This is another thing that the manual is silent on.
Unifi uap wall mount.
Especially if you have one mounted at the highest point in the house.
The unifi ap can be mounted on a wall ceiling tile drop ceiling t rail up to 40 mm or electrical junction box.
Thanks for any thoughts.
The unifi iw hd ap has a refined industrial design and can be easily installed using the included mounting hardware.
The back plate offers multiple mounting holes for use with a variety of 1 gang electrical wall boxes.
I have one ap that is much easier to mount on the wall.
Forgive my ignorance on the question but is there a big difference on signal performance mounting on the wall vs the ceiling.
For a home installation is there any difference between the two.
In order to release an ap slide a flat thin object firm zip ties are the community favorite into the locking notch of the ap opposite of the cable feed hole and twist counterclockwise.
The round unifi access points have a locking feature to ensure a secure and anti theft hold to the wall mount.
The holes marked a on the mounting plate line up with the holes of mounting brackets used for previous unifi ap models.
Product description the sleek and elegant unifi in wall hd ap transforms an ethernet wall connection into a simultaneous dual band 802 11ac wi fi access point with 4x4 mimo technology.
Fits into wall outlet.
Ideal for new or retrofit installations the unifi ac in wall is designed to convert an ethernet wall jack into a dual band 802 11ac wi fi access point with two gigabit ethernet ports.
One of the ports provides poe for powering and connecting an 802 3af device to the network.
One of the ports provides poe for powering and connecting an 802 3af device to the network.
Ideal for new or retrofit installations the unifi ac in wall is designed to convert an ethernet wall jack into a dual band 802 11ac wi fi access point with two gigabit ethernet ports.
Of course they re made to be mounted horizontally and facing downwards.
So you probably might get slightly better coverage in their recommended mounting positions.
Note for unifi ap replacement.
802 11ac 4x4 mimo access point with 4 port gigabit ethernet switch for high density environments.
For a ceiling mout will you get a decent signal on the.
If you orient them on a wall they will radiate in the vertical.
What are the pros and cons of the two options.
Perform the steps for the appropriate installation.
I guess this depends somewhat on the directionality if any of the radio.