I have been using them for a very long time now. I really like the UniFi collection of devices. I run their controller software on an old Debian machine and it works like a champ. If you went with the Dream Machine, that should replace the controller/cloud key.
I like their stuff because it transparently moves clients around to different APs when I am roaming around, or if too many devices try to use a single AP. My only complaint, is that I haven’t been terribly impressed with its ability to filter unwanted sites. Probably need to just play with it more, but it hasn’t been very intuitive to setup. Dallin Jones Sent from a mobile device. Please excuse any typos. > On Oct 12, 2021, at 6:49 PM, Michael Torrie <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 10/12/21 6:32 PM, Todd Millecam wrote: >> 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. > > Will the Dream Machine act like the cloudkey thing then to configure and > manage all the ubiquiti switches and APs? Kind of sounds ideal for my > needs. This is the kind of thing that's really hard to discern from > their web site. > >> 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 > > A 24 port switch will probably work great for me. > > Do you know if the WAPs when managed together can do something like a > single SSID across overlapping devices, and transparently hand off > clients, or is this something that only a high-end cisco system could do? > > thanks so much! Very helpful. > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
