#UNIFI WIRED CLIENT ACTIVITY SOFTWARE#

Unlike the Open Mesh A60, the UAP-AC-PRO was never intended to be positioned horizontally, on a flat surface, so it lacks the necessary silicone feet on the bottom to keep the device from budging and the only way to properly position the access point is to either be mounted on the ceiling or on the wall. When put next to the TP-Link EAP245 or the Open Mesh A62 (or the previous A60), the Ubiquiti UAP-AC-PRO does seem to have a thinner profile, but, because it is circular (while the aforementioned APs are more rectangular), it does have a larger footprint, but not by much: it measures 7.74 x 7.74 x 1.38 inches and weighs 0.77 lbs. The mesh WiFi systems were among the first to put more value into the design of their devices (using some elements from Apple’s Airport Extreme series) and since then, the minimalist approach has become more widespread and to a certain point, the more favoured one.įrom the beginning, Ubiquiti has put more thought into the look of its devices, so the UniFi UAP-AC-PRO access point features a simple round case (which resembles a flush mount ceiling light), entirely covered by a white matte finish and with a narrow round canal on the top of the device, while allowing the single LED light to shine from underneath (it shares the same design as the less powerful Ubiquiti UAP-AC-LR and the AC-LITE).

#UNIFI WIRED CLIENT ACTIVITY SOFTWARE#

Much like its corporate alternatives, Ubiquiti decided to create a universal controller for all devices from the UniFi family, therefore allowing the user to deploy a large number of clients and managing them from a single centralised software (it works in a similar manner to the CloudTrax from the Open Mesh access point) – the UniFi access points can also be monitored and configured using a mobile app.Īlthough more than two years old, UAP-AC-PRO seems to have aged like a fine wine (the Internet is filled with odes to Ubiquiti), so let’s have a closer look and see if the popularity of this access point is still justified in 2018 (after some significant firmware updates) and if its wireless performance remains one of the best among its competitors.ĭesign There was a time when the networking hardware was solely valued by its software and performance, while the design was usually left as the least important element (that’s how we ended up with ugly industrial-looking rectangular metallic boxes), but, since the consumer market has become a lot bigger (and a lot more demanding), the manufacturers had to address this chapter as well.

Unifi wired client activity