Making the Switch: Why I Upgraded to a Unifi WiFi Network

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In February 2023, I decided to dump my Linksys Velop and TP-Link Router to switch to Unifi networking gear, and it's been a dream come true. It's been a little over a year, and my only regret is that I didn't switch sooner.
I started out with:
1 Unifi Dream Machine Special Edition - Gateway (Router) $499
1 Unifi U6 Enterprise Access Point - WiFi $279
Total $778 to get a much better network and whole-house WiFi
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Unifi Products Mentioned In This Video:
Unifi Dream Machine Pro Max
Unifi Network Video Recorder
Unifi G5 Bullet Camera
Unifi G4 Doorbell Pro
Unifi Cable Internet (cable modem)
Unifi Pro Max 24 PoE Switch (with Etherlighting)
Unifi Pro Max 16 PoE Switch (with Etherlighting)
Unfi Flex (indoor/outdoor) PoE Powered Switch
Here's a link to my original blog post with every detail from a year ago:
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Here's a link to my blog post when I switched to Unifi Protect cameras:
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Here's a link to my blog post after one year of using Unifi:
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@ian.ketterer 4 месяца назад

Thanks, Terry. I started watching your channel last June and based upon your reviews and some of my own issues with other vendors, I switched everything to Unifi in July and I've only looked back to see what other gear they have that will work for my purposes at home. Good stuff, man...

@TerryLeeWhite 4 месяца назад

Thank you! I appreciate it.

@richarnold1224 4 месяца назад

If you buy Prosumer equipment normally , there is zero reason not to go Unifi

@ShaneCreates 4 месяца назад

Hey Terry, thanks for sharing! I’m also making the switch to Unify. It was great to hear about your experience!

@TerryLeeWhite 4 месяца назад

Finally! LOL I've been waiting for you to make the switch! You'll love it. P.s. "Unifi"

@ShaneCreates 4 месяца назад

@@TerryLeeWhite 😂 😂

@mrijohn251 4 месяца назад

I'm addicted too. I don't need anything but I want the new stuff coming out too.

@jims8726 3 месяца назад

Hi Terry, great review and assessment of Unifi gear. Can you comment on the fan noise level on the Pro Max 24 PoE Switch. I have a client with small rack in their home office about five feet away from their desk with sensitive hearing! Their UDM SE is silent (no drive installed) as well as the USW 24 POE so not looking to ruin it for them and have to take the switch back. If its anything as loud as a Pro-24-POE I might have to look at alternative 2.5 GbE solutions

@TerryLeeWhite 3 месяца назад

@@jims8726 I’ve never heard it. Mine is in a bedroom and I’m super sensitive to noise. So if it was audible it would be a deal breaker.

@jims8726 3 месяца назад

@@TerryLeeWhite Thanks Terry, that's helpful. I'll report back once I get it installed for others interested.

@uniteddrones7626 4 месяца назад

I’m using a ton of ubiquiti stuff and YES it’s like a drug! I’m using 10 gig aggregation switch cloudkey gen2R Us-24-250W Unvr currently 5cams 2 floodlights Security gateway Pro. I love this stuff! eBay finds had to replace the 250watt switch power supply and replace a few blue LEDs and all way great I’m also using the ubiquiti phones

@Hollabit1 3 месяца назад

Something I learned, even if your access point is connected via 2.5, 5, or 10 GbE, it can’t reach greater than 1Gb WiFi speeds. I think only WiFi 7 is capable of transmitting faster than 1Gb at really close range.

@TerryLeeWhite 3 месяца назад

WiFi 6E does as well.

@keymonne 4 месяца назад

Yep you right it works

@bjorn_ 4 месяца назад

Have an EdgeMax + UniFi combo since 6 (or more) years. It just works. Probably that’s why I don’t remember when I made the switch. Hope you have a decent kWh price, else that number of devices must add up to quite some power consumption. Probably easy to check in the UI as you seem to have a bunch of PoE devices.

@TerryLeeWhite 4 месяца назад

I do have a great kWh price and solar.

@MikeTaylor-nd8ll 4 месяца назад

LMAO at your video. I have a similar evolving story and home setup with Dream Machine, Access Points, Protect, and NVR. So glad that Ubiqiti has overcome their supply chain struggles back during COVID

@evelbsstudio 4 месяца назад

unifi is great for consumer and offices but lacks features for commercial settings such as hosting etc, no 1:1 nat, no BGP, Basic QOS (for buffer bloat) but no real QOS (very lacking).

@bobbytaylor3177 4 месяца назад

I have to agree... it becomes very addictive...

@mar1video 3 месяца назад

I just picked up the Dream SE. too bad I didn’t see this review before I picked it up. You have a valid point - 2 hard drives are better that one😃 I might be buying their NVR to install more than 6 cameras, so I don’t think I need the Dream Pro Max, but for someone with just a couple of cameras, the Pro Max might be a better option. Thanks for your review ! Them colorful lights are so cute 😆 I wonder if they can be incorporated into the Phillips Hue family 🤣

@ecu8r 4 месяца назад

I love watching and hearing people's stories on how they switched to Ubiquiti. My love for Ubiquiti started about pandemic time, I had already been keeping an eye on their products until I watched a video where a guy was installing a 6U network rack in his closet and I said to myself, I can do that too. Lucky for me I already had about 8 CAT5e cables ran throughout my house and just needed to be reterminated, I had a buddy of mine run more cable through the house for APs and a few cameras. Fast forward today I have a 9U rack with UDM Pro, a 48 port PoE switch, bought the cable modem and the UNV Pro and it has been a non stop project since but had a alot of fun in the process. Thank you for sharing your story and look forward to more videos from you sir.

@phillysupra 2 месяца назад

Wholey agree with everything except you can't use an nvr in combination with any of the dream machines for the protect aspect. It's either the main dream machine or an nvr for protect making the dream machine useless for it's drive bays for protect. I went the 10gbe aggregation route and now I'm currently going down the access route for door unlocking. Keep up the solid work brother ✊🏾

@TerryLeeWhite 2 месяца назад

@@phillysupra sorry if I made it sound like using both simultaneously for Protect was an option. I was saying that depending on the number/kinds of cameras you plan on going with, that you may be able to get by just using the Pro Max INSTEAD OF getting an NVR.

@phillysupra 2 месяца назад

@@TerryLeeWhite yeah I fully understand what you meant. When I was researching the nvr initially this is something I didn't realize(especially for new buyers) . This is when I just went with a udm pro over the se cuz I knew I was just doing to get the nvr outright anyway. I agree fully the udm max should be the only choice if someone is not interested in an nvr.

@idscomm 2 месяца назад

Great informative video. I used to be an IT professional and I tried many devices / brands.… Ubiquity is very different but once you understand how things work and get use to it, it works! Ok once in a while updates will break something but overall stable. I, myself just switched from OPNSense to the Gateway Cloud Ultra to unify my environment. I have 5 switches, 4 APs, 1 NVR and probably a dozen cameras… no regrets and love the centralize management (and ease to manage / configure) especially with VLANS.

@neilgreene 4 месяца назад

I switched to all Unifi gear maybe 6-7 years ago and I still have some of my original switches from 7 years ago.

@teddymutterperl5492 2 месяца назад

more videos on your setup please!

@TerryLeeWhite 2 месяца назад

@@teddymutterperl5492 what would you like to see?

@teddymutterperl5492 2 месяца назад

@@TerryLeeWhite update on your network and protect deployments. Take us through your setup, functionality, pros/cons, etc!

@TerryLeeWhite 2 месяца назад

@@teddymutterperl5492 great. I’ll put a video together.

@HP2441 4 месяца назад

Hi Terry, love your videos. I do miss the Masterclass Fridays though. I'm envious of your new network setup. Its a bit too much for my needs and budget. However, you have stirred my interest in upping my storage game from a desktop WD Mybook drive. I'm looking at the Synology 2 bay NAS setup as mirrored drives. Unfortunately, I saw a video from a so called expert that says Lightroom Classic will not recognize a NAS. I understand that my catalog needs to stay on my internal SSD, but I can't see what the difference would be accessing my images from a NAS vs an external HDD except hopefully improved speed. As the Adobe LRC expert, what say you? Thanks Woody

@TerryLeeWhite 4 месяца назад

Hi, my images are on my Synology NAS and before that a Drobo. No issues here. terrywhite.com/how-to-store-and-backup-your-photos-like-a-pro/

@HP2441 4 месяца назад

@@TerryLeeWhite Thank you Terry for always being responsive.

@wolfk.l.5582 4 месяца назад

Got a UDM SE 7 months ago and never looked back. My whole network is unifi and I love it. Just be careful with auto ipdates as sometimes this can break your network depending on the set up. But its super nice.

@TerryLeeWhite 4 месяца назад

Congrats! I have auto updates disabled

@grantwilcox330 4 месяца назад

Terry they should have sent you two of them so you can put them in shadow mode.

@TerryLeeWhite 4 месяца назад

I agree! 😂

@Photoshopuzr 4 месяца назад

well said man, that's the reason why ill go with the udm pro max, thanks man. to bad that modem dont work with att. I remember your switch.

@TerryLeeWhite 4 месяца назад

Thanks!

@diceman199 3 месяца назад

I started using Ubiquity AP's at work because of the low cost / no license fee. I'm now up to 100 AP's and 36 Switches. Running the console on a dedicated PC. Easy to use, reliable, no ongoing costs.....what's not to like?

@daraghmacgabhann1005 3 месяца назад

Just switched (pun intended) to Unifi, night and day. It’s the “Apple” of networking, it just works and its interface console just makes sense!

@sbdev5853 4 месяца назад

Terry, you said no lies here. Going all in with Unifi was the best decision I made. I don't need the new switch, but it is nice. One decision I would change is getting the 10GB aggregation switch instead of the 10 GB flex. I read one of the comments about keystone jacks. I got a VCE 20-Pack from Amazon. Thanks for the review. Excellent and honest insight.

@fordi_steve 4 месяца назад

Don’t forget the Pro Max does not have POE. The SE does and can get you started with 8 POE devices.

@TerryLeeWhite 4 месяца назад

Yep, that's correct! The Unifi Dream Machine Pro Max only has 8 1GB Ethernet ports and the Special Edition has 8 1GB PoE Ports. I forgot to mention that difference.

@fordi_steve 4 месяца назад

@@TerryLeeWhite You make a good point about the two drives in the pro max. In my situation the PoE served my need better as i havent got any cameras yet. But i will do! You are right it’s very addictive.

@TerryLeeWhite 4 месяца назад

@@fordi_steve my problem was that neither the Pro Max nor the SE have any 2.5 GBE ports and I think that’s a miss. I originally had my AP connected directly to the SE and realized I’ll never get 6E speeds until I plug it into a switch with 2.5 GbE PoE+ ports.

@fordi_steve 4 месяца назад

@@TerryLeeWhite I can see me buying the Pro Max 24 in the near future (maybe PoE). This week i purchased the keystone rack gear with some jacks. Now I need to fully plan where to position the jacks to utilise each port and keep my cables neat and tidy. At least with keystone the jacks can be unclipped and repositioned so when the new switch arrives it’s all nice!

@TerryLeeWhite 4 месяца назад

@@fordi_steve which keystone jacks did you go with?

@Jwlove36 4 месяца назад

Great Video & Great Breakdown!!

@TerryLeeWhite 4 месяца назад

Thanks

@snowboarderrx 4 месяца назад

the SE has poe ports that can power AP's and cameras. The pro max doesnt... so you still have to buy a POE switch on top of that

@TerryLeeWhite 4 месяца назад

Agreed but those ports are still only 1GbE which is where I started and ultimately still needed a switch that supported 2.5GbE PoE+ for my AP.

@michael-e5l 4 месяца назад

Awesome video!!!!

@stevelittle9485 4 месяца назад

Great video. I switched about 3 years ago, for many of the reasons you mentioned. Works well with Home Assistant also. Zero regrets!

@neostephens8980 4 месяца назад

Hmm, that sounds a bit fishy to me. Just go ahead and confess that they offered you sponsorship or something else. NO WAY all of those devices failed or were too slow. Nothing wrong with sponsorship,, it's when you try and conceal it or do it under false pretenses that gets you in a pickle, ask Insta 360.

@TerryLeeWhite 4 месяца назад

I have no reason to lie and certainly don't need a sponsorship. None were offered, and none were received. Have a great day with your conspiracy theories.