Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro 1U Rack Mount Appliance

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The Unifi Dream Machine (UDM for short) is a great choice for the heart of your home network. If you are building a DIY Smart Home or DIY CCTV system like me, you are probably interested in this flagship networking device from Unifi.

Standalone is my term, but these gateways require the UniFi Network application to be run on another piece of hardware such as a Cloud Key, local PC/server, or cloud service. The USG models are nearing the end of their useful life, while the UXG models are current. Cloud Gateways — Dream MAchines The UniFi® Dream Machine Pro is an all-in-one network appliance for a scalable network in an office, retail, or hospitality environment. Powered by a fast 1.7 GHz quad-core processor, the UDM Pro combines multiple functions into a single device: With its simple-to-set-up system, Ubiquity provides the means of affordably deploying multiple Wi-Fi Access Point solution in a home or office that is substantially superior to any mesh system. By providing a comprehensive range of Access Points at different budgets (which feature prominently in our Best Wi-Fi Access Points guide) and the superb UniFi Controller software, Ubiquiti provides an unbeatable and affordable way to truly maximise Wi-Fi performance. I have to think though that if you have a connection that fast your needs are probably going to be pushing what the software supports, that said a 2.5Gbe port does make sense even if it won't be needed that often - yet. Integrated 128 GB SSD If you don’t need PoE-enabled Ethernet ports at all, the UDM-Pro will probably be fine. But do note that its WAN Ethernet port is limited to 1 Gigabit Ethernet.I actually believe this drive is intended to allow the UDM SE to be used in larger deployments that might have problems due to the internal eMMC and it's smaller capacity. Larger deployments would have the need to store more information such as Network events, logs around user access, voice mail or recorded messages etc. POE support - if you only need and will ever need 8 ports great - but as soon as start needing more ports and want to add a dedicated switch then for me your better off using the savings towards that dedicated separate switch to begin with.

Designed for convenient monitoring and complete management of your camera surveillance system, the UniFi Protect Controller allows you to set up, configure, and monitor your UniFi cameras using a graphical user interface. You can install it on the UDM Pro (only when an HDD, not included, is installed), and there are no separate software, licensing, hosting, or support fees. FeaturesIn the absence of the UDM Pro, Ubiquiti’s UniFi products that use the UniFi Controller – the USG and USG-PRO-4 – are relatively underpowered compared with the ER-4. Despite the USG-PRO-4 being more expensive than the ER-4, it possesses only half the number of processor cores, with a significantly reduced maximum SQM throughput (200-250 Mbps). You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways: The UDM Pro includes the UniFi Network Controller so you canmanage your UniFi Switches and APs. It can also run the UniFiProtect software for convenient monitoring and completemanagement of your camera surveillance system. Video recordingsare stored on the built-in NVR (hard drive not included) and canbe easily accessed using the UniFi Protect mobile app. Via remoteaccess, you can securely view the recordings that are privatelystored on the UDM Pro rather than a third-party server. This article will compare and contrast the two more advanced models UDM-SE and the UDM-Pro, and help you decide which is best for your needs. The setup process is similar to other UniFi devices, and can be done through the web GUI or their smartphone app. The UDM-Pro’s default LAN IP adress is 192.168.1.1

Video surveillance is just as easy to set up. The appliance accepted our Seagate 10TB SATA drive without a murmur and instantly made it available for recording incoming video. After we’d added a UVC G4 Bullet IP camera to our account, we were able to view its live feed from the portal, enable smart detection and set up custom motion-detection events and recording actions.Connect one end of your Ethernet cable to your modem or router, then connect the other end to the RJ45 Internet port on the front of the UDM-Pro (Port 9 in the Hardware Overview table). The UDM-Pro and UDM-SE are full UniFi Cloud Gateways, and they can run all of the UniFi applications: For Wi-Fi, you will need to get a Wi-Fi Access Point (WAP) such as the Unifi 6 Liteor Unifi 6 Pro, both of which I use in my home. I also have a detailed comparison of the various Unifi WAPs.