installs UniFi access points in there home or business will play around with all these settings so I wanted to show out of box.
Seems like a configuration or location issue with the LR, I can get 60Mbps at about 50M and that was just walking down the road and hitting speed test, nothing fancy.
I will be playing around the config. This video is just out of box config. I have no problems with my 2 AC pro's but that being said I know there is steel which will mess with my signal.
There no reason you why you cant mix and match your access points, but you will only get the maximum capability out of the one you are connected to i.e you will lose wifi 6 when you connect to the AC pro.
I have 2 unifi Ac Pro with Virgin M500. I get 512 down 37 up on 1 unifi. The other AC Pro is connected to a powerline adaptor upstairs and that still get 270 down 37 up. You should have tested 1 AC Pro against 1 LR 6, that would be a fair test.
Unfortunately, not a very helpfull comparison. Can I replace 2 Pros with 1 U6-LR... If you have lots of iot then unlikely. As you are going from two devices big with 3x3 2.4ghz wifi 4 protocol radios, to one device with 4x4 2.4ghz wifi 4 protocol radios. Most iot will be 1x1 devices. So you are going from effect 6x6, down to 4x4 days streams. New you might have better luck with the 5ghz, but if you don't have many or any wifi 6 devices, unlikely again Two Pros, with 3x3 5ghz wifi 5 AC wifi 5 wave 1., vs U6-LR with 4x4 5ghz wifi 6. So effect 6x6 streams vs 4x4 streams. Lots of factors, types of devices, what data streams can they do, 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, etc. So it will depend on your environment and device type. If all wifi 6, then you can maximise the wifi 6 4x4 radio. Get great results. If all wifi 5 devices not so much. Then you have the difference between wifi 5 and wifi 6 speed potential. Wifi 5 per stream 433mbps. Wifi 6 per stream 600mbps So for a 2x2 5ghz radio to a 2x2 device max speeds are Wifi 5 - 866mbps Wifi 6 - 1.2Gbps In a perfect lab world. So you should have gotten better speeds. I've had 750mbps from U6-Lite! 450mbps from a UAP-ACLite... Issues with the video. You don't mention your set up at all. What settings you have etc for the radios. You don't have a floor plan with AP locations. You don't have where the U6-LR was placed. How can people get any useful information from this??? You can't even get 500mbps out of a UAP-AC-PRO??? You can't even get 500mbps out of a U6-LR?? You need to understand how to get the most out of your APs before you start trying to compare. Also, is no good having a big powerful AP, if you decide can not transmit back with enough power. Pointless. In this scenario. You would be better off, doing this... 1. Replace 1 Pro with the U6-LR. The one in the location closest to most people, lounge, kitchen, office. 2. Set up SSIDs, so that your fast devices connect to the WiFi 6 5ghz if the LR. 3. Set up Iot SSIDs, so that the Pro takes the load for slow devices. Even may be turn off the 5ghz radio on it. If the LR covers the house. 4. Move the spare Pro to the outside back of the house where your garden is. To give you great outside coverage. But turn turn the power so you get good had of to the LR. Also turn the LR power down to get good hand off to the outdoor Pro. This way. You use the right devices for the right tasks. The Pro is still a solid device, until it goes EOL. Great for iot and outside working. The LR with its 4x4 wifi 6 5ghz radio is best for inside, fast device high load work. Hope this helps you. But next time give more detail. Regards.
I would increase your channel width on your 5ghz to 80hz and also increase radio transmit power to medium. Leaving things on auto tends to not work well. I’d also do an RF scan to see which channels are not saturated favoring 1,6, 11 since they are non overlapping on 2.4ghz which will have further reach. RF strength also is determined by what its penetrating. Wood will be different than stucco vs metal framing which will completely destroy your signal. I would also take a look at radiation patterns listed on unifis website and make sure yours is optimal. Cheers!
I was already planning a video for optimising the U6 LR. Thanks for the Info as well 🙌
Not everyone (I want to say most people) who installs UniFi access points in there home or business will play around with all these settings so I wanted to show out of box.
@@InsideWire looking forward to it!
Great info. and well presented - thanks! Considering buying an LR but will stay with the AC pro's. Your video saved me money on future purchase!
Glad it was helpful!
Seems like a configuration or location issue with the LR, I can get 60Mbps at about 50M and that was just walking down the road and hitting speed test, nothing fancy.
I will be playing around the config. This video is just out of box config. I have no problems with my 2 AC pro's but that being said I know there is steel which will mess with my signal.
How was it mounted though? If you mount it vertically, the range supposedly increases.
It wasn’t mounted but in the same place as my existing access point. I can try this..
can you use both UniFi AC Pros, at the same time as the UniFi 6 Long range? and cover a bigger area ? or does Ubiquiti not suport this `?
There no reason you why you cant mix and match your access points, but you will only get the maximum capability out of the one you are connected to i.e you will lose wifi 6 when you connect to the AC pro.
@@InsideWire thanks 👍
I have 2 unifi Ac Pro with Virgin M500. I get 512 down 37 up on 1 unifi. The other AC Pro is connected to a powerline adaptor upstairs and that still get 270 down 37 up. You should have tested 1 AC Pro against 1 LR 6, that would be a fair test.
The aim of this was to see if i could replace my 2 AC pros however, I might be able to do a video like this in the future if you are interested.
@@InsideWire would be interesting, 1 AP, just switch for the LR and see how we go.
Unfortunately, not a very helpfull comparison.
Can I replace 2 Pros with 1 U6-LR...
If you have lots of iot then unlikely.
As you are going from two devices big with 3x3 2.4ghz wifi 4 protocol radios, to one device with 4x4 2.4ghz wifi 4 protocol radios.
Most iot will be 1x1 devices. So you are going from effect 6x6, down to 4x4 days streams.
New you might have better luck with the 5ghz, but if you don't have many or any wifi 6 devices, unlikely again
Two Pros, with 3x3 5ghz wifi 5 AC wifi 5 wave 1., vs U6-LR with 4x4 5ghz wifi 6.
So effect 6x6 streams vs 4x4 streams.
Lots of factors, types of devices, what data streams can they do, 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, etc.
So it will depend on your environment and device type.
If all wifi 6, then you can maximise the wifi 6 4x4 radio. Get great results. If all wifi 5 devices not so much.
Then you have the difference between wifi 5 and wifi 6 speed potential.
Wifi 5 per stream 433mbps.
Wifi 6 per stream 600mbps
So for a 2x2 5ghz radio to a 2x2 device max speeds are
Wifi 5 - 866mbps
Wifi 6 - 1.2Gbps
In a perfect lab world.
So you should have gotten better speeds.
I've had 750mbps from U6-Lite!
450mbps from a UAP-ACLite...
Issues with the video.
You don't mention your set up at all.
What settings you have etc for the radios.
You don't have a floor plan with AP locations.
You don't have where the U6-LR was placed.
How can people get any useful information from this???
You can't even get 500mbps out of a UAP-AC-PRO???
You can't even get 500mbps out of a U6-LR??
You need to understand how to get the most out of your APs before you start trying to compare.
Also, is no good having a big powerful AP, if you decide can not transmit back with enough power.
Pointless.
In this scenario.
You would be better off, doing this...
1. Replace 1 Pro with the U6-LR. The one in the location closest to most people, lounge, kitchen, office.
2. Set up SSIDs, so that your fast devices connect to the WiFi 6 5ghz if the LR.
3. Set up Iot SSIDs, so that the Pro takes the load for slow devices. Even may be turn off the 5ghz radio on it. If the LR covers the house.
4. Move the spare Pro to the outside back of the house where your garden is.
To give you great outside coverage. But turn turn the power so you get good had of to the LR. Also turn the LR power down to get good hand off to the outdoor Pro.
This way.
You use the right devices for the right tasks.
The Pro is still a solid device, until it goes EOL.
Great for iot and outside working.
The LR with its 4x4 wifi 6 5ghz radio is best for inside, fast device high load work.
Hope this helps you.
But next time give more detail.
Regards.
U6 lite makes 750 mbps
Check back on this video and count how many times you say “So” ?
Too many times I guess 😂
That's been pretty terrible. Sorry.