Ubiquiti Networks Unifi Security Gateway, USG-PRO-4

I upgraded my network at home to a fiber optic network. I have a ubiquiti system. My existing gateway would not work with fiber. I reasearched it and found that it was an existing problem. Also, my research said this was the product that was the fix. So I finally ordered it and installed it last night. Installation was simple. Initially the system would not adopt it, but I reset it and the adoption process was easy.I had been using my existing ubiquiti system with the third party router for the fiber. Once I got this piece of equipment, I was able to start using my cloud key again. The system immediately updated all the devices and then the system was ready to go.The speeds for my network were noticably faster with the addition of this piece of equipment.Satisfied customer.

I moved my law firm to a new building and wanted to upgrade the network security appliance (a Fortinet 60E). I liked my old Fortinet for what it was, but I disliked the annual threat management fees and having to handle the nitty gritty of routing and monitoring the logs. Enter this Ubiquity USG-Pro-4 which provides reasonable Unified Threat Management features and an extremely robust software/hardware controller system that makes remote monitoring and configuration much easier.For small to medium size businesses, this is an excellent choice. For home users that want to ditch their minimally secure combo routers/wifi units (i.e. NetGear stuff you get at BestBuy), this is a solid choice. Don't expect it to be as user friendly (with step-by-step wizards) as a consumer grade router/switch. However, you can expect it to be much more secure if it is configured properly.

First, the good. This is significantly better than the entry level USG. I had to upgrade as I got a faster internet connection. The smaller model would max out around 200Mbps with most of the features turned off and hardware offload enabled. This model still requires most features disabled, but I'm able to hit 500mbps to 600mbps on it. Turning on the threat management significantly slows the device.Ubiquiti has a higher end model (XG) that was pulled from the market due to problems for a bit. I'm hoping they get that product back out and also add something in between this PRO model and the XG or bump the specs. A gigabit connection couldn't run on this model and it's obvious that the PRO isn't powerful enough for heavy workloads even at 500Mbps.I really like the management features on unifi gear and it's the big selling point. It was pretty easy to upgrade from the smaller USG to the pro model also.I do hope they get a slightly faster model out and consider upgrading to 2.5Gbps nbase-T connectivity so one doesn't have to jump to fiber connections for moderate performance.If you were using a connection up to say 300Mbps, most of the features would work and you'd be pretty happy with this. I just don't think it's ready for 500Mbps to gigabit speeds.Finally, the IPv6 support on this device is mediocre. Part of the problem is the upstream router from my cable provider, but the IPv6 supports feels like an afterthought and is a little irritating to try to setup. Documentation is lacking in this area. I can get an IP address on the WAN interface, but have never been able to get it to assign an IP to the inside network. If you need IPv6 functionality, it might be better to go with another product.

These have been increasing in price. The UDMP just isn't up to the job that some of our deployments need. The USG Pro handles dualWAN load balance and guest wifi. Until the UXG Pro is readily available, these will be on the shelf.

Works nearly automatically, out of the box. The UI is clean and easy to use; no complex CLI required; spent enough years doing that with Cisco products, I'm over it. ;-)Love all the features and flexibility it offers. Great for an SMB office with its own Internet connection.

If you plan to use this router to allow multiple users connecting to VPN behind the same IP, it will not work. Ubiquiti has this as known issue for 4yrs now and still not fix it. Go with Mikrotik or even Netgear for that feature.

Always great quality, amazing product for the price

Love unifi/ubiquity products - best WiFi experience possible is what is provided without the wasted money on Netgear or Linksys junk. A little more involved for the novice home network consumer but easy to learn if you are willing.