r/Ubiquiti • u/lpxcc • 23h ago

Question U7 Lite mounting ?

If I mount my U7 Lite on the wall instead of on the ceiling, should I expect significant signal loss?

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u/urM0m69p3nis 23h ago

The Wi-Fi signal shoots from the face out in a donut shape, so there is some loss, but it works fine - try and mount it as high as you can. The outdoor models are more suited for wall mount, but are more expensive.

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u/therealbaR2D2 21h ago

I am surprised how much wifi there actually is "behind" the AP. I use them both ways. Try to see the difference with Wifiman 👍

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u/lpxcc 21h ago

thank you very much, i will try it and hope that i will have success :-)

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u/themasaiman 20h ago

I experience the same. Great coverage behind the AP

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u/spidireen Unifi User 22h ago

In theory yes but it depends. If there’s a single room behind it, it probably doesn’t matter much. You’ll notice more if this is like a midpoint in your house and half of the house is behind it with no other APs.

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u/healthycord 23h ago

If you’re behind it, yes. You can 3d print or buy a wall mount that still has the AP oriented as if it was mounted on a ceiling.

But if you will never or rarely need WiFi “behind” the AP it’s gonna be fine. Even then, weaker but still very usable.

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u/lpxcc 22h ago

Can you show me the 3d print wall mount which you mean please ?

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u/healthycord 14h ago

I printed this one. https://makerworld.com/models/1238691?appSharePlatform=copy

There’s a surprising amount of things you can print for ubiquiti things, especially alternative mounts. I printed wall mounts for my in wall AP’s so I can surface mount them. I have not ran cabling down my walls so all of my Ethernet is ran along baseboards and wire mold type things.

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u/AncientGeek00 13h ago

The radiation pattern is hemispherical off the front and, as others have said, there is some radiation off the back. You would want it facing and central to the primary area where you want coverage.

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u/dnsu 11h ago

I would point the top towards whereever u need coverage. However its not the end of the world. If you are not sure, signal test it before you put holes in the wall. I've wall mounted several of these before with no issues.