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Re: UniFi U7 Pro

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Post by vel0city »

strongpigeon wrote: post #6

I’m curious about the 2.5 Gbps interface, which isn’t even half the theoretical max of a single connection (~5.6 Gbps) and far from the theoretical AP Max (~36 Gbps). I guess they don’t have any PoE 10Gbps switches. Edit: Turns out they do have one. [0] [0] https://store.ui.com/us/en/pro/category/all-switching/produc...

Another thing to think about is that theoretical max is the theoretical max of that collection of channels (thinking MIMO). So while a single AP might only have 2.5Gbit uplink, you might have multiple APs trying to talk somewhat close. The faster a radio can blast out it's packet and get quiet the faster another client can use that channel.

Faster wifi means more people get more data in the same space, even if the individual uplinks are less than the max throughout of the connection. The air is just a single big shared wire.

And then as mentioned this max speed is pretty theoretical of the raw PHY, it's not necessarily the true raw count of bytes you care about being transmitted in your probably less than perfect space.

Re: UniFi U7 Pro

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Post by no_carrier »

I'm happy with the performance of the UniFi APs, but their software updates constantly break, leaving me to ssh in and run update commands manually or even clear out log files. This has happened numerous times to me.

Re: UniFi U7 Pro

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Post by sedatk »

genmud wrote: post #5

I wish they would get their shit together and have software that isn't buggy / riddled with security issues. Their march to a cloud dependent offering is so disappointing.

What's with their software being riddled with security issues? The only security issue I know about UI is one with that rogue employee leaking their secrets?

Re: UniFi U7 Pro

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Post by zamadatix »

strongpigeon wrote: post #6

I’m curious about the 2.5 Gbps interface, which isn’t even half the theoretical max of a single connection (~5.6 Gbps) and far from the theoretical AP Max (~36 Gbps). I guess they don’t have any PoE 10Gbps switches. Edit: Turns out they do have one. [0] [0] https://store.ui.com/us/en/pro/category/all-switching/produc...

> and far from the theoretical AP Max (~36 Gbps)

How'd you come to 36 Gbps?

2.4: 688 Mbps 5: 2882 Mbps 6: 5765 Mbps

That only comes to 9.3 Gbps, and if you ever get half that in goodput you're having a hell of a good day. I wouldn't expect higher speed interfaces on such a low end (albeit modern) AP.

Re: UniFi U7 Pro

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Post by DrAwdeOccarim »

jmacd wrote: post #37
DrAwdeOccarim wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’ve had two die and then I read using an SSD helps a lot with the heat issue. Replaced the HDD with an SSD and temp is a cool 45C now down from high 50’s with HDD. YMMV but figured I’d add my anecdotal experience.

I am going to need to do that then. Mine runs hot. I have it perched up to try to get it some cooling airflow.

This one works great: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078211KBB

Re: UniFi U7 Pro

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Post by boringuser2 »

You can buy a $30 used Ruckus AP from eBay made 10 years ago and it will handily outperform anything that Unifi has ever produced.

I realize this may sound like an exaggeration, but it really isn't.

Re: UniFi U7 Pro

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Post by zamadatix »

JoshTriplett wrote: post #60
rys wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just in case anyone reads the parent and the takeaway is you can’t: you can still operate UniFi that way if you want to. The cloud connection and apps are optional.

Interesting. Did that change at some point in the past? I'd seen reports from folks suggesting that you were stuck either using the cloud management bits or using their app, and that a plain local web connection didn't work. Does Ubiquity equipment work entirely with a local web connection now, with no app or cloud, for all their functionality (except, obviously, cloud management functionality)?

The answer depends on which piece of equipment, usually by product family. More and more is getting the cloud push over time though.

Re: UniFi U7 Pro

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Post by zamadatix »

DannyBee wrote: post #52

It's not even shipping with mlo support, which is a main feature of wifi7 - it's how aggregation works across different bands. Instead it will be released in a future update. Typical ubiquiti. I'm sure the date won't slip and the software won't be buggy or declared beta to dodge complaints for 100 years.

On the bright side they are listing that as a February release feature, not a long wait to see what they actually end up doing.
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