Ubiquiti EdgeRouters
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I can recollect seeing discussion of Ubiquiti's EdgeRouters, but I can't for the life of me remember the model that packs the best bang for the buck on performance and features.
Thoughts, suggestions, alternatives?
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*I'm looking to replace an old well aged router on my home/lab network.
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I'm not sure that there is one. It really comes down to what features and performance you need.
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@RamblingBiped said in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters:
*I'm looking to replace an old well aged router on my home/lab network.
Maybe the X then, it's about $50.
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@RamblingBiped said in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters:
I can recollect seeing discussion of Ubiquiti's EdgeRouters, but I can't for the life of me remember the model that packs the best bang for the buck on performance and features.
Thoughts, suggestions, alternatives?
You want the ERX for almost all home users and remote offices.
You can use the ERL or ERPoE for head offices.
If you are actually routing a shit ton of stuff, you can get the ER Pro.
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@scottalanmiller said in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters:
@RamblingBiped said in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters:
*I'm looking to replace an old well aged router on my home/lab network.
Maybe the X then, it's about $50.
$60
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Ah, I couldn't remember if the X or the Lite was the preferred model for small/home networks. Any real benefit of choosing the Lite over X?
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@RamblingBiped said in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters:
Ah, I couldn't remember if the X or the Lite was the preferred model for small/home networks. Any real benefit of choosing the Lite over X?
You want the X unless you absolutely do not need switch ports on the router.
So many users need only a couple switch ports and buying a separate dumb switch just for that is a waste.
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@JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters:
@scottalanmiller said in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters:
@RamblingBiped said in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters:
*I'm looking to replace an old well aged router on my home/lab network.
Maybe the X then, it's about $50.
$60
Wow, stock must be a bit limited. Amazon is at $73
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Cool beans, thanks for the quick info everyone. X it is!
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@RamblingBiped said in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters:
Cool beans, thanks for the quick info everyone. X it is!
Baltic is showing backordered until July
They have always been $50 + shipping. Amazon is typically $60 with free shipping/prime.
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@JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters:
@RamblingBiped said in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters:
Cool beans, thanks for the quick info everyone. X it is!
Baltic is showing backordered until July
They have always been $50 + shipping. Amazon is typically $60 with free shipping/prime.
Yeah, it looks like B&H is running at ~$59 on backorder.
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I pulled the trigger and just paid the extra to get it from Amazon.
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Have been using the ERX for a few months now and love it.
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@RamblingBiped said in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters:
I pulled the trigger and just paid the extra to get it from Amazon.
You will want to update the bootloader on your ERX first thing.
http://community.ubnt.com/t5/EdgeMAX-Updates-Blog/EdgeMAX-EdgeRouter-X-X-SFP-bootloader-update/ba-p/1472216This is separate from normal firmware updates.
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So I'm in the car right now but I think you can order them from Ubiquiti store site now.
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@johnhooks said in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters:
So I'm in the car right now but I think you can order them from Ubiquiti store site now.
You can, but the price is the same as established vendors like BalticNetworks and DoubleRadius. So, all things considered, I would trust their distribution better than UBNT.
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will the Edge router X power my old unifi AC (POE+) or will it only do Passive POE meant for the upstream WISP AP?
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Looks to be passive POE only.. Sad.
Was considering condensing my setup. I have a Edge Router Lite, and a SG-300 24 POE+ switch at home.
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@Jason said in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters:
Looks to be passive POE only.. Sad.
Was considering condensing my setup. I have a Edge Router Lite, and a SG-300 24 POE+ switch at home.
The ER-X will not power anything. It is strictly a pass through.
