Unifi Express : Can it be a travel router? Site magic? IDS/IPS?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

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[@USSJeff]

Need it on the Canadian store!

[@MactelecomNetworks]

@@USSJeff you can click the link then change countries and it will. Work :)

[@USSJeff]

@@MactelecomNetworks Thanks! I meant availability of the Express in Canada...already signed up for notifications.

[@fumes007]

Thinking about purchasing but have a curious question. In mesh mode (2+ Express devices), can I connect a G5 bullet camera to an express device via POE on the LAN port?

[@JacksonCampbell]

@@fumes007 You'll need a PoE injector, but the LAN port should extend the network. Willie Howe is going to be doing a bunch of testing this week and releasing a video.

[@stultuses]

HUGE Hat Tip to you on telling us about Chris at CrossTalk who did the PoE test This is EXACTLY what we need in this industry, people referring to each other to give us a more complete full 360 degree view of products The truth is, most of us frequent all 3 places, yourself, Chris and Willie (people in the know who I am referring too) Your ability to reference and even point people to other channels makes me want to come to you first, more and more

[@curtispavlovec]

Superb video! Thank you for answering these questions. UniFi Express at 149 seems a great value. Site magic looks sweet I didn’t realize UBNT even had that feature.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Site magic has only been out for a few months now but is awesome

[@FTLN]

It needs a 4G/5G sim slot, then it will be truly a travel router

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Could use the LTE pro

[@FTLN]

Does the LTE Pro do rouritng and wifi ? What about VPN connectivity to other networks? Personally looking for some thing I can stick a sim card in and pull out of my travel bag when I need Internet or connectivity back home@@MactelecomNetworks

[@AlexandreAlonso]

LTE pro can insert a SIM card?

[@ChrisRobinsonutah]

I'd pay $300, maybe more, for this unit with a sim slot and decent 5g radio

[@Mr_Denuto]

That would really open this out as a small deployment option with a fall back connection!

[@MrNick0230]

I would be interested to see how well this does with other unifi APs. I know it doesn’t have poe but with some injectors I could see this with a couple U6s making for a relatively high performance setup on a budget.

[@kevinhughes9801]

Excellent vid thank you site magic was question I raised on first video now I no. Thanks for clearing all these up keep up great work

[@dukeseb]

U had me at site magic❤

[@larsskage5584]

Great video! Is it possible to decide what site, in a site-to-site setup with two uinifi routers, where all users exit out to the internet? If it is not by default, what is required to have one exit? TIA /L.

[@vicp7738]

Express vs U6 mesh for a home mesh WiFi network? Which would you use Cody? I think the 2x2 vs 6x6 mimo I’m ok with. Also don’t mind the no POE on express. Express is cheaper. Thoughts?

[@mychannelforfun5523]

Great information on the Unifi Express. Thank you.

[@stevenmishos]

If you disable IDS/IPS on the UDR, what is its routing performance? That seems like a way to equalize the routing comparison between the UDR and UX.

[@phenry5083]

With IDS/IPS disabled they easily max out the gig ports. With everything enabled they do around 700ish on average.

[@goathegod]

Is it possible to add the Express to a cloud hosted controller to replace it as a USG?

[@FrancoisDigitel]

Perfect info roundup. Efficient video love it

[@teamdjamodjamo2523]

I’m considering the UX has an additional WiFi AP to my home network (managed by a UDR). Would it be a better AP choice than a U6+?

[@marinusch]

I already have a key2+. Can I use the express as a router +AP and leave network to the cloudkey? I have 6 devices so I'm over the limit of 5.

[@marke1508]

Using a UX as a wireless mesh node, are both ports available for wired devices or just the LAN port?

[@seanzigmund858]

Just use a cheesey wifi extender, like a Netgear ex2700, to make this a travel router. The extender can connect to public wifi (as long as that wifi isnt a captive portal!) and then connect the extenders ethernet port to the WAN port of the UX. Where there's a will...

[@pospitchp3416]

I solved it by tethering from my phone, because hotel wifis are always terrible.

[@jinxie081-videogamestreams5]

Can you explain how to setup a Magic Site to Site VPN and then a rule to have the internet traffic from the remote site go over the site to site vpn to the main site?

[@djsorin]

I am curious if this router can handle a pppoe gigabit connection

[@Bob_Smith19]

No captive portal login capability means it’s not a travel router. Wired Ethernet is nonexistent in almost all hotels.

[@lawdawg1942]

Will this device support having Nord VPN on it and will site magic still work if nordvpn is active? Another situation, could you set up three routers at separate locations in different province and use site magic to push all Netflix and KZbin traffic through the main subscription location but keep other traffic out their WAN?

[@MH-ev3wr]

Wondering this also.

[@iordish]

Can the Express be used to extend a wireless network created by a UDM (mesh) ?

[@flintsrt8]

Could I still run my Cloudkey Gen2 running Protect?

[@FuchsHorst]

Can it run a PPPoE session on WAN? (typical DSL deployment in Germany)

[@michaelbecker-r9y]

I enjoy your videos, question on the unifi exress, because it's bluetooth, will it support connection to the protect sensor that connects only by bluetooth if you are running protect? The dream router is listed as a bluetooth supported access but it does not yet say the new express is also. I would think it is since it would be similar to the dream machine but don't want to invest in the express and the sensor and find out they are incompatible. I have a udm pro running protect currently, thanks

[@purelogarithm]

It doesn't run protect so I doubt it will interface with any of that.

[@mikesaladino9472]

Is there a way around the 5 client devices? I was looking at this but it would plug into the 16 port lite switch from there, there would be 3 ap’s and 3 flex minis. Is there something I’m missing about the adopting structure? Thanks

[@MactelecomNetworks]

I’m sure they would still adopt but will most likely tell you that you’ve hit your limit. I’m just waiting on some gear but will try and connect more than 5 and see what happens

[@mikesaladino9472]

@@MactelecomNetworks Awesome thanks cant wait to hear.

[@Sierra_Victor]

Could bump up to the UDR for more Ethernet and PoE, and added bonus you get 4x4 MIMO.

[@mikesaladino9472]

True, I don’t like that the UDR is capped at 700gb. My plan was to run this as you would a pro or se. the price point was very appealing.

[@christopherjohnson9001]

Any idea what chipset is in this as it’s conspicuously missing from the spec sheet whereas the UXG-Lite does list the CPU? Thanks.

[@t.s.607]

can I connect the Unifo Express to a fiber optic modem?

[@HisLoveArmy]

Can you adopt it into a cloud controller and not use the embedded controller?

[@christianbrandt6710]

I havent used site magic yet. But is there a way that I could hook up the express to a lan connection at a hotel connect my laptop to it via wifi and tunnel all traffic through an other site? Reason is that I dont want my Laptop to use the public IP from the hotel but only from my home location.

[@stone22121978]

is there any possibility to activate IDS ?

[@TheJoaolyraaraujo]

Man I was hoping using as a travel router

[@seanzigmund858]

Just get a wifi extender with eth port...

[@JaeTLDR1]

You could use a microtik mAP to connect to wifi and pass to the wan port.

[@ronald0122]

when i use this on ap mode with my udm pro can i use the lan port to connect a computer?

[@SuperAgent47]

What are the Wi-Fi speeds ?

[@SpencerHartmann]

does the WAN Port function as a LAN Port if you are using it wired in via AP mode?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Thats a good question I will test tonight and let you know

[@SpencerHartmann]

​@@MactelecomNetworks awesome! I purchased 2 the other day, it would be great to wire the two of them together then the one as the gateway, one as an AP. Then be able to run a small switch off the one functioning as a AP behind an entertainment center or something along those lines. This would avoid having to mesh them altogether seems like something that should be included otherwise its just a wasted port :-) love the content!

[@TheJoaolyraaraujo]

@@SpencerHartmannyou also could connect the switch before the second express. But I agree it should give this option. There are some use cases.

[@StockerJake2]

You said that the UniFi Dream Router will run Identity. How did you get that to work my Router doesn’t have the option, I even forced installed it through ssh but it wouldn’t let me configure it.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Hmm I could be wrong but you can run identity on the base UDM. On the UDR you can only run two applications at a time. Is your UDR on the latest firmware version?

[@StockerJake2]

@@MactelecomNetworks I do have it running on a UDM Base. The UDR is currently running 3.1.16 and is not showing me a firmware update.

[@renownedwolf]

is this device a replacement for the USG-3P ?? or am i missing something... 😥

[@MactelecomNetworks]

The UXG lite is more so a replacement to the USG

[@seanzigmund858]

No, its a mini udm router with wifi6 ap built in.

[@FAZZAMJF]

Great videos! Quick question… Does the Express support the WifiMan iOS app? (I guess Android also has this app?) I hope the answer is yes because this would be a great tool to very quickly demo/test wifi coverage for my family/friends that I give advice too. It would also be super portable. Meaning great to demo how an AP position can make big differences.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Hey I believe it does I’ll verify this evening

[@FAZZAMJF]

@@MactelecomNetworks yeah that would be awesome to confirm this before I commit the purchase/s. I guess when they are in AP mode under the control of a DM-P/SE (dream machines have a UI option to enable it) it works with WifiMan app. But I hope they also work when the Express units are on their own (aka the unit is working in its all-in-one mode rather than just AP mode). Either-way this look like a good purchase for a travel hotel router/AP for me and my family (Hate/avoid using public wifi).

[@FAZZAMJF]

Ooo Express units are finally back in stock, were you able to confirm if the WifiMan app testing works on a standalone Express unit?

[@narnol02]

Can I just buy this as my APs instead of their dedicated APs?¿

[@strauss-2478]

Hello. Can I also set up Unifi Express via ssh with a self-hosted controller?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Doenst look like it. I tried this morning and didn’t work

[@strauss-2478]

Hmm, that's not a good sign. That certainly limits the benefit for many.@@MactelecomNetworks

[@romayojr]

alright, thanks.

[@phenry5083]

Theres ZERO reason for it to be missing IDS/IPS, the paperweight known as USG3 even has it.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

You’re correct in saying the usg3 had ids/ips but when you turn it on it limits the USG to 85mbps

[@phenry5083]

Yeah it tanked the throughput, and real world it was more like 120. But the option should still be there to enable it if the end user wants to do so.@@MactelecomNetworks

[@tobiaspac]

I wish you could connect a UDM to it as a controller

[@Airbear50]

Can we change the Lan IP address from the default one to different one?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Yup you can

[@paulrshepherd]

Shame the OS dashboard doesn’t support speed test.

[@gomets11]

Does it support teleport?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

It does

[@michakozakiewicz3675]

Dual wan possible ?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

With the ulte ya

[@JasonsLabVideos]

IM BUYING ONE !!!!

[@Vijaythalapathy28]

What about Alta labs

[@JasonsLabVideos]

They don't have a Router.@@Vijaythalapathy28

[@AlexandreAlonso]

Do the switch can power by usb pd charger?