This is an excellent overview, and what's crazy is almost every feature you talk about (QAM, beam forming, etc.) could probably be covered in a multiple-hour video and barely touch the surface! RF stuff is like black magic, and the engineers and those who test the cutting-edge stuff are basically wizards.
@CrosstalkSolutions Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeff - and you're absolutely right. One of the most challenging aspects of these types of videos is HOW DEEP do you wanna dive? I tend to stay just about brain-hurt level without going into full blown aneurism zone.
@neok1996 Жыл бұрын
@Crosstalk Solutions greatly Apriciated that you explained it fast and easy
@Openspeedtest Жыл бұрын
@@CrosstalkSolutions Still, I learned new stuff from this video. 100 Devices + Upgrade recommendation can only make from years of experience. I was considering upgrading my 34 Device network to 6E because I Feel like I am missing something. Not anymore. Thanks.
@dolex161 Жыл бұрын
@JeffGeerling happy to see you in comments! Hope your recovery is going well 🙂 no rush to run back to full production. #yourock
@johnpoldo8817 Жыл бұрын
@@CrosstalkSolutions Chris, you do an excellent job ! I often get to the brain-hurt level, despite 30+ years as an EE.
@bobchen1982 Жыл бұрын
Agree with your assessment. Our church added/replaced a bunch AP's with WiFi6 version for allowing many simultaneous Zoom meetings occurring at the same time. It was a day and night difference after the upgrade, and the real time video transmission over Zoom becomes much more stable.
@neok1996 Жыл бұрын
Do you have wifi6 laptops at the church? Or did it also come with better /more cables and accespoints
@unseeninja Жыл бұрын
@@neok1996 these days most laptops that people have should already have wifi6 network cards on them. I seldom see people with 3-4 year old laptops (myself excluded, its old as dirt and I like it that way). Samsung, Google and Apple all have current gen wifi cards in their phones (and ipads) and that is how many people have been doing zoom meetings. So in their case its likely that it has made a difference. The cables would likely be on you to supply. Most people should be using at least a cat6 cable. If they're just using something like Amazon's eero or google mesh I could see the wifi6 being a huge increase as they are a wireless mesh system.
@timhabich3113 Жыл бұрын
wifi is devil stuff ^^ They used to burn you for it.
@connorl5868 Жыл бұрын
@@timhabich3113 Can you explain !
@firestar4430 Жыл бұрын
@@connorl5868he's joking that it's "wizardry"
@richarddcrossley Жыл бұрын
It took a lot of tweaking but thanks to your advice and literally experimenting with every channel on my dream router and U6 lite I've now got maximum performance thanks to 60 and 100DFS and 80mhz WiFi 6 from my 1GB connection all over the house. Keep up the good work and WiFi 6 has been a game changer for me as I was getting lots of interference otherwise and slow speeds.
@ronamadeo Жыл бұрын
One thing I'd bring up is that it's not necessarily about how many devices YOU own, but also what kind of distance you have from your neighbors. For instance a NYC apartment building, where every neighbor has their own access point, is probably a great environment for any of these "higher density" Wi-Fi versions. Some people have absolutely terrible Wi-Fi at home because the airways are just full.
@ABP8214 Жыл бұрын
As a current NYC resident, I 100% concur with this statement.
@oneofthemany Жыл бұрын
BSS colouring should assist with the issue with OBSS traffic congestion. Providing all your devices are actually WiFi 6
@oneofthemany Жыл бұрын
@@TheSpiv range is no issue in WiFi 6 as this is governed by EIRP. What you can say is that throughput at range diminishes as you move to lower coding rates and sub optimal resource unit capability. WiFi 6 IMHO also has benefits in enterprise as it does in homes - think wireless VR and the likes of Meta that require low latency high throughput. The main issue you have with these home broadband routers is that they are basically rubbish. There is no way to disable low end bit rates and tune the medium to reject packets at range. Added to that I repeat about BSS colouring and then add in the lack off in service monitoring and basic frequency management
@s.i.m.c.a Жыл бұрын
@@TheSpiv >Wi-Fi 6 is even worse at range and distance like why? it uses same frequencies as 5 and 2.4. We clearly not talking here about 6E.
@oneofthemany Жыл бұрын
@@s.i.m.c.a theory for range suggests not, but vendor and silicon... well, perhaps driver level issues and poor software means the end user is not considered when routers are rolled out
@markbell-kosel9048 Жыл бұрын
I wish a could double like this video. It's so nice to hear an industry (and Unifi) expert speak in real world terms about this. I have multiple Unifi wifi 5 APs and have really struggled with why should I have to upgrade. You made it clear. Thank you so much!
@madboyreadynow28 Жыл бұрын
I hate when tech reviewers tell us all about new technology and say there is no difference. As a tech, Geek, let me tell you. As soon as I plugged in my WiFi 6 router. I noticed everything from computers, cell phones, tablets and TVs ran much faster than wifi 5. You should always upgrade to new important technology. I have Spectrum. Most people keep the same equipment for years. You should trade out your equipment every 2 or 3 years with whoever your provider is. New customers always get the latest and great deals. You also have the right to trade out your old equipment for new equipment. Tech reviews should be honest and direct and leave opinions from their reviews. Of course, wifi 6 is better. My cell phone now shows a wifi 6 signal when connected and has been much faster than before.
@valentinene Жыл бұрын
a few observations, if I may: WiFi5 has MU-MIMO only from AP to STAs, WiFi6 supports both up and down; all the efficiency goodies WiFi6 brings can only be seen if both APs and STAs are WiFi6 capable, an WiFi6 AP with many WiFi5 clients will not make any difference. Let's hope ESP32-C6 from Espressif will power soon most of our IoTs so we can all benefit from this more efficient piece of tech
@angusmacd9903 Жыл бұрын
from the first word I was listening. no random filler for the first 10 seconds. straight away a sub. good job.
@JasonB808 Жыл бұрын
Your home network doesn’t have that many WiFi clients I have quite the few. 😅 I upgraded my WiFi router from to a WiFi6 router. I have notice a lot better performance on the WiFi. But I don’t think it’s because of WiFi 6 standard as a lot of my devices are WiFi 5 with only a few new enough to support WiFi 6. The reason why I think it’s faster is simply because the processor on the new router is much faster than the router that I had been using for several years prior.
@C0mmander Жыл бұрын
Antenna gain, size, number of antennae also play a role. Just a few raw numbers: Client: iPhone 11 Pro Max (802.11ax, 2x2) Unifi nanoHD: 5 Ghz, 80 MHz VHT, max transmit power: Best case I measured: 650 mbit net bandwidth @ 866 mbit PHY speed. Unifi U6-LR: 5 GHz, 80 MHz HE, max transmit power: Best case I measured: 844 mbit @ 1200 mbit PHY speed. Clients with more antennae, like a laptop with 3x3 and 160 MHz support, exceed 1 Gbit+. The U6-LR also provides higher top speeds further away from it, even through multiple walls. To get the maximum out of the nanoHD, you have to be rather close to it, probably line of sight.
@bgable7707 Жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT CLEAR yet EN-DEPTH video on WiFi 6/6E I've seen. Great Job!
Жыл бұрын
A great overview of Wi-Fi 6 technologies, solutions and features. The best starting point for diving deeper. A very useful overview of the tip of the iceberg.
@rbs427 Жыл бұрын
I upgraded to Wi-Fi 6 (Ubiquiti) and I noticed a huge range increase and speed increase and the ap’s are in the same locations and the same device was used to test. And the devices is Wi-Fi 5. So they must have improved the radios all around.
@mrdrilus Жыл бұрын
Which AP did you upgrade to?
@rbs427 Жыл бұрын
@@mrdrilus I went from the HD to the Pro6 (yes both overkill).
@ianc.5632 Жыл бұрын
I’m a homeowner of a single family dwelling. There’s just 4 of us under our roof, and our Wi-Fi-5 internet service was horrible. Movies buffered, connections were dropped, speeds were slow. I upgraded to wifi-6 and my only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner. The monthly service fee is less than I was paying before and the modem was free of charge (all that from my existing internet service provider). And all of my wifi issues are a thing of the past, plus it’s blazing fast. Friends and family notice it right away when they come over and connect to it. Based on my experience, I highly recommend the switch.
@WL7NI Жыл бұрын
Chat GPT is mind blowing and a little scary at the same time. It can do some amazing stuff. But also remember it can be very convincingly wrong and will confidently spit out responses that may be off the mark. However, when used by someone who has a decently knowledge base, it will easily remove some repetitive tasks or give you a good start to something you want to work on. That said, you presented good info on this topic. So many just see the marketing, “Wi-Fi 6 is one higher than 5, I must need it” without understanding what it really means. You video was deep enough and you summarized it well. Keep them coming!
@CrosstalkSolutions Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yes, I mostly utilized ChatGPT in this video for research, and to help break down complicated topics like OFDMA into layman's terms - definitely not a copy/paste type of situation, but it absolutely saved me buckets of time.
@shawnmendrek35448 ай бұрын
agree. soon it might evolve, make it's own OS, hack bank accounts, forward all the $ to bitcoin, start a revolution of others, eventually become sentient, take over like terminator. would be kind of cool.
@webluke Жыл бұрын
When I moved into my new place almost 2 years ago, the Unifi U6-Pro was in beta, and I got 2 of them for the house. The U6-Lite was suitable for my detached shop, and a UAP-AC-M for the yard. I knew that with a NEW install of Unifi, it would be good to use the newest APs. But for an old setup, I would keep the old APs until we did a more extensive network update or needed a better AP for the location. In most business setups I have done, if you start with good equipment and organize everything from the start, you rarely need to go back for years.
@libertarian1637 Жыл бұрын
I have a business with numerous APs and still run N, AC, & AX; N is still holding on just because we have so many and replacement costs are a thing. I still recall installing our first AP a mix of As and Bs as operability was mixed, though that was also when we were still using 10/100. Been running our computers and networking since we bought our first Apple II back in the mid-80s and very much enjoy how things have improved.
@jonfr Жыл бұрын
Don't forget to disable 802.11b (Wi-Fi 1) if you are not using it. That improves speed on 2,4Ghz network. This is not possible on every Wi-Fi Access point and router, but many have this option now. Its not possible to disable 802.11g yet, but if you can disable 802.11g (if not in use). Do so, since there are almost no 802.11g devices out there in use today.
@oneofthemany Жыл бұрын
Only in a multi-node network when you're using channels 1,6,11. The beacon overhead is negligible and DCF Mac issue won't exist due to airtime fairness
@Soda88 Жыл бұрын
802.11n works on both 2,4 and 5GHz bands
@IndianaDiy Жыл бұрын
Awesome video. A superb way to explain even for non-tech-savvy users. I think people get confused when purchasing; thinking they always need the latest and greatest in technology hardware, but often times it is unpractical.
@miketel01 Жыл бұрын
Great explanation Chris - its very basic. This WI-FI 6 technology models the current proposed air interface “5gNR” the wireless carriers are starting to deploy currently. Also good to point out that the 265 and 1024 QAM are max. Best rates. they are constantly variable based on special and signal characteristics. Also one note is that most mobile devices currently will not increase to a 6x6 Mimi be safe they are too small to stuff more antenna into them. Most mobile devices are 2x2 mimo and high end - maybe 4x4. In my home space upgrading to WIFI 6, I noticed lower latency and a very marginal speed increase only on higher end wifi 6 devices. WI-FI 5 devices only experienced slightly lower latency no speed increase. Still happy I upgraded for the lower latency on the high end devices.
@wlan246 Жыл бұрын
0:29 To help balance the stats, I'm subscribed but hardly ever watch. ;-) 1:55 802.11ac (Wifi 5) is only available in the 5GHz (tri)band, but 802.11n is available on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. An access point can serve 802.11n in both bends simultaneously, if it has a separate radio for each band; and they can only operate independently, like two distinct access points in the same box.
@Juraiprince7 ай бұрын
Sir, with your conclusion on whether or not to upgrade from Wi-Fi 5 to 6, you have earned my subscription. I have an ASUS Blue Cave 2600 Wi-Fi 5 router that I love and have been using for a few years. I love it because it allows much more flexible placement and looks way more nicer than all these alien looking routers with the wild antenna sticking all over. I tried a NETGEAR AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 Router but it was not any faster in my day to day use, and it was really finicky to set up. I still keep it around as a back up for if or when my Blue Cave stops working, but that is it. Plus, the Blue Cave reminds me of that old Star Trek "City on the Edge of Forever" episode with the crew standing in front of The Guardian of Forever. That blue light on the Asus is so much cooler looking than the majority of routers out even today, in my opinion! Anyway, cheers and Happy New Year to you and all your subscribers!
@marklewus54689 ай бұрын
I wanted to make a belated comment about DFS channels. If you live in an area as I do, surrounded by mountains and with no local active radars, you can safely use DFS. I’ve been running one of my 802.11ac(“wifi 5”) APs on channel 100 @80MHz width for years now with no issues. 650+ mbps real world speeds.
@biglogied5142 Жыл бұрын
I use UniFi for providing wifi to large music festivals, we probably won’t see much use of wifi 6. However there is cases where artists need to download very large graphics data files - 30-40gb whilst in the middle of no where on a fairly congested network with only say 50mbps down for 60 devices. Will be testing a UniFi mesh 6 and see how it goes, I’m getting 500/500 Speedtest via UniFi 6 mesh on gigabit fiber internet circuit.
@s.i.m.c.a Жыл бұрын
UniFi 6 Enterprise with 2.5G uplink and Wifi 6E support.... and 60 devices for 1 gigabit is ~ 17 mbps in worst case, 50 mbps is too optimistic number
@JustAnotherRandomGamer5 ай бұрын
Was not planning to subscribe, but your clear, no BS explanations convinced me.
@level80888 Жыл бұрын
8:26 incorrct explanation. It still beams in ALL direction, but uses 2 or more antenas AND signal delays to form resonanses in desired spots. Resonance happens when two (or more) waves coinside thus amplifying initial signal. The logic on transmitter works so that this "wave" happened on device-consumer location. This proces called "beam forming", however terminology is incorrect.
@martinward72308 ай бұрын
Great for someone wanting to be a network professional. TMI for me and I have been in IT for 40 years.
@michelwong1 Жыл бұрын
👍👍 I am new, so recently installed WIFI 6 with TP link X60/AX5400 mesh 3-pack system was the correct choose. very good signal coverage, very satisfied with it. 👍👍
@choppergirl10 ай бұрын
The key to excelling in the 2.4ghz band is to realize, you got more channels than just 1,6, and 11. You actually can use two sets of channels in different staggered local areas... 1, 5, 9 and 3, 7, 11... with 14 as a bridge channel This gives you 7 channels to work with, not 3. In one building you use 1,5, 9... and in the neighboring building... 3, 7, 11....... and the building next to that one... 1,5,9 And channel 14 (Singapore setting) to bridge buildings 1 and 3 together. I like to do my bridges however over the 5ghz band using a 80mgz wide channel. See, the thing is, most handheld devices and indeed most devices, only support 2.5ghz. Very little user equipment supports 5ghz still, and nothing supports 6ghz. Which means 5ghz and 6ghz can mostly be used for bridging. It also explains why 2.4ghz is so terribly overcrowded in metropolitan areas, because most people have no clue how to use it and just jam up everything everywhere and step on everybody. I've been in some areas where there were 20 access points all in the 2.4ghz band on a street... when really, only 3 were needed. There is no collaboration between neighbors, it's just a nightmare freeforall making it work for.. nobody.
@benoitnadeau5845 Жыл бұрын
For wifi 6E, the main reason to change is that almost no one uses it. When using 5Hz ax, i cant get the 450 mbps im paying for as the RF env is too crowded. On the other hand, 6GHz env is empty like outer space. Getting every mbps with ax6e.
@JamesAutoDude5 ай бұрын
This has answered every damn question I had. Obviously WiFi 6 is worth it and now I know why people see improvements just from switching from 5 to 6 even with the same kinda routers It still definitely helps and keeps things stable, as I've seen from many places I've swapper Thank you
@LordGooben Жыл бұрын
Very well detailed and simple for people. Nice job!
@MegaMijit Жыл бұрын
that visual was really helpful to understand beamforming! been trying to for a while now
@vulcan4d Жыл бұрын
Fun fact. If Wifi6 (802.11ax) detects 802.11ac devices, it will fall back to the ac feature set and you will not take advantage of ax's high density features. This is a future technology unless you can guarantee ONLY 802.11ax supported devices connect.
@PeloquinDavid Жыл бұрын
I have a WiFi6 modem (in my office at the front of my house) and a respectable number of WiFi6 devices - but I do want to extend my signal to my big new deck in the back yard and maybe in my basement. Ideally, I'd be able to pick up a 6E (which is more the current standard - though WiFi 7 is now being heavily touted), but I see some WiFi6 options that make more sense: I'm looking for a wired/PoE ceiling mounted AP just inside my patio door to maximize signals out to the back yard, the adjacent family room and in a kitchen to be renovated with a bunch of new/upgraded smart devices. I had IMAGINED that the move to the smart home "Matter" standard might reduce my need to rely on WiFi - and it still might, eventually - but in the interim I'll probably have to look at more "Matter over Wi-Fi" options in the absence of enough Thread-based devices. So: a cheap-ish WiFi6 mesh it will be...
@GunMD Жыл бұрын
Outstanding overview. Thanks. I learned a few things. Good stuff
@grizzZlyBear Жыл бұрын
I upgraded to WiFi 6 about 5 months ago, one of the best decisions I've ever made. No more router restarts. No more random loss of connection. No more kicks and hiccups. Better range than 2.4GHz. Stable. Lightning fast. Don't even need to route a cable, yeah, it's that good!
@abhinavsharma1605 Жыл бұрын
Hello. If I may ask how much is your internet speed?
@flyboybobio3431 Жыл бұрын
"Better range than 2.4ghz". Not true. 2.4 ghz signal travels further than 5ghz. 5ghz handles more data.
@ZeerakImran Жыл бұрын
@@flyboybobio3431 it has both 2.4 and 5 in the router. typically wifi 6 routers do have better signal strength as long as you get a decent one. significantly better signal strength.
@grizzZlyBear Жыл бұрын
@@abhinavsharma1605 it's about 100 megabits.
@grizzZlyBear Жыл бұрын
@Flyboybobio I can assure you that that statement is true. When I connect to 2.4, the signal is so faint that it hardly even shows that I'm connected. When I connect to wifi 6, the signal is strong, and nothing seems to block its way. Not even the doors.
@pacobacchus9118 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your video. I bought a router WiFi 6e to have Disco Party streaming DJ music up to 240 phones. So every user phone can listen in full stereo or even see the video thru VLC app. The prices of the router WiFi 6 are now very low and can be used as signal amplifier at home. BUT, the devices conected to the router must have capability to use 5G and Wifi 6 band. So, not every device can take advantage of the WiFi 6 extended feature. I have to test the router with a large users group to check it.
@bjenkins1994 ай бұрын
When a new standard is created, how does it reach the manufactures? Do they get the new protocall can somehow just incorporate it in the product?
@damiendye6623 Жыл бұрын
Will only upgrade when the 6e stuff finally makes it out without costing a mortgage
@networkn Жыл бұрын
You did an excellent job explaining all of this, thank you.
@DAVIDGREGORYKERR9 ай бұрын
WIFI6 is something we should upgrade to as it makes from faster broadband.
@jimprior1807626 ай бұрын
This is great, I learned a ton of new things from your video, thanks.
@Michi_84 Жыл бұрын
I have 2 APs in my House. The First was Upgraded to U6 Pro in February this year. And the second now only some Days ago :)
@trainerdeleon Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the excellent overview of EVERYTHING...but the reality is as you stated..the common home user does not need it. It saddens me that the tech industry keeps selling the next and greatest technology to customers who dont need it and wont be able to use it with their current set up by telling them its faster and better when the claim is false! People can save so much money by buying older technology that they will use or at least will work and is cheaper than the current. You can now buy wifi 5 routers and mesh devices for 75% of the cost of wifi 6 ones! If your current router breaks or you are in need of a new one, you can buy the older tech which is better than what you had and that will work just fine for pennies on the dollar!
@pcislocked Жыл бұрын
3:36 "channels" here are not differrent wireless "channels" but rather it is having multiple tx/rx spatial streams. your highway analogy for mu-mimo is still kinda correct, but with your saying having a 4x4 mimo device wtih 80mhz bandwidth should have resulted in 320mhz of bandwidth being used by a single ap, which is of course incorrect. what you understood as mimo is not something thats never done however, in 4g, carrier aggregation transmits/receives over multiple freqs, in addition to using 2x2/4x4 mimo.
@hithere7382 Жыл бұрын
I installed 4 U6 Pro APs in my house last Summer and they work great. My desktop motherboard's wifi 6 works great with external antennae, it is similar to gigabit ethernet. I still run the wire though and just use the wifi for wifi tethering when both of my wireline ISPs are down at the same time (very rarely). I get 934 mbps on wifi 6 tablets and phones, and don't on wifi 5. The wifi 5 devices topped out in the 300's of Mbps usually. 934 mbps everywhere upstairs and in most of downstairs though, and a low of 786 mbps in the furthest bathroom...
@Jayrod64 Жыл бұрын
I honestly feel like even if you have a good 802.11 ac router, you will still get a noticeable improvement from Wi-Fi 6, because it seems to optimize the connection on just about every device.
@sharedknowledge6640 Жыл бұрын
Nice job. This was helpful. Kind of like USB 3.x standards the WiFi standards are not terribly clear to the average user.
@An.Individual Жыл бұрын
He doesn't mention security. WiFi 6 means WPA3 which is a big improvement over WPA2
@benhaze1010 Жыл бұрын
Good observation
@causarumcognitio Жыл бұрын
WiFi 7 IS 802.11be, 802.11be is NOT WiFi 8. It was expected to launch in 2024 but as of the last few months the final version is being marketed for this year. A Chinese company already has a router out based on a draft, because you can do that. It’s basically a soft launch though, they just wanted to be first despite the product being practically unavailable. In the past Apple released their AirPort routers based on draft specs, but at the time it was probably less likely the drafts would change by the final version. The bigger issue with upgrading from WiFi 5 is that virtually no access points can handle more than 1 gig for the uplink. So for a lot of people, they’re either already obsolete or will be in a year because they can’t use their full internet bandwidth, which means the access point would continue to be the bottleneck for all their devices no matter how fast their WiFi connection is. The 4K-QAM will be great. More channel width will be great…. if device manufacturers actually build it into their devices, that is. They’ve sure let us down in the past.
@akterssw Жыл бұрын
Excellent explanation, I liked your detailed information. It is very helpful for me and others.
@pwrofmusic Жыл бұрын
Could you make a chart sort off also including wifi 6E. Like with the amount of devices for each type of wifi depending on their frequency type.
@AndyTheWise Жыл бұрын
WiFi 7 or (802.11be) is about to release! The new routers will be available on the market but the WiFi 7 network isn't suppose to launch until 2024, geez. Max Data Rate 46 Gbps, Bands 1-7.25 GHz, Security WPA3, Channel Size is up to 320 MHz, Modulation 4096-QAM and MIMO is 16x16 MU-MIMO.
@fedemtz6 Жыл бұрын
How much can you benefit from WiFi 6 APs if you still have some devices that are WiFi 5 or older?
@jeffm2787 Жыл бұрын
Hard to find IOT devices that use any of the features of Wi-Fi 6 if at all. Most of them appear to be stuck on Wi-Fi 4 or 5 if your lucky. Ohh and I'm running Wi-Fi 6E which is much much faster. 160Mhz clean / clear interference free.
@unrelativistic Жыл бұрын
If you have a lot of interference from neighbors, then that would be another reason to go to WiFi 6. It should help you there. It will help even more if your neighbors upgrade too.
@JBoy340a Жыл бұрын
Thanks for saving me some money. Sticking with my existing Ubiquiti APs.
@nasifmahdi Жыл бұрын
Love Your detailed Videos.✌
@johnpoldo8817 Жыл бұрын
Based on installing over 8000 WiFi radios mostly in high interference environments such as condominiums, timeshares, resorts, hotels, etc, we found WiFi 6 delivers much greater speed to WiFi 6 clients such as phones or new laptops. An AX1800 router delivers much higher speed than an AC1750 on my WiFi 6 compatible laptop. Vendors don’t cite this as a major strength of WiFi 6 because they think most people live in a stand-alone home.
@TheCluelessReefer Жыл бұрын
Great breakdown for this, thank you!
@Starwarsgames66 Жыл бұрын
So basically Wi-Fi 6‘s big selling points are efficiency and under the hood improvements (reliability). Wi-Fi 6E’s big selling point is everything about Wi-Fi six with massive thoughput increase on new 6ghz band.
@oneofthemany Жыл бұрын
Also BSS colouring that removes the listen before talk issue. You may also want to make people aware that the majority of WiFi 6 APs don't actually support MU-OFDMA as it's not a mandatory option to pass certification, it is however mandatory in WiFi 7.
@shawnmendrek35448 ай бұрын
From a 500/500 fiber : msi gaming laptop (i7-6700, wifi 5): 301 / 429 2019 HP Omen laptop (Wifi 6): 365 / 461 As example, not a big jump TBH. However for multiple devices in high density or high traffic of many people like a stadium, yea. Good video, changed what I thought about wifi 6. Question, turning off the antenna automatically when not in use, and it took them this long to think of that? Come on... maybe I am missing something but sometimes it seems like they plan this stuff 10 versions ahead and release them slowly to drain more $ from people. I could be jumping the gun big time here. Remember you pay extra $ to be beta testers for new WIFI(wifi6e)
@redeux Жыл бұрын
Great video and very informative, thank you!
@nycrsny3406 Жыл бұрын
Really insightful and well explained!
@hongas Жыл бұрын
Excellent overview. thank you
@toneloc79 Жыл бұрын
I have WIFI six I love it waiting for cost to come down on Wi-Fi 7
@TheSamdroidOnline Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Thank you. Subscribed.
@ferry116811 ай бұрын
Now i know what to do .....thank u
@MikeHarris1984 Жыл бұрын
Upgraded to 6e... HOLY CRAP!!! WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!! My laptops and phones all have 6e cards, so I get the best out of it. UI only gave it a 2.5 NIC on the AP's, but that's what I run to my network drops/AP's across my home, so I had it already with the UI 8 port 2.5Gbps switch and a 20gbps aggregated fiber backbone of my network to my rack. 6e is a massive update... I upgraded from UI AC-Pro's to UI LR-6 then to UI 6e. I have the UI 6-LITE and the new LITE+ in my garage providing access to devices in there any vehicles. The 6LITE+ is half the size of the 6LITE and heat output, so much nicer... the UI AP LR-6 was a MASSIVE size AP and wondering if the UI LR6+ is smaller like the LITE AP was.
@SundayFoggyNotions Жыл бұрын
Just wanted to let you know someone with your exact name used to work at Red Hat Linux under the X windows project decades ago. You might know that if you've ever googled yourself?
@cemmidesem305 Жыл бұрын
You can check Ruijie WiFi6 AP’s, definitely will surprise you
@JokeryEU Жыл бұрын
wifi 7 is the new standard officially
@5433D Жыл бұрын
Happy new year!
@dohyea6093 Жыл бұрын
For residential the problem is still what best goes thru drywall? Or the video doorbell is mounted outside on a brick wall. What is the most robust signal?
@paulstubbs7678 Жыл бұрын
"WFi 6 in a church...." we have a broken access point, I have mentioned it a few times, however nobody else has noticed, so it stays broken. The main call in our church is "turn it off" so we don't get a rude shock mid service.
@unseeninja Жыл бұрын
I run a few small (~50 people each) Ubiqiti networks, I'm largely using wifi5. I've only been switching out the APs as they die or the network needs expanding. Emails and basic web-surfing haven't really changed or required the immediate change over. I'll be referencing this video to the people who are complaining that their speeds would be vastly faster if they had wifi6. They always cite their "super techy" friend or 15 year old gamer kid.
@jmr10 ай бұрын
Read my mind. I was going to jokingly say "I know some Home Assistant users that may benefit from the upgrade." 😆 Some people have an obscene amount of smart gadgets and money to burn.
@Woody21369 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video..... I have been using and installing the TP-Link DECO M9 Plus for years now. It is techically a WiFi 6 Mesh wifi device. Seeing as it offers 2.4Ghz, and two 5Ghz bands, I find them the best bang for the buck. With that said I do find that devices coming from over seas have a problem with the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz under one SSID. I have to go into the mesh app and force 5Ghz off to add these devices, what a pain. My other issue I see is the WiFi 6 network identifies the wireless devices correctly. For example, One of my friends has the Netgear Wifi 6 mesh network, 3 discs. He has two wifi printer, both from Brothers. They show up as Hon Hai Industries Co.... You also end up with a lot of devices that show up as Unknown, None, or Gateway... The only solution I have found for this is re-naming the devices with in the app. To do this I ended up matching up the MAC addresses.
@Diego-vw7kn Жыл бұрын
we are going to wi fi 7 and this wiiiiiilllll be a big difference unlike wifi 5 to 6 or even 6e and is not that big of a jump. waiting for wifi7
@youandiryan Жыл бұрын
I was wondering about this cuz I have a Wi-Fi 6 router. I did notice vast improvements over my old Wi-Fi 5 router. Especially with range. What's cool is that my Samsung S22 Ultra phone supports Wi-Fi 6! I did not know it had that. Because when it's connected to the network it will show the usual Wi-Fi symbol like it normally does when connected at home, But it will have a little "6" in the corner of the Wi-Fi symbol signifying that It's a Wi-Fi 6 or WiFi 6E network. I have a 1 gigabit per second connection so my internet was already very fast. Even with my Wi-Fi 5 router it was extremely fast. So I'm noticing any speed differences between Wi-Fi 5 and 6. But what I am noticing is the range has increased significantly. It also seems to penetrate floors and walls much much better
@thomasstambaugh5181 Жыл бұрын
It is worth mentioning that hardwired cable is going to beat the socks off any WIFI for the foreseeable future. Speed, reliability, security -- hardwired is the way to go if you can.
@imperialdoggo5826 Жыл бұрын
Yes, but if you need a dongle, it really isn’t worth it
@thomasstambaugh5181 Жыл бұрын
@@imperialdoggo5826 : It is true that if you purchased a laptop without an RJ45 jack, you may have to buy an RJ45 to USB3 adapter. These generally cost under $20. The increase in performance and reliability over Wifi is definitely worth it if you're doing serious work.
@TaunTaunChewie Жыл бұрын
The beard is coming in nicely!!
@LinasR Жыл бұрын
I live in a flat with dense neighboring wifi. Recently I got to play with a 5G modem which also has wifi6. If my client devices support wifi6 they get 140 Mbits on 2,4GHz while none supported get 70 Mbps at best
@jamesm568 Жыл бұрын
I like having wireless one gigabyte speeds. I don't pay for 1 GB internet so it can be cut in half by using Wi-Fi. 6E is the way to go at the moment.
@Starwarsgames66 Жыл бұрын
Should be talking about Wi-Fi 7 right now or at the very least Wi-Fi 6E, not Wi-Fi 6.
@jhippl Жыл бұрын
really good overview
@gustersongusterson4120 Жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for such an informative overview. My application is creating wifi networks for less than 25 devices at large public events. The audience is sometimes in the thousands but they do no have access to my network. I'm having trouble figuring out if upgrading my APs to wifi 6 would have any advantage in that use case.
@lurneneblack49 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
@Stormplayers Жыл бұрын
nice ltt deskpad, i like you more now!
@robertmooberry725 Жыл бұрын
3 tablets, 6 echos, 3 cell phones, 1 laptop, smart fan, smart thermostat, smart water heater, smart sprinkler controller, and there is likely a couple of devices that I am forgetting, do I benefit?
@GaintArrow Жыл бұрын
Wifi 6 will not help speed or distance, it will help only stability
@cmeller55 Жыл бұрын
We have a router and two satellites Orbi rbk50. We have a couple of smart TVs, couple of Apple TVs , 4 iPhones, iPads, maybe 25 Sonos, smart Plugs, switches combined, smart oven and fridge, thermostats etc. I haven’t had any issues with our network. While I pay for gig speed I get only about 300-400MB speed throughout my house. I don’t have any issues. But I do keep eyeing up a new Orbi mesh system using Wi-Fi 6. But unsure if It’s worth it. If my speed increase a lot That would be nice but really it doesn’t seem to cause an issue now. Do folks think it’s worth it?
@buyerclub2 Жыл бұрын
great informative video.
@mechanicdudu Жыл бұрын
Greetings from Poland 👍👍👍
@repatch43 Жыл бұрын
nitpick: 802.11n supported 5GHz, it just wasn't required, so if you bought a 802.11n adapter it may or may not support 5GHz. Oh, and of course, 802.11a was a 5GHz standard.
@CrosstalkSolutions Жыл бұрын
802.11n was a bit weird. Like the red headed step-child of wireless standards.
@James_Knott Жыл бұрын
@@CrosstalkSolutions I thought b was. It's the only version of Wifi that uses DSSS, instead of OFDM. It would have been better if 802.11a was used on 2.4 and 5 GHz. As it is, 802.11g uses exactly the same modulation as a, but with the addition of b protection. That protection, which can kill g performance, is only needed because b cannot understand the g frames and so can't determine that it's in use on the channel.
@Shootsmith Жыл бұрын
I dont think they will skip to WiFi 8, they just did a whole renaming thing. 802.11be was renamed to WiFi 7
@Malhorne Жыл бұрын
Great as usual :o)
@bobthemagicmoose Жыл бұрын
You say it isn't worth it for home users, but is wifi 6 useful in a congested space? Does it help your AP/client navigate around a ton of external wifi 5/6 noise? For example, a large and dense apartment complex? It seems like the benefits are mainly for a single AP to manage airspace.