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Sydneytec reduced the price in line with what everyone else is selling it for, making it a bit more reasonable at $187.20 delivered with the 20% off code PEACE ending today.

| Ubiquiti UniFi AP-AC-PRO 802.11ac Dual Radio Access Point is up to 5X Faster
| Designed for Optimal RF Performance
| Versatile Design
| Scalable Enterprise WiFi Management
| 3x3 MIMO technology in the 5 and 2.4 GHz radio bands
| Suitable for indoor or outdoor use.

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  • cheapobargainer on 18/04/2019 - 15:49
    +7

    Very good wifi AP
    but will make you very tempted to get the whole unifi stack..

    • skittlebrau on 18/04/2019 - 16:09
      +5

      It's a gateway drug really. The fact they work really well and make it easier to add more doesn't really help either.

    • deelaroo on 18/04/2019 - 21:08
      -2

      Hope you don't mean their "firewall" router thing. It is like a childrens toy version of a firewall, even if for home.

      • CacheHunter on 18/04/2019 - 23:18

        Would you say that their USG gateway is worse than the firewall in most other consumer grade modem-routers and gateways (eg tp-link or similar)? Or are you saying that the Unifi is a toy compared with expensive commercial grade equipment?

        • deelaroo on 18/04/2019 - 23:44
          -1

          It would be on par with TP Link and such, just with a flashy interface. There are better options that give at least some level of web filtering, antivirus, logging etc.

          I just don't like them as they pretend to be more than they are, like no business should be running them but businesses are sold them as suitable.

        • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 14:59
          +1

          Its better then consumer grade, as its updated very regularly, you wouldnt get updates on TP LInk and DLink and all the others that deelaroo is probably recommending .

          UniFi had the KRACK patch released to its Access Points before any of the other providers, and there is heaps of updates being released. How many times does TP-Link, Netgear or D-Link send out a patch for their hardware.

          • howdydood on 19/04/2019 - 17:22

            @asa79: Asus do very regularly - especially if you load the Merlin firmware - they change once a month or more often. They also had KRACK patch almost immediately.

            • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 19:24

              @howdydood: That is a modem router tho

              • howdydood on 20/04/2019 - 16:50

                @asa79: No, while ASUS sell a modem router, I have two RT-AC68U which are router/WAPs - I use one as a router/wireless access point and the other is in bridge mode so is just a WAP. With the standard ASUS firmware you can enable mesh however in testing I found it gave poor wifi speeds, so I went back to Merlin. On 5Ghz I am able to get speeds of 50 MBytes/sec . Excellent tools to monitor the network, similar to the UniFi Deep Packet Inspection but a lot more detailed with reports.

                • asa79 on 20/04/2019 - 20:08

                  @howdydood: Router/modems wont handle the same amount of connections as this unit. I got about 26 wireless clients out my billions which was a great router/wireless but had too many issues with limits.

                  These units handle 100 concurrent seamless. I currently have 46 wireless clients with no issues.

      • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 03:39

        No issues with USG router here. Not sure what your needing at your home that it cant do

        • deelaroo on 19/04/2019 - 10:12
          -1

          Main issue is logging. It has no logging through it’s interface. Apparently you can ssh in and get something but that is beyond convoluted even junk routers give a log.

          There is nothing other than just a stateful firewall, ie allow or not allow by port, port forward etc. No proxying/filtering, no ability to block by categories, no scanning of downloads, no blocking of known bad ips etc.

          If you don’t need those things sure it’s fine but again then there’s no difference between it and the cheapest tp link junk.

          • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 14:56
            +1

            @deelaroo: https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/204959834-UniFi-How-…

            Most corporate firewalls dont do web filtering either, they are usually just a firewall and you need other products to do the rest.

            This has Firewall, DPI, VLAN, DHCP, Geo Blocking, IDS/IPS so it has alot of features.

            I use Pi-Hole for DNS Blocking, and Sophos Home for Web Filtering

    • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 04:06

      I have the UniFi AC Pro, USG, 24 UniFi non-POE Switch, 8 UniFi 6OW POE Switch, and its been great.

      Great for Home and Small Business. Easy to set up, and monitor and configure everything from the GUI, for those things not in GUI you can configure via the CLI it has the same EdgeOS as the EdgeRouter.

      For me I went for the UniFi solution at home as I dont want to have to manage everything via multiple webGUIs and set up multiple VLANs in different places. You can set up VLAn in the UniFi controller and then select it on either the AC Pro or a Switch Port. No hassles.

      DPI is great in the UniFi seeing what type of traffic your devices are using and how much in a nice and easy graph and integration into Home Assistant and other products is very easy.

      Given that Ubiquity invest into Home Assistant, so it makes sense that more integration will come in the future

  • iRMonkey on 18/04/2019 - 15:52

    Thanks OP. Will be nice to finally replace my TP-Link WAP

    • CoronavirusVaccine on 18/04/2019 - 16:00
      +1

      What is not good about your TPLink WAP? Just curious as I am happy with mine so far but dunno what I am missing out on. EAP225V3

      • iRMonkey on 18/04/2019 - 16:40

        I have one of the AP300's and the firmware (well lack of) is the biggest let down. There's a known DHCP bug which has just never been patched because there hasn't been any updated firmware releases since like 2016 (?) for AU customers. The only way around it has been to grab a different regions beta firmware and load that in.

        Tying this directly into the other Unifi equipment I have is also a large benefit. The Unifi ecosystem is pretty easy to use for the most part.

        • CoronavirusVaccine on 18/04/2019 - 16:44

          Thank you. Not patching a bug is terrible. Agree Unifi ecosystem is more mature and more end user friendly

          • Diji1 on 18/04/2019 - 17:41

            @CoronavirusVaccine: I get the impression Unifi also pisses all over most consumer wifi as far as performance, could be wrong.

            • alvian on 18/04/2019 - 17:49
              +1

              @Diji1: Not performance but stability when connected to a large number of wireless clients, which is becoming relevant with the increasing number of IoTs in the home. UAPs are actually not that fast as shown in a number of comparison benchmarks.

            • CoronavirusVaccine on 18/04/2019 - 21:04

              @Diji1: Got it. My home set up is fair simple and definitely not stressing the WAPs so horses for courses.

              Definitely prioritise stability over highest performance.

    • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 03:40

      You wont go wrong with it

  • Mesmus on 18/04/2019 - 15:56

    Would this router offer anything more over another one that is connected through ethernet both being gigabit? Does this have better bandwidth sharing capability or something than the average router?

    • winkins on 18/04/2019 - 16:04
      +8

      This isn't a router. It's a wireless access point.

      • Mesmus on 18/04/2019 - 16:04
        +1

        Good to know i dont understand shit about this i guess

        • oz-stef on 18/04/2019 - 16:10

          Probably doesn't help that this deal post includes the "wireless router" tag /shrug

          • bamzero on 18/04/2019 - 16:46

            @oz-stef: Hmm, not sure why. I only tagged it "Access Point, Ubiquiti Unifi AC Pro".

            Just went to edit it but is still showing as I entered it.

            • alvian on 18/04/2019 - 17:54
              +2

              @bamzero: The wireless router tag is auto associated by mistake. I'll ask a mod to remove it.

        • sAmiZZle on 18/04/2019 - 16:32
          +1

          This would handle a higher volume of users easily and also, more than likely, would put out a stronger signal than a standard home router with wifi capability. you would send an ethernet cable to the unifi and then get everyone to connect to the Unifi over wifi. I've heard that these are great for those situations where you're struggling to get good coverage in your house.

          • banana365 on 18/04/2019 - 16:51
            +2

            @sAmiZZle: Good coverage is also very dependent on the device you're connecting with. It's great having an AP that can shout out over a big area and push through walls, but if your phone can only whisper back it might not improve matters.

          • spaceflight on 18/04/2019 - 21:12

            @sAmiZZle:

            and also, more than likely, would put out a stronger signal than a standard home router

            It's impossible for them to put out a stronger signal.

            2.4Ghz is legally limited to 100mW (20dBm) of power output so nothing can exceed that.
            Your standard router will be designed to operate at the maximum legal power level.

            Access Points like these are designed to have several installed (instead of one wireless router) so they actually should operate at a lower power output than a router which is designed to cover a larger area.

            For comparison your phone probably operates at a max of 15mW (12dBm).

            • sAmiZZle on 18/04/2019 - 22:17

              @spaceflight: Hmmmm… Thanks for clearing that up!

            • tromboc on 19/04/2019 - 08:16

              @spaceflight: y'all got any statistics to back any of that up? My own anecdotal evidence is that my Ubiquiti Nano-HD I recently installed beats the pants off the R7000 it replaced.

    • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 03:41

      This is an Access Point with 3x3 MIMO

    • jrjr on 18/04/2019 - 16:00

      Just curious what were your issues?

    • SamyKn on 18/04/2019 - 16:04

      How come mate?! Is there any specific reason?
      Not enough radio power? no Clean-Air style tech?
      I've done lots with Aruba or AeroNet but never tested these before.

    • skittlebrau on 18/04/2019 - 16:09
      +4

      Come on now, you can't post that and not elaborate :)

    • banana365 on 18/04/2019 - 16:20
      +10

      I've deployed Ubiquiti, Cisco, Xirrus, AeroHive, HP, Ruckus and a few others. I've had issues of one sort or another with every single one of them, all of them minor (well, apart from Cisco, but that wasn't caused by them) and all fixed quickly. I've had free access points given to me by a few tier one vendors, yet I still chose to buy Ubiquiti APs for home (AC Pros and one of their wall socket APs). Anyone telling you to avoid them but not giving details as to why can be ignored.

      • SamyKn on 18/04/2019 - 16:32

        Mate,
        Is there any Ubiquiti mesh product that doesn't need a WLC? (I mean the root AP becomes controller instead of having a physical controller)
        Looking for a mesh solution for my 3 story house , all my research confirms what you said about Ubiquiti but they need a physical WLC as far as I understood.

        • banana365 on 18/04/2019 - 16:48
          +1

          I know that their higher end (i.e. more expensive) mesh products will work without a controller (one of our clients' mine sites does it that way). For this level stuff then I can't say for certain. I have a little Linux based NAS that I run at home (Open Media Vault on an HP MicroServer) and I just run the Ubiquiti Controller application on that. Having the controller is great. I can use the Unifi App on my phone to connect to it and turn off selected SSIDs or block individual devices - great for when you need the kids to get off their devices and go to bed!

          You may be able configure the mesh with the Ubiquiti Controller running in a Linux VM then turn it off. I know my (meshless) config at home works fine without the controller as my NAS was out of action for a few weeks but the WiFi ran fine.

          • SamyKn on 19/04/2019 - 08:34

            @banana365: Thanks mate for explanation,
            As long as I can run controller on a VM freely is fine , i have licensed VM WS and can run it on top.
            Will give it a go :)

    • Diji1 on 18/04/2019 - 17:43

      I have pretty much never seen anyone say anything bad about Unifi so there must be a lot of liars and inexperienced people out there.

    • seamonkey on 18/04/2019 - 20:25
      +1

      I'll continue to await a response. Almost 5 hours now.

    • deelaroo on 18/04/2019 - 21:11

      I know an ISP that runs about 1000+ customers on it.

      I have installed at many small to medium sized businesses.

      I know many people who have a single AP in their home which makes all this home grade crap, "mesh wifi" and stupid crap look like a joke of what wifi should be.

      All for a ridiculously cheap price for the feature set. Like these are probably 80% of what Aruba gear can do for 20% of the price.

      I have scoped and deployed 20-30 AP networks for at least 50 aged care homes plus many other businesses. I know what I am talking about.

  • oz-stef on 18/04/2019 - 16:09

    Why choose the AC Pro V2 over a NanoHD?

    • Jakeh on 18/04/2019 - 16:15

      Price, and the Pro has 2 ethernet ports.

      • oz-stef on 18/04/2019 - 17:29

        Right, thanks, I think on average the price diff is ~$25 more for the NanoHD, granted it doesn't have the extra ethernet port, but the NanoHD does MU-MIMO & 4x4 Wave 2 802.11ac whereas the AC Pro is only SU-MIMO & 3x3 Wave 1 802.11ac…

        • bdl on 18/04/2019 - 17:37

          NanoHD platform not as mature as the AC Pro due to a different hardware platform.

          See https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/NanoHD-vs-AP-AC…

          And as everyone that watches Brazzers knows: the more mature the platform, the better.

          • oz-stef on 18/04/2019 - 17:43

            @bdl: I wouldn't be buying any 802.11n equipment just because its more "mature", I'll be buying the latest network spec which is 802.11ac, but that is old now too, as 802.11ac Wave 1 tech ended when Wave 2 802.11ac began rolling out in ~2016.

            • Wave 1 vs Wave 2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11ac#Wave_1_vs._Wave_…

              • "Wave 2, referring to products introduced in 2016, offers a higher throughput than legacy Wave 1 products, those introduced starting in 2013. The maximum PHY (physical) theoretical rate for Wave 1 is 1.3 Gbit/s, while Wave 2 can reach 2.34 Gbit/s. Wave 2 can therefore achieve 1 Gbit/s even if the real world throughput turns out to be only 50% of the theoretical rate. Wave 2 also supports a higher number of connected devices."

            • SU-MIMO (Single‑User, Multiple Input, Multiple Output) vs MU-MIMO (Multi‑User, Multiple Input, Multiple Output) https://unifi-hd.ui.com/

              • "802.11ac Wave 2 MU‑MIMO (Multi‑User, Multiple Input, Multiple Output) technology allows a Wave 2 AP to communicate with multiple clients at the same time – significantly increasing multi‑user throughput and overall user experience."

            • bdl on 18/04/2019 - 19:11
              +1

              @oz-stef: @oz-stef - I was actually referring to the 802.11ac Unifi gear (which I have and use), not the 802.11n gear. Definitely skip the 802.11n gear, I'm in total agreement. Old protocol and not worth it.

              When I used the term 'mature', I was not referring to age, rather mature platform = less bugs and more stability to reduce your headaches in the future. Ubiquiti occasionally has flaky hardware (eg. the square 802.11ac gear that went EOL pretty damn quickly) so if you wanted to deploy today, you may appreciate the more mature/stable platform.

              • oz-stef on 18/04/2019 - 21:59

                @bdl: Right, I was kind of stretching the truth with my example ;)

                I wanted to emphasize using the latest WiFi standards rather than any ~3+ year old WiFi specs…

            • notJV on 18/04/2019 - 22:14

              @oz-stef: TLDR; get the Nano HD or AC Pro 2 ?

              • oz-stef on 19/04/2019 - 10:26

                @notJV: I’m clearly in the get the NanoHD boat, the NanoHD specs far outweigh the AC Pro specs, its been on the market for ~9 months now, that is long enough to not be considered too new and shiny IMHO

      • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 03:42

        1 Ethernet out

    • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 03:43

      Price, Unless you can justify the extra for that little extra performance

      • oz-stef on 19/04/2019 - 10:29

        The extra ~$25 is easily justifiable in my mind getting Wave 2 802.11ac instead of Wave 1 but the biggest advantage is support of MU-MIMO over SU-MIMO, multi-user over single user.

        • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 15:08

          they used to be more expensive then that, now they cheaper

  • lawyerz on 18/04/2019 - 16:12
    +1

    very tempting, been looking at getting 1 or 2 more APs… but rather hesitant to cable it… Anyone have any experience with the wireless uplinks? If it's only for 100MB down / 40 Up NBN connection and not any sort of file transfer..

    • banana365 on 18/04/2019 - 16:24

      Do you mean putting them in a mesh? I had that (temporarily) for a client site with 3 APs uplinked to one AP upstream and there were no issues. You do lose a bit off the theoretical maximum speed, but in practice it wasn't noticeable.

      • lawyerz on 18/04/2019 - 16:43

        thanks heaps! I might just do this… not so temporarily… or at least until I get to doing proper cabling one day. Reckon the Pro is overkill for just home use? or should I use the Lite/Long Range?

        • banana365 on 18/04/2019 - 16:49

          Overkill? Nah, buy it once and flog it hard for years!

        • ddr0001 on 18/04/2019 - 16:59
          +4

          Certainly OTT for home use. If you have the money, fine. We use the Pro in public spaces or office spaces, they work a treat. For home I have 2 x Lites.

    • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 03:44

      you will probably get away with 1 in a normal sized house. 2 if you want full 5.6ghz saturation of your house

  • Monty711 on 18/04/2019 - 16:14
    +10

    Cry once about the higher price compared to other APs, but never cry again about slow wifi speeds or bad coverage.

    • ddr0001 on 18/04/2019 - 16:49
      +1

      Only in comparison to residential gear. The Ubnt hardware is often way cheaper than the Enterprise stuff from other brands.

      • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 03:45

        Not sure what your talking about, this is very comparable to the cisco Acess points

        • [Deactivated] on 19/04/2019 - 09:42
          +1

          Yeah nah. I’ve installed and managed several Cisco wireless systems - largest was several hundred WAPs - and although I sing the praises of UniFi it’s not in the same league as Cisco. UniFi is definitely top of the heap for prosumer. It nips at the heels of enterprise and for some sites will be sufficient, but let’s not pretend they’re comparable.

          Cisco WAPs are also 5-10x more expensive and you also need the multi-grand controller, So value for money is definitely UniFi. You get 80% the functionality for 20% the price.

          • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 15:08
            -1

            @[Deactivated]: So just becuase its more expensive doesnt make it better, its like the meraki set up, where you pay a monthly fee, its better then that hands down

            • [Deactivated] on 19/04/2019 - 16:15
              +1

              @asa79:

              @asa79: So just becuase its more expensive doesnt make it better

              No, they (Cisco) are better full stop. I mentioned the price to explain the Unifi is good value for money but you seem to have misunderstood that point.

              I'll make the points clearer - Cisco, UniFi, NOT comparable. Cisco BETTER. UniFi VALUE.

              • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 16:22

                @[Deactivated]: Spoken like a true Cisco person (Similar to Apple user)

    • [Deactivated] on 18/04/2019 - 18:35
      +3

      Unifi pays for itself. Do it once, do it right, saves time and money. Haven't had to touch my unifi install in 2 years - it just works.

      Though as somebody said above it's a gateway drug. I liked the WAPs so much I bought their switches. Then I bought their cameras. Now I'm trapped in their ecosystem and I'm OK with that because it's good gear but still :-)

      • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 15:07

        Yep since i replaced my router with a uniFi, i havent had any issues with 2.4 wireless. My neighbours lights used to affect my 2.4 and UniFi is strong enough to overrite it

  • madllama on 18/04/2019 - 16:25
    +1

    Hopefully the discounts means that their Wifi 6 (802.11ax) isn't too far away

    • CoronavirusVaccine on 18/04/2019 - 16:39
      +1

      Anyone knows what sort of use case would compel home users to move to wifi6? Coupled with current NBN offerings I am struggling to see the need to move to wifi6 as I am no where close to exhausting the AC wifi bandwidth yet at home. Lots of IoT devices maybe?

      • [Deactivated] on 18/04/2019 - 18:38
        +1

        No compelling reason for residential. Not until there's a critical mass of 802.11ax devices and that's a long way off. Most of my IoT devices are still 802.11n (some are 802.11g).

        • CoronavirusVaccine on 18/04/2019 - 21:07

          Might be a very slow ramp up by the look of it.

    • musicinbed69 on 18/04/2019 - 17:27

      mm hopefully. I don't want to bother even on the routers, since 802.11ax can also do more than 1gbps, so most existing routers can't even supply the full bandwidth to the ax access points. Shall continue waiting.

    • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 03:46
      +1

      its not a Ubiquiti Discount. They just forgot to price jack before the code was released

  • 1Kenobi on 18/04/2019 - 16:29

    Anybody seen the outdoor mesh or switch on this sale?
    Can’t seem to search this shop

  • lawyerz on 18/04/2019 - 17:08

    Sidenote; Scorptec is selling the NanoHD for the same price. From what I read, that seems to be better than the AC Pro?

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/451659

    https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Networking-Wireless/Acce…

    • CacheHunter on 18/04/2019 - 17:25

      What's the difference in practice? I've recently bought a USG to setup VLANS and now want a Unifi AP, but am finding myself overwhelmed by the number of choices.

  • bobz79 on 18/04/2019 - 17:32

    This or Google wifi mesh?

    • bdl on 18/04/2019 - 17:35
      +1

      Unifi Amplifi Mesh :)

      • bobz79 on 18/04/2019 - 17:37

        Can you pls explain why? :-)

      • wangsk on 18/04/2019 - 17:41

        more details please

      • nfr on 18/04/2019 - 17:41

        Isn't Orbi the best on smallnetbuilder?

      • khomeini on 18/04/2019 - 19:53
        +1

        I have a Unifi Amplifi system at home (2x routers & 2x WiFi extenders) and whilst it's better in terms of coverage and speed than my other mesh setups, I'm still not overly impressed.

        I should've gotten the Unifi offerings like the one posted here as feedback suggests they're better.

        Also Amplifi doesn't talk to Unifi so that doesn't help. Mind you, I'm on adsl2 so all I can watch are animated GIFs for movies. :/

    • asa79 on 19/04/2019 - 03:49
      +1

      This, hardwired Access point always going to be better quality then mesh, especially at the remote satellites

    • bobz79 on 19/04/2019 - 13:36

      Thanks for your feedback, sharing some things I found:

      "The AmpliFi processor is clocked at 750MHz, and it features 128MB of RAM and 32MB of flash storage. The Google WiFi, on the other hand, features a Quad-Core ARM CPU, with each core clocked up to 710 MHz. Add on 512MB of RAM, and 4GB of flash memory, and you have a router with an impressive amount of horsepower"

      Mesh Wi-Fi Showdown: Plume, Google Wifi, Eero, AmpliFi
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6tn_uLz3KM

      They put AmpliFi at last and favours Plume and Orbi!

      Also Amplifi HD does not have the MU-MIMO technology

  • WesthamAreMassive on 18/04/2019 - 19:02

    How would i connect this up to my netgear jgs516pe switch, i.e. it has poe but think its different voltage?

    • bamzero on 18/04/2019 - 20:43
      +1

      All good, just plug it in to one of your PoE ports. The switch and AP are both 802.3af

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