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This is not your typical home Access Point; it's what an Access Point should be! The form factor, features, installation, and Power Over Ethernet support are all awesome. I especially like that a 'power injector' (think "AC Adapter", with ethernet ports) is included in the box, in case you don't have a POE switch. This AP is designed to be flush mounted on your ceiling (or a wall) and includes all of the mounting hardware needed. You can twist and remove the AP from its base by sticking a straightened paper clip (or a really flat/thin/small screwdriver) into a small opening in the side of the unit, where this lifts a small tab that allows the unit to be rotated and removed from the base. If you need to use the power injector, it also has a mounting plate which can be mounted on the wall, allowing you to easily remove the power injector should you need to. The main difference between this AP and your typical/cheap home AP is that Ubiquiti products are managed remotely via 'controller' software. In a nutshell, the controller software exposes a local web interface which has all the GUI features you need to identify, 'adopt', and configure the AP. The software is available for all major operating systems and they even include a Java-based version of the app, for cross-platform compatibility. I found the web interface to be intuitive and fairly straight-forward, but I'm a programmer/devops guy who's used to network/subnet configuration. Regardless, the web interface is sensible and I think even a n00b can muddle their way through it. The only niggling/minor complaint I have is with the license agreement on the controller software: "...you agree that Ubiquiti may from time to time collect and use device information (such as hardware model, firmware version, device identifiers, device performance information and device operation parameters), collected in a form that does not personally identify you...". There is no way to opt-out of this data sharing, though you could configure outbound blocking rules in your firewall to drop any packets from your AP which are being sent to the IP range owned by Ubiquiti (52.8.33.107 > 52.8.0.0/16, 52.9.75.216 > 52.9.0.0/16), but a lot of home routers may not be up to this task. If running a Linux-based firewall/gateway using IP tables (which I do and highly recommend), you can add the appropriate rules in no time. Otherwise, I love, love, love this Access Point and would buy it again in a heart beat!