My plan is also to replace cAP ac by wAP ax. But I won’t do that foolishly just for AX. I am going to perform some iperf and general connectivity tests before I actually replace good ol cap ac.
Anyone have a definitive answer to this yet? Real-world tests? I have a client who hates the look of the cAP, and would prefer the wAP. Is there a significant difference between their performance?
I know the cAP should be better in almost every regard, but I'm asking if the wAP could be good enough for this particular scenario: It's a very rural ranch house (little RF interference) owned by a couple of retirees. They'll have a few AppleTVs, and maybe a dozen other wirless devices like laptops, phones, tablets, smart locks, etc. There will be a handful of cameras, but all wired POE. Starlink is the ISP, so it's only capable of ~250Mbps.
I can throw in four wAPax access points easily. Including the porches and the garages, it's just over 5000 square feet. I used Ubiquiti's design tool, and this is showing the range of four of their U6 Mesh access points.
The cap Ax Is omnidirectional.
The wap Ax Is declared as having a 180 degrees coverage, but from official tests for FCC It Is narrower, 90 to 120°.
So they are not interchangeable, if they are placed on the ceiling, in the center of the area, you need a ceiling access point (cap) if they are placed on a wall, possibly in a corner of the area to be covered, you need a wall access point (wap). Nomen est omen
I really appreciate the response. This makes sense. The name did not speak for itself, because I had never heard (or noticed) the "w"all and "c"eiling naming convention. I was thinking the wAP would be good enough on the ceiling since it came with a ceiling mount.
