Recommended Wireless Access Point?

[Flobberknock]

Hi Guys,

I'm having issues with my current WAP (my ISP provided router, not being used as a router though as I have a hardware firewall doing that part). Basically when I connect to it I get 1Mbps down and 0.1Mbps up, from a cabled computer I get 33Mbps down and 5Mbps up which is what I have always achieved with this line. If I reboot the WAP it goes to about 20 down and 3 up but then soon drops.

So I'm just wondering, does anyone have any opinions on a particular WAP I should buy? I was initially told the Netgear 6300's are great but after looking they are routers which I don't need, I purely need a WAP.

Range isn't an issue, I live in quite a small flat.

Cheers!

Flobber

[leadeater]

Ubiquiti UAP AC Lite or Ubiquiti UAP

 

Both will vastly out perform any consumer device and are in the same price bracket.

[Flobberknock]

Thanks Leadeater, I've ordered the Ubiquiti UAP AC lite as I quite like the idea of having 5Ghz as well. Thanks for the recommendation!

[mluton]

Ubiquiti have a great management interface which can be run locally or hosted. We always put Ubiquiti products in for our customers.

[beavo451]

Thanks Leadeater, I've ordered the Ubiquiti UAP AC lite as I quite like the idea of having 5Ghz as well. Thanks for the recommendation!

 

Take note that your devices also have to be 5Ghz/AC capable as well.

[skywake]

Take note that your devices also have to be 5Ghz/AC capable as well.

Well even if they aren't all 5Ghz/AC there's still an advantage if some devices are. It can even be an advantage for 2.4Ghz only devices if you happen to have something that is 5Ghz capable which hammers the link. Like game streaming to a Shield/Steam Link or someone streaming a full HD video to a tablet. The more WiFi "lanes" the less likely devices are going to be blocking each other.

[beavo451]

Well even if they aren't all 5Ghz/AC there's still an advantage if some devices are. It can even be an advantage for 2.4Ghz only devices if you happen to have something that is 5Ghz capable which hammers the link. Like game streaming to a Shield/Steam Link or someone streaming a full HD video to a tablet. The more WiFi "lanes" the less likely devices are going to be blocking each other.

Umm. Ok.

I didn't say that having a good AP was not a good idea. I said that the client devices have to support the same feature to use it so that the OP doesn't go, "oOo, 5ghz. Wait, why isn't it working?"

[skywake]

I didn't say that having a good AP was not a good idea. I said that the client devices have to support the same feature to use it so that the OP doesn't go, "oOo, 5ghz. Wait, why isn't it working?"

Even if OP somehow doesn't have any devices that support 5Ghz I highly doubt they'd run into that problem. Off the top of my head I can only think of one "access point" that's 5Ghz only. That was my point. At worst getting a really nice dual band access point is a bit of minor future-proofing. More likely some devices will support it though, even if just at N speeds.

[beavo451]

Even if OP somehow doesn't have any devices that support 5Ghz I highly doubt they'd run into that problem. Off the top of my head I can only think of one "access point" that's 5Ghz only. That was my point. At worst getting a really nice dual band access point is a bit of minor future-proofing. More likely some devices will support it though, even if just at N speeds.

Um. Ok? You see to be missing my point entirely at the expense of trying to show off how knowledgeable you are.

[skywake]

Um. Ok? You see to be missing my point entirely at the expense of trying to show off how knowledgeable you are.

I don't know why you're arguing. You said that the devices "have to be" AC/5Ghz compatible when they don't "have to". I wanted to clear that up because from the way you said it could have been taken as "if your devices aren't compatible they won't connect". I know you didn't mean to say that but that's what it could have sounded like.

[beavo451]

I don't know why you're arguing. You said that the devices "have to be" AC/5Ghz compatible when they don't "have to". I wanted to clear that up because from the way you said it could have been taken as "if your devices aren't compatible they won't connect". I know you didn't mean to say that but that's what it could have sounded like.

He said 5ghz would be nice. I said that client devices have to be 5ghz as well. The only one that is confused is you.