What Do I Need To Run Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra?

This short video gives you a run through of the basic steps that are needed to set up a network with Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra.
The UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra is a powerful and compact multi-WAN UniFi Cloud Gateway with a full suite of advanced routing and security features.
You can buy yours from thetechgeeks.com/products/ucg...
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:15 What is the Cloud Gateway Ultra?
02:27 Setting it up and Configuring it
07:25 Creating a Network and Adding an Access Point
12:55 Settings, Speed tests, Security, and Failover
33:32 Outro

[@georgem6216]

Got mine last week, extremely easy to setup. Thanks for the prompt delivery Tech Geeks

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

Enjoy it

[@COR0NAD0]

Did you have the dream machine pro and if so, is it as fast? Close to 1G throughout?

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

We have run tests on the UDM-Pro and SE. It is important to note it has a 10Gb/s WAN port as an option as well as a 2.5Gb/s on the UDM-SE and a 1Gb/s on the UDM-Pro. Both of these units can do 1Gb/s in our tests with no issues.

[@thewallacepf]

Awesome video! May I give you a suggestion? When testing Multi-WAN Routers, avoid pulling the cable that connects your GW to those ISP routers/modems. When you pull the cable, you're causing an interruption at the Layer-1 which will be very easy for any device to detect (And this isn't a reality from an outage perspective). The easiest way to validate this test and really see how long the gateway takes to commute between WAN Connections would be, interrupting the uplink from those ISP Routers/Modems to the ISP itself, I mean, pulling the WAN cable/fiber from those devices. With that your maintaining your Layer 1 and 2 connectivity and your GW will need to detect it using Layer 3 or anything above that. As per my understanding, this device uses an Echo Server from Ubiquiti to validate the link connection but I can't see more information about how frequently this synthetic monitoring occurs and if this is configurable or not. TL;DR: If your multi-WAN uses Layer 3/4 monitoring to detect outages you should test forcing them to work on that level once Layer 1/2 doesn't represent the reality and will be too easy to detect. Hope it helps! Thanks for your content.

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

Thanks for your comments. In my instance the ISP connections were those two cables as they are then upstreamed to the rest of the network. I could not remove the physical network connection to the ISP for that network as it is on an SDWAN and will just self heal. I will see if I can work a better way of doing this by maybe swwapping the VLAN out or sending it a NULL route and record the results in due course. Again thanks for your input.

[@JasonsLabVideos]

I bought one too, rock solid device !! Love it !! Good video too !

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@bruh_4911]

Thank you for a great and helpful video! Especially the tip on how to handle an ISP with 192.168.1.1 was extremely helpful. Since I am new to Unifi I probably would have been stuck on that. Thanks from a Swedish follower!

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

Glad it was helpful!

[@slam5]

got one as a backup to my udm-pro se. great way to backup at a lower cost than having 2 se's.

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

Good option

[@MrBrettStar]

It would be great to see a guide for upgrading from cloud key/usg to the ucg-ultra. The guides online seem to be hit and miss. There will be a LOT of people doing this shortly now that there is more stock in Australia (including me).

[@jonhoare446]

Yes! I have the USG/CG2+ combination, and I am starting to look at the transfer to CGU with the Cloud Key being demoted to running Unifi Protect only. There's not much progress so far as the family is trying to use the internet, but it´s unclear what you should do at what stage. I want to transfer all the network config from the CG2+ to the CGU, but it´s not playing ball so far. I have a feeling that this will be one step forward, two back for a while...

[@shALKE]

@The_Tech_Geeks You can see it at 18:08, its in the internet connection settings for Smart Queues, what is the information they mention when you press the I icon?

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

I created this addtional video with that testing in there for you - kzbin.info/www/bejne/emjMeoFnfbeCZsU

[@fatalradius]

Hey, thanks for the video! I think the phone configuration is what throws me off the most. Although it looks simple, how is remote management after the initial phone set up? I would like to set this up for a small business but also be able to manage the gateway remotely when I'm not on-site.

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

Once you connect it up to unifi.ui.com you can then access the device across the internet either with the Unifi Network app or a web browser, so becomes very easy to manage after the intial setup.

[@andrewjosephson2480]

Thanks for the video. I'm struggling to block access to the default/management network from another vlan/wifi network. EG. Despite configuring firewall rules to deny WiFi vlan 192.168.47.0/24 access to Default LAN 192.168.1.0/24. Any ideas?

[@srengregersen8172]

How does it handle a power outage? I've been running a CloudKey for some years and we always had to recover from a backup whenever it got disconnected from power without gracefully shutting down first. I hope this issue has been fixed in the Cloud Gateway Ultra, but I cannot find any info about it yet.

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

Good question. I have never personally had an issue with a cloud key, but what I can say with the Cloud Gateway and the Unifi Express that we tested, we pulled the power out regularly and the device restarted without loosing any config. I hope this helps.

[@srengregersen8172]

@@The_Tech_Geeks Sounds great! Thanks for the answer. Now, I'm just waiting for it to become available in stock. Thanks for a great video btw.

[@ztech-consulting]

@@srengregersen8172 Why not get a 500VA UPS for your existing gear? If the power cuts are long then get a 1500VA UPS.

[@TheStevenWhiting]

Is it actually a router or not? Looking for a new router as the new ISP doesn't provide one so I want to get a decent one.

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

The Cloud Gateway Ultra is a full router along with being a Ubiquiti controller for up to 30 other Ubiquiti devices, ie switches, access points etc.

[@shALKE]

Can it handle 1Gbps with IDS/IPS and Smart Queues enabled ? Usually on the Smart Queues there is an I and its saying what it supports.

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

You will notice we do a speed test around 19.25 through the video. This is with Suspicious Activity enabled in Auto. This is essentially IPS/IDS. I didn't notice and option for smart queues from that menu you can see there.

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

I think you may have it confused with the Unifi Express. The specs for the Cloud Gateway Ultra show Application-aware firewall rules Signature-based IPS/IDS threat detection Content, country, domain, and ad filtering VLAN/subnet-based traffic segmentation Full stateful firewall

[@shALKE]

@@The_Tech_Geeks You can see it at 18:08, its in the internet connection settings for Smart Queues

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

I just did this extra video which may help. Still says don't use on a connection over 300mb/s but hopefully it shows you how it performs in our tests - kzbin.info/www/bejne/emjMeoFnfbeCZsU

[@DavelSaverage]

Why is your price over 50% higher than all other Australian sellers? Genuine question.

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

Yep, and none of those other sellers have actually shipped any yet, when we have shipped hundreds :D The only issue is we have to air freight small quantities at a time and have to cover extra import duties so at the moment that is why our prices are higher, because our costs are higher.

[@sorjai.]

What if I already have another wireless mesh network that's from another brand? Can I use that with the UCG Ultra??

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

If you are just wanting a router, then yes it will work with other devices from other brands, but only as a wired router.

[@PabloTBrave]

Has to be in stock first gateway ultra and udr are never in stock in the eu or uk

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

It is a hassle, but the UCG was in stock in EU for around 30 mins today so far. It generally sells out in less than an hour and they list a few times a day. The UDR is a different story and there are very few if any of those in the world at the moment.

[@PabloTBrave]

It's a big problem. my unifi network is 7 years old and my usg3 is on it last let's but I can't get a replacement gateway , so may be forced to go to another supplier. Unifi seems to focus on new products which are also not available rather than supply chain isssues , which could result in people without a service for many months. if you can't buy /repair it doesn't matter how good the eco system is .

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

If you reach out to us at thetechgeeks.com and it is a UCG you are after we have stock and can certainly sell one to you if you are after one :D

[@PabloTBrave]

@@The_Tech_Geeks thanks for the offer but I got proper stung with tax when ordering my artem watch strap from Australia, ended up being nearly twice the price

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

Not suggesting you buy from Australia. You can buy from our UK office with UK VAT :).

[@simonm8127]

Do Aussies pronounce Router like the US, I didn't think so? Grinds me, it is a router as in hooter! C'mon man you're a Brit, well accent is. No offence intended. 😁

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

Haha, I am afraid if I say it the English way it will become an X-Rated channel here in Australia as the english way we say router, means something very different here in Australia !

[@simonm8127]

@@The_Tech_Geeks lol 😂 fair dinkum , we all love routing ! I know a lot of aussies so know where you’re coming from. Forgiven .

[@MrBrettStar]

I often say it’s funny how in Australia if it’s a route for roads we pronounce it root but if it’s a router we use the American pronunciation. Most countries use the same type of pronunciation for both.

[@Aier0]

You have leaked your Wan ip at 07:42

[@The_Tech_Geeks]

Yes but this is a test network we use so not really worried about that as it changes regularly anyway.