Ubiquity setup

[energizer123]

Hi,

Finally got my Ethernet cable running outside the house and 10 gb network card in the pc. Now getting 3 gb up and down (my full bandwidth).

I’m going to build a small network rack around the dreammachine se.

My use case is 10 gb connection to the router and a single 10 gb connection to my pc. A nas (2.5 gb fine) and a ubiquity access point.

Am I right in understanding I could do the above with a single dream machine se. From reading, i understand it has a WAN and LAN 10 gig port. could I use them for the connection to the router and pc (giving me the 10 gig). I know I would need to convert the ports to RJ45.

Then the nas and Poe access port would be easy too.

Thanks!

 

[energizer123]

Ubiquity - get it from your local market stall. Double as fast, half the price. Pair it with a razor deathcobra and Corsaar headset you’re away!​

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Key thing is the 10 gig from the router and one to the pc. Rest of devices be fine. Even with adapters sounds like it wouldn’t work.

Previously I was recommended the below which seems sensible. Was just seeing if I could do without the flex. Is this the best setup? I am going to pull the trigger this week.

UDM SE
USW-FLEX-XG
SFP+ to RJ45 adapter to take the 10GbE LAN port on the UDM SE to a port on the USW-FLEX-XG
U6-Pro access point powered and connected direct to the UDM SE

 

[energizer123]

Quick one, would the below give me the same functionality. What would I be losing?

XG 6 PoE (Gen1)

From what I understand I can achieve all of the above.

Thanks

 

[energizer123]

Nothing wrong with their first gen switches however I would personally be getting one of the newer ones. I have the Flex XG in my office and it's fine and I have never heard it.

My issue is I need PoE as well for an AP.

Really interested in what anyone would recommend to acheive the above.

 

[energizer123]

That's not a use case.

Why does your PC need a full 3Gb of internet bandwidth?

No need but why not. Nice to get the full bandwidth.

Currently I'm running a cat6a cable into a 10 gig network card which is working. But want to be able to plug in a AP (it's the centre of the house) and ability to plug in my Nas all in that location.

 

[energizer123]

Because as soon as your PC pulls the full 3Gb everything else on your network suffers?

Fair - happy to accept that.

What would you go setup wise?

 

[energizer123]

The huge benefit

The key question is what is your ONT? If the ISP is offering 3Gb speed then it’s not a 2.5GbE ONT so most likely it’s a 10GbE ONT at which point the SFP+ adapter will work (set it to 10GbE in the controller).

The only benefit you’ll get from buying a XG-6-PoE is that it will auto-negotiate on the RJ45 ports to 1/2.5/5/10GbE and do PoE++ (60W) so it’s good, but if you’re buying the UDM Pro SE anyway and the U6-Pro is 1GbE and even the U6-E is only 2.5GbE there’s not a great deal of point. The USW-XG-6-PoE was made specifically to power the UAP-AC-XG range which has the 10GbE RJ45 port and needs PoE++. It’s basically a dead duck device now.

And yes, you probably could do it without the USW-Flex-XG. It just depends how many wired devices you have.

The ONT is 10 gb as far as i understand. It's communityfibre. I'm getting 3.1/3.0 using my 10 gig network card.

Thanks mate, really helpful. Am I correct in understanding with just the dream machine SE, I could go 10 gig in and and 10 gig wired to the PC (without the need for an extra switch). Then use the rest of the ports as per normal?

 

[energizer123]

You would need a 10 Gb SFP NIC in your PC, but yes, you could use the other switch ports. If your PC NIC is RJ45, you'd need a 10 Gb SFP / SFP+ to RJ45 Adapter in the UDM, then connect via Cat5e/Cat6. I won't link as I don't know if OcUK sell them.

This is great. Yeah i know the adapters. It's RJ45.

So really I just need the dreammachine SE, a rack, the AP and I'm good to go.

 

[energizer123]

No, sorry for any confusion. The NAS will just go in the rack doesn't need 10 gb.

Going to be a plex server.

 

[energizer123]

Would 3 GB WAN create an issue?

I would be cat6a from router (10 gig port) into Dreammachine, then 10 gig out to PC both RJ45 (happy to buy converters).

Thanks

 

[energizer123]

No, but if you use an SFP port for the WAN, and the other SFP port for your PC, you only have 8x 1 GbE and 1x 2.5 GbE left. If you do add a switch in the future, you'd have to connect your PC to the new switch and connect the UDM-SE to the switch from the now vacant SFP port.

Thanks mate - very much appreciated. Will get it ordered.

Mind once I pull together the full list giving it a quick look?