Achieving a 400 download speed is impressive!
Achieving a 400 download speed is impressive!
I secured my parents' approval for a major Wi-Fi upgrade from 32 to 400 Mbps. I’m planning to refresh the home network since we have five people—mom, dad, me, my brother, and sister—and reliable connectivity is key. We also manage at least 22 devices simultaneously, so a robust system is needed. An Ubiquiti setup sounds ideal, but I’m unsure where to begin. Should I purchase a Unifi Dream Machine as a starting point, or should I opt for a Dream Machine Pro along with access points? Is that sufficient, or are there additional components required? My current ASUS router has served us well, but it’s been unstable during the pandemic, especially with devices like Chromecast and Google Home causing issues.
I use Ubiquiti at home. I chose their budget-friendly Edgerouter and two AP Lites. It works great. Except after moving into my new house, Bell (my ISP) appears to notice I’m not using their equipment and has restricted my 1gb to about 600mbs, though I still get full upload speeds, so it’s not a big issue. Really enjoy the Ubiquiti products. Planning to possibly swap the Edgerouter for a USG in the future to stay within the Unifi lineup.
I Honestly dont know but Ubuiquiti is The Way To Go I want To Upgrade mine but i would also do if theres a posibility wherever do u think is essential try to do ethernet runs like for game setup,the media console on the living room where a lot of internet usage is gonna be happening because even do ubiquiti acces points do have a good buffer for devices built in i would also just try to save that bandwith as best as u can so tvs would be a great thing to have ethernet we did that ourselves and they dont give a single issue or smart boxes a lot of them have eterneth ports but even do wifi with ubiquiti is something you are not going to regret wherever you can do wired is the best thing obviously is if you want this is just a suggestion but it would be great to have that done would be a nice addition. I Am To The Service Of Anyone Hope You Are Having A awesome day and are staying safe.
@nicholastank2 - A UDM is a good all-in-one solution, but you'll need to be prepared to spend $300 up front and require switches for ethernet expansion. For a medium-sized home this should work adequately for WiFi coverage and at the same time allow for expansion in the future. Can you please answer the following questions: How big is your home? How many floors? Can you post a sketch of the floor plan? Mark where the ISP device is located. Do you have the ability to run ethernet to all floors? Which EdgeRouter? I know for a fact that the ER-X and ER-X-SFP can support close to full gigabit connections if you upgrade to the latest firmware and activate hardware offloading . In the default configuration, it will be limited to 500-600Mbps. The USG is only needed if you want the full UniFi Controller dashboard, but it's not necessary. The EdgeRouter line is quite powerful and has quite a lot of features under the hood. I actually have a similar setup to yours using an ER-X connected to UniFi switches and APs and it works pretty well.
I’m thinking about this based on what we discussed earlier. It’s a good chance to take advantage of built-in SFP so I can replace the fiber-to-ethernet converter. I’m also familiar with hwnat offloading and it’s active. You’ll likely get around 300mbs, but this isn’t my first experience. It might be because I accidentally connected the Ethernet adapter to the concrete floor during installation. If I connect my ISP equipment as an ONT and use the ERX on its Advanced DMZ gigabit connection, it should work again. I’m confident it can handle it.