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Until now I had 1x Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC-LR and 1x Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC-PRO both connected to my network via LAN (flat 150 m2). Well, the throughput was OK and the coverage was also OK. I now thought about whether it might make sense to take away the AC-LR and use 1-2 AP-AC-M instead in order to get better coverage, i.e. more speed, or is there no point at all?

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Hello
Until now I had 1x Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC-LR and 1x Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC-PRO both connected to my network via LAN (flat 150 m2). Well, the throughput was OK and the coverage was also OK. I now thought about whether it might make sense to take away the AC-LR and use 1-2 AP-AC-M instead in order to get better coverage, i.e. more speed, or is there no point at all?

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No, that won't do you much good. Unless the two APs you already have are not optimally placed. But you can also reposition the LR and integrate it as a mesh. The cable is not mandatory. This way you can test the effect without any costs.

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The AP-AC-M will not help you in terms of performance. You can connect them directly via LAN, but your network will not be faster. The transmission rates of the devices are:

AP AC-PRO:
5 GHz: 1300 Mbit/s
2.4 GHz: 450 Mbit/s

AP AC-LR:
5 GHz: 866 Mbit/s
2.4 GHz: 300 Mbit/s

AP-AC-M Mesh:
5 GHz: 867 Mbit/s
2.4 GHz: 300 Mbit/s

Currently, your AP AC-PRO is the AP with the highest data throughput. I would at least replace the AP AC-LR with an AP AC-PRO. Then you will have a very good data throughput of up to 1300 Mbps at least in the 5 GHz range.
But if you want to increase your performance, you have to switch to higher-quality Ubiquiti products such as
- UniFi AP-AC-HD (1733 Mbps or 800 Mbps)
- UniFi UAP-AC-SHD (1733 Mbps or 800 Mbps)

However, these devices only make sense if you transfer large amounts of data via WLAN. For internet surfing, an AP AC-PRO is sufficient in my view.

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