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    • jmooreJ
      jmoore @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said in Redoing Home Network:

      @jmoore said in Redoing Home Network:

      After doing my own research the Edgerouter 6p and the Edgeswitch 8 are what I want i do believe. Looking for the correct access point currently.

      How fast is your home? Typically for home you want USG for Unifi, or the ERL / ERL4 for EdgeOS.

      I am 1g down and 100 up

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      • DashrenderD
        Dashrender
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        Unifi APs are the only Ubiquiti option, so not any choices to really make there.

        Unifi has newer firewalls in that line that have a new OS, haven't seen it yet to know if it's better than what's on the USG (which mostly just sucks).

        The USG should be able to handle 1 Gb as long as you aren't doing any filtering/QOSing, if yes, then you'll need more processing power.

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        • brandon220B
          brandon220
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          I run an edgerouter lite and Unifi APs. Been that way for a long time with zero issues. I plan on upgrading to the ER4 one of these days.

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          • jmooreJ
            jmoore @Dashrender
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            @Dashrender said in Redoing Home Network:

            Unifi APs are the only Ubiquiti option, so not any choices to really make there.

            Unifi has newer firewalls in that line that have a new OS, haven't seen it yet to know if it's better than what's on the USG (which mostly just sucks).

            The USG should be able to handle 1 Gb as long as you aren't doing any filtering/QOSing, if yes, then you'll need more processing power.

            Part of the issue is that I cant tell whats newer or older on their product page. I looked at specs and picked best cpu/memory option that has poe and thats what looks like the best. I could be way off. Never ordered from them before.

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            • jmooreJ
              jmoore @brandon220
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              @brandon220 said in Redoing Home Network:

              I run an edgerouter lite and Unifi APs. Been that way for a long time with zero issues. I plan on upgrading to the ER4 one of these days.

              Thanks. Ive been wanting to try them at home.

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              • brandon220B
                brandon220 @jmoore
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                @jmoore I have 1 AC-Lite in the house and 1 AC-Lite in my shop. Works great. I also segregated my SSIDs for the normal network and for ioT stuff. It is fairly easy to create VLANs on the edgerouter and firewall rules.

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                • jmooreJ
                  jmoore @brandon220
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                  @brandon220 said in Redoing Home Network:

                  @jmoore I have 1 AC-Lite in the house and 1 AC-Lite in my shop. Works great. I also segregated my SSIDs for the normal network and for ioT stuff. It is fairly easy to create VLANs on the edgerouter and firewall rules.

                  Ok cool. I look forward to trying them out. Will be fun. I'll see if I can find those ap's or something close. I have a small house so probably just need 1 currently. I hope to convert garage into a shop myself at some point though.

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender @jmoore
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                    @jmoore said in Redoing Home Network:

                    @Dashrender said in Redoing Home Network:

                    Unifi APs are the only Ubiquiti option, so not any choices to really make there.

                    Unifi has newer firewalls in that line that have a new OS, haven't seen it yet to know if it's better than what's on the USG (which mostly just sucks).

                    The USG should be able to handle 1 Gb as long as you aren't doing any filtering/QOSing, if yes, then you'll need more processing power.

                    Part of the issue is that I cant tell whats newer or older on their product page. I looked at specs and picked best cpu/memory option that has poe and thats what looks like the best. I could be way off. Never ordered from them before.

                    yeah, I heard ya, but in general that part doesn't really matter, as you've already done, it's more about getting the cpu needed for your end goal.

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                    • jmooreJ
                      jmoore @Dashrender
                      last edited by

                      @Dashrender said in Redoing Home Network:

                      @jmoore said in Redoing Home Network:

                      @Dashrender said in Redoing Home Network:

                      Unifi APs are the only Ubiquiti option, so not any choices to really make there.

                      Unifi has newer firewalls in that line that have a new OS, haven't seen it yet to know if it's better than what's on the USG (which mostly just sucks).

                      The USG should be able to handle 1 Gb as long as you aren't doing any filtering/QOSing, if yes, then you'll need more processing power.

                      Part of the issue is that I cant tell whats newer or older on their product page. I looked at specs and picked best cpu/memory option that has poe and thats what looks like the best. I could be way off. Never ordered from them before.

                      yeah, I heard ya, but in general that part doesn't really matter, as you've already done, it's more about getting the cpu needed for your end goal.

                      Well Im sure i dont need all that but I like toys to play with and I look at it as future proofing lol.
                      Planning on:
                      Edgerouter 6p
                      Edgeswitch 8
                      Unifi Ap Pro

                      Does that seem like a solid combo? any reason I shouldn't?

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @jmoore
                        last edited by

                        @jmoore said in Redoing Home Network:

                        @Dashrender said in Redoing Home Network:

                        @jmoore said in Redoing Home Network:

                        @Dashrender said in Redoing Home Network:

                        Unifi APs are the only Ubiquiti option, so not any choices to really make there.

                        Unifi has newer firewalls in that line that have a new OS, haven't seen it yet to know if it's better than what's on the USG (which mostly just sucks).

                        The USG should be able to handle 1 Gb as long as you aren't doing any filtering/QOSing, if yes, then you'll need more processing power.

                        Part of the issue is that I cant tell whats newer or older on their product page. I looked at specs and picked best cpu/memory option that has poe and thats what looks like the best. I could be way off. Never ordered from them before.

                        yeah, I heard ya, but in general that part doesn't really matter, as you've already done, it's more about getting the cpu needed for your end goal.

                        Well Im sure i dont need all that but I like toys to play with and I look at it as future proofing lol.
                        Planning on:
                        Edgerouter 6p
                        Edgeswitch 8
                        Unifi Ap Pro

                        Does that seem like a solid combo? any reason I shouldn't?

                        ER-6 and AP Pro could be over kill, future proofing isn't worth the dollars, unless you know you're upgrading to something higher than you have now for sure in like 6 months, chances are much more likely you'll use this for several years and new equipment will be out that you'd likely rather go to.... that said, it's good stuff.

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                        • jmooreJ
                          jmoore @Dashrender
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                          @Dashrender Ok thanks for the advice. Im looking for just a bit of overkill. I would like to upgrade more equipment in future so want this to be my backbone.

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                          • DashrenderD
                            Dashrender
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                            I want to play with the UDM, it has the new Unifi firewall interface... very curious how it's different from USG.

                            https://store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-routing-switching/products/udm-pro

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                            • jmooreJ
                              jmoore @Dashrender
                              last edited by

                              @Dashrender Ooh taking a look at that. I dont need it but its interesting!

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                              • DashrenderD
                                Dashrender @jmoore
                                last edited by

                                @jmoore said in Redoing Home Network:

                                @Dashrender Ooh taking a look at that. I dont need it but its interesting!

                                Agreed - we talked about here a few weeks ago... the new interface is the big thing I'm interested in.. but I"m also running a USG at home and considering moving to 1 Gb service at home and will need to upgrade my router...
                                but discussion back then Scott was like - who would want that?

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                                • jmooreJ
                                  jmoore @Dashrender
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                                  @Dashrender I'm sure it works just fine. Sometimes you don't know its subtleties until you try it too.

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                                  • jmooreJ
                                    jmoore
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                                    lovely, looks like PCM lost my account info

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                                    • DashrenderD
                                      Dashrender @jmoore
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                                      @jmoore said in Redoing Home Network:

                                      lovely, looks like PCM lost my account info

                                      they were bought by insight

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                                      • jmooreJ
                                        jmoore
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                                        Yeah I see that. So they require a PO and this is just personal. Do I have any options to buy from them like I have before or am I just stuck?

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @jmoore
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                                          @jmoore said in Redoing Home Network:

                                          lovely, looks like PCM lost my account info

                                          PCM was bought out. Email Yonah for help.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @jmoore
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                                            @jmoore said in Redoing Home Network:

                                            Yeah I see that. So they require a PO and this is just personal. Do I have any options to buy from them like I have before or am I just stuck?

                                            They dont. You need a real rep. Ill ping you.

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