Hi all,
I am currently working on setting up a network. Through various threads here, I came across Ubiquiti and find their products quite appealing.
Now it’s time to choose the components.
Requirements:
- Support 16 CAT6a network outlets (14 in rooms + 2 spare)
- Support 8 CAT6a with PoE (3x Doorbird, 4x access points, 1 spare)
- Magenta TV
- Internet feed via Telekom Speedport Smart 3
I enjoy reports, statistics, and configuration options but basically do not want to have to adjust settings every day. In other words, everything should primarily "just work."
I have looked into different setups:
Option 1:
- Dream Machine Pro
- Switch-16-150w
- 4 Nano HD
Option 2:
- USG (Pro?)
- Cloud Key
- Switch 24 PoE
- 4 Nano HD
Option 3 – No Unifi
- Any 24-port PoE switch
- 4 matching access points
Between option 1 and 2, I tend to lean toward option 1, since the price difference is minimal. However, when summarizing, the question arose whether such an infrastructure is justified for “this small network.” Hence option 3.
Best regards,
Harv
I am currently working on setting up a network. Through various threads here, I came across Ubiquiti and find their products quite appealing.
Now it’s time to choose the components.
Requirements:
- Support 16 CAT6a network outlets (14 in rooms + 2 spare)
- Support 8 CAT6a with PoE (3x Doorbird, 4x access points, 1 spare)
- Magenta TV
- Internet feed via Telekom Speedport Smart 3
I enjoy reports, statistics, and configuration options but basically do not want to have to adjust settings every day. In other words, everything should primarily "just work."
I have looked into different setups:
Option 1:
- Dream Machine Pro
- Switch-16-150w
- 4 Nano HD
Option 2:
- USG (Pro?)
- Cloud Key
- Switch 24 PoE
- 4 Nano HD
Option 3 – No Unifi
- Any 24-port PoE switch
- 4 matching access points
Between option 1 and 2, I tend to lean toward option 1, since the price difference is minimal. However, when summarizing, the question arose whether such an infrastructure is justified for “this small network.” Hence option 3.
Best regards,
Harv
untergasse437 Oct 2020 22:17HarvSpec schrieb:
I enjoy analyzing data, statistics [...].Sorry, you can pretty much forget that with Ubiquiti. The values they "measure" are completely unreliable. Likewise, you can also forget Magenta TV as it currently stands – these devices simply can’t handle it without major workarounds. The UDM or CK are nice for combined management, but as Tarnari already mentioned, there are hardly any benefits with that setup. Depending on the bandwidth of your internet connection, the small USG can also easily struggle. I still like the Ubiquiti products, but they are far from the universal solutions they are sometimes portrayed as.
hanse987 schrieb:
If there are no major other requirements, I would choose option 3.
- Speedport as the router
- any router that supports IGMPv3 for Magenta TV
- 4 x Nano HD with Unifi Controller on a Raspberry Pi or NASExactly! Although for IGMP, the router should actually be a switch. Edit: Even the controller can be on a simple laptop if needed. Once installed, you don’t need it running 24/7 for the system to work.
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