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apkbyte
Aspirant
Aug 07, 2023

Netgear nighthawk rax200 faster then my unifi u6 pro Ap?!

I've been using Netgear for some time and find it runs perfect 90% of the time however some spots in the house speeds were dropping a bit. So decided to purchase a ubiquiti u6 pro and place it in the ceiling in the lounge room which has a huge open area , which is connected to my tp link Poe+ switch. However when I run a speed test on the Netgear 5ghz band speeds fly up to 940mbps instantly, whereas the u6 pro speeds slowly go up and aren't even hitting the peak 940mbps like my Netgear nighthawk does ? Did I just waste $400 on this u6 pro? The u6 pro 5ghz band is sitting on channel 160hz .... Or should I replace the tp link switch and go a unifi switch !?

 

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru
    Aug 07, 2023
    apkbyte wrote:

    However when I run a speed test on the Netgear 5ghz band speeds fly up to 940mbps instantly, whereas the u6 pro speeds slowly go up and aren't even hitting the peak 940mbps like my Netgear nighthawk does ?

     

    Can you clarify that? You expect to get 940 Mbps over wifi?

     

    Don't forget, if you use the Netgear app to check speeds on the router, it measures the speed through the modem. No wifi involved. All the wifi is connect the app to the router.

    • apkbyte's avatar
      apkbyte
      Aspirant
      Aug 07, 2023

      Hi michaelkenward,

      Thanks for your reply,

      Channel on UNIFI was set to auto: just changed to channel 48 from my wifi scanner app. And speeds seem to be running at full speed now. it recommended channel 48 is the best.

      • Kitsap's avatar
        Kitsap
        Master
        Aug 07, 2023

        apkbyte,

         

        I believe some background reading would enhance your understanding of local area networks and Wi-Fi in general.  Pay particular attention to the section covering 160 Mhz wide W-Fi channels.  Recommend you bookmark the link as the document is updated on a regular basis. 

         

        https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.html 

         

        Ubiquiti makes good products, they are solid performers but they are not race cars.  I have a POE switch for IP cameras and an AC-Pro access point.  They can be tricky to get setup and Ubiquiti is forever messing with the firmware.  Make sure you do not have firmware auto-update enabled.

         

         

  • oPusBlooM's avatar
    oPusBlooM
    Aspirant
    Aug 07, 2023

    Ive got a lot of time and money invested in a very large Unifi pro based system, and performance testing with many Netgear products.  In my experience, many of the Nighthawk routers are little animals.  They are very fast.  They have always been the top performers I've played with.  When I purchased the Unifi Enterprise AP, it became the top performer provided you have it connected as 2.5G.  I purchased the USW-Flex-XG switch that put my Enterprise AP on a 10G uplink, then 2.5G to the switch.  It's been the top performer until a friend let me play with his Orbi.

     

     

    ........wow   King of the hill.  I will pick up a set and run them plugged into 10G ports,  then configure in AP mode.  Wont buy anymore Unifi AP.