Ubiquiti UniFi Layer 3 Switching - What works and what needs work

What can these Ubiquiti UniFi Layer 3 switches do? What can't they do? Tune in to find out! Time stamps below!

Time Stamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:10 - Layer 3 Switch Info
00:50 - Layer 3 Network Setup - No other gateways?
02:25 - Try it for yourself -- we could be wrong!
03:00 - Advantages to L3 on your switch
04:20 - What can't these L3 switches do - what doesn't work?
09:43 - It's not all bad -- know what you're getting into.
10:32 - Wrap Up

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[martysdomain]

I'd like to see how this compares to the EdgeSwitch line of products.

[sashalexander]

Not having dhcp relay is basic L3 routing feature. Without it no switch can call itself enterprise level ready imo.

[it.gayndah]

Go Cisco L3 switches !! You can buy 3x second hard "Enterprise L3 POE 48P Cisco" switches for the same price as on of these L3 24P non POE UniFi switch.

[JamfSlayer]

The missing DHCP relay for the switch style gateway is a showstopper for me, because in an AD integrated DHCP infrastructure, it makes this feature unusable. Not going through a bunch of customization to relay the relay via the switch, which would put those switches and the controller in an unsupported state. Good call out on that, by the way not to edit the config manually at the CLI. 😉

[andyrandy]

Thank you for pointing out DHCP helper config is not available in Unify L3 switches. I cannot imagine why is that difficult to implement for Unify.

[jordantekelenburg]

Can you redo this video with the newest firmware

[it.gayndah]

Thanks Willie... Personally, I do not know why UniFi bothered to release L3 switched when they have no industry-standard features. aka static routing between L3 switches. Also not able to enter CLI code without the ability to save it between reboots, well why truly bother with UniFi L3 switches at this stage. They are certainly are not Enterprise L3 switches! Thumbs Down on these L3 UniFi Switches

[agglad]

I see that UniFi now has ACL in GUI. Would you consider updating this video?

[ericnix]

Thanks for the awesome video. Does interVLAN routing occur on the switch or through the router? I'm trying to figure out a way to get my UNVR (on main LAN) and Protect cameras (on their own VLAN) onto L3 routing to lessen the load on my UDM-SE. I still want the UNVR on my main LAN and may make use of both NICs of the UNVR to get this to work that way.

[kheurou]

Hi Willie. I'm Cheikh from Senegal (West Africa). Question: Does this switch have the firewall rules features ? for example to prevent clients from 2 different Vlan (Vlan 1 and Vlan 2)) to communicate While allowing only one client from Vlan 1 to be able to communicate to all Clients in Vlan 2. Can I do this without purchasing a UDM Pro ?

[tnleaguetech]

I currently have a Sonic Wall doing DHCP, and an HP switch with DHCP turned off. So are you saying I would have to stop that service there and let the switch do it? That could be a real problem. Thanks for the excellent info!

[Leiesoldat]

So these discrepancies being noted are for enterprise environments that have multiple brands floating in the equipment buildout, but for a home or small office that is all Ubiquiti this is not an issue? Took me reading some of the comments and watching the video from a mixed brand deployment to come up with this question.

[BrownsvilleNotification]

So what if you wanting to move a flat network to using the Switch Pro Aggregation switch as the boss where all the new switches plug directly in as well using a third party firewall like Sophos XG within an Active domain directory that hosts it's own DHCP server. Would you then need to turn off the DHCP server setup on the domain controller and set DHCP on the aggregation switch? We eventually want to setup Vlans but out of the gate we just want to replace all our mismatched switches throught the company.

[mikescott]

How do you rate these switches compared with the Cisco CBS350 range?

[kleysley]

I think the amazon link in your description points to a wireless access point, not a switch :)

[fps_purple]

If they make an edge2.0 series and use this OS on the switches, that would be great!

[danielfischer]

Hi, can you tell me, if it is possible to provide a udp relay on the Layer 3 Switch to make wol possible through different vlans? Or if there is any way to make that possible? Thank you!

[ronaldhofman]

DHCP relay is done in USG and you need to configure a vlan, i had my windows server as the relay and it works.

[bryansteele]

So, the ACLs I added via CLI on the Switch be gone on next reboot? That sucks!

[owenjbrady]

couldnt help notice but when its in default gateway type you get DHCP relay as a option