My UniFi Journey: Adding A 10G Switch + 5G Backup [au9Ns2tdAW5]

The full story of how my UniFi home network grew from an underpowered Gateway Lite to a Cloud Gateway Ultra, a Lite 8 PoE switch, and a bridgerton sims 4 collaboration U7 Lite ending with a live unboxing of the two upgrades that finish it off: the Switch Pro XG 8 PoE 10G switch and the $99 UniFi 5G Backup for automatic cellular failover. I cover why I chose each piece, how the U5G tunnels over your LAN instead of the WAN port, and how it all connects both switches straight into the gateway.

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Important Links:

Switch Pro XG 8 PoE

UniFi 5G Backup (U5G)

Cloud Gateway Ultra

UniFi 5G Backup Announcement

UniFi 5G & LTE Backup Best Practices

retraites complmentaires erreurs

Blog Post About my 10G Switch

Homelab Tour Video

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:28 My First Mistake

0:56 First forza horizon 6 Upgrade

1:46 My Second Mistake

2:26 Unboxing & Installing the 10G Switch

5:49 Unboxing & Installing the 5G Backup

8:39 Testing Failing Over the WAN

10:19 Conclusion

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