I've been testing the new UniFi AirWire, and so far the results have been a bit underwhelming compared to my existing Wi-Fi setup.

My setup:

• Access point: UniFi U6 Enterprise with a 2.5 GbE uplink
• Distance: Approximately 15 meters (50 ft) from the AP
• Obstacles: Thick stone walls and two doors between my PC and the AP
• Existing Wi-Fi adapter: Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE202 with an external antenna
• Testing: iPerf3 throughput measurements

Here are my results:

Moving the AirWire closer to a doorway made a huge difference, nearly doubling the throughput. However, even with enhanced mode enabled and external power connected, it still falls short of my existing Intel Wi-Fi adapter.

One thing worth mentioning is that I haven't tried relocating the Intel Wi-Fi antenna closer to the doorway. I don't currently have the necessary extension cables, but that would probably be a more apples-to-apples comparison.

I wasn't necessarily expecting miracles given the thick stone walls, but I was hoping the AirWire would at least match or outperform my existing setup.

Has anyone else tested the AirWire against a decent PCIe Wi-Fi adapter with external antennas? I'd be interested to hear how it performs in similar challenging environments.

Hi,

I have a UniFi USW 48 PoE switch connected to Aruba ClearPass, where EAP-TEAP authentication consistently times out in Access Tracker.

MAC authentication works without any issues. I have the same EAP-TEAP configuration running on Aruba switches at other sites, and everything works as expected.

The issue only occurs at the site using the UniFi switch. Has anyone experienced similar issues with EAP-TEAP authentication on UniFi switches?

I have had a few people mention the doorbell is running very hot when touched.

Not got anything to measure it with but doesn't seem normal considering it's a cloudy grey day with no direct sunlight.

Anyone else have same issue?

I’m manage about 20 unifi sites. Onboarding a new client and they have a watchguard gateway that I can’t chuck just yet so I went with a Cloudkey+, first time using it, though I had an original cloudkey a long time ago.

Part of the onboarding was replacing their decrepid wifi, added the APs, a few new switches, all goes smoothly.

Then reboot the Cloudkey and all devices showup as managed by another. So I ssh in and factory reset and readopt. Make sure to do a backup, and reboot to test. Same thing, restore from backup, and nothing is adopted after restore.

Several fruitless hours with Claude later. I throw in the towel and open a ticket.

Their solution worked:
ssh to the Cloudkey and

echo "is_default=false" >> /data/unifi/data/system.properties

I guess something glitched in the initial setup, but there probably should be more checks than one flag in a system config before the device db gets reset on boot.

Hey all,

I have a UniFi Travel Router Long Range (UTR-LR) bound to my home UniFi site. At home I only use it wired: it sits on Ethernet and runs a WireGuard tunnel. I don't need it to broadcast any Wi-Fi.

The problem: once it's bound to the site, it clones my home SSID (same name, same password). My Mac mini sees one network and joins the strongest radio, which is usually the UTR because it's closer. So my Mac mini ends up on the travel router instead of my real home APs.

What's missing, as far as I can tell:

- No option to turn off Wi-Fi broadcasting on the UTR (a wired-only mode while keeping WireGuard running).

- No option to give the UTR its own SSID name while it stays bound to the site. The only workaround I've found is to create an extra SSID on my home network first, just so the UTR can clone something with a different name. That's ridiculous.

What I'd like (either one would fix it):

1. A simple "Wi-Fi broadcasting on/off" toggle on the UTR, or

2. The ability to rename the UTR's SSID independently, so it doesn't clash with my home network.

Has anyone found a way to do either of these? Or is there a setting I'm missing (like excluding the UTR from "Broadcasting APs")?

Running the latest firmware. Thanks!