Again, keep in mind that these tests didn’t show the full potential of the access points. They are capable of even higher throughputs when using multiple clients (or multiple threads) or if you have a client with a WiFi 6 3×3 adapter, for example. So best is to place the access point high on a wall or ceiling. But you can always try it and measure the signal strength with the Wifi Man app from Ubiquiti. The U6 Lite can either be ceiling-mounted to broaden signal coverage and support device-dense networks, or it can be mounted to a wall to extend its signal in a specific direction. Next, I did the same test on 2.4 GHz, trying both 20 MHz and 40 MHz channels. I don’t recommend using 40 MHz channels in the 2.4 GHz band, due to them overlapping with over 80% of the already-crowded spectrum. There’s only one non-overlapping 40 MHz channel in North America, and the rest of the world only has two. Like 160 MHz channels in 5 GHz, there’s just not enough available frequency for them to be reliably used in most situations.

It comes with a mounting plate, that you can probably screw onto the junction box. But can attach it to any surface with proper screws and plugs. Thank you for the article, I’m curious if either the 6 lite or 6 lite LR can be installed on walls as compared to ceilings – and have the same coverage?

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So I have used iPerf3 to measure the throughput of the access points and used only a single thread. I connect a notebook directly to the switch and used another notebook with an Intel AX201 WiFi 6 Adapter to measure the speed. It only has a 2×2 antenna, so it won’t fully benefit from the 4×4 mu-MIMO radio of the U6-LR. I also added a ceiling box on the 1st floor in the center of the house in kitchen area. Plus one in the Garage. I was doing the work so I ran cables to anywhere I thought I would want cameras or WAPS. For the best results, directly connect to the “server” to the same switch as the access points are connected on. I just wanted to compare the old access points with the new Unifi WiFi 6 access points in a real world scenario. These same improvements are also mentioned on firmware version 5.60.1, which is the most current release candidate as of May 2021. I haven’t re-run these tests with that version yet.

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