Cheers, ordered it
Cheers, ordered it, shame flex mini was out of stock
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Also ordered one! My 2nd connection is meant to be stable and faff free, but on an almost daily basis I am having to unplug the netgear WAP610 and I cannot be bothered to trouble shoot.
Hoping the Express means I can set it up and forget about it entirely!
Hoping the Express means I can set it up and forget about it entirely!
Just looking at ordering the express for the family member. Re the controls, essentially you can do blocking over a device etc. based on parental controls etc? Sorry I'm not in the Unifi gateway eco system, just the APs and switches.
Family member connection is 350/35 Virgin.
Family member connection is 350/35 Virgin.
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UniFi parental controls are... lacking.
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The ability to just block a device exists though, similar to what can be done via the Virgin app (not used, just based on what’s been said)?
This is what I do, plus the "kids" SSID is forced to use PiHole for it's DNS adding another location that I can block content.
I imagine also blocking that network from accessing IoT devices etc, so that they can't turn your heating up to 25 degrees when they have a chill or start playing frozen at volume 11 on your Sonos in party mode at 5am (not that they could, schedules)!
Need to try and keep it KISS. I'd prob use the cloudflare and opendns family dns server options. Re other kit, I'm not planning on dropping in much more Unifi kit, maybe a FlexHD on loan hardwired.. Their father was killed in 2022, so I've been trying to keep them happy re the IT setup. Equally with a 15 year old saying his old enough not to be monitored or controlled. "Wind your neck in sunshine!".
Network useage is with xBox, Nintendo switch and streaming services. No requirements for VPNs and all that, unlike myself.
I had a working solution previously with TP-Link and pfsense, but with their Mum fiddling she put it back to Virgin Hub3 setup and now it's not good enough again
- Speaking to the kids it was working perfectly, but there we are. That kit was then re-deployed to another family member and they're more than happy.In my setup at home, I've got a USG3 with the unifi controller running on a Home assistant server. Some standard & POE switches are dotted around, and then for wifi, as we're in a barn conversion with an added extension, I've got 1 UAP-AC-LR, and then 3 old standard UAP's, in order to get coverage all over. I've got quite a few IoT devices connected to Home Assistant, and Blue Iris server connected via wifi due to where it is, and it's that AP its connected to where we sometimes get flaky connections, perhaps due to its constant feed from 7 cameras over its wifi? What would I gain from upgrading the old UAP's? It's tempting to upgrade at least 1 of the old UAP that's got the Blue Iris server connected to it to see if it helps.
at moment I have a SH4 with a mesh, I just use the mesh for wifi
I still use SH as router, Ive ordered a flex mini switch but then wondered if I need it
I assume you use your SH in modem mode and then use router un unifi? if so then I will need the switch
I have a SH3 in modem mode directly connected to my Unifi Express which is in turn connected to a Flex-mini which is connected to a Xbox, Virgin TV box, Nintendo switch and a Poe injector which goes to a cable to the top floor of our house where I have a UK - Ultra AP.
I found the WiFi coverage of the express was worse but, the addition of a second AP is well better than previous (3 story house)
Can you not relocate the cctv server to anywhere with a wired connection?
I've got a query about iperf 3 and how best to test my devices for providing feedback in the forum on the U7 Pro.
Whats the best way to test using iperf 3. I daftly mistook (Beginner level here) that I would be best to install on both phone and laptop and use one as server and one as client. This would not break 150mbps.
However I've since discovered I'm best to just use one device. Would creating a server on the device then opening another command line and create a client pointing to 127.0.0.1 work?
Whats the best way to test using iperf 3. I daftly mistook (Beginner level here) that I would be best to install on both phone and laptop and use one as server and one as client. This would not break 150mbps.
However I've since discovered I'm best to just use one device. Would creating a server on the device then opening another command line and create a client pointing to 127.0.0.1 work?
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Where did you read that? You need one device as a client, one as a server. So two devices in total. Running it to 127.0.0.1 would be meaningless. For example:
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[xxxx@xxxxxxxxx ~]$ iperf3 -c 127.0.0.1
Connecting to host 127.0.0.1, port 5201
[ 5] local 127.0.0.1 port 53964 connected to 127.0.0.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr Cwnd
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 6.07 GBytes 52.2 Gbits/sec 0 1.75 MBytes
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 6.19 GBytes 53.1 Gbits/sec 0 2.12 MBytes
[ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 6.05 GBytes 51.9 Gbits/sec 0 2.25 MBytes
[ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 6.13 GBytes 52.7 Gbits/sec 0 2.69 MBytes
[ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 6.10 GBytes 52.4 Gbits/sec 0 3.68 MBytes
[ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 6.21 GBytes 53.3 Gbits/sec 0 3.68 MBytes
[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 5.89 GBytes 50.6 Gbits/sec 0 3.68 MBytes
[ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 6.05 GBytes 51.9 Gbits/sec 0 3.68 MBytes
[ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 6.03 GBytes 51.8 Gbits/sec 0 3.68 MBytes
[ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 6.10 GBytes 52.4 Gbits/sec 0 3.68 MBytes
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[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 60.8 GBytes 52.2 Gbits/sec 0 sender
[ 5] 0.00-10.04 sec 60.8 GBytes 52.0 Gbits/sec receiver
iperf Done.That device is on a 10Gbps local network with a 1Gbps internet connection.
If you're wanting to test wireless performance then have one device hard wired, the other on wireless. It doesn't matter which way around you have it. By default the data will go from client to server so if the wired device is the server you'd be testing the upload of the wireless device. Run with the -R flag and it'll run in reverse so the server will send to the client. Downstream in this instance.
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The iOS app is useful with ping times
I can't recall, I just remember it being a fairly old thread. Possibly Reddit.
I have heard I could set iPerf 3 on the U7 Pro and do it that way but i'm unsure as pretty much novice level.
I was just wanting to actually try and see what sort of speeds between the AP and a device were possible as further back in the thread there was a comment that showing the PHY speeds in different areas around the house was filling people with false information. I just wanted to see for myself what actual speeds were possible in different locations in the house. Some others were interested in the results also. As I said, I'm at a novice level but networking interests me.
I did use Wifiman before but some requested actual performance tests which I queried on how best to perform between the AP and a device over the air.
Can't decide between the U6 LR or U6 Pro.
The 4x4 on the 2.4ghz of the LR is a bonus for the majority of devices, but then you sacrifice on the throughput of the 5ghz. Then people are saying the chipset or something on the Pro is worth it Qualcomm I think.
The 4x4 on the 2.4ghz of the LR is a bonus for the majority of devices, but then you sacrifice on the throughput of the 5ghz. Then people are saying the chipset or something on the Pro is worth it Qualcomm I think.