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Re: UniFi Express

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Post by marcus0x62 »

boringuser2 wrote: post #18
stbenjam wrote: post #10

Another confused product from UniFi. Is it targeting home users or businesses? It looks like businesses from their web page yet feels very much like a better fit for home. It only runs UniFi Network, so you have to buy more things, that also run UniFi Network, to get into any of their other products like Protect. I like their stuff but lately a lot of their stuff feels just confused to me, like they don't know what t…

A business really shouldn't be running this. Anything that isn't basically your home office is running a solid NGFW with SSL interception.

That’s…Not an accurate description of how things work in the real world. There are large enterprises out there with NGFWs that aren’t doing much TLS inspection.

Your average mom and pop business is more likely to have a wifi AP/router/NAT gateway combo from their ISP than something as feature rich as Unifi, let alone a real NGFW.

Re: UniFi Express

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Post by buildbot »

syntaxing wrote: post #30

Had a UDR but switched to OPNsense. But the biggest issue with the UDR is that it can only handle about 500 Mbps due to the subpar CPU. Anyone know if this can actually run gigabit speeds?

I too switched to OPNsense., which has been awesome. Partly due to weird dns failure issues, but mostly due to what turned out to be the bullshit claims about security issues :/ krebs did real damage to them by pushing that story.

Re: UniFi Express

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Post by Kirby64 »

syntaxing wrote: post #30

Had a UDR but switched to OPNsense. But the biggest issue with the UDR is that it can only handle about 500 Mbps due to the subpar CPU. Anyone know if this can actually run gigabit speeds?

From their FAQ:

UniFi Express can route traffic at speeds up to 1 Gbps. Security features such as Device Identification, Traffic Identification, Country Restrictions, and Ad Blocking can all be enabled without impacting routing performance.

Re: UniFi Express

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Post by I_Am_Nous »

parasubvert wrote: post #24
chenzhekl wrote: post #6

Could anyone help explain what this is. Is it just a fancy WiFi router?

Yes but Ubiquiti is very popular among Small Office / Home Office users due to their software that's integrated across their devices.

It's a WiFi 6 box too, so it's got decent home throughput. Gig WAN, gig LAN and it's pretty decent for the majority of ISP customers.

Re: UniFi Express

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Post by spankalee »

This page is a bit confusing if you don't already know the terms...

What exactly is "A complete UniFi networking stack" anyway? Is UniFi some protocol that extends WiFi?

Re: UniFi Express

#36

Post by handy2000 »

lopkeny12ko wrote: post #13
chenzhekl wrote: post #6

Could anyone help explain what this is. Is it just a fancy WiFi router?

> What is UniFi Express? > UniFi Express is a complete UniFi Networking stack in an ultra-compact, plug-and-play form factor. It runs UniFi Network and features a powerful gateway engine and built-in WiFi 6 with seamless meshing.

Read this several times. Still don't know what I am looking at. What is "UniFi Networking stack", what is "UniFi Network"? Is it a WiFi router? I use a TP-Link router at home, and they don't sell it as "TP-Link Networking stack".

Re: UniFi Express

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Post by spankalee »

lopkeny12ko wrote: post #13
chenzhekl wrote: post #6

Could anyone help explain what this is. Is it just a fancy WiFi router?

> What is UniFi Express? > UniFi Express is a complete UniFi Networking stack in an ultra-compact, plug-and-play form factor. It runs UniFi Network and features a powerful gateway engine and built-in WiFi 6 with seamless meshing.

What is UniFi?

Re: UniFi Express

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Post by akerl_ »

boringuser2 wrote: post #27
entropie wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As long as you dont provide any reasoning your are just another guy in the internet talking gibberish.

1. The throughput is inadequate. 2. The IDS/IPS is an inadequate Suricata instance with outdated rulesets and no SSL inspection. 3. There is nothing comparable to a WAF. Gun to my head, I'd trust ASUS AI protect for a business router to substantially outperform Unifi's security offerings. The ASUS at least knows what it is and what it can be: basically a glorified WAF. IDS/IPS don't even work well with up to date rul…

What kind of small business actually benefits from an IDS/IPS or WAF?

Re: UniFi Express

#39

Post by handy2000 »

spankalee wrote: post #35

This page is a bit confusing if you don't already know the terms... What exactly is "A complete UniFi networking stack" anyway? Is UniFi some protocol that extends WiFi?

Exactly, I only understood that it's basically a WiFi router by reading this thread. I guess I am not their target buyer... still, would appreciate more clarity.

Re: UniFi Express

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Post by Spivak »

boringuser2 wrote: post #5
whalesalad wrote: post #2

I love ubiquiti. My entire home network runs on their gear, with self-hosted management. I have infra deployed across the country in a remote office that runs their gear, with a cloud key. It's solid stuff all around. Don’t use any of their unifi routers tho, can’t speak to that. I have an ER-4 at home and the remote office has a pfsense 1U.

It's not a particularly good setup, but it's also not a particularly bad one. Actual prosumer+ products like Sophos XG (free), Untangle Home, *sense blow it out of the water, though, by giving actual offerings for features where Unifi gives a diet version. That all being said, it's definitely a cut above most consumer networking setups, maybe with the exception of Asus -- they do a pretty solid job.

The part that's missing for me is what hardware do I put it on?
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