🛒Top Five Best Wi-Fi Access Points: Extend Wi-Fi to that Far Corner the Right Way
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Access points are excellent options for a wired home to deliver the best Wi-Fi coverage. This post includes the top …
Access Points
An access point, a.k.a wireless access point — often abbreviated as AP or WAP — is a standard Wi-Fi broadcaster.
There are standalone WAPs or those embedded inside routers to turn them into Wi-Fi routers. This section of the site is about the formers.
Each standard AP adds Wi-Fi of standards it supports (Wi-Fi 5/6/6e or 7) to a (non-Wi-Fi) network or extends the the coverage via a network cable.
Ubiquiti U7-Lite Review (vs. U7 Pro Max): A Solid Wi-Fi 7 Access Point for the Practical-Minded
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At less than $100, the U7-Lite, first announced on March 3, 2025, along with the similarly specced U7 In-Wall, is …
Ubiquiti U7 Pro XGS Review (vs. U7 Pro Max): An Excellent Fanless UniFi Wi-Fi 7 Access Point
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The U7 Pro XGS, first released on March 11, 2025, together with the U7 Pro XG, is the 10Gbps and …
New Ubiquiti U7 Pro XG and U7 Pro XGS Access Points: 10Gbps and Thermal Upgardes from U7 Pro and U7 Pro Max
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If you’re unhappy with the U7 Pro or the U7 Pro Max due to their internal fan but can’t afford the fan-less UniFi E7, Ubiquiti …
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 (UX7) Review (vs. UDR7): A Tiny, Robust, and Flexible Entry-Level Multi-Gig Mesh Router
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Of Ubiquiti’s newly released gateway trio, the UniFi Express 7 (UX7) is the most modest. It’s the closest thing to …
Ubiquiti’s New UniFi U7-Lite vs. U7 In-Wall: Two Affordable Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Access Points that Mean Business
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Ubiquiti has been on a roll! After unveiling a trio of enterprise-class access points and another trio of cloud gateways, the networking vendor …
EnGenius ECW516L Wi-Fi 7 Access Point Review (vs. ECW526): A More Sensible Alternative
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The ECW516L is the first Wi-Fi 7 access point in the EnGenius Cloud Lite (ECW Lite) family, which is supposedly …
Wi-Fi Access Points, Explained: Tips on Building a Serious Wired Home Wi-Fi Network
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Wi-Fi access points (WAPs, or APs) are wireless signal broadcasters. In that sense, they are similar to extenders with one …
Ubiquiti’s UniFi E7 Review (vs. U7 Pro Max): The First Full-Featured Wi-Fi 7 Indoor Access Point
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The Enterprise 7 or UniFi E7 is the latest in Ubiquiti’s Wi-Fi 7 access points—in case you wonder why “7” …
Ubiquiti’s UniFi E7, E7 Campus and E7 Audience: Three Flavors of the Ultimate Wi-Fi 7 Broadcaster
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On December 2, 2024, Ubiquiti unveiled its much-anticipated top-tier Enterprise Wi-Fi 7 access point, the UniFi E7. It’s the company’s …
