Ubiquiti Dream Router
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28 reviews
Fan is a deal breaker
Appears to be a good product but the fan and fan control is disastrous. Without any load on the router, the fan spins at a modest 2700rpms all the time, 24/7. Unfortunately, you can hear this pretty well and it's just a no-go for a product designed for home users. Some people complain about this on the Ubiquiti forum and apparently Ubiquiti doesn't care.
Will have the device refunded, which Digitec makes possible as a gesture of goodwill.Contra
- Fan Sound 24/7
Not a good option in 2023
In 2023, when most of people are having 1Gig+ connectivity at home, that AIO device is completely incapable of delivering these speeds. Even with IDS/IPS turned off.
Fan is audible if in the room is quiet which is not desirable at all and you do not expect it from a router. But let's not be too picky, that can be easily accepted.
What cannot be accepted is the level of how that device is incapable of delivering what it is promising to do - a Gig WAN is indeed the case, but over cable best I could have is 550DL/600UP. Over WiFi speeds are even lower (300/450). And that is with IDS and IPS turned off. Running latest firmware on Stable branch.
What's causing another frustration is that just running the UI Network, with all other applications uninstalled makes this device use 1.5GB RAM after boot - which is also extremely slow (~2-4 mins to boot fully).
Floorplan can be ran on your smartphone using WiFiman - an app from Ubiquiti - which lets you scan the apartment and show you the coverage, while drawing a map, so you can adjust the location properly. What's not expected is...that you cannot save the floor plan?! You can just walk around with the phone scanning your walls, ceilings while drawing you a map on your screen - but at the moment you click - Done - it's lost, so you cannot use it at all.Pro
- Nice UI
Contra
- Fan noise
- Throughput
- Coverage is mediocre
The right stuff for Non-IT Geeks
Pro
- Easy to set Up
- Intuitive setup process
Top device in a chic design
If you have a Unifi system at home and are not about to switch to 1 GBit/s internet, this is a good choice.
If you don't have one yet and want to take the network into your own hands, the UDR or UDM is a good choice. The advantage of the UDR is the built-in Wifi-6 AP. The UDR is simply set up with the app for iOS or Android via Bluetooth and then managed in the WLAN or LAN. Super easy and very quickly done.Pro
- Router, PoE Switch & Unifi Controller in one
- Wifi 6
- PoE Switch
- Power supply unit integrated
- Fan barely audible
- IDS/IDP throughput approx. 750 MBit/s
Contra
- Desktop device. The location for the access point is therefore often suboptimal.
- slightly less power than the UDM
Very good product!
The Ubiquiti Dream router is easy to install and works perfectly. I added 2x UAP-AC-Pro APs that linked directly to my network and configured them for optimal coverage in my house.
Pro
- Easy
- PoE switch
- Wifi 6
SUPER SATISFIED - will buy another one ☺️😉
I think the evaluation request could wait a little longer - I only received the ordered item on 15 April 2025, but it was ordered on 1 December 2024 😉
But it's not YOUR fault I guess 🤣Pro
- Simple configuration
Contra
- Nothing special has been noticed so far
6 out of 28 reviews
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