That looks great! How are the temps?My wife approved rack
I've recently downsized everything, moved to two small optiplexes for home server use and swapped to a 1522+ for storage.
There's a UXG-Fiber in there with a 10GbE link to a Flex 2.5G and a 10GbE link to the Synology.
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Temps are good! The back of the cabinet is open so there's no hot air build up - the hottest thing in there is probably the CKG2 and that's sitting at 52c.
Ok my UDR7 is all installed and running. Is there anyway of forcing a WiFi device to use a certain WiFi band i.e 5Ghz only ? Can’t seem to find any settings on the UI on the phone or on the web browser. Thanks in advance.
i got quite a few , wireless printer , dyson air thingy , Apple watches etc etc, ill have a play with the band steering option and other settings
Is there any real easy answer to improve my Wifi with some nice Uquiquiti kit?
I currently have the BT smart hub 2 and 3 black discs across the house, old school copper from the cabinet gives us around 70Mbps. Might be looking to leave BT and move to EE for a better deal combined with our mobile phone and get a newer Wifi 6 or 7.
Wifi is ok in the lounges but awful outside and at the edges of the house. It's a 240sqm 1900s build with plenty of stone walls downstairs and I've recently even put in a cheap homeplug to get internet down in the summer house at the bottom of the garden (25m). I'm really wanting good coverage outside at the back and front (1/3 acre total with house in the middle), but I'm worried I'll need multiple APs still and a few outdoor ones, which could see costs go a bit silly.
I currently have the BT smart hub 2 and 3 black discs across the house, old school copper from the cabinet gives us around 70Mbps. Might be looking to leave BT and move to EE for a better deal combined with our mobile phone and get a newer Wifi 6 or 7.
Wifi is ok in the lounges but awful outside and at the edges of the house. It's a 240sqm 1900s build with plenty of stone walls downstairs and I've recently even put in a cheap homeplug to get internet down in the summer house at the bottom of the garden (25m). I'm really wanting good coverage outside at the back and front (1/3 acre total with house in the middle), but I'm worried I'll need multiple APs still and a few outdoor ones, which could see costs go a bit silly.
I assume your BT WiFi discs aren't wired? If you can run Cat6 to each and ensure they're adequately positioned, you'll probably find it'll do a much better job.
Failing that, sure you can buy some nice Ubiquiti kit, but if it's not hardwired it's kinda pointless based on the makeup of your house.
Thanks for that, correct, they're not wired up as they generally sit on the floor or on a shelf.
I'll do some testing by running some cables throughout the house to see how that affects them and what they can provide for our most used rooms.
I think ideally I need some ceiling mounted Ubiquiti APs as they will be easier to directly wire. Maybe even try some cheap older ebay UAP-AC-LR as I could get 4-5 of them for the cost of one of the newer ones. Ceiling mount 1 upstairs on the landing ceiling, x2 downstairs, then x2 in the loft horizontally on each gable end (internal) facing each respective front/rear garden. These should still do 200Mbps, which is plenty!
Is an ubiquti router better to grab than an ISP provided all-in-one unit, if I get some Ubiquiti APs? I'm thinking a strong yes here
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Having the discs sat on the floor certainly won't help, or sat on a shelf if encased in wood! Ideally, you want them to be fairly open on top of a sideboard, or higher up - and hardwired! If you'll have a better time hardwiring from the ceiling, then sure invest in some nice UniFi kit (I'm bias as I have plenty myself!).
If you're still on FTTC then you'll unfortunately still need the BT Hub running in bridge mode (modem only) plus whatever router you'd prefer for a Ubiquiti ecosystem - i.e. Dream Router 7 or UniFi Express 7 probably be good with the built-in AP, along with a U7 Lite or two if you can get them centrally positioned in your home.
Edit: Or the UCG Ultra if don't need the built-in AP where it'd be positioned to save £, but then spend on 1-2 (or more) APs, if you have a large outdoor area then you might even want to look at the U7 Outdoor and mount outside (obviously).
If you're still on FTTC then you'll unfortunately still need the BT Hub running in bridge mode (modem only) plus whatever router you'd prefer for a Ubiquiti ecosystem - i.e. Dream Router 7 or UniFi Express 7 probably be good with the built-in AP, along with a U7 Lite or two if you can get them centrally positioned in your home.
Edit: Or the UCG Ultra if don't need the built-in AP where it'd be positioned to save £, but then spend on 1-2 (or more) APs, if you have a large outdoor area then you might even want to look at the U7 Outdoor and mount outside (obviously).
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Start with AP's and a POE switch, and turn the Wifi off on the BT Hub and go from there.Is an ubiquti router better to grab than an ISP provided all-in-one unit, if I get some Ubiquiti APs? I'm thinking a strong yes here
Yes a Ubiquiti router can do a lot of stull the BT hub can't and it is nice to have everything all in one ecosystem but you wouldn't be asking the question if you needed the features of the Ubiquiti router so I'd say don't bother and concentrate on WiFi performance first. Buy one if you have any money left at the end.
For that matter the POE switch can be anything also, basic POE switches from say TP Link are half the cost of something from Ubiquiti.You will probably need a dedicated AP on the outside of your house for a garden that size to make sure to get an IP rated one for that also.
This router is a bit of a learning curve for me ... now i want to set up NordVPN on it as i just read somewhere that the UDR7 can do OpenVPN protocol. I have grabbed my username and password and also a config file from the Nord Account Dashboard, but not sure what to do next to get up the VPN only for one machine on my network.
It's all about the back as @benjo said. If it was closed, the equipment would straight die.
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The troughput is pretty limited with OpenVPN, on most appliances. Nord. don't offer a config file for WireGuard.Looks like i have figured it outLoads of options on this router that having a go at and tweaking.
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With NordVPN I can max out a 1Gb/s line. Usually it’s about 500Mb/s though
Ok thanks for that. Thinking of just selling the ugly BT discs as I hate the things sitting around. Put a few ceiling Ubiquiti APs will be the way to go for now.
Slippery slope indeed, maybe I need starlink next haha!
Great thanks, I'll keep my sensible head on and sort WiFi throughput first for inside and out.Start with AP's and a POE switch, and turn the Wifi off on the BT Hub and go from there.
Yes a Ubiquiti router can do a lot of stull the BT hub can't and it is nice to have everything all in one ecosystem but you wouldn't be asking the question if you needed the features of the Ubiquiti router so I'd say don't bother and concentrate on WiFi performance first. Buy one if you have any money left at the end.
You will probably need a dedicated AP on the outside of your house for a garden that size to make sure to get an IP rated one for that also.
as someone who has a full Ubiquiti setup, you’ll just have to trust me when I say costs can escalate quickly
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Same here, full Ubiquiti here, but love it. And I use Starlink as our primary internet connection.as someone who has a full Ubiquiti setup, you’ll just have to trust me when I say costs can escalate quickly
