Ubiquiti Amplifi 4-Ports Home Wi-Fi System AFI HD Wireless Router with 2 pin European plug

If ever there was anything that proves that you really do get what you pay for then this is it! Having 200meg Virgin broadband but being fed up with slow, unreliable WiFi around the house, despite having various access points installed (3 AP + the main router). I decided to research in to many mesh systems and having narrowed it down to the final 2 and speaking to an IT technician at my workplace. The decision was made to take the plunge and buy myself the AMPLIFI Home HD mesh system. Never spending so much on a router before, I was apprehensive but something had to be done to put an end to the constant family WiFi frustrations! So here we are 3 months in without a single complaint of drop out or slow speed. Absolute bliss! I have the main router in my lounge and to be fair, even before adding the 2 APs included in the kit, the WiFi coverage was solid and much better than my old setup. With an AP located in my back lounge this gives solid, fast WiFi everywhere in the garden as well! With the 2nd AP placed in a bedroom at the front of the house we now have amazing coverage everywhere around the house! To give you an idea of the size of the coverage area my home is a 4 bedroom with 3 downstairs reception rooms, kitchen and my loft is converted to an office. There’s 5 adults in the house with mobile phones, smart TVs, Xbox, PS5, so there’s always something being streamed and gaming taking place. Setup was very easy and the instructions were easy to follow, although I do have some knowledge of setting up networks. But shouldn’t be a problem for most people. So in conclusion. Yes, the £300+ price is more than some of the other available systems but in terms of overall value for money for the quality you get, I cannot recommend this enough!!! One thing you could try before opting for the full kit is to purchase the router first and see how your coverage is without the APs. Individual APs are available to purchase and you can then build up your system to suit your home/building. This works out slight more expensive but could save you money if you don’t need 2 APs.

I bought ubiquity as I was having problems with Sonos over tplink. I am in a period house with some areas that receive a bad signal or not at all. I needed a single mesh network rather than multiple ones where I would have to disconnect and reconnect in diff. rooms. This was recommended to me by a colleague and after doing the research, although people have objections about the look of the extenders, it is in summary the most powerful out there. The look of the main base unit is amazing though - has a clock , you can control the light and even though I care about the technology, I am impressed by the design. I bought the pack with the main router and the two extenders. I was told that the main router is very powerful and I may not need the extenders but I wanted to get this sorted so went for the bigger pack. It is true that the main unit just about covered the whole house (3 story) with no extenders. The dead spots where no longer dead. I added the extenders to make the signal more powerful. Something I was nervous about and could not find answers for easily and it’s worth covering here: I have a BT home hub I needed to connect this to and everything I had read before pointed to the fact that the BT home hub does not have a modem only configuration - and indeed it does not. This means it does not have a configuration where it only provides the internet and leaves the routing work to ubiquity. The BT home hub would also create its own network and route data around. On this basis I was fully expecting the setup to be complicated. I read lots of articles and forum replies before even trying, but setup was a breeze. It just works! So if you are happy to connect the main unit by cable to bt home hub, then you are sorted - it just works! If you want to be tidy you can switch off the wireless transmission on the bt home hub but you don’t have to. Ubiquity will create its own separate network. If you want to have a wireless connection between the main unit and your bt home hub then that’s when it gets complicated. There is an article out there that explains how but I have not tested as I did not want the hastle. From a cost perspective also note it’s possibly at the top of the range but whereas with other brands you may need base unit and extenders, this base unit is so powerful that it can be sufficient on its own and therefore a cost saving too. Enjoy! This is an excellent product - the most powerful but at the top of the range form a cost basis.

Bought this based on the good reviews. We have a Virgin Media super hub which, like its predecessor, we had to regularly switch off and on again simply to get a wifi signal. Not every day, but at least two or three times per week. Plus, we had a number of wifi dead spots around the house which two Netgear extenders could not penetrate. We bought this kit, followed the instructions on the VM website to set the hub to modem mode, and plugged in the router only at first. This instantly improved the reach all around the house, but seeing as we had the mesh extenders as well, we plugged them in too (all UK plugs by the way). The app made it very easy to set up the system. The mesh extenders have small LEDs which light up depending on the signal strength; I moved one to a better spot for full-strength coverage. The app also shows you how well the system is working. Now we have full strength coverage all around the house and into the garden. The kit looks cool and is user-friendly; so simple to tap the screen on the router to scroll through various read-outs such as download speeds. It has a number of ports so you can plug in plenty of ethernet cables. Our kit has now been in use for two months and not once have we had to reboot the system - strong, consistent coverage and worth the money given how many devices we connect to it, including home security.

Did quite a bit of research before choosing the AmplifiHD system and overall so far happy with the choice. Looks smart and simple to setup and I think with the expensive price tag. Wifi signal is good and so far only using one of the two mesh points that come with the main router. The 4 Lan ports that come in the main router are also a big selling point for me. However, was annoyed and disappointed to find that you can't specify the private IP address of the router - it defaults to .1 of any network address you set. So if you set your network as 192.168.100.0/24, then it will set itself as 192.168.100.1. This is fine for new networks, but if you have an existing network with other servers and happen to use .1 as it's IP address, then you have to change your existing server's address for things to work properly. on my network, .1 is the address of the ESXI host carrying 4 VM's (including my FREENAS server which also runs PLEX media server..) This meant hours of reconfiguring which was pretty annoying. So one star docked for not having something as basic as bring able to fully configure and specify the IP address of the router. Ubiquity have said they will refer this to their development team but no idea whether this will be done anytime soon. Kudos though for a quick response from Ubiquity when using the chat function...

I live in a 4 bedroom victorian semi with solid walls down stairs and lath and plaster partitions walls upstairs. I have a 200Mbps broadband service which declines in speed the further away from the main router you are located. The length of the house is approx 19m, which was a struggle of a single wifi router to cover affectively, so I supplemented it with an old Asus 1900 router as a access point (AP) fed via a powerline adaptor to the main router. The main router is located downstairs in the front room and the Asus AP router is located upstairs in the middle of the house. This setup give pretty good coverage with the only downside was the lack of performance from the AP router due to the powerline adaptor max speed of 35Mbps, but it was stable and consistent with very few drop outs. However with working from home becoming the norm and the demands on the AP increasing I needed to improve the performance upstairs. After reading a number of reviews on the Ubiquiti Amplifi, which are mainly positive I decided to take the plunge and purchased one with two MESH points to hopefully provide better coverage throughout the house. The installation process was quite straightforward and I was setup and operational within 20 minutes. I initially experimented with the MESH point locations for the best signal strength between devices to ensure best performance. The final solution was the router in the front room, with a MESH point upstairs in the hallway and the third MESH point in the rear dining room, which provide maximum coverage. The system was performing well initially, but after a fews days I started to notice very poor throughput at certain times of the day. Using the phone app to check the stat of the MESH network the pp reported good connectivity between devices with signal strength good, so no issue there. On the Wifi device the signal strength was excellent, but speed tests indicated download speeds of 20Mbps or lower at times from the furthest MESH point and 10-20 Mbps at the upstairs MESH point, which was slower than the Asus AP configuration that I was replacing. Testing next to the main router I could only achieve speed of up to 200Mbps and not 220Mbps I could achieve was the IPS router! After two weeks of testing hoping that the system would improve I was disappointed to find that the situation got worse so I finally decided to revert back to my original setup to have the consistency it provided. So I have now returned the unit back and will look to install CAT5 to the Asus AP router to improve download speeds.

Being a Virgin Media customer and having a super fast 200 mbps line, I have never really been able to take advantage of the blistering download speeds unless I had a ethernet cable plugged in to the VM router. The Virgin Media hub, even though dual band running both 2.5 ghz and 5 ghz (our third VM hub to date) had constant connection issues with connecting to a sky box, various iPhones, Dell Laptops and Apple TV and a number of WiFi dead spots around the home. The Amplifi system is by no means cheap or what could be considered a budget / value product, however, after doing some serious research on YouTube / Google and asking some relevant questions on Amazon I decided it was time to bite the bullet and give it a serious try. The package arrived on time, and undamaged. Within about 20 mins of getting it out of the box, plugged in and set up we started to enjoy serious download speeds right across the house. Using a SPEEDTEST app on my iPhone it was immediately clear on just how good this set up is, regularly showing between 220 mbps - 225 mbps with the average at about 220 mbps. Through my Virgin Media Hub I would get at best 130 mbps with an average of about 90 mbps (if that). I would thoroughly recommend this product, It is amazingly fast, very reliable and extremely easy to set up. I would suggest to anyone who is using a standard Wifi router provided by Virgin Media (or other standard wifi router from their Broadband Supplier) to upgrade to a performance wifi router. Just as a note, the original Virgin Media hub had to stay is situ (the Amplifi system is not a modem), I changed the setting on the Virgin Media Hub to 'Modem Mode Only' which meant the Virgin Media hub no longer transmitted WiFi.

The plugs are not usable in UK or with a EU to UK converter

We bought this for one reason and one reason alone - coverage. And it delivers! To set the scene, we live in a fairly ancient house with extremely thick walls and 6 bedrooms contained over 3 floors with a relatively narrow and elongated shape. To have wifi coverage across the entire house is a tricky task to say the least and over the years, we have tried a number of solutions ranging from wifi repeater and mesh networks. They all cost a lot of money and invariably failed miserably (the last attempt prior to this incidentally involves about 6 google wifi and its nest upgrade). In come the Amplifi which I bought after reading some glowing reviews online. With 3x access points and one router, the signal blasted through the hitherto unassailable fortress and voila - (almost) full coverage of the entire house. Granted there are still some dead spots at some of the nooks and crannies but a phenomenal improvement to what we've experienced before. I should mention that occasionally I still experience instability with the network (the access point sometimes will mysteriously dropped from 5 bars to 1 even though nothing has changed) but these typically rectifies itself after a while and all-in-all, super happy with the purchase. My other minor gripe is with the antenna. It is great in principle that it allows you to swing around to get best signal. In practice it's however difficult as every time I make a change, it takes a few minutes for the system to recalibrate and produce feedback on signal strength. Not ideal with you want to try out 7-8 positions. I now get tempted by the Amplifi Alien now and then though will probably wait for its price to drop to a more reasonable level before considering an upgrade. Please take note, Amplifi team :-)

He esperado casi un año para escribir esta opinión, para poder hablar con propiedad sobre el producto. Bien, decir que ha cumplido de sobra las expectativas, barajé muchas otras posibilidades a la hora de montar mi red mesh y me decanté por esta sobretodo por su diseño y por la confianza que tengo en la marca ubiquiti. El diseño es precioso en comparación a cualquier otro dispositivo de su categoría. La facilidad de instalación hace de este dispositivo una muy buena opción para cualquier tipo de usuario, teniendo en cuenta que también dispone de configuraciones avanzadas para usuarios más exigentes. El alcance que ofrece y la cobertura de señal es bastante buena, teniendo en cuenta que está destinado a un uso doméstico y no profesional. El software de gestión del dispositivo, aunque simple, funciona a la perfección. Algo a tener en cuenta, es el servicio postventa al cliente, ya que a través de la app tiene acceso a un chat las 24h del día en el cual resuelven las dudas y ayudan con todo tipo de instalación. Solo decir que después de comprar el kit de dos satélites y router, quedé tan contento que he comprado otro router independiente y un satélite más. Ahora jardín y vivienda completa tiene wifi en toda la parcela sin ninguna zona oscura. Aunque el precio puede echar para atrás en un primer momento, comprarlo me ha evitado muchos dolores de cabeza...

Below average

I purchased this device to help my dad with his home network. He currently has a very low-end D-Link router and several other issues that limit his current network. His home is all brick, it has a very unusual layout that includes a giant brick chimney running through the middle of the house, it has plaster walls, and he has a wireless camera system that absolutely destroys the 2.4 ghz band. I have some experience with Ubiquiti hardware in my house so I thought I would give this a try since the UniFi line performs so well for me. First, setup is a breeze and very comparable to consumer wifi gear. Unlike most consumer wifi gear, Ubiquiti (and Amplifi) update their products fairly regularly. For this reason I recommend updating the firmware as soon as you connect the device to your network. I think I clicked on the image of the mesh point in the app to get the menu and selected "check for updates". If not just play around...it is pretty intuitive. Second, move the mesh point around a lot. I tried 4-5 plugs in his house before I was completely satisfied with the results. Once I found the ideal plug, I received very little benefit from moving the antenna around on the base. Once everything was set up I was able to reach the limits of his internet service speed at the mesh point. The Amplifi did not solve the 2.4 ghz interference problem but I really did not expect it to since the mesh point was not really designed to work with D-Link crap. The situation is not ideal for a wireless network of any kind but I was very happy with the result and the ability to extend the network to the back part of the house. I did have a question during setup and used the chat feature on the Amplifi website. I received help immediately and my question was answered (there was no queue for help). Ultimately I would be better off running CAT6 and putting UniFi access points in his house, but this seems like it will work for now and improve his coverage in previously dead areas. I should have purchased the AmpliFi router as well to replace the D-Link but I will save that project for another day. Update: I tinkered with my D-Link router settings and am even more impressed with this Amplifi device now. Solved the interference problem almost completely by reducing the power on the 2.4 band to low and left the 5 ghz on high. The Amplifi was/is using 5 ghz as the backbone and rebroadcasts on both 2.4 and 5. The result is a very stable network (on both bands) in a part of the house that never had coverage in the past. The Amplifi has done a significantly better job of dealing with the camera interference than the D-Link ever did.

What's great about this product is that it does not require desk space, is easy to set up, and works with other routers (Linksys in my case), and not just with Amplifi products.

This AmlilFi Mesh Point has Fixed my WIFI black spot very good quality.