Tag: UniFi Access Points

  • UniFi Parental Controls: Keeping Children Safe Online

    UniFi Parental Controls: Keeping Children Safe Online

    UniFi parental controls offer powerful network-level tools for keeping children safer online, but they aren’t magic. This guide walks through a real-world UniFi setup, explaining what works well, where the limits are, and how to combine Wi-Fi controls, DNS filtering, schedules, and device management for practical home protection.

  • UniFi AP Placement: Where to Mount Access Points for Best WiFi

    UniFi AP Placement: Where to Mount Access Points for Best WiFi

    UniFi AP placement is one of the most important — and most misunderstood — factors in achieving reliable Wi-Fi performance. Poor coverage, dead spots, and inconsistent speeds rarely stem from internet speed or faulty hardware. In most cases, the problem comes down to where the access point is installed. Ideally, we’d run network cabling wherever we…

  • The UniFi WiFi Speed Fix That Most People Miss

    The UniFi WiFi Speed Fix That Most People Miss

    A simple UniFi setting can dramatically improve your Wi-Fi speeds. In this guide, we explain how increasing 5 GHz channel width affects real-world performance, when it makes sense to use 80 MHz or even 160 MHz, and how modern UniFi access points automatically manage interference — including what changes with Wi-Fi 7.

  • Ubiquiti Unifi U7 Lite review real speed tests setup wi fi 7 explained

    Ubiquiti Unifi U7 Lite review real speed tests setup wi fi 7 explained

    The new UniFi U7 Lite promises true WiFi 7 performance at an affordable price — but how much faster is it really? In this review, I run real-world speed tests, compare it to WiFi 6 and WiFi 5, and explain what WiFi 7 actually means for your home or business network.