Which Personal Wireless Access Points are best in 2021?
New 230W AC Charger Fit for Asus Zephyrus GX501 GX501V GX501VI GX501VI-XS75 GX501VI-XS74 GX501VI-GZ043T Laptop Adapter Power Supply Cord
Top Reviews:
Works like a champ! Exactly what I needed
Ubiquiti NanoBeam ac Gen2 High-Performance airMAX ac Bridge (NBE-5AC-Gen2-US)
Top Reviews:
First, these do work and they are inexpensive. Not always for very long, but it's a price point. Some have lasted my clients about 5 years, some 2 months. The 24 vdc PoE injectors are not as common as 48 vdc injectors or PoE switch voltages. You won't be picking up a spare locally if one dies, and they do on occasion. They are a common point of failure, so buy an extra if downtime matters. To prolong the lifespan of the antennas, I use a clear, outdoor rated silicone sealer at the cable entry point and around the cover plate. Since these aren't a commercial grade product, they aren't highly rated IPX products, like carrier class devices are. If you know simple networking and can use a browser, you can install these. The mounts are plastic, they use a plastic zip ty. I toss the zip ty and use a stainless hose clamp...just don't over tighten or you'll break the plastic on the antenna.
Replaced a Ubiquiti LiteAP AC sector device because of I'm adding some structure to my shop. This was very easy to setup, thanks to the management radio! Much easier than the earlier generation LiteAP AC, which was not hard at all anyway. But, I didn't need to connect the Nanobeam AC to my main LAN for setup. Given that one of my devices is already on a static address that is the same as the default for the Nanobeam, this was a welcome change from the earlier devices. The documentation for airOS 8 is really very good. Other reviews go into details for setup and there are several very good YouTube videos on setup as well.
I have been using wireless bridges for almost as long as 802.11b has been around. But usually, they have been access points, with some form of bridge functionality that has been tacked on as an afterthought -- often not terribly reliable, always a pain to set up (with terrible documentation on how to do so). I have gone through ~3 different models over the years.Then along comes Ubiqity with the NanoBeam. Super easy to set up, with a *nice* GUI accessible both via web browser, and from an iPad app. Separate management IP address, so the IP address under which you set it up need not be on the same network as the one you are bridging (great if for some reason you do have to reset and reconfigure the unit). It actually passes through the MAC addresses of the devices on the other side of the bridge, as opposed to mapping them all to the MAC address of the "slave' bridge device. Passes through VLAN tags. Comes with mounting hardware and power-over-ethernet. There's an app to help you align the directional antenna for best signal strength -- but rather than just displaying signal strength on your computer, it has a "beep" mode where the pitch of the tone indicates signal strength: great when you have to adjust the thing with your head stuck in a place where you cannot look at your computer. It's almost like someone there has actually *used* their software, and takes pride in it.As for performance, I get solid 400Mb/sec over a distance of ~50 meters -- devices mounted indoors, so they have to shoot through glass and plastic (skylight dome), and there's a medium-sied tree in the middle of the line of sight.No downtime yet, and it has a mode where it periodically pings an IP address, and resets itself if there's no response in some time -- haven't turned it on yet, but that seems like another useful guard against problems.Overall, this is the first wireless bridge where I am totally happy. It just works, it works well, and the company seems to take pride in its products. Almost unheard of!
Ubiquiti Unifi Ap-AC Pro - Wireless Access Point - 802.11 B/A/G/n/AC (UAPACPRO5US)
Top Reviews:
To get the best performance purchase a ubiquiti switch and USG, if you use the key or load the software on a laptop setup is super easy. Able to have multiple Vlans dhcp on multiple vlans, segmentation multiple ssid’s And 3x3 Mimi with the range, got rid of my Cisco crap running the office.
Good AP's with some nice features that I, personally, probably will never use like dual LAN connections. It wasn't clear in the product description that this model DOES NOT function with the 24v Passive PoE that the other Ubiquiti AP's use. I tried to use these in a small deployment with a ToughSwitch-5 and they wouldn't power on. Had to purchase a different switch that supplies the correct power. While there is absolutely nothing wrong with these, in hindsight I would have been better off saving $300 with the lite version:
Note that these multi-packs DO NOT come with the POE Injectors (or power supplies) - as the older ones used to. If you buy the multi-pack, you will either have to hook the AP's up to a 48V POE injected switch or buy the injectors separately. I just bought 5 of these to go with my Multi-pack: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NRF9GQO?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00I purchased these AP's to try and see if the new "PRO" design is any more reliable than the old square AC's. I have had several of the older AC design overheat and fail. The old design is known to run very hot. These new "PRO" models are supposed to draw less power and run cooler. I guess we'll see about that...Most of the specs in the new "UAP AC PRO" design are basically the same as the older design. Other than being round, I did note that the new round units provide 5G Band Steering, where the older square units did not...
802.3at PoE+ Injector for All Cisco Meraki Access Points - MR12, MR16, MR18, MR24, MR26, MR32, MR34, MR62, MR66 & MR72
Top Reviews:
Was as described
Es lo que solicite
I'm using this with a meraki MR46 wifi 6 access point. It powers it fine. It is rated for 1Gbps speeds so don't expect to get the 2.5G speed out of the MR46 with it.
Bought this as a second charger for my ASUS Scar 2. It is basically the same as the charger that comes with the computer, minus the ROG logo which isn’t necessary for this. So far no issues; it operates as it should.
Looks like the original without the ROG logo, and works great to give me a power supply to leave on my desk.
AC Charger Compatible with Asus ROG GL531GV GL531GU GL531GT GL531GW GL531G GL531 ZenBook Pro Duo UX581GV UX581LV StudioBook GL531GV-PB74 GL703GM GL703GS GL702VS 230W Gaming Laptop Power Supply Cord
Top Reviews:
It provides power to the Zenbook Pro Duo very well. The downside is that the block is HUGE. This is quite a statement when the block in the cord that came with the laptop from the factory is incredibly large already. This cord's block is significantly bigger. I got this cord to stay on my desk at all times. It's good if the cord is staying in one place.
230W AC Charger Compatible with Asus ROG Strix Scar G G531GW G531GV G531GU G531GT G731GW G731GV G731GU G731GT GL704GM GL704GW GL704GV GL504GM GL504GS GL504GV Hero II III Gaming Laptop Power Cord
Top Reviews:
Worked
Specs match the specs for the original brick for this laptop. So far it has run well and does not run hot. Appears to be a correct replacement, or in our case, a spare unit used for travel. Note that you can get other units for less money - but odds are that they will not put out enough power for this fairly high end gaming laptop. It is specced at 230 watts output as per the original.
Excellent charger. Identical to OEM charger. Works for the asus zenbook pro duo.