D-Link Wireless AC1200 Wave2 Dual Band Outdoor PoE Access Point

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For £135 ex-VAT, this D-Link AC1200 Wave 2 outdoor PoE AP is a pretty decent “get something working reliably outside” option—especially if you’re trying to cover a garden, yard, small forecourt, or a couple of scattered bays without paying big enterprise money. D-Link’s kit is usually straightforward to deploy, and the Wave 2/dual-band angle is genuinely useful in the real world when nearby Wi‑Fi is busy (it helps keep your link steadier, even if you’re not chasing top speeds). If you’ve got PoE already on your switch, it’s also clean from a cabling perspective: one run, powered and data together, and you’re up faster than with non-PoE units.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it if your priority is maximum outdoor throughput or lots of clients at the same time. “AC1200” class gear can feel limiting in dense areas, and outdoor APs live or die by placement and antenna conditions—so if you expect long throws, lots of walls/trees, or heavy use (e.g., lots of phones streaming video), you might outgrow this quickly. It’s also worth checking how you’ll manage it (standalone vs controller/cloud) because that’s often where the day-to-day experience is won or lost. Bottom line: a good value, sensible choice for small-to-medium outdoor coverage with PoE already in place; not the one I’d pick for demanding, high-client, high-capacity requirements.