Ubiquiti Router UniFi Next-generation Gateway Pro - UXG-Pro

Product Information

All UniFi Gateways, Cloud Gateways, and UniFi OS Consoles, as of November 2023. See my UniFi Router Comparison for more details. For clarity I've separated them into categories based on their role. Gigabit routing is no issue, but firewall and encryption speeds are limited, with slightly higher limits than the USG. This limitation also affects the USG Pro too, limiting it to 250mbps. This is where the UDM line differs from the USG line, thanks to much more powerful internals the UDM Pro for example can handle 1Gbps traffic with DPI and IDS or IPS activated. While the USG and USG-Pro are older, they have some features which have not shown up in the newer products. Namely, any feature which requires manually editing the JSON config file on the USG is not possible with the UXGs or Dream Machines. The newer hardware doesn’t have the same underlying architecture, and does not have the same JSON config file workaround. You are limited to what features are exposed in the web interface. The slower CPU makes it a bit of a step down in raw computational power, but the addition of PoE out, storage, and support for one other UniFi application makes it a bit more powerful than the UDM. The UDR will work well for a small network with a few switches, APs, or cameras. It would not be a good solution for a large network with a lot of clients. For most, the slower CPU will just lead to slower performance loading videos from Protect, or loading the UniFi Network application interface. For others, it makes the UDR not able to handle their needs.

The UDM-SE is mostly the same as the UDM-Pro. It upgrades to a 2.5 Gbps RJ45 WAN port. It also adds PoE support to the 8-port switch, with two 802.3at PoE+, and six 802.3af PoE ports. The UDM-SE also has 128 GB of internal storage for UniFi Protect. Built-in switch, with 1 SFP+ slot and 17 gigabit RJ45 LAN ports, 4 with PoE, 4 with PoE+, and 4 with PoE++ ports

Works with UniFi Network application

Basically a UDM-Pro without the built-in UniFi OS Console, 8-port Ethernet switch, or 3.5” HD bay for UniFi Protect. It has similar hardware to the UDM-Pro, without the hard drive bay. The UXG-Pro has two 10 Gbps SFP+ ports, and two 1 Gbps RJ45 ports. It has the same CPU as the UDM-Pro, but half the RAM. It supports dual-WAN configurations, and the same policy-based routing and load balancing options as the Dream Machines. Downgrades to dual-core ARM CPU, vs the quad-core on the UDM. Lower IDS/IPS throughput as a result. Power method US(1) Universal AC input, 125VAC, 2.7A max., 60 Hz(1) RPS DC input, 11.5VDC, 2.87AWorldwide(1) Universal AC input, 200-240VAC, 1.7A max., 50/60 Hz(1) RPS DC input, 11.5VDC, 2.87A

The 3rd chart is for the standalone, independent UniFi gateways that require a Cloud Key or some other controller. These 2nd generation models have quieter cooling fans, a small touchscreen on the left side, and support for UniFi AR, which lets you see virtually see what devices are connectedWe are very excited to announceUniFi OS- a shared platform for all UniFi Controllers. Key features:

This underlying OS difference causes some other differences. The UDM and UXG lines do not support editing the config.gateway.json file. By editing the configuration file manually, you were able to access features that Ubiquiti doesn’t put in the controller GUI. It also let you access hidden settings, and tweak features to work how you want. Normally, behind the scenes, the UniFi controller edits your configuration files for you. That only works with the features that Ubiquiti officially supports. If you’ve ever had to deploy a UniFi network, you know there are a many features not in the GUI. Unfortunately there is nothing like this going forward, and you are limited to what Ubiquiti shows in the controller. As far as other limitations go, we’ll have to wait until this product is released and put through it’s paces to really know. It’s a simple device, the most exciting part is the role it fulfills in the gateway lineup and how that affects the entire UniFi ecosystem. One other note on terminology: you may see “UniFi controller” used. This is a generic term for a device that runs the UniFi Network application. That software configures and monitor UniFi networks.The Cloud Keys are different. They are not gateways or routers, they only run UniFi OS applications. I’m including them to make comparing which models run which UniFi OS applications easier. Cloud Keys require the use of the USG, USG-Pro, UXG-Lite, UXG-Pro, or some 3rd party router or firewall.

Also, USB-C power input is a welcome upgrade from a DC barrel plug in my opinion. It would have been nice to see a PoE input option for power though. Asterisks These act as their own controller and can’t be joined to a Cloud Key or other UniFi Network controller. The UDM-Pro and UDM-SE are full UniFi Cloud Gateways, and they can run all of the UniFi applications:code, if you have your admin user connected to your UI.com account and have enabled 2FA authentication Networking interface LAN:(1) 1 GbE RJ45 port(1) 10G SFP+ portWAN:(1) 1 GbE RJ45 port(1) 10G SFP+ port I think long term, it will be better to move away from that system. Manual configuration file changes were unsupported, poorly documented, and your changes could be removed with firmware updates. Ubiquiti has promised full feature parity (and more!), but we will see. It will take a lot of development work to get parity with the officially supported USG features. Throughput Details