Pro tip... Strip 12" from a 20" piece of rg6 coax cable. Stick the bare copper through the drywall and locate it in the attic. Quick, simple, and if your location fails you have a hole so small you don't even need to fill it.
I thought about doing something similar to that but I figured it would be less work for me just to look lol. Then by the time the action occurred I was already to committed lol. What a dummy I was....
That thing looks amazing. Just so clean. Right now I have two ASUS WIFI6 routers but eventually, when I do get the right equipment, this is just the way to go.
@@SPXLabs I pulled cable for years and used to cry when I had to do a run with my wire-fish in conduit because it always snagged on everything or I had to make it aerodynamic with tons of black tape to make it around the bends. :)
The best way to find where you are in the attic is to find all the air vent from walk from where you want to put it to the attic door that's how I find things as an Electrician
Talk about making this install more then what it is. Go in the house poke tour hole from in the room up push your fish stick thru locate it in Attic and done
New at this? When all else fails, "READ THE INSTRUCTIONS!!" The smaller metal plate is for mounting on suspended ceilings as a "Back Plate" on the other side of the drop in panel as a support sandwich. The scary plastic cover is for use during installation to keep your grubby little finger print and dirt off the AP. SO! that when all done, it's bright white and beautiful!
Use a compass to orient yourself. Take a reading while in the room where you want to add the AP and use a marker point, like the light housing you were basing your installation point off. Then do the same thing when you're in the attic looking down at the same light housing. You can even use measurements based off the light housing vs. where you want the AP to really narrow things down while in the attic.
Here is more protip you went thru all that trouble running that cab and you didnt leave a pull string dor the future just wow Have some pride j hooks in the attic
Hmm. Both my AC-Pro and NanoHD did well over 500mbit/s. I would say if your speeds went up from 200 to 330 with just stronger device, then maybe your config in not optimal. A properly configured AP should do way more than 300.
Did you use the included bracket inside the ceiling, or just use the wall mount anchors instead? I’m trying to work out how I’m meant to use that extra bracket without help in screwing them together.
Well I used wall anchors but in retrospective I should have used the bracket. Put the bracket in the attic and used the bolts and nuts to tighten and sandwich the drywall/Sheetrock.
Good install of the new Unifi 6 LR, I saw your crimping tool and was very interested in seeing it. Do you have other videos on actually creating the cat6 connectors using that Klein tool?
@@SPXLabs Yes very much I would be interested in seeing that video with that Klein tool and making connectors and what you need to think about on in preparation in connecting the cable and AP to you switch or patch panel and maybe more on why we need or don't need a patch panel.
Great vid!… I can’t find your Amazon links for the short cables at 11:19… What are those? Also, you completely skipped over screwing the plate into the ceiling… I have no idea what all these screws, plastic and metal pieces are for - was hoping this video would help with that.
Unfortunately the short cables can only be purchased on Ubiquitis website. People seem to prefer monoprice as an alternative though, amzn.to/3ji15mB. I used the short ones with the plastic wall anchors. The long ones are for ceiling tiles but you can use them in drywall if you want.
CAT6 however I stopped using these as they are falling apart but that's probably only because I am always moving things around. amzn.to/3rlAvzR amzn.to/3t2NneM I've started using these however -> amzn.to/3Zykgw3
Yah it’s home use with me my partner and two girls I also have devices plugged into the edgerouter x but everything seams to survive the abuse we give it 320gb of downloading a week
Aside from price I'm assuming this is almost apple's-to-apples with a Zyxel NWA110AX in terms of usage, my question is what all is needed to use them (in my case the Zyxel), I'm currently updating due to a semi-local lightning strike near my home taking my "old" Netgear out. Do I have to get another router (Netgear, ASUS, etc) or is just the XGS1930-28HP and the NWA110AX) sufficient somehow?
That depends on your application. Ubiquity recommends installing it vertically if your are trying to cover a large area and you don’t have access to the roof, or if there’s no roof.
I just used a stud finder for mine. I'm surprised you got one to cover 2100 sqft. Didn't work for me. I have two for main areas and one in my office. I think my roof and other things cause issues.
@@SPXLabs that’s about what I get or no signal at all. 2ghz comes through, but I just use 3 and balance them. My houses windows and the roofs radiant barrier, and insulated interior walls kills my signal. Going wider the 80 on 5ghz is a no go. 160 is actually slower. Have you experienced that?
I’d have to look into it more to give you an answer. Most of my devices are wired in and only the iPads and phones are on wifi. So I’ll have to get back to you
I would say Cat7 is way overkill for another couple of years. Cat 7 gives you much harder wires, sensitive to bending. So unless you’re going to futureproof your house 20 years (probably more), don’t go CAT7. :)
Smaller ring is for drop ceiling tiles. Has been for years. Seriously doing a review for an item you don't even know about? You should also strap the data cable high along the attic cross beams and not laying across the ceiling beams hidden under the insulation, so they don't interfere with anything else in the attic. How many power cables did you cross running them along the celling floor?
@@SPXLabs You don't want to cross over electrical wiring, run parallel or run in the same conduit or run over fluorescent lighting. Both cause interference with the signal.
Yes a LOT of unfair things. You did not compare. How can you tell it is superb. How can you tell the pro is showing it's age. It's in a completely different and worse location 🤷♂️
