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I leave in Canada. I have a 1gbps upload and download. Your network upgrade is awesome 😍. Really nice video! Would it be possible to see a deeper look at the udm-pro?
So my take from this video, Home Networking Do's & Don'ts: Do: Watch this video to see what cool items ubiquiti have to offer Watch to see if the guy from Big Mouth falls off of a roof whilst dicking about with uneccesary access points Don't: Dedicate an access point to smart devices instead of a separate SSID and VLAN Buy a flex HD to replace an In-wall when it sits on a (pretty hidden) shelf next to where the cable exits the wall EVER record CCTV to an SSD, even more so when not in RAID etc. Apply a marble skin to a white AP on a white ceiling Consider that the USW industrial, basestation XG and USP-RPS are suitable for a home Put your networking equipment in a loft where the roof is not insulated, the ceiling is. Especially a UPS! Fill your house with too many APs, and then whack a stadium-appropriate antenna on your house to broadcast to the whole estate. Unless you really hate your neighbours and enjoy utilising all of the WiFi channels. Take network advice from someone who does the above and can't terminate an ethernet cable
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
@@ProPlayerGamez Look for an introduction to home networking, and stay far away from any advice this guy may offer. As for good gear on a budget, look into MikroTik. I don't think you will be able to build a full UniFi system for a real home (i.e. not an apartment with a single AP) for less than £1000 with Ubiquiti gear
I've watched him for almost as long probably. He's one of few RU-vidrs that have inspired me to do the same and start a channel. I aspire to be as good as him.
Hope the neighborhood is ok with you taking a whole channel at high transmit to yourself. I've turned mine down so they shouldn't interfere with the neighbors too much. You have like 20 APs, they're probably overlapping everything. I wouldn't want to live next to you.
@@jamie3549 Not knowing that is not a problem, but putting it out as facts in videos is weird. Don't get me wrong, it is his video an he can say what he wants, but the fact the videos are so well made, but the facts are so wrong urks me.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
@@Burnman83 his production standards have got loads better over the years, sadly however he still doesn't bother about getting the factual content right.
You mentioned the USP-RPS will keep your equipment running during a power outage. That is not true the device does not function as a UPS or battery backup only as a redundant power supply for your equipment in case the internal power supply dies it will keep your equipment running.
100% agreed - great as a redundant power supply but not to be confused with a UPS / battery back up. Also if anybody does want to go down the USP-RPS route they need to be mindful that although the UDM-PRO has the appropriate connector only the PRO line of switches has it.
I would go to a battery bank system that would give me four hours of runtime. If his UPS batteries give out after ten minutes all his customers are down!
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
@@ProPlayerGamez For a scaleable basic home network setup: 1. Unifi Dream Machine Professional 2. Unifi Switch 24 PoE 3. Unifi Access Point WiFi 6 Lite
First 2 minutes and he already gets the RPS confused with a UPS. R=redundant=if one of the power supplies go bad. U=battery backup=if power goes out it will keep going through an instant failover to the battery backup. The USP RPS is not a battery backup just a power supply backup
@@martuk7707 He either doesn't know the difference between UPS and RPS (Highly likely) Or just wants to promote the products blindly (Also highly likely considering everything is 'Something I love' Before its even out the box for the first Time.
@@martuk7707 Even if it made your home network experience worse than it previously was once installed? Save the 'I love it' for the 'review' once its installed. This is the guy that got a new boiler when he wanted to change thermostat. Take what he says with a bucket full of salt.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
USP-RPS does not have a battery in it. It only manages the power delivery during an outage, it does not actually back up the power on its own. You have to have an additional UPS for it to manage. It’s definitely not anything a home owner should have due to the fact you would never hit the wattage on your network that unit is designed to manage.
The USP-RPS is NOT a battery backup. The unit is designed to be there in case of power supply failure to a device. But if the power is removed from the RPS it will go down along with the devices. It is NOT a battery.
Usb-rps is not a UPS Battery backup as you stated it’s simply a redundant power supply and has not battery what so ever, if your main power goes out bye bye cameras
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
The RPS is not a UPS. It will not keep the devices running through a power outage unless it too is plugged into a UPS. The purpose of the RPS is to provide a redundant supply in case the built-in supply in any unit fails.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
FYI: that is not a UPS, its an RPS. It will not provide power during an outage. Its for rack service keeping a redundant power supply if the main power supply malfunctions. Ubiquiti does not make a UPS.
@@stevejones8392 he knows it isn’t a UPS because he mentions plugging it into his UPS. But I’ve noticed in other videos that isn’t always as careful as he should be with the technical information when talking about products. On the other hand, he’s managed to build a little WISP business with equipment mounted in the attic of his parents home which impresses me.
If I'm not mistaken the USP is not a UPS it's actually a redundant power supply in the event the power module for your switch/gateway fails. In the event of a power outage the USP will not supply power like a UPS would. "The UniFi® SmartPower Redundant Power System, model USP-RPS, is a proprietary redundant power system designed to protect up to six UniFi SmartPower supported devices from sudden power supply module failure."
Just a note, the USP-RPS is a redundant power supply. It will provide power if the internal power supply fails but doesn't provide a UPS such as for when the incoming power fails.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
The USP-RPS only provides power for an INTERNAL power failure, say if the power module failed in your switch or DMP, it would take over. NOT if there is an external power failure as you suggest. Basically, it does not contain a battery. You still need a UPS as a back up for mains power failure.
I had the same thought, until I watched further and saw him clarify that the RPS is connected to his UPS. Although in the first parts of the video he makes it seem like a UPS bad even called it one, instead of 'USP-RPS'
The RPS doesn't protect against mains power outage it protects against component power supply failure. E.g. if the PSU in your Dream Machine fails, the RPS will begin to deliver power to it instead.
Usp rps is not a UPS . Its a RPS i.e redundant power supply system. If the power supply fails on switch and udm then it will power it. But if the power goes out and without a UPS or power generator. Everything will loose power.
I was going to say the same, it only covers if the internal power supply fails. You would still need to connect it to an external UPS to survive external power loss.
1:30 A UPS and an RPS are not the same thing, you described a UPS. One is a battery, which yes, is meant to deal with a power cut temporarily. The other is a means of redundancy if a power supply fails, providing an external power source until you fix it. The Ubiquiti USP-RPS is an RPS, it has no batteries. 3:13, bits, not bytes! I'll just stop watching at this point.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
Holy Hell at 12:43. Invest in some Cat6 Ethernet ends. They are a little bit bigger than the regular rj45 ends and will be able to crimp down the coating good.
If he was actually a network engineer (which isnt) rather than pretending he is one then he would probably have known that. Kid has more money than brains!
Got recommended this video and thought sod it, I'll watch and see if this guy is still talking nonsense when it comes to tech. I've not been disappointed 😂
Yeah I was just thinking Alex has this wrong. It’s a backup power brick, not a battery backup Uninterruptible Power Supply. Alex, you’ll still need to get yourself a UPS for your rack to protect you should you loose power/have a power cut.
Just to confirm, the RPS will not keep you running should your power cut out. It will only keep things running in the event the internal power supplies inside your UDM or USW fail.
12:50 what is that abomination of a cable termination 😱😳 I'm guessing this is more of a flex video to show off having money. The setup will perform terribly with so many APs in close proximity. Also that's not a UPS you've got there, so when the power goes out you'll still have no equipment running. Fun to watch, but absolute overkill and setup in a way that will seriously compromise its performance.
The most common cause of deaths in the construction industry is falling from height. For your own safety, and that of impressionable viewers, please don’t go on the roof without adequate safety measure.
That roof access gave me anxiety I work at height for a living please invest in some roof ladders they are cheap it just takes one slip to change your life.
Spot on on the switches. Although, that little Flex Mini switch, at ~$30 for a five port Layer 2 switch, is quite handy when you run out of Ethernet drops in a room But while the access points are used for stadiums, but they are appropriate for home use too. I’ve got one AC/LR and it not only provides wifi for my whole home but also 200ft out from the front and back of my place with a solid signal good enough to watch RU-vid without any stuttering. And while I live in a wifi jungle, with 45+ other wifi networks within range that absolutely crushed the performance of consumer grade wifi, the AC/LR keeps going, providing wifi Internet access at 97% of the performance of my wired Ethernet network. So sometimes buying “overkill” means you get solid and reliable performance. 🤷
You've done some absolute top tier work around your house then at 12:37 you show us the cable that was in the back of your pc and im sat here questioning life...
Is he having his security cameras recording to an SSD? It seems he is using a TLC NAND SSD, which is not an good choice. Ideally he should be using a standard hard drive, as for most NVR use cases, an SSD offers no noticeable performance benefit, all while having poor write endurance, especially for continuous recording. Everyone should always do 24/7 recording with motion highlights. Never rely entirely on motion detection as it will sometimes not detect a motion event soon enough or it may stop too soon. Other than that, it is an awesome setup.
I do not think you understand what the USP-RPS does man. It isnt a battery backup its a redundant power supply in case the power supply in your dream machine pro or swtich fail. ITS NOT A UPS.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
@@ProPlayerGamez How many APs do you need? I can tell you what I did. I have 2 NanoHD, runnig with a Netgear 5Ports PoE switch, the Unifi Controller is running on a Raspberry Pi 4 B. As a router I prefer a Fritz!Box and all the other LAN Ports in the House are connected with a 24 Port Zyxel GS 1900E. All together should be far below 1000£ and runs in my house with 31 Clients pretty smooth and stable. Nothing to complain so far.
The unifi rps is not a ups. It does not provide power to your devices if the power goes out. It is simply a redundant power supply for your unifi devices if the power supply in them fail
Wow, nice gear, shame about the state of the cable termination into your office flex switch mini, sort it out man..... Also Its not a UPS, but a redundant power supply. You need to do better research before mashing together another Ubiquiti advert.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
Was enjoying this till I saw the mess of the CAT6 terminator to the new Flex Mini. Then he just glossed over it as if nobody would notice the inch long exposed wires?
Absolutely true Ben. Love Mat's content, so well made and a great guy overall generally. But in terms of getting the best network performance that "unfinished" cable will not be doing him any favours especially as it's shielded so probably adversely affecting performance into that mini switch now. A professional cable tester would reveal all.
By the way, the redundant power supply is not a UPS, if the electricity cuts out, it will turn off too. There’s no battery in it. It’s only in case the power supply in the udm pro or the switch fails.
@1:30 That absolutely is NOT a UPS my dude... That will not keep your devices running when the power to your house goes out. That’s a redundant PSU. Please do your homework before making RU-vid videos full of misinformation. You’re literally creating a wave of clueless newcomers who’re probably looking at your content like its the gospel only to be mislead and disappointed when it doesn’t function the way you “claimed” it should.
@@Matt123So yeah, but he uses the terms interchangeably which means he probably doesn’t realize they are different. Also the RPS unit isn’t a ups. It won’t keep things on during a power outage, it’s just a redundant power supply.
I've lost count the amount of times he makes these sorts of mistakes. And he's apparently an ISP reseller - who would buy from someone that doesn't know the difference between bits and bytes?!
lol. These videos are for n00bs. They wouldn’t know the difference. In reality, he wishes he had 300MB/s 🤣. Palithora also made me chuckle. Guess he should learn how to say “Plethora”
Am I the only one a little triggered by the excesses amount of the twisted pairs coming out of that ethernet cable at 12:49? Kind of defeats the purpose of the extra shielding on the cable.
Read my mind!! I know that with the cloud key gen 2 sometimes having a hard drive would cause it to be unbearably slow. But I haven’t heard the same thing about the UDMP.
@@ewsclass6679 you are probably right. Even though having a hard drive would definitely slow down pulling up cameras but I would take that over replacing an SSD every few months.
The USP is not an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) ! It is just a redundant power system, which mean that if a power supply of a switch or udm stops work, the USP RPS will continue supplying power to the devices, The USP basically don’t have battery and inverter, and don’t carry another power source, it need regular AC power from the street to work.
USP-RPS is a redundant power supply for the Ubiquiti gear i.e. a second power supply. If you plug both sides (A and B) to mains and mains power goes you are dead in the water. One of the sides needs to be plugged in to an external UPS.
@@maraulth Later on in the video, he does actually say that it is connected to his external UPS, he definitely said it wrong but he`s at least got it setup right from what I can see.
Says it all about your priorities when you purchase/install £3000 worth of tech, to basically give you some wifi at the end of your garden, when you don't even have a proper set of ladders to get in your attic, where it's all kept...
Okay, so single utp cat6 runs and daisy chaining switches are horrible practice even at home, but that AP or your roof and mixing up UPS and RPS shows a great level of inexperience. i like your videos but learn the proper stuff first. and trust me, Unifi gear is nothing compared to high quality cisco enterprise gear like i use in my network. you need to start educating people correctly in your videos, or someone’s going to buy an RPS thinking their gear will stay on when the power goes out… nice job, but you clearly need some work when it comes to network infrastructure and planning
@techflow Why use an SSD for the UDM-Pro? If the drive is used to store the camera footage you may run into issues later on due to the number of write cycles of the SSD.
@3:15 It's mega *BITS* . Not *BYTES* . A 304 mega byte per second transfer requires a 2.4 Giga *bit* connection. I have a one gig up and down fiber connection at home and it does around 120 mega byte per second transfers. A *byte* is 8 times larger than a *bit* . Network connections are measured in *BITS* not *BYTES* .
It’s like cowboy networking here. The RPS has no batteries and he’s like just repeating the Ubiquity marketing blurbs. As for the roof install so dangerous a bad example and terrible health and safety he needs to go on proper H&S course
Alex as always love your networking content (plus your motivational/life stuff). I'm a networking specialist as part of my job and it was your content last year that made me play with and switch to using more Ubiquiti products versus the competition (more expensive) for our clients, so thank you (would be nice to get some of my own one day). I think that Ubiquiti Industrial switch is awesome btw and thanks for the intro and i can say first hand the EU Ubiquiti store is superb and they have the biggest range as you would expect (more so than the big UK resellers as i found out last year). At home i run a Virgin media line and get around 196mbps down and 18 mbps up. In terms of content I love your style and how you relate tech to everyday life. Maybe you could have a stab at showing your audience how to properly configure all this techy gear in your own style and reflects your needs as opposed to the other more "serious" videos on Unifi configuration. Hope that helps in some way.
The ladder is setup to the proper pitch, it is tied off, and he had a spotter supporting the ladder at the bottom as he went up. As long as he keeps his belt buckle between the rails that ladder isn't going anywhere.
The "UPS" just acts as a secondary PDU for the other devices, in addition it will not function if the device with the dead PDU reboots, as it does not at start up use the secondary external PDU.
@@imxaee it's a fail over power supply. If the mains power goes down so does the entire network unless there is A UPS that all the gear is plugged into. :)
So much misinformation he talks about. "304 megabytes down/up"... no Alex. It's MegaBITS. 304 MegaBYTES would be 2432 MegaBITS. When you talk about the connection speeds, you're effectively misleading people.
Also, USP-RPS is NOT a power backup supply like he states at the beginning. If your home power goes out, so will your system. According to the product page: "The UniFi® SmartPower Redundant Power System, model USP-RPS, is a proprietary redundant power system designed to protect up to six UniFi SmartPower supported devices from sudden power supply module failure."
Alex man listen, I am excited to see you grow and improve but, there’s way too much misleading information in this video. Please, I beg you, do some more research
No one should ever follow this guys networking advice.... I mean seriously WTF is that @ 12:43? I guess Ubiquiti just gives any rookie networking gear these days...
I cringed so hard... You already have the proper tools, do it right bro. Per specs, Category 6 and 6A cable must be properly installed and terminated to meet specifications. The cable must not be kinked or bent too tightly; the bend radius should be larger than four times the outer diameter of the cable. The wire pairs must not be untwisted and the outer jacket must not be stripped back more than 13 mm (0.51 in). Also Ubiquity Called, they want their stuff back.
From time to time I watch a video. It’s entertaining, but man, how often did I think: what you achieve with these nice components, could be done waaaaay less expensive and often better and less complex. As you said: just do it right. So basically he is a tech fan (what I appreciate), that copies (known or unknown) LTT, but without the deep addiction to perfection Linus has - not that Linus not has done some ridiculous stunts 😂
RPS is not a UPS… If a power supply fails in a device the the RPS will power the device. If the main electrical supply fails then all the devices will go off.
The wiring OCD person inside of me is screaming at that Ethernet cable under your desk 😂 please please please re-crimp that RJ45 to be a neat end lol Fun video tho, wish I had a loft to have my own rack kit.
All we can remember from this "test" is a good example of lot of things not to do in home networking such as install a rack in places with no ventilation, cabling mess, unnecessary gadgets, etc... this installation would be rejected in any professional networking installation company 😂😂😂
I’m so glad someone said this! All this guy has going for him is living in an area with immense opportunity, and it’s clear from his set-up that you don’t need a lot of networking knowledge or skill to make a very decent living off of it.
The UDM-RPS doesn't have a battery... it only acts as a redundant power supply should the main power supply in a connected device fail. I guess you could connect only the RPS to a UPS though and then the other to just a regular outlet and it would switch over.
The very first bit of kit that you introduce - the redundant power supply - doesn’t do what you describe! It’s not a UPS and does not protect you from power outages.
@@Ziogref correct - it’s a backup PSU for multiple UniFi products, in case their primary PSU ever fails. Redundant PSU’s are useful in a critical service or commercial environment, but not so much in a home environment. You’re much better off investing in an actual Uninterruptible Power Supply (battery back) first!
