The short version

The good

My full 1.6Gb internet speed, anywhere in the house
One WiFi name for the whole house. It hands you over as you walk around
I can’t tell the difference between it and ethernet. Perfect ping
Set it up once and forget about it
Nobody in the house moans about the WiFi any more

Worth knowing

Gets a little warm, but that’s to be expected
Needs UniFi software to manage it. I run UniFi OS Server on my homelab
Mine are both wired with ethernet, not meshed over WiFi

Who it’s for

Anyone fed up with patchy WiFi or a mesh system that drops out, especially if you’ve got a fast connection and want every bit of it on WiFi.

1.6Gb Full speed, anywhere indoors.

My setup

From moaning to silence

We used to have a TP-Link mesh setup, and everyone in the house moaned about the signal.

These have sorted out the WiFi for everyone in the house. I literally went from everyone moaning to never hearing anything.

Two of them, either side of the house

One is in the top-floor bedroom and one is on the lounge windowsill. I 3D printed a stand for that one, and that’s where it lives.

Both are wired into the ethernet I have running through the house.

One WiFi, the whole house

I connect to just one WiFi network. As I walk around the house, the two access points work out which one should look after my phone, so I always get the best reception.

The proper name for this is roaming. More on how it works below.

Full speed, no compromise

I’ve got a 1.6Gb internet connection, and I get the full 1.6Gb from these anywhere in the house.

Ping is perfect. Honestly, I can’t tell the difference between them and a wired ethernet connection.

Set and forget

Once they’re set up, they’re done. You no longer need to worry about the signal.

I run UniFi OS Server on my Proxmox homelab to manage them. That’s Ubiquiti’s own software, free to run on your own hardware. Set it up once and leave it.

A little warm

They do get a little warm, but that’s to be expected.

How the hand-over works

You walk from room to room and your phone quietly swaps to the nearest access point. Here’s what’s doing it.

One network name

Both access points broadcast the same WiFi network with the same password. Your devices see one network, not two.

Fast Roaming (802.11r)

Lets your device skip the full log-in when it moves to the other access point, so the switch is quick enough that calls and video don’t drop.

BSS Transition (802.11v)

The access points tell your device when there’s a better one nearby and nudge it across, instead of it clinging to a weak signal.

Wired backhaul

Each of mine has its own ethernet cable back to the network. No WiFi is wasted linking the two together, which is why the speed holds up everywhere.

Fast Roaming and BSS Transition are both settings in the UniFi app. Older devices don’t always support Fast Roaming.

The specs

Ubiquiti’s published numbers for the U7 Pro.

WiFi 7Tri-band: 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz

5.7GbpsTop speed on the 6GHz band

4.3GbpsOn 5GHz

688MbpsOn 2.4GHz

2.5GbEEthernet port, enough for my 1.6Gb line

PoE+Powered over the ethernet cable, 21W max

140m²Coverage per access point

300+Connected devices

20.6cmAcross, 4.6cm deep

680gWeight

What runs it: UniFi OS Server

Ubiquiti’s software, on my hardware

UniFi access points need UniFi software to set them up and manage them. You can buy a UniFi console for that, or run UniFi OS Server yourself for free on Windows, macOS or Linux. Mine runs on my Proxmox homelab. Note that it needs a full virtual machine; it won’t run in a Proxmox LXC container.

Ubiquiti says vs what I found

Ubiquiti says	What I found
WiFi 7, up to 5.7Gbps	I get my full 1.6Gb connection anywhere in the house.
140m² coverage each	Two of them, either side of the house, cover the whole place.
Seamless roaming	One WiFi name. It hands me over to the best one as I walk around.
21W max power	Gets a little warm, which is to be expected.

Specs are Ubiquiti’s published figures for the U7 Pro.

The verdict

Everyone in the house, sorted.

UniFi U7 Pro(WiFi 7)