UniFi

If you think the best Wi-Fi router to get today is one that supports Wi-Fi 7, you’d be both predictable and wrong. Believe it or not, the best Wi-Fi router to get is a non-Wi-Fi router. The latest Wi-Fi standard is excellent, but keep in mind that Wi-Fi 8 is now on the horizon. So, in a year or so, Wi-Fi 7 will no longer be the “best”. To avoid this type of “forced” obsolescence, it’s best to get a standard non-Wi-Fi router, yes, a router without Wi-Fi. Top 5 best non-Wi-Fi Routers NameUbiquiti Cloud Gateway Fiber (UCG-Fiber)’s RatingUbiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Max (UCG-Max)’s RatingUbiquit

I currently run a full UniFi network and currently own and have tested every one of the devices in this article, including the UDM Pro Max, Cloud Gateway Fiber, Cloud Gateway Max, Dream Router 7, and UniFi Express 7. I even just got the UDM Beast in for testing/review, but most likely won’t add it to this list as it’s designed more for the SMB/Enterprise space. I also used pfSense on a Netgate 6100 for over three years, so I’m not coming at this from the perspective that UniFi is the only good firewall platform. It isn’t. pfSense and OPNsense are still better if you want maximum firewall custo

It varies. A NAS setup or a single Pi-hole install might be 1-2 hours. A UniFi rollout for a small office might be 4-8 hours spread over a week. A Proxmox cluster build is typically a multi-session engagement. I’ll give you a realistic estimate before we start.