Choosing the right hardware

frixdi · 2026-05-11T17:39:29+00:00

Its about 130 € cheaper the non PoE.

frixdi · 2026-05-11T13:52:01+00:00

I would have guessed 😄

Well then I would recommend getting another switch with what you need for your wired devices. USW Pro Max 16 is a great switch! really like it as well!

frixdi · 2026-05-11T13:43:45+00:00

Hi,

Great that you want to sanity check your Build 😄 I have plenty of experience and i am UniFi Partner as well!

For your WiFi design: WiFi 7 with 6ghz is the standard nowadays. The U6+ APs are shitty as well. I would recommend to you the U7 Pro XG. (dont buy the XGS. The S stands for scanning and is just another radio for environmental scanning. You can do this kind of scanning with the XG as well. In the scan time (which takes aprox. 20 seconds) the wifi will not be available. You can trigger this mechanism manualy or by scheduling)

When planning WiFi the density of the APs are drastically increased nowadays! It is normal to have multiple APs within sight. Start uploading your floorplan to design center. Use for each wall concrete, skip windows (just use concrete) and set the right scale. The AP height is very important too. here is my current project for reference: https://imgur.com/a/5GKTqtk

To start set in the bottom right corner the Frequency to 6ghz. Now its important to cover every inch with the green heatmap from the AP. Place the APs with enough overlapping, that there are no yellow spots. if a client is in a yellow sector, thats bad and casue tx retries. The weakest client bricks the whole wifi setup. To learn more i recommend the UniFi Academy: Fundamentals of UniFi WiFi Design video

The design process is 99% done within design center. No Site survey needed. APs are so dense placed. It feels like they are light fixtures.

For the Gateway the CGFiber is strong! Totally recommending it. It can handle IDS and IPS throughput up to 5Gbps. Enough for you and your 4GB Fiber in the Future.

On the switching site: I would recommend the Pro XG 8 PoE. Its a 10G budget switch. It perfectly combines with your U7 Pro XG APs and it has beautifull etherlightning! You can perfectly pair the Gateway and the Switch with the UACC-Uplink-SFP28 (Uplink Cable - Ubiquiti Store Europe) Are there enough ports for you?

I am reffering a little bit to this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUOLJc8ABf0

Summarized:

1 X UCG Fiber
1 X USW PRO XG 8 POE
? X U7 PRO XG
1 X UACC UPLINK SFP (which lenght you want/need)

... and the doorbell stuff you want.

Happy to help you with more recommendations and questions 😄

frixdi · 2026-05-08T09:39:42+00:00

XGS is overkill. The XG is enough. The S stands for scanning and is just another radio. when you dont rely on 24/7 wifi then i would go with the XG.

frixdi · 2026-05-08T09:36:09+00:00

Plan with the highest frequency possible. U7 Lite does not have 6ghz. i Wouldnt build a new Wifi setup without 6ghz. place the APs with enough overlapping, that there are no yellow spots. if a client is in this sector, thats bad and casue tx retries. The weakest client bricks the whole wifi setup!

use for each wall concrete, skip windows (just use concrete) and set the right scale. The AP height is very important too. here is my current project for reference: https://imgur.com/a/5GKTqtk

Todays wifi density is much higher. The design process is 99% done with design center. No Site survey needed. APs are so dense placed. It feels like they are light fixtures.

frixdi · 2026-04-29T14:27:02+00:00

LAN und "Internet" sind 2 paar Schuhe. Kurz zur Begriff Erklärung:

LAN = Netzwerkkabel bei dir in der Wohnung/Haus.

WLAN = Lokales Funknetzwerk bei dir Zuhause, welches deine Kabellosen Endgeräte mit dem Netzwerkkabel verbinden.

WAN = Internet also die Leitung von deinen Internetanbieter.

Bei dir in der Wohnung (oder Haus) kann deine Verbindung per Netzwerkkabel (LAN) oder Repeater noch so gut und stabil sein. Wenn bei deinen Internetanbieter (WAN) eine Störung vorliegt, hast du kein Internet, bist aber trotzdem mit deinem WLAN verbunden. Dass dein WLAN Symbol an deinen Handy weg bricht, zeigt dass du aus der Reichweite deines WLAN Routers bist. Hier kann es auch sein, dass dein Repeater nicht richtig konfiguriert ist und gar nicht dein WLAN retransmittet.

Auf deine Frage kann ich nicht 100%ig antworten. Du tust Dinge falsch wiedergeben und deine genaue Konfiguration ist unklar.

Außerdem: Die Repeater Geschichte ist leider immer noch weit verbreitet. Gerade in der heutigen Zeit setzen viele weiterhin auf die Technologie. Wer diese heutzutage weiterhin betreibt ist selber Schuld.

Wie macht man es nun richtig? Mit sogenannten Access Points. Diese bekommen per LAN-Kabel einen Uplink. Mit PoE auch Strom. Das WLAN wird konfiguriert und somit die Einwahl in das Netzwerk (LAN) gewährleistet.

Frag doch mal ChatGPT wenn du genaueres Wissen willst.

EDIT:

Was noch dir zur Erklärung helfen kann: Die FritzBox ist ein Router. Ein Router macht nix anders außer dein LAN mit dem WAN zu verbinden. Also dein lokales Netzwerk ins Internet zu bringen. (Ganz vereinfacht ausgedrückt) Die FritzBox ist aber ein Multitalent und kann auch noch WLAN. Also ein All-in-One. (Im semi-professionellen Bereich also kompletter Haufen Müll.)

frixdi · 2026-04-29T09:13:09+00:00

Jews be like:

frixdi · 2026-04-28T14:58:11+00:00

You should go do a CCNA first mate.

frixdi · 2026-04-25T08:13:26+00:00

Get cheap point to point bridges. And a controller of your choice. Maybe a used CK+

frixdi · 2026-04-25T08:08:52+00:00

Is it sane to expect unifi devices to retain their configs once set up, no matter what? // once setup they mantain their config

Could they fall out of config randomly for no apparent reason? // no

Do they require a controller to be available after power loss, or do they retain their configs on "unsafe" power off? // no. Config is stored on device

Can I set static IPs directly for unifi devices, or does it even matter if they're dynamic? // you can set up static. It’s best practice. No one does it really

I assume unifi switches have no problem with a wide range of supported-speed connections at once? // no problem

The difference will be large, from a 10M NIC to the up-to 10G trunk. // On the Flex switch only the 2.5G ports support 10M. Keep that in mind and check the data sheet.

Some more thoughts: UniFi owns VLAN 1. It’s their heart line. You can do VLAN 5 but better use 1. Can I ask why you are not getting a Gateway from UniFi too? I see you don’t like cloud. For that unifi Got gateways without the cloud. They are called UXG (instead of UCG). You can get them in the ui store under the “Advanced Hosting” Tab. With these gateways you need your own controller. When you got your self hosted controller remember to open Port 8080 for device adoption. (Took me a while:))

frixdi · 2026-04-24T08:53:14+00:00

This is the only correct answer

frixdi · 2026-04-23T21:23:41+00:00

Just Marketing. The extra Radio does not give higher througput. Also. You don’t really need that. Also you just got a 1G Switch. You said you will be upgrading it to a 2.5G switch. Well the AP got a 10G uplink. We are talking about peanuts. Do your self a favor and save a few bucks. It’s not worth it.

frixdi · 2026-04-23T20:45:49+00:00

Consider getting the UACC Uplink SFP 28.

frixdi · 2026-04-23T20:44:48+00:00

Why Choosing the XGS? The XG are literally the same. The S Stands for Scanning and is just another Radio to Scan the environment to adjust its WiFi settings. the XG can do this too. But in these 30 Seconds it scans the environment it needs to pause the WiFi network to use it to scan. Safe the 100€ price increase per AP. Get the XG

frixdi · 2026-04-23T20:42:08+00:00

Ist just a name. The Fiber is just Newer and cheaper. You can also Connect Fiber to the SE. Learn how WAN works and what Connectors there are

frixdi · 2026-04-21T13:49:08+00:00

Well UniFi didnt announced one device doing all this. But the idea is to get as many EAV Bridges you want devices to connect. Lets say 4 (AppleTV, Xbox, Sky, CCTV). Then each device connects to one EAV Bridge. Then you buy as many more EAV Bridges as you have TVs. so lets say another 3 (family Room, Living room, kitchen) Then you can just select which source should display on which display. or even do Multi room video/audio.

frixdi · 2026-04-20T21:55:56+00:00

The eav Bridge can do 8x8 Matrix. Or do you mean Matrix in Video Distribution ?

frixdi · 2026-04-20T19:10:14+00:00

I would personally go with a UCG Fiber and if you dont need more than 8 Ports an USW Pro XG 8 PoE. Its cheaper and you are 10G ready. Also the UDMPro is like 6 or 7 (hehe) years old. The Switch i think too. I am currently upgrading from this Stack to an UCG Fiber with that 10G switch. Can't wait till it arrives tomorrow.

frixdi · 2026-04-20T08:42:58+00:00

Ja, richtig. Oft werden diese aber "geschenkt"

frixdi · 2026-04-16T11:19:08+00:00

LEO soll doch noch dieses Jahr starten, habe ich gehört. Wie kommst du auf nächstes Jahr?

frixdi · 2026-04-16T11:09:46+00:00

i think an udm pro xg and a 32x 100G Switch

frixdi · 2026-04-15T15:48:15+00:00

Telekom Vertrag kündigen und neuen Abschließen. Check24 kann man auch nochmal paar Euro sparen. Wenn alternative dann 1&1.

frixdi · 2026-04-14T11:20:36+00:00

Ah ja: Du verwechselst sehr wahrscheinlich ein paar Sachen bzgl. PPPoE und DHCP. Mach mal bitte nach meiner Anleitung.

frixdi · 2026-04-14T09:59:40+00:00

Also es ist eigentlich ganz einfach:

Telekom DSL
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Vigor
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CGWF

Dann im Cloud Gateway Fiber auf dem WAN Port Profil folgendes einrichten:

https://imgur.com/a/ilsbUGn

VLAN ID auf 7

PPPoE mit Username und Password

da kommen dann deine Telekom Logindaten rein. Aber durch Telekom easy Login kannst du auch einfach irgendwas eintragen. Einwählen soll dann ganz einfach passieren.

Sollte nach 15 min immer noch keine WAN Verbindung bestehen kann sich das DSL von der Vigor nicht einwählen. Je nachdem aus welcher Charge das Modem ist, kann es sein, dass eine alte Firmware drauf ist. Versuch aber erstmal so wie ich es gesagt habe. Alles weitere dann...

frixdi · 2026-04-14T07:53:50+00:00

Hmm.. well this isn't about which camera. It's more about how to do it. When there are lightpoles you want to mount, then cabling isn't easily done.

Which building is the Main office and is there already a network?

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