Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro 1U Rack Mount Appliance

Product Information

The good news is that the UDM Pro has the processing power to deliver effective bufferbloat mitigation with ultrafast connections, as shown in Table 1 below, which compares various routers offered by Ubiquiti, all of which incorporate SQM. Our favourite router prior to the UDM Pro – the Ubiquiti ER-4 (which belongs to Ubiquiti’s EdgeRouter range) – is able to achieve throughputs of 300-350 Mbps with SQM enabled. Ubiquiti is still going to be offering the modular options for those customers who still need it as in some use cases, having everything under one device isn’t actually practical. But for a small business or home environment the UDM covers a lot of needs and isn’t that expensive when comparing the individual UniFi components and the UDM-Pro isn’t much more on top of that. The main differences between the two are the access point the UDM has, the dual WAN the UDM-Pro has as well as its ability to run UniFi Protect, UniFi Access, UniFi Talk and UniFi LED on top of UniFi Network.

The UniFi® Dream Machine Pro is an all-in-one network appliance for a scalable network in an office, retail, or hospitality environment. Powered by a fast 1.7 GHz quad-core processor, the UDM Pro combines multiple functions into a single device:For Wi-Fi, you will need to get a Wi-Fi Access Point (WAP) such as the Unifi 6 Liteor Unifi 6 Pro, both of which I use in my home. I also have a detailed comparison of the various Unifi WAPs.

The UDM Pro includes the UniFi Network Controller so you canmanage your UniFi Switches and APs. It can also run the UniFiProtect software for convenient monitoring and completemanagement of your camera surveillance system. Video recordingsare stored on the built-in NVR (hard drive not included) and canbe easily accessed using the UniFi Protect mobile app. Via remoteaccess, you can securely view the recordings that are privatelystored on the UDM Pro rather than a third-party server. Bufferbloat is a little known but widespread issue affecting the vast majority of home (and office) networks, as described in our article Bufferbloat: Why is it harming your broadband and how to easily fix it. Bufferbloat can wreak havoc with even high-speed broadband connections by increasing latency and introducing latency spikes that severely degrade applications that are sensitive to time delays, such as video conferencing (e.g. Zoom and Skype), online gaming and even web browsing. NOTE: The UDM-SE already had Wireguard VPN support, and since the UniFi OS 3.0.20 release, the UDM-Pro also supports Wireguard VPN Server. Comparison Table – UDM-SE vs. UDM-Pro With a hard disk installed for the surveillance system, it is a different story. In this case, the system fan appears to run at a default speed of 40% (about 1756 rpm). Not only this, there is an additional hard disk fan, which users report as being noisier than the system fan. We recommend placing the device away from where you are working if you wish to use the video surveillance capabilities with an onboard hard drive. The fans remain on even if you install an SSD. Some users have reported that they disconnected the hard drive fan, saying this makes a big difference. We presume, however, that such action will invalidate any warranty.

Powerful Security

With the 128Gb internal Drive - Network won't need it and you shouldn't use it for protect. So it comes down to the other software applications Ubiquiti Provide and do you have a network large enough.

Embedded Honeypot functionality can detect malware, worms, and other types of malicious traffic trying to scan your network for vulnerabilities. The steps to setup the device through the app are similar, just make sure you have Bluetooth enabled and you are connected to the UDM-Pro in your Bluetooth settings. Remote Management and UniFi OS: It’s ComplicatedLogin to your UI.com account, or create one. An account is required, and you must have internet connectivity Ubiquiti never officially supported editing the JSON configuration file, but it allowed for flexibility. It was never a good system, and those modifications were never guaranteed to work, or survive firmware updates. It is an old, unsupported way of managing a UniFi network. Unfortunately, there are situations and features where this is the only option.

When the changes have taken effect, you can easily start hosting your server or application on the network and can easily let your friends connect to it. Don’t forget to provide them with the hostname that you’re using as well as the port number, which should look something like this, ‘hostname.domain.com: 25565. Ports needed to run Ubiquiti's UniFi Dream Machine Pro (UDM-Pro) is an all-in-one network appliancefor a scalable network in an office, retail, or hospitality environment.Powered by a fast 1.7 GHz quad-core processor, the UDM Procombines multiple functions into a single device: POE support - if you only need and will ever need 8 ports great - but as soon as start needing more ports and want to add a dedicated switch then for me your better off using the savings towards that dedicated separate switch to begin with. Professional-grade video surveillance system and NVR with integrated 3.5"/2.5" HDD bay for scalable storage.For new deployments however it's a harder choice both are great products this really comes down to how is it going to be used and is it worth the extra money?