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Another #unifi related post - I can't but notice how heavily #Ubiquiti is pushing the #UX7 for a mesh network component, which is a bit weird as my first encounter with it was as a "cloud" gateway + AP. Here, "cloud" means that it has a controller software built in, which generally makes their devices the only Unifi controller, so how can they recommend having more than one?

My first Unifi device was a switch, but only after I learned that you don't need a "Cloud Key" as you can #selfhost their management software. This then turned upside down when I chose to add a Cloud Gateway Ultra, not realising that the builtin controller ("Cloud" - nomen est omen) means self-hosting the management is now not just unneeded, but not even possible: I had to start using the built in component of the gateway.

That makes considering the UX7 quite confusing - I know I can add a UX7 as an AP, as it's sold like that, but could I add it as a cloud key + AP to a system to replace a selfhosted controller?

The main disadvantage of it is that port-wise it's a very stripped down device; while having 10G AND 2.5G is a somewhat premium feature, having only these two ports is super weird.

If you have a 2.5G WAN, why would you need 10G anywhere else?

If you have 10G upstream, why would you be OK with 2.5G leaving the device?

Well, now I glossed over it being a Wifi7 AP, easily reaching 1+ Gb today, so some of the extra bandwidth can go there, but 5+Gb of Wifi7 is not something I can imagine used by consumer devices to offset the lack of a second 10G port.

It's still a great AP, but maybe not at today's prices, though it could perhaps become a great microserver in a few years time when Unifi finally abandons it for UX9.

Another #unifi related post - I can't but notice how heavily #Ubiquiti is pushing the #UX7 for a mesh network component, which is a bit weird as my first encounter with it was as a "cloud" gateway + AP. Here, "cloud" means that it has a controller software built in, which generally makes their devices the only Unifi controller, so how can they recommend having more than one?

My first Unifi device was a switch, but only after I learned that you don't need a "Cloud Key" as you can #selfhost their management software. This then turned upside down when I chose to add a Cloud Gateway Ultra, not realising that the builtin controller ("Cloud" - nomen est omen) means self-hosting the management is now not just unneeded, but not even possible: I had to start using the built in component of the gateway.

That makes considering the UX7 quite confusing - I know I can add a UX7 as an AP, as it's sold like that, but could I add it as a cloud key + AP to a system to replace a selfhosted controller?

The main disadvantage of it is that port-wise it's a very stripped down device; while having 10G AND 2.5G is a somewhat premium feature, having only these two ports is super weird.

If you have a 2.5G WAN, why would you need 10G anywhere else?

If you have 10G upstream, why would you be OK with 2.5G leaving the device?

Well, now I glossed over it being a Wifi7 AP, easily reaching 1+ Gb today, so some of the extra bandwidth can go there, but 5+Gb of Wifi7 is not something I can imagine used by consumer devices to offset the lack of a second 10G port.

It's still a great AP, but maybe not at today's prices, though it could perhaps become a great microserver in a few years time when Unifi finally abandons it for UX9.

Another #unifi related post - I can't but notice how heavily #Ubiquiti is pushing the #UX7 for a mesh network component, which is a bit weird as my first encounter with it was as a "cloud" gateway + AP. Here, "cloud" means that it has a controller software built in, which generally makes their devices the only Unifi controller, so how can they recommend having more than one?

My first Unifi device was a switch, but only after I learned that you don't need a "Cloud Key" as you can #selfhost their management software. This then turned upside down when I chose to add a Cloud Gateway Ultra, not realising that the builtin controller ("Cloud" - nomen est omen) means self-hosting the management is now not just unneeded, but not even possible: I had to start using the built in component of the gateway.

That makes considering the UX7 quite confusing - I know I can add a UX7 as an AP, as it's sold like that, but could I add it as a cloud key + AP to a system to replace a selfhosted controller?

The main disadvantage of it is that port-wise it's a very stripped down device; while having 10G AND 2.5G is a somewhat premium feature, having only these two ports is super weird.

If you have a 2.5G WAN, why would you need 10G anywhere else?

If you have 10G upstream, why would you be OK with 2.5G leaving the device?

Well, now I glossed over it being a Wifi7 AP, easily reaching 1+ Gb today, so some of the extra bandwidth can go there, but 5+Gb of Wifi7 is not something I can imagine used by consumer devices to offset the lack of a second 10G port.

It's still a great AP, but maybe not at today's prices, though it could perhaps become a great microserver in a few years time when Unifi finally abandons it for UX9.

Another #unifi related post - I can't but notice how heavily #Ubiquiti is pushing the #UX7 for a mesh network component, which is a bit weird as my first encounter with it was as a "cloud" gateway + AP. Here, "cloud" means that it has a controller software built in, which generally makes their devices the only Unifi controller, so how can they recommend having more than one?

My first Unifi device was a switch, but only after I learned that you don't need a "Cloud Key" as you can #selfhost their management software. This then turned upside down when I chose to add a Cloud Gateway Ultra, not realising that the builtin controller ("Cloud" - nomen est omen) means self-hosting the management is now not just unneeded, but not even possible: I had to start using the built in component of the gateway.

That makes considering the UX7 quite confusing - I know I can add a UX7 as an AP, as it's sold like that, but could I add it as a cloud key + AP to a system to replace a selfhosted controller?

The main disadvantage of it is that port-wise it's a very stripped down device; while having 10G AND 2.5G is a somewhat premium feature, having only these two ports is super weird.

If you have a 2.5G WAN, why would you need 10G anywhere else?

If you have 10G upstream, why would you be OK with 2.5G leaving the device?

Well, now I glossed over it being a Wifi7 AP, easily reaching 1+ Gb today, so some of the extra bandwidth can go there, but 5+Gb of Wifi7 is not something I can imagine used by consumer devices to offset the lack of a second 10G port.

It's still a great AP, but maybe not at today's prices, though it could perhaps become a great microserver in a few years time when Unifi finally abandons it for UX9.

Another #unifi related post - I can't but notice how heavily #Ubiquiti is pushing the #UX7 for a mesh network component, which is a bit weird as my first encounter with it was as a "cloud" gateway + AP. Here, "cloud" means that it has a controller software built in, which generally makes their devices the only Unifi controller, so how can they recommend having more than one?

My first Unifi device was a switch, but only after I learned that you don't need a "Cloud Key" as you can #selfhost their management software. This then turned upside down when I chose to add a Cloud Gateway Ultra, not realising that the builtin controller ("Cloud" - nomen est omen) means self-hosting the management is now not just unneeded, but not even possible: I had to start using the built in component of the gateway.

That makes considering the UX7 quite confusing - I know I can add a UX7 as an AP, as it's sold like that, but could I add it as a cloud key + AP to a system to replace a selfhosted controller?

The main disadvantage of it is that port-wise it's a very stripped down device; while having 10G AND 2.5G is a somewhat premium feature, having only these two ports is super weird.

If you have a 2.5G WAN, why would you need 10G anywhere else?

If you have 10G upstream, why would you be OK with 2.5G leaving the device?

Well, now I glossed over it being a Wifi7 AP, easily reaching 1+ Gb today, so some of the extra bandwidth can go there, but 5+Gb of Wifi7 is not something I can imagine used by consumer devices to offset the lack of a second 10G port.

It's still a great AP, but maybe not at today's prices, though it could perhaps become a great microserver in a few years time when Unifi finally abandons it for UX9.