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ChrisD. · 25 Nov 2018 at 22:15

Is it likely to be louder than my SuperMicro servers? Both have two 40mm fans which are far from quiet, but not too bad once I put them in a closed room.

RSR · 26 Nov 2018 at 07:09

WJA96 said:
REALLY LOUD!

It’s louder than my USG-XG-8 or my UAS-XG but it’s quieter than my QNAP Rack-Mount NAS. There are lots of threads on the Unifi forums about replacing the fans with 30mm Noctuas.

As far as I know and the Noctua sites looks to confirm it, they don’t make 30mm fans.

WJA96 · 26 Nov 2018 at 11:12

Fair enough, 40mm Noctuas. Still plenty of threads about replacing the stock fans with Noctuas.

Simon42 · 26 Nov 2018 at 21:07

WJA96 said:
Fair enough, 40mm Noctuas. Still plenty of threads about replacing the stock fans with Noctuas.

I've only seen threads discussing using the LNA to reduce the noise of the existing 30mm fans. I've avoided all Ubiquiti kit with 30mm fans for home use due to this as I assumed 40mm Noctua's won't fit without case mods - have you seen different?

My US-24-250Ws and USG Pro 4 have been much improved by 40mm Noctuas so if the US-16-XG, US-48 etc with 30mm fans can take 40mm Noctuas that would be great.

the-evaluator · 27 Nov 2018 at 14:44

The recent posts are very timely, I was going to look for alternative fans for the US-24-250. Noctuas it is then.

RSR · 27 Nov 2018 at 17:55

The Noctua 40mm fit the US-24-250 no problem, so it’s a very quick and simple mod. So you can install those and if it’s still too loud you can use the supplied LNA’s to further bring the sound level down.

ChrisD. · 28 Nov 2018 at 18:40

Switch arrived and set up in its temporary home.

Now waiting on some DAC cables for the NAS. Not sure I can be bothered to cable up the ESXi servers and reconfigure vSAN this evening.

HEADRAT · 28 Nov 2018 at 18:53

Very nice

maybe it needs a little cab to sit in!

WJA96 · 28 Nov 2018 at 18:57

If you’re LAGGing the connection set the Link Aggregation up on the US-16-XG first before you connect the DACs. I don’t know why, but that’s the only way I can get LInk Aggregation to work on the US-16-XG.

ChrisD. · 28 Nov 2018 at 19:38

Since it was brought up earlier, hardware version is 13 and there seems to be no issue so far with the RJ45 ports. The fan is nice and quiet as well, certainly not as loud as the servers.

HEADRAT said:
Very nice maybe it needs a little cab to sit in!

Funny you mention that, it's something I've been looking into.

WJA96 said:
If you’re LAGGing the connection set the Link Aggregation up on the US-16-XG first before you connect the DACs. I don’t know why, but that’s the only way I can get LInk Aggregation to work on the US-16-XG.

Thanks for the tip.

Etheco · 29 Nov 2018 at 20:54

Well I got my first bit of ubiquiti kit, Added a UniFi AP-AC-Lite to my current pfsense setup to replace a very old router that was being used for my wifi.

100% want to slowly add more ubiquiti to my home network over time, not sure what to aim to get next mind.

ChrisD. · 29 Nov 2018 at 21:03

I wouldn't bother with a USG if you're thinking about one, they're about 3 years old now and are starting to show their age IMO.

SupraWez · 30 Nov 2018 at 01:35

Not had any issues with my USG.

If you want the full dashboard to work you need a USG and one switch plus your AP.

bledd · 30 Nov 2018 at 01:55

I would wait for the usg 4 port or 6 port newer models , not announced yet, but they will replace the usg.

Current model tops out at around 80mbps if you enable IPS etc

Etheco · 30 Nov 2018 at 08:30

bledd said:
I would wait for the usg 4 port or 6 port newer models , not announced yet, but they will replace the usg.

Current model tops out at around 80mbps if you enable IPS etc

Okay thanks, I will just save the money up until they release a new USG my current setup works fine so not in a huge rush just really want an entire uniquiti setup

Super Tigers · 2 Dec 2018 at 17:40

bledd said:
I would wait for the usg 4 port or 6 port newer models , not announced yet, but they will replace the usg.

Current model tops out at around 80mbps if you enable IPS etc

With just IPS and DPI turned on, I can get 145mb down / 30mb up. I don't have smart queues turned on. I currently have a 250mb/30mb connection from my ISP, but I can upgrade to 400mbs and 900mbs with my current fibre line. Hopefully the next USG will allow a full gigabit connection with IPS, DPI running.

iMacMart · 5 Dec 2018 at 17:30

Ordered an UAP-AC-HD do I need to install it with a specific cable or will CAT6e suffice?

Thanks

Kol · 5 Dec 2018 at 17:50

Even Cat5e will suffice.

iMacMart · 5 Dec 2018 at 18:41

Kol said:
Even Cat5e will suffice.

Great thanks!

platypus · 6 Dec 2018 at 14:05

Hohum. One of my WAPs has gone back to 10/100 and I can't get it onto gigabit. The last time this happened rebooting it sorted it.

Is it likely to be a bum wap?

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