UniFi Dream Router - UDR - Overview and Setup

The UniFi Dream Router (UDR) is an all-in-one UniFi OS console designed for home use or small businesses. The Dream Router features a UniFi OS console, 4x4 MU-MIMO WiFi6 access point, a 4 port switch w/PoE, and 128GB of internal UniFi Protect storage. At $199, the Dream Router is an excellent entry point into the UniFi universe.
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[@A_ENGS]

Just got a UDR with a couple Nanobeams and a U6lite. Absolutely loving it. Starlink has been way more stable than with the normal starlink router

[@theguru0]

Why did you use something as varying as Starlink to test with? Seems you did a disservice to it by using that.

[@tonypromovideo]

I managed to get one last week. love it. I have an old stone house in rural france and have one AP on each floor, total 3 additional APs. works fine

[@HakonBroderLund]

Loved the moment you through the box at yourself!

[@Deraco1]

Throwing that box lid to yourself was funnier than it should of been HAHA

[@FullaBullz]

Find it interesting this is less expensive than the Amplifi Alien but seems to be more customizable with a true web base UI.

[@greggcollins1821]

Good point about not being able to combine internal and external storage capacities, and I generally agree with your concern over use of flash for surveillance. At least “normal” flash. One reason to use an external 128 GB SD card might be to preserve the UDR’s internal storage from wearing out, letting the external storage be sacrificial and replacing it whenever needed. Sticking with the internal storage makes sense for a less demanding application like Talk. With Protect on my UDR, I’m testing a Samsung PRO Endurance 128GB card which claims: “Continuous recording up to 25x longer than speed-focused cards gives you long-lasting, best-in-class endurance up to 43,800 hours (5 years). The PRO Endurance secures data with an industry-leading limited warranty up to 5 years and captures surveillance footage up to 128GB of storage space.” I interpret that to mean the Pro Endurance cards already come with a heaping helping of sacrificial bits themselves. Since I have just two G3 series cameras set for motion-only recording, check back with me in about 50 years or so to see how the card is holding up. 😉 Regarding speed, I have 500M symmetrical fiber and the UDR’s internal speed test gets every bit of that. With IPS set to “high”, a laptop with 1G Ethernet and a phone with WiFi6 both also get very near the 500M up/down throughput using various 3rd party speed test apps. WiFiman scores a bit lower, but just on the upload. I’m not sure how much a speed test really stresses the IPS system, and aside from the cameras there is no regular network load, but the performance sure seems fine to me for the intended applications.

[@rosnow]

The UDR seems great for the home. At $79 it was a no brainer. At $199 its still good, especially if you want to have a network with multiple AP. The way it moves devices to the best AP is a big help. I set one up at my mom's house with the Unifi Talk ATA phone line adaptor. Moved her home phone to that, which is saving $50 / month. It made it easy to set up an IVR - which sounds ridiculous in the home but I find that adding just a voice prompt stops all spam callers. She was getting 20 calls a day. Friends and family self-select one option, solicitations choose the option with voicemail (which is emailed to me), I can also give people an option to ring to my mobile phone or my sister, so that her friends can easily reach us. It's actually super helpful and a big upgrade to home phone. I also helped a friend set up a new network with two additional AP, running off the POE ports. The downside here is that the UDR can't support a 1gig connection. It's capped at 800MBps. Also, it might be nice to have a more apps. Protect and Talk seem useful for the home. I actually was able to turn both on, no devices on Protect, but can see that the CPU is at 83% most of the time. There's lots of other home security camera options (wyze, Ring, nest), so not sure I need Protect here anyway but maybe in the future that will have more appeal...

[@tristanjung6802]

Do you know how or if it is possible to set up DECT Phones with the UDR and if yes how to i port my phone numbers to that?

[@KannexMedia]

1:19 nice going there hitting your self with the box 😂😂

[@buzzshipman]

I have had my Dream Router for about w weeks. Works great and my first foray into UniFi.

[@AndyShrestha]

how is the wifi range on this? do you also have AP or just by itself for wifi?

[@morgantrevino4881]

Perfect device for a more casual user who wants more control over their IT devices.

[@taa82303]

Im using my USG3 for over 4 years now wth 4 vlans + guest network and close to 280 devices both wired/wireless and only hitting 45% utilisation. tbh this UDR is twice if not 3 times as powerful, definitely capable of a 50 person office with addtional AP's and switches

[@TechWithKishan269]

I got my UDR 3 weeks ago and love it! Baby form factor with great enterprise features! Cant buy anything at a big box store like this!

[@husbeard]

Love that you were having fun with your daughter at the end! - I noticed you were bleeding before she said something! Haha

[@bjornfag]

Suggestion: What about making a video on UDR vs UDM. Differences, similarities, features, security and so on. I have not been able to find any resources on this whatsoever. I am trying to figure out which one to buy.

[@Realbigcheese15]

The thing with ubiquiti is that always when release a new device is very sure that never are available, even the old one, I have probably since the G4 Instant was relese, I never never found available, I like the Ubiquiti brand, but I'm starting to get tired of this situation where you can never get what you want, because it's never available and the page suggests you buy a comparable version that costs 5 times more... Ubiquiti listens to your customers, this complaint is not only mine,

[@bodhiench]

I install a lot of Ubiquiti equipment. First with the USG's and lately the Dreamachine Pro's. I've been running the UDR for a couple of weeks now at home and love it. It works everywhere within my 1200 Sq ft home and on my lot. I do plan eventually to run cameras, but will probably install a USG and Cloud Key, which I've done at another house (which works great, there we are also running a Connect screen for monitoring) plus play around with Talk. If you just need a great router for basic router needs, go with the UDR. Anything more go with the Dream Machine Pro, especially if you are using it for your small business (I install them in 100 room hotels). Great video, Chris. This device is a great way for people to get introduced into Ubiquiti.

[@juancarlosvidaldevesa9012]

Wanted to ask in general, but will ask you, because your comment. I wanted to install it in a Camp-site, with 12 APs and approx 200 or more connected clients. The thing is, I already have a strong Mikrotik managing the network (hot-spot with radius manager). I don't really need a router (UDR), but wanted a "UniFi controller", already installed in a RaspberryPi because old PC was broken. So, do you think this could be a good idea (the UDR)? or shall I use an external PC (like now, in a Linux server with UniFi Controller in it)? thanks.

[@bodhiench]

@@juancarlosvidaldevesa9012 I'd have to ask why you would want a UniFi controller if you're already using a Microtik to manage the network. If you don't need a router but you still want to run Ubiquiti AP's, consider getting the UniFi Cloud Key Gen 2 Plus. I've never ran the controller through a Raspberry Pi (it's a project I always wanted to try); If I did, I'd want to ensure I had backups ready to go and spare power supplies. With the Cloud Key Gen 2, I've got several deployed in hotels and homes and haven't had an issue. I'd consider the UDR more for home or small office; maybe running a spare access point or two (but not 12). And honestly, I would recommend the Dream Machine Pro.

[@juancarlosvidaldevesa9012]

@@bodhiench glad to hear.... That's what I'm thinking about. CLOUD KEY GEN2+. I'm actually using a Raspberry PI, because was the only miniPC I could use (emergency, as previous PC is dead) for fixing temporary the issue. Would also check the DMPro. Your question.... I use the Mikrotik router doing the hard job (dhcp, hot-spot, radius manager...) because is a non free wireless site. So requires tickets with username/password for each kind of connection (day, week, month....). And ubiquiti AP because...... Are the best. Will consider both options you mentioned. Thanks a lot.

[@bodhiench]

@@juancarlosvidaldevesa9012 Apologies for the delay - I didn't see your reply until today. You can do a ticket system with some of the Ubiquiti routers (I think it's just the Dream Machine Pro and the Special Edition). They also have the same functionality that you mentioned that the Microtik is doing. You can also set up both the DMP and DMP-SE so that anyone wanting to use the network can enter their credit card information. I've been playing around with it here and there, but I've not had serious time to invest in it - it's more of a curiosity thing... The ability is there, but as every system I've installed has been for hotels (which use either a captive portal or ticket) and homes, I've not had a need to use it. If I remember correctly, you can have funds get deposited into a PayPal Business account, it's just a matter of having both accounts configured correctly. One of the things I like about using the DMP's is the ability to get them on manually, by entering in their MAC address (some devices, and more often users, have difficulty figuring out the captive portal). I know that with Ruckus, it gets even easier because you can see the device that tried to sign in and what password they used. In the last few months I've installed a Ubiquiti NVR. I've used the Ubiquiti cameras before with the Cloud Key Gen2+ and with a DMP-SE, but I needed more cameras for one install than either would do alone, and the NVR was the ticket. All of my other sites use Hikvision save for one that uses Dahua. I am now a huge fan of the Ubiquity cameras, though if you absolutely need a PTZ (or one of the specialty cameras, like an LPR), then it's Hikvision (the Ubiquiti PTZ is 3x the cost than the Hikvisions I use).

[@shadow.banned]

Alternatively, CKG2+ has an extra USB-C port that's never been utilized by the company. They could've easily enabled external drives. Most people do not need a 4 bay UNVR.

[@DefiCryPtiK]

The Samsung endurance microSD is made for surveillance.

[@balkin33]

I put one of these in for my parents, works well for them no issues in 3 months!

[@aanset1]

I love being hit by a box of UDR 😂

[@SilverMosico]

I think the Protect system with the SD Card would be great for folks who just want something like the UniFi doorbell camera or a single camera watching a front door/lobby. As for throughput, one of the reviews I've read on it showed WiFi6 speeds going from 830Mbps IDS/IPS off, and 730Mbps with it on. I'll be helping to install one in a couple of weeks with a friend who has 1gb syncronis fiber, so we'll do a before/after test to see if there are any major differences over ethernet/wifi.

[@IAmZen_007]

These are slow speeds. I get 950mb on a ASUS AX11000

[@dmangTV]

11:30 if they are saying minimum 128GB microsd card, then that's more than SDHC supports (32GB) so it must be SDXC and that has a max of 2TB. i have yet to see a 2TB micro sd card though... plenty of 1TB ones out there

[@thetango8017]

Have you ever considered a video on how to - Make - Scale - Import a building plan into unifi? On this video you flash to a screen with a floorplan, but how do you make it? What scale is it - are two levels supported ? Keep up the great videos - main reasion I go to youtube.

[@shubinternet]

IIRC, you can upload single page PDFs, or PNGs. You need to upload a separate PDF or PNG file for each floor or building.

[@steve77vette]

At first I really liked my Dream Router. However, it started randomly crashing. UI support is via email only and took a month to conclude it was a hardware issue. The RMA process was also difficult to get an advanced RMA for a warranty replacement. A month after deploying the replacement the same thing happened. Support promised another advanced RMA, but the RMA department denied it. I have been arguing with RMA for a week and they are digging their heals in because others have not returned their defective products. Despite the fact that I have, I'm still being treated like a criminal. The worst support and RMA I have dealt with. I am so done with Ubiquiti despite having already deployed a several of their products. Poor support I can deal with, but defective products and inability to replace them when still under the short warranty is the final straw. Don't buy the Dream Router.

[@drosselbusch]

I've been using the UDR since January (bought in the EA). Never had a problem, always stable, no crashes. Only use the network app. Since I live in Germany and in a fairly large modern new apartment, many walls here are made of concrete. This means that the signal strength in the apartment does not reach all rooms (>-80db). Therefore, I use with the UDR a mesh of 3(!) U6-Pro AP. These are connected via wireless uplink. Only in this way I really get in every room in every corner with good performance. In addition I use 3 switches (2 Flex-Mini and 1 8-lite-poe). As ISP I use a Vigor 166 as bridge modem and use the UDR with PPPoE dial-up. From my 500 Mbit I get 450 Mbit in the speedtest with ISP and all threat rules activated. Do not do the speed test via the UDR, the results are always lower than on a client (wired) due to the weak CPU.

[@vor_ben]

Hallo Alexander, ich möchte ganz gerne wissen, wie viel Geschwindigkeit du durch das wireless uplink verlierst und wie stabil diese Verbindung ist. Ich bin leider in einer sehr ähnlichen Situation wie du und benötige zusätzlich zu meinem UDR noch ein paar APs. MfG

[@drosselbusch]

@@vor_ben nutze 80mhz und erreiche am 2. hopp noch über 300 mbit im Speedtest. Zwischen dem UDR und dem ersten AP liegen nur circa 50 cm, aber davon eine 35 cm dicke Betonwand. Trotzdem gute -34db. Von dem AP verbinden sich dann die beiden anderen AP. Die haben dann noch ca. -60db oder besser im uplink.

[@vor_ben]

@@drosselbusch Dankeschön. Endlich einen Erfahrungsbericht mit europäischen Wänden ;)

[@IAmZen_007]

This is the problem with US KZbin movies, they are all based on paper houses … ✌️

[@vor_ben]

@@IAmZen_007 100% agree

[@Andykev]

I have the UDM and was waiting for the UDR...but the processor is not as good, and I don't need WIFI 6 since most devices in my house don't have it. The UDM is flawless, and I use it with IOT cameras, Hulu, VOiP, and all members of the household on line doing their Iphone of laptop/desktop stuff. The UDR it seems tries to be too many things "ok" and not all of them "well". The UDM router/controller is all I need.

[@funigui]

IDP/IDP on mine lowers from 1000/1000 down to like 750/750 (reliably) it can settle around 800-850. With IDS/IDP off it will get line speed.

[@funigui]

@Tom Mitchell I'm using a server on both sides, not speed test. There is too many variables for speed test to be accurate (as we saw here)

[@marco699]

@Tom Mitchell I assume you are referring to WAN connection from UDR to your ISP's 1Gbps service. So in your test, are getting max 450Mbps with IDS/P enabled?

[@fujitsubo3323]

this is so odd, why does the UDR get poor perfomance with both those settings turned on. on my older UDM the model without the screen it gets full gigabit up and down no issues with those settings on.. does this model have a worse perfoming CPU in it ?

[@funigui]

@@fujitsubo3323 it's not poor performance. What router has an IDS/IDP that costs 200$ and performs this well? There are some that are In the price range but don't have the features of a UDR.

[@fujitsubo3323]

@@funigui where live a UDR and a UDM trash can cost the same amount of money... 450 Dollars each. If you don't care for WiFi 6 por or the screen or use UniFi cameras the original trash can UDM makes more sense routing performance wise. I'm just surprised that the UDR had lower throughput numbers

[@Stricken8592]

My findings were identical, turning threat detection to high appears to steal power from the wifi radios. If you repeat your test on a non-Starlink IPS the speedtest results are very consistent.

[@LittleBeeBecca]

thank you very much! this video helped me a lot in the selection and setup!

[@Meinfodubai]

Hi Chris, im from Dubai, become an Unifi fan after looking your videos. Thanks for plenty of information. Recently got this little monster for my home. Absolutely working fine. And connected with UAP pro and a Inwall ap also. Its perfect coverage my whole home. And having a speed of 650 mbps. And i have full speed on wifi. Thank for all the information. Keep it up

[@wmcomprev]

Be careful opening it. As you can see, it just barely fits into the small base. If you have any tilt at all on it, when the top comes off, it falls out and rolls.

[@IAmZen_007]

No iPerf test?? That’s a real test. Thx.

[@lawdawg1942]

Starlink on the UDM speed test is always slower vs a web browser speed test on a computer or phone. It seems the UDM does not run the speed test long enough for star link to get going.

[@cp-tu8tb]

This is absolutely perfect for turn key family member, who wants you to help them with their internet.

[@CrosstalkSolutions]

Agree 100%

[@CTorres_1993]

I wish they would allow the se card slot to be used as a nas for people that don’t need or want to use unifi protect.

[@CrosstalkSolutions]

That would be cool…

[@KannexMedia]

@@CrosstalkSolutions If they really wanted that, then they would have included a USB port (similar to what is found on those Linksys/ASUS consumer routers. Then you could use a portable USB Drive or a USB Printer to share across the network

[@bobvansickle9219]

So I have a UDM SE at my home and am running Network and Protect. I also have a condo in a nearby city that I would like to connect to. When I travel to that city I typically VPN into the UDM SE from my PC so I have access to cameras and a NAS drive on the network. My question is, can I set up a VPN tunnel between the UDM SE and the UDM Router in the condo and have the cameras I'd like to install in the condo record to the UDM SE? Basically I'd like the condo to look like a drop on the UDM SE network. ALso, I'd like the TVs in the condo look like they are on the same network as my Plex Server which is installed on the NAS drive on the UDM SE.

[@nightdesigns395]

I have not been impressed with mine because it cannot handle 1G throughput (which my old USG could handle no problem). Here are some tests. Even a base install with no configuration topped out at about 675Mbps. Once you start doing some basic configurations it drops below 600 and enabling filtering brings it down to low 500's. That's a pretty big drop. I also have a UDM and it can pull close to the 1Gig with a base configuration. Plan: 1000/35 Computer Direct to Modem: 946/37 No Site Config (clean install): 676/36 Site Settings Restored -- Country Restriction Off, Threat Management Off: 580/72, 577/37 Speed test from UDR: 590/40 Enabled Country Restriction - Allow, Incoming, USA: 551/37 Enabled Threat Management - Detect Only - High: 541/37 Enabled Dark Web Blocker: 525/37 Enabled Malicious Website Blocker: 505/37, 515/37 Disabled Country Restriction, Disabled Threat Management (auto disabled Dark Web Blocker, Malicious Website Blocker): 563/38

[@KannexMedia]

I think this UDR is supposed to replace the 4 year old Amplifi Alien product

[@DavidKudellMusic]

I had the exact same experience, it’s not fast enough for a 1gig internet connection, I was only getting 650-700. Switched to the Dream Machine Pro SE and I get the full 1 gig now. But for a 500mbps connection the UDR is great.

[@LifeIsDigitalUK]

Possibly have the extra security features turned on? UDR can handle almost 1Gbps on paper with them turned on where as my USG drops to about 80Mbps with all security turned on.

[@AbjectMaelstrom]

Same here. Got UDR to replace the USG and it's pretty trash. On a 1 Gig line, without threat management, it was maxing out at 500-575 Mbps. Went back to the USG and back to getting 800-900Mbps. This is not something that is actively advertised (not mentioned on product page or data sheet) nor is it mentioned by the youtubers peddling the product. This seems to be a processor/ram limination. Got slightly better speeds after disabling Unifi Protect and only running the network service. On a 1 Gig line, UDR should be avoided (unless you don't care if you're only getting half the speed you're paying for) . I will be returning mine and will be upgrading to a UDM Pro SE.

[@andyurquhart6384]

Would like a quick overview of migrating over to UDR from a USG and controller

[@nightdesigns395]

It's easy. Just export from one and import to the other. Only snag is the controller software versions need to match.

[@kij19]

Got my UDR a few days ago, wanted to do your VLAN/WAN trick from the Lake House build, but for some reason it doesn’t work. WAN traffic coming in on UniFi switch and then out on the same VLAN on the UDR switch to the WAN port doesn’t work. Have a case with Ubiquiti on it.

[@MichaelRHouserJr]

Iv had one since EA and love it

[@RogierYou]

Best part is the POE 👍

[@webluke]

A much-improved version of the Unifi Dream Machine of the same form factor. I was hoping to get one of these when they were the lower price for my sister-in-law's house. I would also like to have one at my mom's house and run a second AP in the back of their house, but my step-dad does his own thing. At home, I definitely use the UDM Pro and may update to the SE when the fiber is finished being installed down my county road, and I am no longer on StarLink. I would put this UDR in small offices with 1-20 people; if they needed VOIP, a 16-port switch would easily connect up to power phones or add APs.

[@gacikpl]

For office it is lacking power. With IPS enabled with high use of teams, zoom and Skype, this Little machine will choke and slow down.

[@webluke]

@@gacikpl Naw video calls and such continuous streams don’t get inspected like surfing page to page. Not to mention all of hat stuff can be turned down or off as it’s not needed. Your over estimating the amount of traffic even a more power user will pass through a system especially office traffic.

[@Richrod908]

If I have the dream machine and buy this , can it transfer all my settings to the udr ?

[@Fr3ubel]

My biggest complain about the UDM is the loud fan noise at times. I assume this is just as loud ? Since the form factor is exactly the same ? Also - i noticed in the about tab that there is no display about temperature of the console itself ? The UDM does have that information. Mine runs at around 75 degree celcius, which is hot. So i made a stand for the UDM that also contains a 120mm fan powered bij USB and a smart usb switch.

[@m1nusasusplus897]

For 199 it is great deal, other competitor on market can propose you only design with 8+ antennas for 300+$, will be waiting when UDR will be available for order. But one thing disturb me - RAM utilization, on my mikrotik hap ac^2 I have always 200 MB free from 256 MB...

[@kevindavies6824]

Chris, great video and hats off to you, best video ending ever.... 🤣

[@petegeelan8303]

I will be installing the UDR with one outside UAP-AC-M hardwired with CAT6 mounted on the chimney and then adding a second UAP-AC-M mesh powered with solar panel out in a field. Hoping I can mesh off the chimney AP at 30 to 50 yards? Your video is great thank you.

[@fabioroot]

Loved the video and funny "post credit scene" 😁 I was thinking to use the UDR as an entry point and then on a later stage to upgrade to UDM SE, but I'm wondering if in this case I could use the UDR only as access point, not the full feature. Any thoughts?

[@santiagodelbono1]

Did you figure out? I am on the same boat

[@fabioroot]

@@santiagodelbono1 I gave up and ended up going with a UDM Pro :)) But depending of the use case you can consider the UniFi Express.

[@santiagodelbono1]

@@fabioroot thanks Buddy! Cheers

[@markloughtonUK]

Is the fan noise any better than the UDM-Base ? Mine fires up quite a bit and is noisy. I would go for the UDM-Pro if I upgrade.

[@bash6519]

Running UDR with Starlink to a switch 16 150W to 3 ap6 lites 3 flex minis and 2 G4 instants. I think I’m maxed out in protect and can’t seem to snipe a UNVR. I have 2 g4 bullets and 3 more instants sitting in a box. Debating on going to UDM SE or waiting for a Dreamwall pro EA. I love my new UniFi set up so far though.

[@TheObsesedAnimeFreaks]

getting better at the content!! keep it up!!

[@jordantekelenburg]

It a mediatek cpu

[@kachingamulenga9587]

Great presentation as always following you from Zambia

[@AvocadoAtrocity]

What SD card do you recommend for protect? Drop the affiliate link lol

[@Weeem]

On GB internet the UDR will do almost 700Mb down with all threat detection off. With Threat detection on, low 600's down.

[@andrewjones4612]

I'm still waiting for the UDR to arrive in Canada.

[@crazychatting]

props for the unboxing scene ;) how about next time you are throwing the box away and it bounces a couple of times around and lands right on the box itself and closes it again? :D

[@BeardedTaz-Official]

I have the UDM. I acquired the UDR and tested it out and found that I was getting much less performance out of it than my UDM with Threat Detection and Management on. I ended up sending it back. What I DID like about the UDR though was the WiFi 6 Capabilities and throughput on the local network over the UDM. However, I could not justify the issues with connectivity outbound and inbound over what I currently had. The Software version on the UDR also seemed to be more buggy over the UDM but, that is to be expected since it has been out in a much less time-frame.

[@PabloTBrave]

You would have thought automatic offboarding archive video footage to the SD card once Internal storage is fully up would be present

[@mdbrenna]

Have the UDM-Pro for home.. Bought this for the Lake House.. hoping it’s perfect..

[@Mike-Minion]

love the ending.

[@bobsmith5134]

love the ending

[@gregeezy]

Great video. Just wish I could find one of these at MSRP!

[@KamenMinkov]

How loud is this thing? I know it has a fan inside, some people have complained that it can be noisy.

[@AKTECH2222]

I will wait for the Wi-Fi 7 version.

[@teknerd]

I just placed an order for a UDR+ plus a Access Point U6+ (early release) for roughly $35-49 more than the Synology AX6600AC would have cost me. I just needed for a modest apartment wifi system but the techie in me wants to learn all I can about the Unifi Networking System. Perhaps in a couple of years I'll upgrade to whatever replaces the dream machine pro in a few years.. The lack of 2.5gb ports bug me, but I currently don't have isp options above 1gb right now.

[@treos7]

I purchased and set up both the UDM and UDR to compare performance and I was disappointed by the UDR. I don’t have the exact benchmarks saved but they were roughly 700/30 from the UDM 550/25 from the UDR IPS (high) was enabled on both devices

[@odhiambo0]

Please sell me the UDR ☺

[@cp-tu8tb]

If you uninstall Protect does that increase the speed at all?

[@Itay1787]

This is not an Intel CPU it's mediatek

[@patrickpaganini]

UDR works well for me. It's my first Unify product so good as a gateway drug. The only annoyance I've found is that with just a single camera (G3 flex) I can't scroll through the Protect history on my linux machine (11th gen NUC 32gig), but the IOS Protect app can scroll through video history on an iPad with no problem. Has anybody else had this problem?

[@bodhiench]

I've not had an issue like this on the DMP-SE or Cloudkey Gen2+... Close, when we were hitting camera limits (which went away when we upgraded to the Ubiquiti NVR). It may be a glitch with the Linux if you're not having issues with the iOS. I've been using a wired $49 Android box to a monitor, and it works pretty well, better than the Connect Monitor (which, if you don't need touch screen, I wouldn't recommend).

[@lukekaram7848]

Is this supposed to replace the UDM? I’m aware that there is some more updated features, but I don’t see how the product differs in functionality and use case from the UDM

[@miatared]

I'm currently using a Nest Wifi with 1 extra Point. I'd love to improve performance, security and have granular control. Small home, 2 floors. How would this UDR with an extra AP (wireless) perform compared to my current setup? Which AP would you recommend? I cannot find wire it, needs to be wireless. Thank you.

[@immigration420]

The lcd screen suffers from burn in :(

[@brandonrussell785]

Just picked up a UDM SE with U6-LR for my home and am loving the performance and scalability. Unfortunately though, I can't get Plex to work on my LAN. If I can't figure this out, I may have to return it all and go back to my Linksys...

[@ozriblit]

Plex doesn’t do anything special. That is strange.

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

use a large capacity MicroSD card and if you install the update onto the card the router should pick up the firmware and update the router.

[@GraydonPatterson]

Hi, I've been using one of these 2 months while I escape winter in Florida. I have UDM Pro at home as well. I am very impressed with the UDR, and am going to bring it home. I was easily able to setup VPN clients on my PIA accounts, several of them in fact. They can be accessed. by WiFi or dedicated wired points on the router. So, how come my much more expensive 'professional' UDM can't do this simple trick???

[@patrickmillart6259]

Hi, Not sure about the positioning of UDR vs UDM. Can we just considere as an upgrade (Wifi 6 + PoE ports ? ) Will UDM EOL soon ?

[@clayretired741]

Thanks for the great video Chris. I have received my UDR and am concerned about the firewall. I am not a firewall expert, so I cannot assess whether it is safe to use this router with the way the firewall is configured out of the box. Are there any basic firewall rules that I need to configure before using on the internet? Please do a video on firewall configuration or point me to one that you have already done. Thanks!

[@klf9950]

UDM-Pro Complete Setup, in this same channel

[@matejkotnik9675]

It should have clasic firewall rules, to block any specific malicious services IntrusionPrevention config would be the easy way of achiving the additional protection you may expect from firewall.

[@RSorifejus]

It's frustrating how all reviews of this product failed to mention that it has built in noisy AF blower style fan that is always on at ~3000 RPM. There is a shit ton of posts on redit and UI forums from people who can't use UDR in they environment. I'm one of them. I wish I knew about the noisy fan before purchasing UDR :(

[@cletuswa]

Same. Had to return mine (at my expense) since this is obviously unusable in a living room. Wish a reviewer would have covered that.

[@Renamedthewild]

Nice product, But i think the ER price was more on point for a entry router/ap - I think you would be better off with the UDM pro or SE

[@ImDeadAtBirth]

Snagged a UDR. My gigabit line (PC to ISP modem) gets 920-940mbit solid. No issue with speed using my old Linksys EA9500. Got my UDR running. It was stuck at 600mbit! had to turn off traffic inspection - and it BARELY hits 800mbit. It seems this can't do true gigabit? I've tried Jumbo frame on/off also. Pretty disappointed so far. I snagged 3 AP's. 5 switches. UDR - and it falls short. Any suggestions/advice? Thanks guys!

[@ethanaylett]

I have the UDR arriving tomorrow. Can I use my Netgear switch and still be able to see all of the clients in the portal?

[@tylerjanning7105]

Would this be able to power a nano station 5ac loco from the Poe port?

[@joshuaschmidt1171]

I have 4 access points in my 2500 sq ft home because I have cement walls. Can’t get signal anywhere

[@leadtech8602]

Just got mine about 3 days ago from today's date, getting all the information available to set it up in my house, Question? I am planning to Host a Web Site from my own server (Windows Server 2016 ISS) Should I use the home setting or the Business setting?

[@cyberpawz]

13:14 the reason you are getting those speeds are two fold. 1. The speed test is not accurate, it never has been. 2. There is a strong possibility that you are doing an internal (not external) speed test.

[@camy252camy3]

Can you connect this directly to a fiber ONT and ditch the ISP router they give you?

[@craigjones8558]

Re: storage Could you use a MicroSD -> USB adaptor, and add external storage?

[@KannexMedia]

never seen an adapter like that

[@tarsem3258]

can you disable bluetooth after the initial setup?

[@zachbrown8338]

Had an EA unit had to RMA it. Got a Replacement and had to RMA it as well. Now I am on my third one and it's been stable for 2 months. For those wondering I had a problem where the unit would go completely unresponsive and just stop routing traffic. All my devices would go offline and I would have to manually reboot it. Then it would work for a few days and then would have work again.

[@ABLTrojans]

Did it turn out to be a hardware issue or an issue with your configuration? I’ve had the same issue on 2 devices and can’t figure it out

[@zachbrown8338]

@@ABLTrojans I asked what they found in the logs, but they wouldn’t share that information with me. I could only find a few other people in forums on Reddit that had this problem. My assumption was hardware.

[@zwstyles621]

Can anyone tell me if the UDR has WiFi 6 on the 2.4Ghz band?

[@klf9950]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_6

[@EinGamer22]

Sadly no WiFi 6 on the 2.4GHz band. The AP in the UDR is an U6-LR (as far as I know)

[@leachodilova2091]

Is it possible to turn off the device without unplugging it?Thank u for the video :)

[@colin79666]

Have a listen to the fan noise. This isn’t a product you want in a quiet room, which is a shame at it would otherwise be a good upgrade for an old USG, older AP and separate cloud key setup that is a popular home user setup.

[@hunter9410]

I’ve heard about the fan issue before, and supposedly it’s addressed in the next patch. That said, I have a relatively new UDR (test date was late June) and I’ve never heard the fan once. It lives in a media cabinet too. I think this issue is pretty limited or just to EA units.

[@deeyup]

I can certainly hear the fan whirring away in my unit quite plainly

[@cletuswa]

@@hunter9410 Just bought one brand new straight from Ubiquiti and the fan noise makes it unusable in a living room. Had to return mine.

[@jorgevalois9107]

I just purchased this UniFi Dream Router - UDR I live in Canada I just purchased the dream router and would like to know what media converter to use to connect and bypass the bell Hub 4000 Giga router altogether. I get 1.6 GB speeds but I would like to bypass this altogether. I know all about PPPoE username and password info but want to make sure I get the correct media converter to set this up. Bell Fiber is coming into the house.

[@markshefcyk5531]

Do you recommend getting this because of access point to use with similar device Dream Machine ( not pro)? Or just get a actual access point? Appreciate the feedback.

[@rodneywallace4958]

Based on your video, I bought a UDR. Afer using it, it freezes about once per week. I have been working with Ubiquiti Support for a few months, but they haven't been able to solve the problem. Has your UDR frozen up on you? As in, you can't even login to it and it can't access the internet. I RMA'd my first UDR due to this issue and I received a new one. The second UDR is also freezing randomly. The only way for me to get my UDR working when it freezes is to unplug it and plug it back in.

[@kelemvor3333]

ROFL at the box throw. ;)

[@miwa4783]

I need one for a 500/500 Mbit Internet connection, to replace an old USG that only supports around 100 Mbit. Internet, it only need to run the UniFi application with two additional LR access points, will this one be able to do the job? Does it have a fan?? If so how much noise does it make???

[@cletuswa]

Fan is way too loud for a living room environment, which as a consumer/prosumer device is where it's ostensibly meant to be. Had to return mine.

[@peterkemp4372]

Hello. Through starlink and that router streaming in HD through a service. How to limit the buffering? 6 devices service is run through an android box. Seems a lot i know. Would upgraded eathernet cables help. Thanks.

[@mistermarkdavis]

Can you use the 2 POE ports to power Unifi APs?

[@Mortenkp1]

Yes, you can

[@antoniosa]

O think this should be enough for home enthusiasts that have Homeassistant and a brunch of IoT devices. DMR and a couple of UA6* is better than telecom provider equipment. Also, you have more control of network and be able to configure VLANs easily. But, this is not for my mother have on this home 😂