@@jonathanfleck5419 I think I'm going to do a follow-up video from my home. I live in a high-rise and I think I can go all the way to 5K but I got to set it up...
Clay, this is exactly what I need for my deployment. I can't begin to tell you how much your research, comments, and videos help with our deployment decisions. Thanks again..
It would be great if you could also test the classic UDB, I would like to know if it would be enough for my application or if I should buy the UDB Pro.
Very interesting, going on the experience we have had with Unifi Meshing its not always the most stable over time but the fact this established a connection over 200m away is nice to see
@@JimtheITguy My new light poles come in in a week and I'll probably do a follow-up once I got the two up in the front parking lot. Obviously that's not as long a distance but will let me do a long-term follow-up on stability
Great Video do you think this will replace the UBB? i would like to see if this will work in Point to Multi point which will make it better than the UBB
Thanks for a great video! When you were showing the distances, I wished you had done a more broken line of sight. Given that your older AP was inside, I presume it might still function with some trees or a building in the way, especially with a more powerful base AP.
@@dabear324 agreed. It's just so hard to do Wi-Fi reviews because conditions are always just different. I probably should have gone in a little bit more tree covered area.. it just takes a long time and you're always going to miss something on one of those kind of reviews. I should have also thrown a u7 Pro up and just seen what the difference was.
Basically an AirMax style radio with UniFi layer on it. Limited to AC (hence, old product with facelift) and the specs suggest 80MHz only despite saying 20/40/80 down lower. The problem I see here is we already have enough issues with Wi-Fi being noisey in dense enviroments, this product is up to 25dBm and directional, great way to spray a neighbour with your juices. I see many uses for this, just sucks they used old AC (Wi-Fi 5) instead of 6 or 7 which are way more spectrally efficient.
I was hoping they would bring 60Ghz with a 5Ghz backhaul but I guess they couldn't at this price point. It looks like they did a good job of making it plug and play like the UBB... it's just older tech at this point.
@@SeijinSA yes, but it would be nice to get this on the Unifi side instead of UISP. 5ghz primary bridges are just more clutter in already crowded bandwidth.
Thanks for the detailed review of the UDB Pro! Did you have a chance to test it and see if you can connect multiple childs to a single parent? (aka PtmP) I've been trying to figure out the best way to get internet to a few building, but also have everything managed under a single pane of glass. (verses using the UISP equipment)
Used as a single wifi-meshed point, will the UDB-Pro (connecting to like a u6-MESH) have better range than the standard UDB? I'm also wondering when using one of these makes more sense than meshing something like a U7-Outdoor with it's 12.5 dB Directional Internal antenna... We've used UBB between buildings before, if the link is closer, we've also used U7-Outdoor units (like to a gated community gate that's ~40M from an indoor access point). The UDB-Pro, and the UDB both seem like they're new ways to do this, but I don't know what we really gain...
I think it is important to mention Meshing needs to be turned on to adopt it as a Child. I plugged it in, did the update (hardwired) then tried to see it when I just had it plugged into the POE injector. It does not come up. I then realized I have meshing off (for good reason, I think a lot of you know). I would love to have this thing work without meshing being turned on. Any way that is possible? I did try to adopt it (which it did) while hardwired, but when I go to settings and try to switch it to Child mode, there is nothing in the list of Parent devices. I also am not willing to turn on meshing and kick 120+ clients off the network to test this out. Any suggestions? I feel like they need to advertise that fact in the description, though thinking about it now...duh.
Can this device be used as a P2MP device? and can I use the POE in with network instead of connecting it to wifi? I want to go full unifi, without UISP.
@@axk84 Yes you can on both accounts. You're going to get about 800 megabits through rate.. obviously it depends on your conditions but in my testing it was pretty solid.
Does your network controller have to be set to wireless meshing when using 2 UBB pros? I assume it needs to be enabled when using AP and uplink. That setting has caused me a lot of issues
In theory, if you have a main building fully networked (including Unifi APs), could you do a UDB Pro handing off to an AP on an outbuilding thereby extending the network/wifi to that outbuilding/area?
Also, any chance you could test the connection through some trees? It looks like the across the lake spot has a parking lot just beyond where you tested with some trees in the way. Honestly shocked it was getting into your building at any of the test spots on 5Ghz, but would be interesting to see how it does with nature/obstacles/less-than-pefect LOS.
@@jrmbtr yeah, I have some ideas for a follow-up video. We're going to try through some obstructions and I live in a high-rise so I'm going to see if I can rig up away. I can test the full 5 km..
Well thats kinda a lie, Thats for management for the UDB. You still cant run untagged VLAN for the UDB-Pro? I havent tested but i guess you need a small switch for being able to use a UDB-Pro for untagged vlan devices
@@LostWorld42they both are on the same page. You just have to change the type to Pro. It's the way that store.ui does it.. it's kind of like the thetas
0:43 Was looking forward to seeing that 1000km test 😉
@@jonathanfleck5419 I think I'm going to do a follow-up video from my home. I live in a high-rise and I think I can go all the way to 5K but I got to set it up...
They have get some flat earthers involved to make it work.
Clay, this is exactly what I need for my deployment. I can't begin to tell you how much your research, comments, and videos help with our deployment decisions. Thanks again..
Thanks for the kind words!!
Thanks for another fantastic review!!! Hope Milton went easy on you! (I got good reports from friends in Ormond.)
It would be great if you could also test the classic UDB, I would like to know if it would be enough for my application or if I should buy the UDB Pro.
Ditto for me!
Very interesting, going on the experience we have had with Unifi Meshing its not always the most stable over time but the fact this established a connection over 200m away is nice to see
@@JimtheITguy My new light poles come in in a week and I'll probably do a follow-up once I got the two up in the front parking lot. Obviously that's not as long a distance but will let me do a long-term follow-up on stability
Great Video do you think this will replace the UBB? i would like to see if this will work in Point to Multi point which will make it better than the UBB
Interesting!
Will this work with Ubiquity Solar?
I was thinking of one of these on the other side of 2 acres with a 4K camera overlooking my yard.
@@xVertigo101 not sure..
Thanks for a great video! When you were showing the distances, I wished you had done a more broken line of sight. Given that your older AP was inside, I presume it might still function with some trees or a building in the way, especially with a more powerful base AP.
@@dabear324 agreed. It's just so hard to do Wi-Fi reviews because conditions are always just different. I probably should have gone in a little bit more tree covered area.. it just takes a long time and you're always going to miss something on one of those kind of reviews. I should have also thrown a u7 Pro up and just seen what the difference was.
@@DPCTechnology I appreciate what you did do and posting so quickly! Maybe a follow up?
@@dabear324 Yeah im going to test the range at my house.. I live in a high rise..
Basically an AirMax style radio with UniFi layer on it. Limited to AC (hence, old product with facelift) and the specs suggest 80MHz only despite saying 20/40/80 down lower.
The problem I see here is we already have enough issues with Wi-Fi being noisey in dense enviroments, this product is up to 25dBm and directional, great way to spray a neighbour with your juices.
I see many uses for this, just sucks they used old AC (Wi-Fi 5) instead of 6 or 7 which are way more spectrally efficient.
I was hoping they would bring 60Ghz with a 5Ghz backhaul but I guess they couldn't at this price point. It looks like they did a good job of making it plug and play like the UBB... it's just older tech at this point.
Wave Pico, Wave Nano, Wave LR, Wave LR Pro fit that need (UISP not Unifi)
@@SeijinSA yes, but it would be nice to get this on the Unifi side instead of UISP. 5ghz primary bridges are just more clutter in already crowded bandwidth.
Thanks for the detailed review of the UDB Pro! Did you have a chance to test it and see if you can connect multiple childs to a single parent? (aka PtmP) I've been trying to figure out the best way to get internet to a few building, but also have everything managed under a single pane of glass. (verses using the UISP equipment)
@@jimtran93 I did not test that but I do not think it's possible
Strange question, but what glasses (the blue frames) are you wearing? Where can I possibly get something similar? Thank you!
They are Nike frames
Used as a single wifi-meshed point, will the UDB-Pro (connecting to like a u6-MESH) have better range than the standard UDB? I'm also wondering when using one of these makes more sense than meshing something like a U7-Outdoor with it's 12.5 dB Directional Internal antenna...
We've used UBB between buildings before, if the link is closer, we've also used U7-Outdoor units (like to a gated community gate that's ~40M from an indoor access point). The UDB-Pro, and the UDB both seem like they're new ways to do this, but I don't know what we really gain...
im curious if you could us a flex switch and run 2 ai pros on poe adapters through it?
@@CMDRtesh theoretically u could
I think it is important to mention Meshing needs to be turned on to adopt it as a Child. I plugged it in, did the update (hardwired) then tried to see it when I just had it plugged into the POE injector. It does not come up. I then realized I have meshing off (for good reason, I think a lot of you know). I would love to have this thing work without meshing being turned on. Any way that is possible? I did try to adopt it (which it did) while hardwired, but when I go to settings and try to switch it to Child mode, there is nothing in the list of Parent devices. I also am not willing to turn on meshing and kick 120+ clients off the network to test this out. Any suggestions? I feel like they need to advertise that fact in the description, though thinking about it now...duh.
That range is really good considering well I'm assuming that the AC HD is inside the building.
@@LordGooben yeah I was blown away and I think it could have gone quite a bit further..
Can this device be used as a P2MP device? and can I use the POE in with network instead of connecting it to wifi?
I want to go full unifi, without UISP.
@@axk84 Yes you can on both accounts. You're going to get about 800 megabits through rate.. obviously it depends on your conditions but in my testing it was pretty solid.
thank you for your response, do you know the radius angle?
it does not way on the website.
@@axk84 I do not
Great video. Thanks!
@@switz11 I appreciate the kind feedback
Does your network controller have to be set to wireless meshing when using 2 UBB pros? I assume it needs to be enabled when using AP and uplink. That setting has caused me a lot of issues
@@SpartanBrass the parent UDB Pro auto sets to mesh in the drop down list.
So you could have another AP on the other end to add WiFi to a shed or pole barn?
yes
@@DPCTechnology awesome thanks for the quick response
@@Rufio11308 It's basically extending the network so you could put a switch on the other end like the 8 port Poe Lite and add Wifi and a camera or two
In theory, if you have a main building fully networked (including Unifi APs), could you do a UDB Pro handing off to an AP on an outbuilding thereby extending the network/wifi to that outbuilding/area?
Also, any chance you could test the connection through some trees? It looks like the across the lake spot has a parking lot just beyond where you tested with some trees in the way. Honestly shocked it was getting into your building at any of the test spots on 5Ghz, but would be interesting to see how it does with nature/obstacles/less-than-pefect LOS.
@@jrmbtr yeah, I have some ideas for a follow-up video. We're going to try through some obstructions and I live in a high-rise so I'm going to see if I can rig up away. I can test the full 5 km..
@@DPCTechnology Thank you! Looks like in some cases even a single UDB Pro could replace the need for the UBB pair.
@@jrmbtr I would say most...
When it is in bridge mode does the AP broadcast your SSID or is it using the hidden wireless link connection?
@@Bejolly5 I don't think so but will test
Well thats kinda a lie, Thats for management for the UDB. You still cant run untagged VLAN for the UDB-Pro? I havent tested but i guess you need a small switch for being able to use a UDB-Pro for untagged vlan devices
This link you provided is for the UDB not the UDB pro.
@@LostWorld42they both are on the same page. You just have to change the type to Pro. It's the way that store.ui does it.. it's kind of like the thetas
@@DPCTechnology OK. I will check again. Thank you. Do you happen to know if you can have two separate vlan traffic go through these devices?
@@LostWorld42 I didn't try two but I can..