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| Thread ID: 146210 | 2018-05-22 22:23:00 | Wireless Access Point | bk T (215) | Press F1 |
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| 1449809 | 2018-06-06 21:25:00 | The AP automaticaly selects the best frequency for what it thinks is required. As far as I have discovered there is no choice for you as far as which band you connect to. I have the Lite version of that AP and it has been rock solid. My Tablet connects to the 5 Ghz band but my phone always connects to the 2.5Ghz band. In practical terms it makes no difference but a speed test is a lot faster on the 5 Ghz band as per the specifications given for the AP. I suggest that as long as it works do not worry about it. The Ubiquiti Forums give the answers to most things but most of the posters are professionals who assume that everyone has their level of expertise so the likes of myself have to often dig a bit further before a lot of it makes sense. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1449810 | 2018-06-06 21:30:00 | If you install on a phone or tablet the USurvey app from Ubiquiti or any other wifi discovery app you will be able to confirm exactly what it is transmitting. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1449811 | 2018-06-06 22:18:00 | No option to choose 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz to connect to (from device, like my phone which supports 5Ghz). Can you give the 5Ghz a different SSID , then you can actually pick it to connect to, if compatable & if 5Ghz is getting a good signal where the ph,tablet/laptop is. Thats how I setup my wifi 5.8Ghz has less penetration through wall, floors etc (in theory) , so may not be as strong a signal in other rooms compared to 2.4Ghz |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1449812 | 2018-06-07 00:22:00 | Can you give the 5Ghz a different SSID , then you can actually pick it to connect to, if compatable & if 5Ghz is getting a good signal where the ph,tablet/laptop is. Thats how I setup my wifi 5.8Ghz has less penetration through wall, floors etc (in theory) , so may not be as strong a signal in other rooms compared to 2.4Ghz Not with a Ubiquiti AP. One SSID covers both frequencies. The AP decides which you connect to, as I understand it, based on what device is joining the wifi network, what the device is cabable of and how far away it is as well as how many devices are already on the network (that last point is not likely to be a problem in a small home network. You can have another SSID on the same AP for a Guest network however anyone joining that SSID is still handled the same way by the AP as any other connection to it. |
CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1449813 | 2018-06-07 02:33:00 | I have been doing some casual experimenting on this and so long as the 5Ghz signal is being received well a device will connect to it in preference to the 2.4Ghz one. Get a few walls away from the AP where 5Ghz is a bit weaker and the device connects to the 2.4Ghz. The device being used also has an effect if the device has a stronger more sensitive wifi setup it will connect to the 5Ghz band from further away from the AP. I believe that the AP selects which band to give you depending on the received signal at the AP. One should, perhaps, keep in mind that this Ubiquiti kit is designed for commercial users with an expected large number of devices connecting through it at any one time rather than the fewer number of devices in the usual home user environment. |
CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1449814 | 2018-06-07 05:33:00 | So, am I right to say that it is handled automatically by the AP? My phone is capable of both 2.4G and 5G, how do I know which is it connected to? |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1449815 | 2018-06-07 06:27:00 | So, am I right to say that it is handled automatically by the AP? My phone is capable of both 2.4G and 5G, how do I know which is it connected to? Yes it is all handled by the AP automatically. Get Wifi Analyzer from the Play Store if your phone is android and run it. It is a free app and will tell you what you are connected to and a whole lot more. I expect Apple have something similar if that is what you have. |
CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1449816 | 2018-06-07 06:43:00 | Thanks,CliveM. | bk T (215) | ||
| 1449817 | 2018-06-08 10:08:00 | Re the Unifi controller software, if I need to reinstall my Windows, and it its obvious that I need to reinstall the Unifi Controller. Can I restore the configuration from the backup file, or I need to reconfigure the AP all over again? | bk T (215) | ||
| 1449818 | 2018-06-08 10:40:00 | Once you have configured the AP it retains its settings. The Unifi Controller is only needed again should you wish make changes to those settings. So it is pretty much a set and forget operation. | CliveM (6007) | ||
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