re: Unifi network help

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That device connected to the port in orange is connecting at 10/100 Mbps. If this is your hardwired test device then that's the issue.

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Isn't he getting the same speeds hardwired and via wifi to the UDM?

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Also, check to see if Smart Queues is enabled; you want this disabled. Settings -> Internet -> WAN -> Edit -> Enable Smart Queues.

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well mother fricker. this was the issue. disabled this and just ran speed test through dashbord....see below :bow:

839 down/ 845 up

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gpburdell

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seriously can not thank you enough. Honestly want to thank every one of you that have helped me in here from the bottom of my heart. Seriously mean that. :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

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wanted to say thanks to you too. really appreciate everything.

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Hey no problem, but I told you to turn off smart queues 2 days ago.

Happy to see you've got the speeds you expect!



And BTW, SQ is not a "bad" setting to have enabled, it was actually doing its job. It saw your speed test and said hold on fricker, save some bandwidth for other devices. So you had the speed all along, the UDM was throttling your tests so that other devices wouldn't be starved of bandwidth. It sacrifices top end speed for a single device in order to provide consistent service to all devices. It also might take into account your settings for ISP capabilities, so if you decide to turn SQ back on make sure you put gigabit in there. Usually not required for residential, though.


ETA: In the case of the UDM, enabling smart queues does require hardware offload to be disabled, so that might also have played into the reduced speeds. Best bet is to leave SQ off.

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The UDM will do well over 500mbps when connected at 5ghz. Make sure Smart Queues is turned off. I think it is much slower when connected at 2.4ghz, probably in the range of your test.

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so yea i missed this btw

ok so i ran AI and looks like it did a good job splitting them up on different channels and the frequency. Do i need to turn on band steering to push to 5g?

I think that depends on your location and your devices. A lot of those settings deal with tuning to your environment given that some client devices may not make the best decisions as far as which AP to connect to and which band to use. I would probably try band steering for a while, and if you notice any issues turn it back off.

OK couple of questions on setting up each AP. I ran AI and scan but going to mess with some things as I am still pretty much getting 100mbps when off the UDM and connected to the AP over wifi

ok so my understanding for best performance I want the following

set 5g to VHT80 and seperate the channels
Set meshing to auto
set band steering to 5g
- Air time fairness- should thing be on or off?
- should RSSI be on or off?


ok on the Aps that are connected to the UDM ports #2 it shows

Speed: 1000 with full duplex

but for udm port #3 it shows 100 @ full duplex. But as of now this is meshed wirelessly with another ap that reads at 400mbps.

I know I have to fix the above to both be wired but is that something that will fix once wired correctly?

also the one that is wired into the switch 24....it shows 100 @ full duplex.....how do i change the setting on individual ports on the switch?

sorry for all the questions.


ETA also since this is a switch24 without POE should I set teh POE mode to passthrough? Currently set at POE/POE+ which doesnt make sense in my dumb mind.

essentiall where should these options be set at for the switch?

thats what i was trying but was having a hard time changing the speed. Ill keep playing around with it.


ETA: Ok under port profile override i can change the link speed. gonna try it and see how that works.

Port speed is auto negotiated by the switch and the device plugged into it. It's the maximum speed at which those two devices can communicate.

For the access points, maximum throughput does not equal best performance. Think of the 5GHz band as an eight lane highway. An AP with an 80MHz channel width is like a gigantic truck that takes up four lanes. An AP with a 20Mhz channel width is like a passenger car. When your data usage is more like commuting than towing airplanes, passenger cars are better than gigantic trucks. You can get eight people on the highway at once instead of two.

Once your APs where they belong, let the AI do its thing. It will set channel and channel width to minimize interference from neighboring APs, including your own.

The AT&T gateway plugs into the DM. The DM and everything else plugs into the switch.

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Leave the switch settings alone.
Turn on fast roaming for WiFi.

Test your cable.

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We fixed it, wasn't the cables.

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you figure out the issue with the one operating at 100mb?