I've been running them in my house because I got fed up with everything else. My setup is 2 switches, 2 wireless APs, and a gateway. None of this stuff works without their network controller in play, which I run on a Raspberry Pi 3--it's available in most repos and plays nicely with Debian.
The controller software is what can define VLANs and assign them to ports and will let you play with the DHCP settings. It's free and runs anywhere. For what you asked, the small router or firewall is SKU: USG, and that's what I run in my house, but their enterprise offering is called the Dream Machine or SKU: UDM/UDM-pro. The dream machine is an all-in-one offering: provides switching, gateway/firewall, and network controller. The basic USG provides DHCP, firewall, deep packet inspection, and can do port aggregation or redundant connections if you so desire, but it does not host the controller software. You technically could do all the stuff you want in the controller software in terms of vpn and dhcp configs and use whatever DHCP/DNS/gateway your heart desires, but the USG or UDM will be appropriate for an office setup. All their devices are just running a variant of busybox. Their configs (/etc) get flashed into memory from the controller, and the USG can update its configuration in place without any connectivity loss. All their devices run just fine without the controller software running on the network, it's only used for configuration changes and setup and is a run-anywhere portable java application. I think they only offer 8, 16, 24 and 48 port switches. I have the 24 port and 8 port in my house and it runs everything at full gig, plus includes a fiber channel slot that will take up to a 20gbps adapter (which is how I connect the two switches). My 8 port switch runs pretty hot for no apparent reason (average 68C), so you may want to add in some circulation or put it around flame-resistant materials On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 6:07 PM Michael Torrie <torr...@gmail.com> wrote: > For a number of years I've been a huge fan of Ubiquiti's networking > products. I've always found the products to be top notch with a nice > web-based and also ssh-based UI. So naturally today I turned to them to > see what it would take to build up a new network for a small business > venture. We've been using cheap consumer hardware and it's just not > working for us, so it's time to install some proper hardware including a > router/firewall with a couple of vlans to separate a house off from the > shop, some POE switching to drive maybe a dozen wireless access points. > Unfortunately I'm really struggling to figure out what ubiquiti products > I should even look at. Their web site is awful. It's slick and > pretty-looking, but I can't seem to figure out how to find information > on any one product on their site. I see families of products and > semi-helful comparison charts, but no actual product details. Also a > lot of the ubiquiti products for sale on Amazon I can't even find on the > ubiquiti site. Maybe they are obsolete now? Seems like Ubiquiti has a > lot of product churn. Also much of what they do have on their site is > out of stock (apparently this has been a common complaint for years). > Almost seems like Ubiquiti is becoming more like Cisco where I would > need to have a sales rep come out and determine what I need and build me > a list of components and give me a quote! > > If any of you are more up to date on Ubiquiti's offerings than I am, > what do you recommend for a small router/firewall capable of a couple of > vlans, dhcp, maybe vpn, a switch with 32 gigabit ports or more with vlan > support, and 6-12 access points? For managing access points do I need a > Cloudkey2 box (out of stock of course)? Are there better options than > Ubiquiti at the pro-sumer price point? > > So far it looks like maybe the Security Enterprise Gateway router might > work, but I can't tell if it's even something Ubiquiti still makes and > sells. I'm not really interested in rack-mount hardware for the most > part. I'm working with wooden cupboards, and a fairly dirty environment. > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > -- Todd Millecam /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
