expiredTheIceDragon posted Nov 24, 2023 06:41 AM
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expiredTheIceDragon posted Nov 24, 2023 06:41 AM
Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateways: Dream Wall $799, Dream Machine Professional
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The you end up with a $600+ router
Love my UDM-Pro, two years no problems.
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Was originally planning on getting a UDM SE. But now I could do a UDM Pro and grab an enterprise 8 POE for a net cost of $259 more than just the SE.
And then have 8 full POE+ ports (vs 2 on the SE) and have 2.5gb as well. 2,000sqft single floor. Will have 10gb fiber internet. Would allow me to take advantage of the 2.5gb uplink on the AP (either now, or in the future)
What would you do? Stick with SE and U6 Pros now and upgrade to 2.5gb switch and 2.5gb APs down the road?
Was originally planning on getting a UDM SE. But now I could do a UDM Pro and grab an enterprise 8 POE for a net cost of $259 more than just the SE.
And then have 8 full POE+ ports (vs 2 on the SE) and have 2.5gb as well. 2,000sqft single floor. Will have 10gb fiber internet. Would allow me to take advantage of the 2.5gb uplink on the AP (either now, or in the future)
What would you do? Stick with SE and U6 Pros now and upgrade to 2.5gb switch and 2.5gb APs down the road?
Its not for the faint of heart, must be good with ssh and linux commands, and you have to hack certs out of your BGW. And since they removed containers in unifi OS there's no great way to do it that survives firmware updates.
My system has been solid since 2015. Shortly after I first installed it, I forgot my password--this was before they had a forgot password function. Since I had no issues with the system, I never bothered to reset it for 5yrs (2020) until the little USG started giving me issues. Wasn't really the best time for having issues with everyone working from home in 2020.
Troubleshooting led me to replacing the USB memory stick within it and with that, I finally decided to reset the entire system since I didn't know my password. Did all the updates, installed a cloud key, created a new account, and again solid since then.
Last year, I installed a TP-Link Deco WiFi6 system at my sister's house and it has been solid for them for a year now. If I had access to simple mesh systems like that back in 2015, I probably wouldn't have this system. But now that I'm in it, it's going to be very difficult to leave Unifi after knowing the full capabilities and features afforded to the end user.
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Also need a couple of PoE injectors to power the APs
My system has been solid since 2015. Shortly after I first installed it, I forgot my password--this was before they had a forgot password function. Since I had no issues with the system, I never bothered to reset it for 5yrs (2020) until the little USG started giving me issues. Wasn't really the best time for having issues with everyone working from home in 2020.
Troubleshooting led me to replacing the USB memory stick within it and with that, I finally decided to reset the entire system since I didn't know my password. Did all the updates, installed a cloud key, created a new account, and again solid since then.
Last year, I installed a TP-Link Deco WiFi6 system at my sister's house and it has been solid for them for a year now. If I had access to simple mesh systems like that back in 2015, I probably wouldn't have this system. But now that I'm in it, it's going to be very difficult to leave Unifi after knowing the full capabilities and features afforded to the end user.
You won't get much benefit from upgrading to 6 unless you happen to have all of your devices on 6. Even then, I don't really see the benefit.
If it's only for internet, 6 will let you go faster, but it's like buying a car that goes 100mph and now you have one that goes 250mph. But when do you even go 100mph?
4k streaming is only 5Mbits a second. Wifi 6 handles more connections at the same time, but unless you have a crap load of IOTs, that won't justify the upgrade either.
Im not saying what to do, but you may think you need an upgrade when in fact you prob3wont benefit from it.
I've been pretty happy with my UDM PRO setup.
The fact that it captures the wifi AP's on all the cars driving in front of my house is pretty funny too.
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** Shipping does not make this a slickdeal. Considering you can get this at a MicroCenter sans shipping costs.
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