Unifi network help

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Now I'm getting around 80mbps on wifi.

Help me out here, because if this normal for unifi I'm ripping this shite out

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Definitely not normal, something is misconfigured.

Is the wired speed still good through the modem->udm->switch->hardwired device? If so, there is something wrong with your AP settings. Channel width, power levels, etc etc.

Edit: Second thought, 80mbit sounds awfully close to 100 minus overhead. Possible one or more wired connections have negotiated at 100mbit instead of gigabit, perhaps a bad cable. If all APs give similar speed, check the cables between modem and udm, and udm to switch. I think the controller interface reports the speed negotiated at each switch port.

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Does it sound like pass through was done correctly?

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Not sure, don't know much about that. Make sure the cables are good though

Initial run was through the att bgw320 before I setup anything. This was my baseline.

Then I setup the dream machine and put bgw320 through pass through mode. Then ran the same test.

FYI the normal dream machine is a AP along with controller.

That is the back

All good. I'm gonna go by tomorrow and play with it. Prolly start from the beginning by getting out of pass through.

I want to speed test every step of the way to make sure I find what the issue is.

Thing is those 320 are the new home network from att. Actually pretty nice in and of itself so not sure if pass through is even the way to go.

Guess I will have to guess my way through with help from yall and the unifi forum. I'll post pics and eventually do a full tutorial once I get it working so others aren't intimidated since so many of us here in South LA are switching to att fiber.

After reading alot, seems the dream machine itself might just be slow. Lots of people why issues. Guns be pissed if I have spent all this money on shite that Doesn't work. Especially since I got rid of the boxes.

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Now I'm getting around 80mbps on wifi.

Help me out here, because if this normal for unifi I'm ripping this shite out

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it is a better bet it has to do with ATT. my unifi is fast as shite. how are you connecting your switch to your UDMPro? via cat or do you have a fiber patch cable?


oohh you have a UDM not the UDMPro. yea i dont know anything about that.

How are the radios on your UDM setup? I installed a UDM at my parents place last week and it's working great. I did a speed test with their iPad and it was getting 350+ Mbps.

Make sure the 5G radio is set to channel width VHT80 and I'd set the power to high. You could even try VHT160, but that would make it more susceptible to interference. Start with channel 36, but you should do an RF scan and make sure there isn't any significant interference there.

For your 2G radio, set it to VHT20 and power to medium. Pick between channels 1, 6, or 11 that has the least interference.

As other have mentioned, Unifi gear isn't plug and play and requires some knowledge to configure for optimal performance. Also, many people think best performance is the fastest speed which is definitely not true especially when you're dealing with a ton of wireless devices in the same environment.

Plenty of Unifi setup videos out there you can watch.

EDIT: I just saw that you are also deploying 5 APs? If that's the case then for 5G I'd suggest using VHT40 and picking different non-overlapping channels for each AP. This is because I avoid DFS channels. Living in ATL and a couple miles from Dobbins ARB would cause me all sorts of issues. Also some devices don't support DFS channels to begin with.

With VHT80, there are only 3 non overlapping DFS channels. With VHT40, you get 6 non overlapping DFS channels to choose from which matches your 6 APs.

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i should have just went non managed with the amazon nest system. would have fit my needs better and given just as good of performance.

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Eero? I had the displeasure of dealing with eero once at someone else's house. Maybe for some/most people it just works, but they had tons of problems. Four units couldn't cover ~3500sqft, devices constantly lose connection even with strong signal, etc.

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I honestly regret going unifi as of now. Maybe once i get everything right I wont

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Yeah I think once you get everything mounted and working, you'll like it. After having APs mounted to the ceiling out of sight and out of the way, I would never want to get some mesh system with units plugged into power outlets sitting on shelves and end tables or whatever.

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if someone offered me 600 for everything right now...i would pack and ship within an hour lol.

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UDM plus 5 ac-lites with poe adapters?

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Allow UniFi to manage your WiFi.

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Wifi AI used to cause all sorts of problems and on the Unifi forums it would be the first thing people would say to turn off. Maybe it's better now, but I'd never use it. If I wanted auto/AI settings, I'd go with Ubiquiti's Amplifi line.