UniFi Cloud Gateway MAX! Setup & Comparison | UCG-Max Ubiquiti Networks

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🛒 SHOP UniFi Cloud Gateways ------------------------------------

--- PoE Adapters

🎬 CHAPTERS ---------------------------------
0:00 Intro
1:04 Specs
3:11 Desk Setup Example
4:40 Setup with UniFi App
7:54 Config for UCG-Max
12:46 NVR Settings
14:37 Use Case Examples
19:02 Alternative UniFi Cloud Gateways
23:25 Price Comparison

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[christellegaliano]

I was going to get a the ULTRA- and then I wanted to get the MAX after your watching video .. but NOW I'm torn! Thanks to your video, I double checked my internet speeds and they are only 500mbps! Looks like our ISP offers 2gb but it's like 3x the price! And this is just for a home network.. and there are only 2 of us in the home. So I went back to the ULTRA. So THANK YOU for your explanation. I do have one question about the POE injector? I currently have the Gateway Ultra, Switch Ultra, some Switch Flex minis, and some Access Point U6 plus in my cart. Do I also need to purchase the POE injector to power my WAP? I have a smart box with CAT cable running throughout my home. Thank you for your help!

[Teleman]

Getting ready to set up a Home network using almost the same exact devices. The only thing that scares me is migrating from my old router to this new system. I have a bunch of home automation things running. And those things can be finicky already. So I'm not looking forward to that. And I'm using an AT&T router as a "bridge". But I think that's pretty straight forward. Anyway, great video.

[fredericpena]

Im planning on upgrading from an EdgeRouter X, already have 2 Unifi AC (AC Lite + U6+), do you recommend the Cloud Gateway Ultra if i'm not interested in cameras and only need a managed network solution?

[ljcu]

Hello @ApexOneIT, I love your videos and I learn a lot. Sorry for my grammar, I use a translator because I am Spanish. I intend to update my home network. I have gigabit fiber internet. I would like to update a network so that it lasts at least a few years since technology advances very quickly. I am not very expert in networks but you explain it very well and I am learning.
My intention to do it once is to put a Cloud Gateway Max, a Pro Max 16 Poe switching (for future connections) and a pair of U7-Pro APs.

I have more than 50 home automation accessories, most of them with WiFi.

If in the future the internet provider changes to 2.5 or 5 or 10 gigabit, I will be prepared, that is my intention.

What do you recommend? I am right.

[shortygfx]

Just one mention from my side. I run UCG Max for about some weeks now. Got it as it got out. This thing gets really really hot, especially on the side, where you see those ventilation shafts. What helped me was to position this thing vertically. But i ended up placing a noctua 120mm fan on that thing. Also: if you place it vertically the mini display will also turn. Thats a nice feature.

[PDQuig]

Thanks for this video. I'm looking to replace an eero network in a 3, 300 sf house. I want better admin controls and security. Current ISP coax cable feeds my Arris SB8200 modem but there is no ethernet for PoE anywhere in the house. Speed is only 500 Mbps but 1G fiber is coming. Am I correct in thinking that a UCG Max can replace the eero router and 2 or 3 U7-Pro Wall access points (with a PoE Adapter for each) would work? I don’t care if it’s a bit of overkill. I don’t think I need a switch since 4 ports are available on the Max for a VOIP phone and wireless printer. Thanks!

[thpar]

Great video, I’m debating between the $199 max and the $379 dream machine. I have frontier fiber 2gb. Really just going to use it for network no cameras or anything else. I guess my concern would be only 1.5 gbs with ips on vs the 3.5 on the dream machine. I have a 3000sqft house with cat 6 up stairs and cat 6 downstairs. Was gonna hard wire 2 mesh 6 and another 2 mesh 6 just to expand. Would love your thoughts. I also need one switch that does 2.5 gb

[QRhgI]

What I don't understand is the new Cloud Gateway Ultra and Max use a "Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 at 1.5 GHz" while the older CloudKey Gen2 Plus uses an "Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53 based chip APQ8053 at 1.8 GHz (up to 2.2GHz per core)".

Now the CloudKey isn't a gateway/router, yet it has a more powerful version of the processor. Feels like UniFi cheaped out on the processor for the new Cloud Gateways.

[master_the_mind]

Great Video!!! Question can you add multiple subnets on the router...

[nonsonoinmatrix]

Hey, thanks for the great video!
For a wifi only usage would it be fine not to use the USW Ultra and connect the U6+ directly to the UCG Max?

[yuhsinchen]

does it support the door access hub? great video btw, very helpful

[kashisrinath]

How do you feel about the new U7-Pro and U7-Pro Max?

[serogas]

Thank you! You helped me to decide between udm pro and gateway max. I clearly now know that i need gateway max with my u7 pro, u7 pro max and for future want to add cameras and ring door. Ring door should be capable, right ?

[mandalaprayoga]

this is really game changing
1 device but many function

[VicBody]

I want to get some more information on the firewall rules and Vlan setups for UG Max Gateway. Do you have videos on that.
i Really need to be able to isolate varies networks and vlans

[jeffrey]

Thanks for this video, can the interfaces of the CGM be configured with LACP ?

[wvansluisveld]

The Max sounds like a great product if it could connect directly to the new U7 pro with 2.5 and power it through POE. Lacking this feature is a huge miss, which could have been solved if there would have been an Max Switch with 2.5 and POE. However that doesn’t exist either unless you want to buy enterprise at enterprise prices. The form factor of the 16 port switch is too large to match with the UCG max. People who buy maxes want to avoid needing a rack.

[shreyasdube]

I already have a 2-month old UCG-Ultra and was looking to add Protect with 2 2k cameras. Curious which of these 2 options you would recommend for adding Protect.

Option 1: Keep UCG-Ultra, get the Cloud Key for $249 (the $199 one is no longer available)
Option 2: Sell UCG-Ultra, get UCG-Max (no storage or the 500GB one). Hopefully, I can sell the Ultra for $100, so this would be a $279 - $100 solution. And then I can buy a 1TB SSD later for $50 - $80.

Price-wise, these cost about the same +/- $20, but system design-wise, I have 2 separate devices for Network and Protect so that allows me to scale different devices as need. I'm leaning towards Option 1 but curious if you had a suggestion.

Thank you!

[NatesRandomVideo]

Been running mine for a few weeks.

The downside right now is the lack of low end 2.5G switches in the Ubiquiti lineup to pair with it. The enterprise 16 switch at almost $500 is way too high end for most needs this gateway will be handling. (Home 1 gig internet / fiber.)

Additionally my particular ISP would have preferred to drop straight into a fiber SFP which is not an option here, so I had to get a media converter SFP to Ethernet.

The USW Ultra needs a 2.5G version. It’s a great option for distributing 1G and boatloads of PoE (cameras) but it’s a swing and a miss for high internal data rate while mixing in a 1G fiber connection. For most folk if they don’t need massive PoE, the Lite 8 is a better option because it’s Layer 3 and the Ultra is only Layer 2.

Great box. It needs the supporting switch made.

[cheebengkoh]

Do we really need the NVMe SSD for a start if we not using Unifi Protect?