Buying Router - 1Gb/s internet

OP if you're worried about the ERL being difficult t set up and use - don't be. It's really quite simple and any more advanced stuff is easily done using a guide online or their forums :)
 
hellarda said:
OP if you're worried about the ERL being difficult t set up and use - don't be. It's really quite simple and any more advanced stuff is easily done using a guide online or their forums :)
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Thank you, exactly what I needed to hear. Just ordered one, gonna be a while till it comes through. You may see a panic thread appear in 15-20 days :p
 
Don't worry about ERL config. You can do everything you need for a basic Single LAN Single WAN setup on the GUI.

DO NOT CONFIGURE BRIDGED LAN PORTS. It's software based and will DESTROY throughput. Use a single WAN port and single LAN port. Leave the spare LAN port disabled or, if you require - On a different subnet.

Some stuff will require CLI, but it's largely documented by Ubiquiti. Or failing that, most VyaTTa OS guides translate. Things you will need to use CLI for are:

OpenVPN
A Dynamic DNS provider which is not available in the GUI
Obscure performance/hardware/functionality config tweaks
 
Sin_Chase said:
Don't worry about ERL config. You can do everything you need for a basic Single LAN Single WAN setup on the GUI.

DO NOT CONFIGURE BRIDGED LAN PORTS. It's software based and will DESTROY throughput. Use a single WAN port and single LAN port. Leave the spare LAN port disabled or, if you require - On a different subnet.

Some stuff will require CLI, but it's largely documented by Ubiquiti. Or failing that, most VyaTTa OS guides translate. Things you will need to use CLI for are:

OpenVPN
A Dynamic DNS provider which is not available in the GUI
Obscure performance/hardware/functionality config tweaks
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Thank you for the heads up. I've bought a cheap switch to connect my PC and AP into. Really struggled to find any information on good cheap switches, so hopefully it's not going to crap out on me. It is at least very easy to replace if that happens.

Steveocee said:
Where did you order it from? I can think of 2 UK suppliers straight off my head.
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Well I won't be able to use the network for at least 3 weeks anyway because Hyperoptic haven't even told me an installation date yet, so I was more interested in saving a bit of money and getting it from somewhere that delivers slower.

I got it for £80 delivered, which seems a lot cheaper than anywhere else I could find it in the UK.
 
The only time I needed to use commandline was for creating an ARP entry for wake on lan over the internet.

https://community.ubnt.com/t5/EdgeMAX/ERLite-3-questions-before-buying/m-p/1383713#M83475


For the initial setup, I used a netbook and statically set the IP on the netbook as 192.168.1.2.

Then enter 192.168.1.1 in a webbrowser and you'll get the login page.


-Update it to 1.8.0 firmware before setting it up. Then use the setup wizard :)

This may help.

https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/edgemax/EdgeRouter_Lite_QSG.pdf
 
bledd. said:
The only time I needed to use commandline was for creating an ARP entry for wake on lan over the internet.

https://community.ubnt.com/t5/EdgeMAX/ERLite-3-questions-before-buying/m-p/1383713#M83475


For the initial setup, I used a netbook and statically set the IP on the netbook as 192.168.1.2.

Then enter 192.168.1.1 in a webbrowser and you'll get the login page.


-Update it to 1.8.0 firmware before setting it up. Then use the setup wizard :)

This may help.

https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/edgemax/EdgeRouter_Lite_QSG.pdf
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Thanks man, that sounds really useful. I am looking forward to giving this all a bash. It's about time I learnt something new :P
 
So... I may have run into a little problem with my unifi AP. I currently am on EE mobile broadband for the next few weeks and so I figured I'd try setting up the LAN using an old router I found until the new one arrives so that I could test out my steam link over wifi. It didn't work though :/

I plugged my old TP-Link (tl-wr841n) into my PC and attached the AP to it. At first I got nothing from the AP at all, so I installed the software and reset the AP and router and finally a solid blue light. I setup the SSID and the AP is broadcasting it (though I can't connect to it). The controller then said it had a "missing heartbeat" and went disconnected. I've never managed to get the AP to connect again and it's never shown a blue light since.

At first I thought I'd killed the AP and borked some sort of automatic firmware update. I am assuming this is impossible because it wouldn't have had internet access to have even attempted that. I have fixed my PC IP to 192.168.1.3 and reinstalled the controller, but that didn't help anything.

Do you guys have any idea on what is going on with the AP? I thought it would just plug and play with this router.
 
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MumboJumbo said:
Reading into it, a lot of people state that the uniquiti networks are hard to setup for those without networking experience. Would you agree with that?
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Not at all. I didn't use the CLI at all and it wasn't any harder to set up than my old Asus router. The Unifi Pro AP is awesome though, one totally covers my house with good signal whereas my old router struggled in some places.

I had a similar problem with my AP when I moved all my CAT5 in my new house to mount it properly to the ceiling. It was working fine, but when I unplugged it and plugged it into the new cable it just seemed to bork itself. After playing around with the reset button on it, it came back to life and I haven't had a problem since.
 
MumboJumbo said:
So... I may have run into a little problem with my unifi AP. I currently am on EE mobile broadband for the next few weeks and so I figured I'd try setting up the LAN using an old router I found until the new one arrives so that I could test out my steam link over wifi. It didn't work though :/

I plugged my old TP-Link (tl-wr841n) into my PC and attached the AP to it. At first I got nothing from the AP at all, so I installed the software and reset the AP and router and finally a solid blue light. I setup the SSID and the AP is broadcasting it (though I can't connect to it). The controller then said it had a "missing heartbeat" and went disconnected. I've never managed to get the AP to connect again and it's never shown a blue light since.

At first I thought I'd killed the AP and borked some sort of automatic firmware update. I am assuming this is impossible because it wouldn't have had internet access to have even attempted that. I have fixed my PC IP to 192.168.1.3 and reinstalled the controller, but that didn't help anything.

Do you guys have any idea on what is going on with the AP? I thought it would just plug and play with this router.
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Try downloading the Ubiquiti discovery tool, it runs on broadcast traffic so should sniff out the AP, chances are it just needs a reset and reconfigure.
 
Street said:
Not at all. I didn't use the CLI at all and it wasn't any harder to set up than my old Asus router. The Unifi Pro AP is awesome though, one totally covers my house with good signal whereas my old router struggled in some places.

I had a similar problem with my AP when I moved all my CAT5 in my new house to mount it properly to the ceiling. It was working fine, but when I unplugged it and plugged it into the new cable it just seemed to bork itself. After playing around with the reset button on it, it came back to life and I haven't had a problem since.
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I'm glad to hear it's not so bad to setup. Mine should be arriving within the next 10 days now. :)
 
What is your current setup? it sounds kinda non standard..

To reset the AP, power of on. leave it boot for about 2 minutes. then hold the reset button for 10 seconds then release.

I've set up around 300 of them, only had to reset 2.
 
Hi Bledd, sorry for the late response. The router finally came! woo.

Yeah my setup is messed up at the moment. I still haev no internet because hyperoptic are messing about picking their nose. So i'm stuck using an EE mobile dongle.

I tried plugging the dongle into an old router, but no internet access via the router meant I couldn't log into the TP link web interface because it turns out that isn't hosted on the router. Instead I had to log into openwrt, which wouldn't let me set IP addresses. I think this caused the AP to not function.

I'm going to try it now on this router, but without the internet going via the router, I'm not sure if I can update the firmware.

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Firmware updated, that's a start.

:EDIT 2:

Doohhhhh. 1 cable short for the access point.
 
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MumboJumbo said:
I tried plugging the dongle into an old router, but no internet access via the router meant I couldn't log into the TP link web interface because it turns out that isn't hosted on the router.
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Use the TP-Link's IP address instead of tplinkwifi.net.
 
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