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Ubiquiti Edgerouter X SFP Router Desktop Black ER X SFP
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.7
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130
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Wifi
26network, home network, firewall, ubiquiti, works great
+96%
-4%
" ... If you are looking for a good router/firewall at a reasonable price this is it. ... Use this for home or business and rest assured that the product will be working as your firewall and router. ... "
" ... Fixed all of my WiFi and connections issues instantly and I still have more options to explore. ... "
" ... Great for Home if you know your way around a router. ... "
" ... easy to use for a small office with 100/100mbs network. ... a perfect setup for your backup network, no need to pay hundreds each month for the least router. ... "
" ... Once running, I had my network configured with VLANs for wireless guests and secure network for my home equipment with proper ACL (firewall) settings for access between networks for printers etc. ... The router is handling the traffic very well. ... My Linksys router often had issues or delays while I was accessing my Armcrest NVR. ... "
" ... After than your good to go with a rock solid router with tons of features and performance for the price. ... "
" ... I bought this as the first piece of my all Ubiquiti network setup. ... It was a good router, but it can't compare to my new system of dedicated router (this), switch, and access point. ... In the three months I've had my system, there has not been a single issue with internet speeds or connection, or with wifi performance. ... If you are skilled or determined, there is so much configuration this router is capable of. ... "
" ... This was my first step away from consumer wifi. ... Using this with some routers that have been set up as access points. ... "
Network
26ubiquiti, network, home network, traffic, routers
+96%
-4%
" ... Use this for home or business and rest assured that the product will be working as your firewall and router. ... "
" ... Great for Home if you know your way around a router. ... "
" ... I am impressed with the reliability of the router. ... "
" ... easy to use for a small office with 100/100mbs network. ... "
" ... Bought this router and found it to be a great little device. ... The router is handling the traffic very well. ... "
" ... While much smaller than typical home routers, this router is far more capable. ... "
" ... Run this with 2 UAP-AC pros and roughly 30 clients with no hiccups on a 100mbps internet connection. ... "
" ... I bought this as the first piece of my all Ubiquiti network setup. ... It was a good router, but it can't compare to my new system of dedicated router (this), switch, and access point. ... In the three months I've had my system, there has not been a single issue with internet speeds or connection, or with wifi performance. ... If you are skilled or determined, there is so much configuration this router is capable of. ... It can go in the most central or needed location in the house, and you can have more AP's if needed. ... "
Ease of Use
21wizards, setup, user, easy to use, home user
+90%
-10%
" ... You have to know a little bit about router config, but it's very easy to work with. ... "
" ... The web interface is decent and user friendly enough. ... "
" ... It is very powerfull but not for Home users, it needs a little knowledge to setup and tune correctly. ... "
" ... The wizards are easy to use but the syntax is different from others so it took me a little reading to understand what the device wanted to do. ... Easy to do, once I found the method they want to be used. ... "
" ... But the snappy interface and reliable operation has made the experience much more tolerable. ... "
" ... functional and easy to use . ... "
" ... The web interface and included wizards are awesome. ... If you are a standard user, the WAN+2LAN2 is the one to use. ... "
" ... It has a good quick start guide and a good wizard for easy basic setup, but it also has lots of settings and features you can drill down into. ... "
Setup
18wizard, wizards, networking, configure, ubiquiti
+94%
-6%
" ... You have to know a little bit about router config, but it's very easy to work with. ... "
" ... If you're reasonably able to follow the wizards and carefully read/understand instructions (watch youtube videos) then it isn't all that difficult to configure. ... "
" ... The firmware was updated and I used the wizard vto set-up the router. ... "
" ... It is very powerfull but not for Home users, it needs a little knowledge to setup and tune correctly. ... "
" ... Once running, I had my network configured with VLANs for wireless guests and secure network for my home equipment with proper ACL (firewall) settings for access between networks for printers etc. ... "
" ... I bought this as the first piece of my all Ubiquiti network setup. ... If you get by the initial setup hurdle, the separated router and AP combo is a gamechanger for people like me. ... "
" ... It has a good quick start guide and a good wizard for easy basic setup, but it also has lots of settings and features you can drill down into. ... "
" ... The setup wizard works well if you aren't doing anything fancy, and the quick-start guide will walk you through enabling hardware offload for the extra speed. ... "
ISP
12internet, home network, configuration, cable modem, bandwidth
+100%
" ... It is not perfectly PnP for us non tech users but with some research I was able to set up my home network with comcast internet and 2 POE Ubi AP's ... "
" ... Great for Home if you know your way around a router. ... "
" ... I am impressed with the reliability of the router. ... "
" ... If you are a standard user, the WAN+2LAN2 is the one to use. ... "
" ... It was a good router, but it can't compare to my new system of dedicated router (this), switch, and access point. ... If you are skilled or determined, there is so much configuration this router is capable of. ... "
" ... I needed a gigabit wired router so I could support 200 Mbps Internet service and wanted to be able to support seamless failover to my backup 12 Mbps connection. ... "
" ... Speed tests are solid and I was able to achieve my full fiber gigbit speed through the router with very good pings to my provider (1-4ms). ... "
" ... Pure excellency in this router. ... "
Ports
12ap, ubiquiti, router, power over ethernet, wireless access
+83%
-17%
" ... I had several UAPs and just bought a 8 port POE Ubiquiti switch and was very happy with the ease of use and low price for my home setup. ... "
" ... Love that it has PoE so I can plug in my access points to it. ... "
" ... The switches I don't need POE for now with this router, so I am using some cheaper 8 port TP-Link 8 port switches for data only, like my VoIP and my cameras on a Vlan and such. ... "
" ... It powers my one Unifi wireless AP lite via POE port. ... "
" ... (Connected via power line adapter from the Ubiquiti router.) ... "
" ... I have been using an ACER wireless router linked to my cable modem , I am paying for 100 Meg down and 6 Meg up and test the connection weekly. ... "
" ... The X Advanced with SFP has 24v pass-thru POE capability on all the ports. ... "
" ... My only gripe (and the reason I returned it) is that I was upgrading my home network to have a Power-Over-Ethernet wireless access point and I wanted my router to supply the power for it without needing any extra transformers or plugs. ... "
Software Platform
11web, ui, cli, admin, wizards
+91%
-9%
" ... The web based admin panel is not bad, but takes some roaming around and reading of documentation to get used to. ... "
" ... The web interface and included wizards are awesome. ... If you're a CLI admin type, then you'll love that you can do the whole thing via SSH. ... "
" ... I like the dashboard so I can see the bandwidth used on each interface. ... "
" ... And since it is Linux, it's custom. ... "
" ... Some advanced features must be done at the command line, UI needs a but more development. ... "
" ... There is a nice little web ui and tons of info on Google, but I have yet to figure out how to configure google domains into it so I can remotely access my iDrac lol ... "
" ... Robust, feature rich software ... "
" ... helps to have knowledge of UBNT OS for sure ... "
Product Reliability
11factory, finally, default, years, reset
+64%
-36%
" ... Ok, so I have bought a WHOLE BUNCH of cheap consumer grade routers over the years. ... "
" ... Has yet to need a reboot in 5 months. ... "
" ... So far I have been running the device for about 4 days with varying loads and have had 0 issues so far. ... "
" ... I've been in the networking industry for many decades. ... "
" ... Product performed as expected. ... "
" ... That said, so far it has been rock solid, the company frequently updates it and asks for feedback, as has been pretty responsive to issues found and demonstrated by the community. ... "
" ... I've had the system for about a month now and have had ZERO problems. ... "
Overall performance
11works, fast, performance, features, device
+100%
" ... Works pretty well. ... "
" ... I am well pleased with the performance so far. ... "
" ... which can be easily deal with gpu. ... "
" ... Fast device, loaded with features. ... "
" ... Throughput is near GB speeds. ... "
" ... Overall performance for everything is so much smoother and nicer now! ... "
" ... I like the interface and graphics. ... "
" ... Works very well! ... "
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