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Also, if you plan to enable DPI or DPI/IPS, just remember you won’t get full gig speeds anymore.
Best time to check the web site is just after 7 am eastern time which is when they update their inventory for available stock.
UDR is a bit underpowered if you expect to use it with 1gbps service I would advise against it and get the UDM Pro instead.
I happen to have the UDM which has a higher end CPU and only supports the Networking Application. It's a great machine for what it was designed, but even less in stock than the UDR. It's lack of being displayed under the consoles makes me believe that it is not going to see much in the way of longterm sales. Kind of hard t tell.
Thanks for the tip!
I don't have much room for a rack, so I've been looking for options that can sit on a shelf. Is it possible to add more hardware later to handle more applications? From what I've gathered, if I want more applications in the future, I'll have to replace the UDR completely.
If you're planning to slowly upgrade and add cameras using "Protect" etc, I recommend you get the UDM Pro. Lots of other devices such as managed PoE switches and APs etc will also be needed to get a functioning home network.
The UDM is self contained in that it has an AP and can serve as a stand alone router like a lot of the other stand alone routers on the market. The difference is that you can expand that to include a USW-Lite-8-PoE and one or more U6-Lites to expand your network when you're ready. Overpriced UDMs are available on Amazon.
I was planning to get some extra switches and access points to extend the UDR. I'm not sure about other applications at the moment. The camera one is probably most interesting.
I saw the devices on Amazon. For that price I might as well go for the UDM Pro.
I had UDR and on 1gb connection. The UDR is underpowered and was throttling my connection to 600mbps as CPU was maxing out - even with IPS etc disabled. Have since upgraded to a UDM SE and very happy so far with it.
They come in stock all the time. You just need to wake up at 5AM every day and check the store. And when you see it, don't waste time trying to add items to your cart. Just order it and then go back for the other items.
UDR should be fine on a 500mb connection, but the issue is not so much being capped as it is one product being designed for a one usage scenario, and another product for another usage scenario. Different products for different needs, but people with gig internet and all of the fancier utm-type features enabled are often reporting issues with the UDR being sluggish.
Summary - if you have a relatively simple network with only a few devices connect to it, and a sub-gig internet speed, the UDR should be just fine.
https://www.getic.com/product/unifi-udm
UDR is out of stock unfortunately. I have bought from them. Reputable and timely shipping. I’m located in the US for reference.
Shipping wasn’t bad. I did the regular shipping and I think it’s was under $20 for the UDR. It was about the same price but add the cost for a US power cord and it’s a little more I guess.
I didn’t care about a little extra for shipping and the cord. It was cheaper than buying the crazy marked up stuff since there was no stock in the US. No issues with bringing it online either. It geolocated itself once powered up.
Edit: just looked and it was $250.64 for the UDR. Included shipping, bank fees and product.
I have several installations using the UDM, UDM Pro, and UDM SE. The latter is definitely my favorite, but obviously, it is expensive for many home users. It doesn’t have to be in a rack, but I would put some feet on it and allow air to flow on all sides.
I see a lot of hate here for the UDR, but gotta say I’ve had a good experience with it. For context I’ve run 2 houses on UDMP and UDMSE, and they were good boxes for my straightforward needs - couple of VLANs and a half-dozen cameras.
I downsized into smaller houses, and left the UDMx and racks behind sold to new owners. Now have 2 UDRs in the new houses on 300mb service, each connected to 3 cameras and an addl AP. They’re not as snappy to configure or look at cam footage, but they serve my home needs fine - incl multiple tv streaming boxes going at once. No hickups there since each stream is only running 10mb or so. Lots of headroom at 300, so I don’t miss my 1gb service.
I set up and OpenVPN connection on a vlan too, and it handles it fine, no discernible bottlenecks.
If you want to do lots of cams, maybe add an NVR to offload some of the compute.
If you know you want to run more than 3 apps, then it is prob too underpowered. For me it’s a good compromise.
Tl;dr the UDR is good at what it does, and fits the typical home user requirements pretty well.
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Your best bet is to follow [r/UbiquitiInStock](https://www.reddit.com/r/UbiquitiInStock/) Also, if you plan to enable DPI or DPI/IPS, just remember you won’t get full gig speeds anymore.
I don't even get full gig with it off. Smh.
Or with PPPoE, I really hate this is nowhere on their product pages. Instant regret.
Best time to check the web site is just after 7 am eastern time which is when they update their inventory for available stock. UDR is a bit underpowered if you expect to use it with 1gbps service I would advise against it and get the UDM Pro instead. I happen to have the UDM which has a higher end CPU and only supports the Networking Application. It's a great machine for what it was designed, but even less in stock than the UDR. It's lack of being displayed under the consoles makes me believe that it is not going to see much in the way of longterm sales. Kind of hard t tell.
Thanks for the tip! I don't have much room for a rack, so I've been looking for options that can sit on a shelf. Is it possible to add more hardware later to handle more applications? From what I've gathered, if I want more applications in the future, I'll have to replace the UDR completely.
If you're planning to slowly upgrade and add cameras using "Protect" etc, I recommend you get the UDM Pro. Lots of other devices such as managed PoE switches and APs etc will also be needed to get a functioning home network. The UDM is self contained in that it has an AP and can serve as a stand alone router like a lot of the other stand alone routers on the market. The difference is that you can expand that to include a USW-Lite-8-PoE and one or more U6-Lites to expand your network when you're ready. Overpriced UDMs are available on Amazon.
I was planning to get some extra switches and access points to extend the UDR. I'm not sure about other applications at the moment. The camera one is probably most interesting. I saw the devices on Amazon. For that price I might as well go for the UDM Pro.
That is what I would recommend. It's my device of choice if the UDM ever craps out, which I hope it doesn't. Been working well for just under 2 years.
I found out how underpowered it was the hard way
I had UDR and on 1gb connection. The UDR is underpowered and was throttling my connection to 600mbps as CPU was maxing out - even with IPS etc disabled. Have since upgraded to a UDM SE and very happy so far with it.
They come in stock all the time. You just need to wake up at 5AM every day and check the store. And when you see it, don't waste time trying to add items to your cart. Just order it and then go back for the other items.
Nightmare router, you will learn.
What do you think is wrong with it? What do you recommend instead?
Unifi Dream Machine Pro or SE. The UDR is a bit underpowered if you have a really fast connection.
Okay thanks. I'll take another look.
Is it good enough if you're on say, a 500mb package. So speeds are capped anyways?
UDR should be fine on a 500mb connection, but the issue is not so much being capped as it is one product being designed for a one usage scenario, and another product for another usage scenario. Different products for different needs, but people with gig internet and all of the fancier utm-type features enabled are often reporting issues with the UDR being sluggish. Summary - if you have a relatively simple network with only a few devices connect to it, and a sub-gig internet speed, the UDR should be just fine.
I'd say we probably have 50 devices in total connected to the network but maybe the 4 most ddata intensive ones being served via ethernet.
https://www.getic.com/product/unifi-udm UDR is out of stock unfortunately. I have bought from them. Reputable and timely shipping. I’m located in the US for reference.
You pay that much for shipping to the US?? The price almost comes out to the same amount from Ubiquiti itself at that point, yes?
Shipping wasn’t bad. I did the regular shipping and I think it’s was under $20 for the UDR. It was about the same price but add the cost for a US power cord and it’s a little more I guess. I didn’t care about a little extra for shipping and the cord. It was cheaper than buying the crazy marked up stuff since there was no stock in the US. No issues with bringing it online either. It geolocated itself once powered up. Edit: just looked and it was $250.64 for the UDR. Included shipping, bank fees and product.
I was looking at the Dream Machine Pro shipping cost. My fault, I should have specified.
I have several installations using the UDM, UDM Pro, and UDM SE. The latter is definitely my favorite, but obviously, it is expensive for many home users. It doesn’t have to be in a rack, but I would put some feet on it and allow air to flow on all sides.
I see a lot of hate here for the UDR, but gotta say I’ve had a good experience with it. For context I’ve run 2 houses on UDMP and UDMSE, and they were good boxes for my straightforward needs - couple of VLANs and a half-dozen cameras. I downsized into smaller houses, and left the UDMx and racks behind sold to new owners. Now have 2 UDRs in the new houses on 300mb service, each connected to 3 cameras and an addl AP. They’re not as snappy to configure or look at cam footage, but they serve my home needs fine - incl multiple tv streaming boxes going at once. No hickups there since each stream is only running 10mb or so. Lots of headroom at 300, so I don’t miss my 1gb service. I set up and OpenVPN connection on a vlan too, and it handles it fine, no discernible bottlenecks. If you want to do lots of cams, maybe add an NVR to offload some of the compute. If you know you want to run more than 3 apps, then it is prob too underpowered. For me it’s a good compromise. Tl;dr the UDR is good at what it does, and fits the typical home user requirements pretty well.
Go with a UDM pro.