I'm looking for a wired router + 1xAP. + 2.5gb switch. Unifi seems too expensive to me. I can't justify spending that much money on a home network setup and only using 10% of its potential. Tp Link Omada ER707-M2 looks great on the paper. Is there anything better that I can get for similar amount of money? My current ISP can only get me 900mbps and I will have a second fibre installed by brsk very soon. No really need for 2.5gb wan at the moment, but I would like to future-proof my network as I don't like to replace network gear more often than every 10 years. My PC and NAS has 2.5gb eth network.
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RB5009UG+S+IN | MikroTik
The ultimate heavy-duty home lab router with USB 3.0, 1G and 2.5G Ethernet and a 10G SFP+ cage. You can mount four of these new routers in a single 1U rackmount space! Unprecedented processing power in such a small form factor.
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CRS310-8G+2S+IN | MikroTik
Take advantage of the blazing fast 2.5/10 Gigabit combo and upgrade your workspace! This switch can utilize the full potential of RouterOS v7: run VLANs, Jumbo frames, link aggregation, ACL rules, and so much more!
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cAP ax | MikroTik
The best-selling ceiling access point is back – stronger than ever! A new generation of wireless greatness for your office, hotel, mall, or any other setups in crowded areas. Modern quad-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, 2x Gigabit Ethernet ports, PoE, Gen 6 802.11ax wireless, PSU – included!
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Cheaper than Unifi 2.5gb cheapest setup.
I've looked at this kit before and the only things that put me off are the dashboard, which seems archaic and not beginner friendly, and the lack of poe, which I don't need at the moment, but maybe next year I'll add cctv working on poe so it might come in handy.RB5009UG+S+IN | MikroTik
The ultimate heavy-duty home lab router with USB 3.0, 1G and 2.5G Ethernet and a 10G SFP+ cage. You can mount four of these new routers in a single 1U rackmount space! Unprecedented processing power in such a small form factor.CRS310-8G+2S+IN | MikroTik
Take advantage of the blazing fast 2.5/10 Gigabit combo and upgrade your workspace! This switch can utilize the full potential of RouterOS v7: run VLANs, Jumbo frames, link aggregation, ACL rules, and so much more!cAP ax | MikroTik
The best-selling ceiling access point is back – stronger than ever! A new generation of wireless greatness for your office, hotel, mall, or any other setups in crowded areas. Modern quad-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, 2x Gigabit Ethernet ports, PoE, Gen 6 802.11ax wireless, PSU – included!
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I wouldn't worry about PoE too much, for CCTV I generally have them all grouped together on a dedicated PoE switch instead, NVR included if needed.
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poe version should you need it, but if it's slide 'n' click you want then I guess it will cost more unless your looking for tat that is. You might want to re-think your options.
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RB5009UPr+S+IN | MikroTik
A new version of our popular heavy-duty RB5009 router with PoE-in and PoE-out on all ports. Perfect for small and medium ISPs. 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet & 10 Gigabit SFP+, numerous powering options.
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Omada ER707-M2 + TP-Link TL-SG3210XHP-M2+ EAP650. £220+£360+£120=700. Mikrotik kit is £624. Is Omada worth adding a few extra pounds?
Just noticed that I forgot about Omada hardware controller which is extra £70 :/.
The cost of the whole project is quickly getting out of hand so I will probably buy any gigabit dual wan router and wait for prices to come down.
Just noticed that I forgot about Omada hardware controller which is extra £70 :/.
The cost of the whole project is quickly getting out of hand so I will probably buy any gigabit dual wan router and wait for prices to come down.
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Good news guys, I haven't purchased anything yet, but a new option has emerged. The Unifi Dream Machine Pro is on promotion at a price I'm prepared to pay. On top of that, I would take 1x U6 Pro and a POE adapter. £442 with delivery. Can I get something better for similar money? A reminder of what I'm looking for: Dual WAN with load balancing and at least one WAN and LAN port faster than 1gbps and as if I could hook up a 10gbps switch in the future. I want it to last me for years. I understand that by entering the Unifi ecosystem I am not forced to buy cameras and switches from Ubiquiti?
There are no hidden fees there? This is a home network but want something for prouser.
I've read about the Mikrotik RB5009 and would be willing to buy it, but I've read about the problem with eth1 2.5gbps, which has trouble reaching 500mbps upload. Also, the interface is off-putting to a new user.
There are no hidden fees there? This is a home network but want something for prouser.
I've read about the Mikrotik RB5009 and would be willing to buy it, but I've read about the problem with eth1 2.5gbps, which has trouble reaching 500mbps upload. Also, the interface is off-putting to a new user.
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You don’t have to use UniFi switches and anything else will work, but if you want to use all the features (VLANs) you really do need the UniFi switches.
The cameras are a whole other can of worms. You can, theoretically, use any camera over RSTP but realistically, you need the UniFi cameras and to me, they look like very poor value for money. They do work extremely well, you just have to accept that you could have something the same for about 1/3 the price from Hikvision or Dahua and 1/4 the price from Reolink.
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Not that close. They were sold out at 19:10 last night.
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And it wouldn’t have been there after 19:10. I have a live stock tracker and the last one sold at 19:10 UK time last night. That cleared the decks and I doubt there will be many more, if any, on sale again. Once the SE was out very few people saw the value in the ordinary UDM Pro.
Well... It's still available... in Austria, Ireland and other countries. Just not in the UK.
Bear in mind the UDMP backplane for its internal switch is 1 Gbit/sec. If you want >1 Gbps switching including to the WAN, you'll need to also buy a Unifi USW-Pro/Enterprise and link it to the UDMP via the SFP+ LAN port, as the UDMP's SFP+ ports are 10 Gbps to the CPU.