Setting up a brand new WiFi 7 network using Unifi Cloud Gateway Max

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@MickPletcher 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video, Lars! This was a great video for setting this up. I’m in the process of transitioning both of our houses to the Cloud Gateway Max from TP-Link due to both the looming ban and the easy setup of the site-to-site VPN. By the way, we never met at the MVP summit, but I was an eight year Microsoft MVP.

@LarsKlintTech 13 күн бұрын

Thanks Mick and you are most welcome. I am pretty sure you'll have a good experience with the CGM upgrading from TP-Link. I am about to set up a second network too, which I will do a bunch of testing and videos on. I am working on coming to the summit in March, so hopefully we can catch up there 😊

@MrFoulkes 7 күн бұрын

great video Lars. I felt very triggered by the length of those ethernet cables though during the GW and Flex setup.

@LarsKlintTech 7 күн бұрын

Haha, thanks mate. I wanted to give Alicia some options for future configs, so provided the longer cables.

@mattschoular8844 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Lars, I always appreciate your videos

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate you watching, Matt 😁

@richacevedo660 2 ай бұрын

another great Video Lars! this is a great video for a small setup (normal end users) I just did one of these with the G4 Doorbell it worked flawlessly and no subscriptions for the door bell is a bonus!

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback and I'm glad you got something out of it. I wanted to create a video for a first time setup, because I remember being very confused about all the various parts.

@darksheepvids 2 күн бұрын

Thanks very much for a wonderful video , I wanted to ask I have fiber to the home , so it comes in and the there is a device the fiber cable connects to in the garage and then that device connects to the Telstra modem/ router . Would I just swap out the Telstra modem / router with the max gate way to get it to work ?

@LarsKlintTech 2 күн бұрын

You are most welcome. You can try swapping the Telstra modem/router first. It depends if there is any verification going on in that box from Telstra. Is it Telstra branded? It depends also sometimes on the verification type from your ISP, which you may have to manually configure in the CGM under the Internet settings. First stop, just try and replace the Telstra box.

@dekoeneridder2452 2 ай бұрын

Your video camera right in time! Tomorrow my UCG will be arriving❤

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

That is excellent! Let me know how you find it and how the install goes.

@jeken28 2 ай бұрын

Jag kommer att använda denna videon i framtiden! Tack Lars!

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

Selv tak. 🙂

@carlos-lourenco 2 ай бұрын

Hi Lars, great beginner video! It was already said, but I’m also one of the guys that I rather prefer to skip the flex switch and use Poe injector so I have the full capacity on the AP. Speeeeeeeedddd

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Carlos 😁 There are many many ways to set this up. For Alicia it makes no difference with a 50/15 internet connection and a single AP for a few devices.

@EsotericArctos 2 ай бұрын

The Flex Switch is pretty good really. It does get that full gigabit speed, which will give you upto 900mbps real through put anyway ( I use AP 6 Pro's which are 1gbps NIC's ). 2.5 gbps is great, but on WiFi you won't actually get much of an improvement unless you are right on top of the AP. Once you move outside of that small area of 100% signal, the speed drops off and there is little benefit of 2.5gbps. I am basing that on my real world testing of various AP's at a few different sites. It's not the same as the huge benefit from 100mbps to 1gbps. Going to 2.5gbps on WiFi just doesn't have the same benefit. Advantage of having the flex switch is it can connect to other devices in the future, such as a camera. As a note, with Ubiquiti POE adaptors, you have to get the right one. A lot of them are gigabit only and won't do 2.5gbps via the POE adaptor.

@thomasnederman 2 ай бұрын

Hi Lars, Thank you for another great video. Like the setup. However would not have installed the extra switch. Would have used a POE injector. To power the switch you stilll need a poe injector. If she would think about adding a second camera, lets go for a switch, but when thinking about adding only one POE device, injector would be the way i would go. I would also have put a camera in the back yard... But this is up to her ofcourse. Trust me i have the same setup in a few places with only one POE device. But i have a plan to add more devices in the locations where i have this setup. See you next time

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

There are two PoE devices though, so that is why I added the switch, and also to give Alicia some room for future devices she might want to add. Thanks for watching Thomas 🙂

@garynagle3093 Ай бұрын

Great setup video. Thank you

@LarsKlintTech Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.

@Hitthegasmedia 2 ай бұрын

I see the greatest electronic device humans have ever made in this video! THE PS2!

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

You're not wrong. I am glad someone finally notice 🤓

@procekim Ай бұрын

I would buy the new Flex mini 2.5 G so Alicia can utilise faster speeds. By any chance. how does the Protect perform? is it faster than cloud +?

@LarsKlintTech Ай бұрын

Sure, there is always an upgrade. In this case I had a spare Switch Flex, so that worked. If you refer to the Cloud Key Gen 2 Plus, I can't comment as I haven't used it. It is working really well though so far on the CGM, but still only a single camera on it as well.

@keyvin.k 2 ай бұрын

I'm also considering switching to a UniFi system and planning a similar setup. However, I recently found out that the U7 Pro has a 2.5GbE uplink port. Wouldn't it be better to use the Flex Mini 2.5G instead of the standard model, so the switch doesn’t become a bottleneck for the installation?

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

Yes, you could do, but it doesn't have PoE, so I would have had PoE adaptors galore. I also didn't have a Flex Mini 2.5G on hand.

@keyvin.k 2 ай бұрын

@@LarsKlintTech Ah, I see. The best option would be to use a 2.5 GbE switch with PoE ports. This way, you could take full advantage of the U7 Pro’s capabilities and wouldn’t have to worry about having multiple PoE adapters. Right?

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

@@keyvin.k Yep, spot on. Currently, those switches are all rack mounted though, such as the Pro Max 24 PoE.

@keyvin.k 2 ай бұрын

@@LarsKlintTech Would be a little bit over the top for this setup. But thanks for your answers.

@ThomasS17 2 ай бұрын

Ooh, I was hoping you'd make a video of the install when you posted a picture of it!

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

Which part are you missing? The whole install is in the video

@ThomasS17 2 ай бұрын

@LarsKlintTech I meant when you posted the picture of the tools and gear in the back of your car a couple weeks ago, I was hoping you'd make a video about the install (which you did 😅).

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

@ThomasS17 oh, I see! Sorry, I thought it was a question 😂

@ThomasS17 2 ай бұрын

@LarsKlintTech I may have worded that a bit confusing 😂

@SquashPile 2 ай бұрын

I also updated from Asus gear and the CGM has been solid. One U6 Pro is good for my house. I have two flex mini switches, one Flex 2.5G switch and a G4 instant. Looks like the CGM is double natted? Should see the external IP on the WAN IP. Definitely want to fix that if that's the case since they are gaming :) Good video.

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, we did fix that. That was the PPPoE issue. Thanks for watching mate, and nice setup you've got too. I am keen on getting a couple of Flex 2.5G too.

@Ausmerican 2 ай бұрын

Great Video

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel.

@samuelwilliambrown 19 күн бұрын

Switch flex is only (1) GbE PoE. What is the go to device for 2.5 PoE?

@LarsKlintTech 18 күн бұрын

Perhaps the Flex Mini 2.5G.

@samuelwilliambrown 18 күн бұрын

@@LarsKlintTech that’s not POE though right?

@LarsKlintTech 18 күн бұрын

@@samuelwilliambrown No, it is not. For 2.5G PoE you'd need a Pro Max 16 PoE. store.ui.com/us/en?category=all-switching&filter=25-gbe&filter=poe-plus

@samuelwilliambrown 18 күн бұрын

@@LarsKlintTechthat’s what I thought. I’m in the same position as your home user in the video. Would LOVE to see a small “max” switch with 2.5GbE to power some U7s. Maybe one day!

@LarsKlintTech 18 күн бұрын

@samuelwilliambrown definitely. You can use PoE adaptors for now too.

@rogerrix4127 2 ай бұрын

With several cameras (8) how quickly can you view on your phone and can you fast scrub thru recorded events? Thanks.

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

If you are in your local network it is pretty much instantly. If you are viewing remotely, it depends on connection speed and latency.

@EsotericArctos 2 ай бұрын

2.5gbps on the gateway will be more important Sept 2025 when NBN release multi gigabit plans at wholesale and the NTD's get updated to 2.5gps NIC's. 2.5gbps on the gateway is not a big help right now as the NBN NTD port is only 1gbps. Good to do a bit of future proofing though. I like that Ubiquiti have released a selection of gateways now. It took a while to replace the old USG and USG Pro, but now there are choices for all levels of networking. I think I liked Ubiquiti's old packaging for unifi gear where the screws and tools were stored in a foam block rather than loose bags, and the boxes were a bit more premium looking with that full colour retail box, but the new packaging likely costs less :)

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

If I had had a 2.5G switch I might have considered adding that instead, but would have meant more PoE adaptors. The UCG Max is a fantastic option for a starter setup too. I have a second one I will use for a video coming up soon too.

@EsotericArctos 2 ай бұрын

@@LarsKlintTech Ubiquiti have the 16port Pro MAX in both POE and standard, I'd likely fork out for that if I wanted 2.5gbps with PoE. I believe it is fanless in the 16 port version, but maybe not something you want in your living room still as it is still a rack mount design. I am not a big fan of PoE adaptors in general. I'd rather fork out for a PoE switch, as most times you need a switch anyway :)

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

@@EsotericArctos Same. PoE is elegant. Adaptors, not so much. I have the 16 port Pro Max PoE sitting waiting for me to get to film it too.

@YaGr-ip3ub 2 ай бұрын

Great video! But why exactly this switch? Why no Ultra or other?

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

You can use whatever switch you like of course. There are many ways to shave the yak. I had this switch lying around as a spare, and it has PoE, so I used that.

@mrq332 2 ай бұрын

why the flex, the ultra has 8 ports

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

I had the flex as spare, so I used that. It would be easy to change later if needed.

@tcntad87 2 ай бұрын

1.2Gbps, isnt that quiet impressive for Australia / New zealand "area" ? :p Edit: Yea that wasnt the real one 13:04 "Its very exciting" she said with a very very straight face hehe Thanks for the video, lookin forward to more from the farm and the rack /From Sweden

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

That part is from another install as it says. It wasn't an Aussie speed test ☺️ And Alicia was extremely excited about networking devices 😂

@tcntad87 2 ай бұрын

@@LarsKlintTech Could totally see her joy in networking, soon she'll have a rack in her kitchen, just like you 😆

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

@@tcntad87 Most definitely. She had looked forward to this day for months. 😁

@URackADisciprine 2 ай бұрын

You should have advised them to wait on anything WiFi 7 from Ubiquiti considering they are having tons of issues with the 2.4GHz radios. Even though Ubiquiti is currently working on replacements, still no word on a recall program if there will even be one. So glad I used my brain for about a millisecond and didn't buy into that overpriced and under spec'd (to date) line of AP's. Just an added bonus of not having to deal with this latest mess of theirs.

@billh3488 2 ай бұрын

Agree. My wifi7 access point sucks - nothing wants to connect to it

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! So far, WiFi 7 devices have been working well for me, including the 2.4GHz band, which handles all my IoT devices on the farm without any issues. When I show new devices, it’s often to explore what's available and see how things perform in real-world setups. Testing the latest tech (even when it’s not perfect) helps us all learn more about what’s out there. Appreciate your insight and taking the time to comment!

@a9503128 2 ай бұрын

Zero issues here with 2.4Ghz, it’s actually improved my IoT network

@LarsKlintTech 2 ай бұрын

@@billh3488 This could be a warranty issue then.

@URackADisciprine 2 ай бұрын

@@LarsKlintTech Recall, warranty...doesn't really make any difference at the moment. TONS of the U7 AP's are bricks right now for people. You may not have any problems now but that does not mean a 2.4GHz device you want to add later is guaranteed to connect like it should. Ubiquiti did have this issue to a minor extent with the U6 line as well and still refuses acknowledge it. Bond hubs for example always struggle to connect. And cannot even connect to all AP's. I have 5x U6 Pro AP's and it would only connect to the furthest one away. Which also happens to be the newest one I have. Trying to lock it to the closest AP turned the hub into a brick indefinitely. When trying to connect sometimes it would take a day or more even though it was recognized in the UI. You should warn them of these potential issues especially with the U7 line.