The app itself is fantastic, and among the competition which includes Linksys and Netgear, Ubiquiti’s companion app is by far and away the most versatile, easy to use and extremely detailed. Every setting, option and menu is replicated as is and there is no learning curve. I used the AmpliFi app on an iPhone as well as on Android, and it is great to see how well Ubiquiti have managed to keep the experience consistent across both platforms. The AmpliFi app (free for Android and iOS) offers the ability to control the brightness of the display and this LED light, but in isolation, you cannot specifically do much with this LED.īy Far The Best Companion App in The World of Routers Oh, and did I mention the LED light that runs around the base. Third, the data that you see on this screen can be customized to what you may deem relevant or necessary-the clock, the data counter, the internet speed meter or even more detailed network information. It isn’t there just to tick off some checklist but is actually very useful. The highlight has to be the circular LCD display at the front. Full marks to Ubiquiti for getting the basics spot on. The power adapter that comes bundled with the Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD helpfully has a pretty long cable-a fine detail that a lot of other router makers tend to miss out on, and short or inadequately long power cables are no fun when you want to properly place the router somewhere in your home. There is a USB port too, and the Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD router itself is powered by a USB-C port.

If you have a modem in the mix, connect the ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports on that modem and plug it into the WAN port for the Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD to become relevant. For starters, you get 4 LAN ports as well as the RJ-45 WAN port for the incoming internet line-these are Gigabit Ethernet ports to connect 10/100/1000 Mbps wired network devices to the internet. And there are some genuine value-adds in the mix too.

That being said, it doesn’t compromise on the basics. In fact, this is the smallest router I have ever tested.

This pure white colour router itself is just 3.91 x 3.85 x 3.92-inches in size, and the cube design means it really doesn’t take it much space on the shelf or the mantlepiece or the table you intend to keep this on. Good Things, Small Packages Even Smaller Still

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