Ubiquiti - UniFi Express 7
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"We use one specifically for our kids’ use at home as TPLink’s parental controls (Tether) are pretty decent. ... We’ve also used them at a few customers for the same reason. They work absolutely fine. 100%"
"we use the AX 55 (the 72’s little brother) for our kids’ network as we like the parental controls and QOS features built-in."
"We use one specifically for our kids’ use at home as TPLink’s parental controls (Tether) are pretty decent."
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"They also all support 802.11r/k/v for roaming and fast switching, regardless of wired/mesh uplink. These protocols make devices seamlessly switch APs as they move around, and without dropping connections. You can be on a video call and walk around without interruption."
"The ability to move throughout my house, jumping for AP to AP while having a video call is life changing."
"Recently switched to a UniFi system and no trouble at all with iPhone handoffs on their wifi7 APs. ... Best decision ever."
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"I set up 6 of them and covered a 2 acre area including a 4 story house, a 4 car garage, another 2 story house, a 2800 sq foot barn and a tiny house."
"The added bonus is I can get coverage outside the house still within 30 ft. So that allows my Waze cameras and Waze lightbulbs to connect just fine as well. I even have a Waze camera inside my motorhome about 100ft away and it gets coverage."
"Wifi always stable anywhere you go on the property."
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"the level of network control provided by ubiquiti software is FAR superior to Google home. ... UniFi tells knows whether problems are with specific clients, APs, or your ISP."
"I can create VLANs for just cameras and security. ... Separate ones for business and can filter application etc"
"the QoS allows you to throttle bandwidth based on network port which I assume can be set for backblaze. ... I checked the options in the QoS section and Backblaze is an option to filter by. There are hundreds in there. Here's a pic of an example: https://imgur.com/a/JYSZFY3"
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"The great thing to me was their software. It's stupid easy and I used everything from PFSense to WRT to Cisco CLI. ... It suggests stuff like iot VLAN's and makes it simple so while not cheap you're paying a lot for the software and future software support."
"the level of network control provided by ubiquiti software is FAR superior to Google home. ... UniFi tells knows whether problems are with specific clients, APs, or your ISP."
"Unifi is a great entry level option that is relatively easy to configure and manage."
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"I would avoid Ubiquiti. It's a great product and I use it. But it requires network know-how the set it up and maintain it."
"Ubiquiti/Unifi if you want to tinker and manage their network remotely (expensive)"
"The one thing I messed up is not understanding POE. The switch doesn’t come with a power supply. It was taking POE from the Dream Router 7, but it wasn’t nearly enough to power these massive E7 access points (they’re like the size of a bathroom scale). I had to separately order the power adapter, but also didn’t feel like waiting, so I went and bought a POE injector for each and they worked instantly. So, a little miseducation on my part, but otherwise a smooth setup."
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"I live in a 2 bedroom, 2 bath 921 sq ft apartment with a dense floorplan and high wi-fi interference (in a middle and ground floor of a 24-unit, 3-story building). ... After spending a couple of hours learning how to use UniFi Network, testing different settings, and manually configuring channels with the WiFiman app, I learned the UX7 wasn't strong enough to reach both of our computers and remain stable at the same time. ... We both experienced erratic ping spikes up to 300+. ... 6Ghz 160 wasn't usable at that distance and I had to drop 5Ghz from 80 to 40."
"I bought 3 for a mesh system in a 3100 SF trac home. ... Only unboxed and setup two of three. ... With two just downstairs the coverage was really weak and the speeds were low."
"WiFi coverage is good, but not as good as the Aliens that I previously had, noticeably weaker to rooms above/below whereas the Alien is much more omnidirectional."
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"Their accessible products like the DR7 and UE7 don’t use 4x4 antennas, 6ghz or MLO for backhaul which significantly decreases bandwidth. ... They also don’t have any products with a band for dedicated backhaul, they have absolutely nothing that can compare to a full WiFi mesh from competitors like ASUS, Tplink, Eero or netgear."
"They provide some WiFi meshing but it’s significantly worse than other brands and they expect you to run wiring for the backhaul if you want performance. ... Unifi has nothing that compares to actual wireless mesh by the home router competitors."
"Ubiquiti's UniFi system is difficult to recommend without running some ethernet cable. ... Even the Eero, Orbi and TP-Link mesh routers I cannot recommend without wired backhaul. ... Some of the U7 access points are capable of doing mesh but the ethernet backhaul to a PoE switch is crucial."
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"It has not received an update for almost 8 months now. ... I purchased the express a year and a half ago when it released and it is already unsupported."
"Also, the Unifi software somehow gets worse each time I have to deal with it."
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"Ubiquiti's UniFi system is difficult to recommend without running some ethernet cable. ... Even the Eero, Orbi and TP-Link mesh routers I cannot recommend without wired backhaul. ... Some of the U7 access points are capable of doing mesh but the ethernet backhaul to a PoE switch is crucial."
UniFi has a great designer tool that will help you figure coverage with the different devices.
r/orbi • How does Orbi compare? ->If that’s the case get a ubiquiti Unifi system. Gateway plus access points. Best performance per dollar with a wired backhaul
r/HomeNetworking • Moving into a 5,500 Sq Ft Home—Need Mesh WiFi Advice (Considering Deco BE95) ->You can use the Express 7 as a tabletop AP very easily. I got 3 and run them like that.
r/orbi • Moved from Orbi 970 to Ubiquiti and OMG ->UniFi is the most solid networking platform.
r/Starlink • What wifi and/or mesh brand are you using? ->switch to unifi from google mesh. Much happier
r/HomeNetworking • Google nest mesh or something else? ->Unifi is no easier/harder than Omada. I'd steer clear of Mikrotik for Wifi unless you *really* know what you're doing.
r/HomeNetworking • Creating a home mesh network with Poe access points ->Ubiquity hands down. Their WiFi 7 gear is reasonably priced too
r/HomeNetworking • Best Mesh For The Money - Black Friday Deals 2025 ->Unifi gear is not cheap. But I highly recommend it. I installed a wifi 7 pro AP the other day and it's fantastic. Their gear is great but the price tag reflects it. Highly recommend.
r/HomeNetworking • What is the Best WiFi Mesh System for Home? 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 ->I bought 3 for a mesh system in a 3100 SF trac home. Only unboxed and setup two of three. With two just downstairs the coverage was really weak and the speeds were low. After tinkering with them for a week I sent all 3 back. They couldn't out perform the TP Link XE75 Pros, or TP Link BE63's. Tested Eero 6 and finally settled on a two pack of the Asus BT10's. Two BT10's both downstairs cover our entire home, garage and large backyard. Wasn't impressed.
r/Ubiquiti • UniFi Express 7 Reviews? ->You can build a much more reliable and scalable system for less money with much better components from Unifi. Consumer mesh is a joke.
r/homeoffice • Best mesh WiFi system? Need a reliable option. ->Unifi by a country mile, and it's not even close.
r/homeoffice • Best mesh WiFi system? Need a reliable option. ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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