Ubiquiti Security Gateway
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 So ERX to replace my existing router, and tie that into the controller I have running as a VM. And then setup a UNMS (for what purpose?) 
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 @dbeato said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: @dustinb3403 ERX works well The only issue I have with the ERX is the lack of a console port and a recovery method like the ERL has. But for the price, if it was in production (not at home) I just buy two. 
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 @dustinb3403 said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: So ERX to replace my existing router, and tie that into the controller I have running as a VM. NO. 
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 @jaredbusch I just recently bought one to replace my Sonicwall so I agree though with no console port it is a downside. 
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 @dbeato said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: @jaredbusch I just recently bought one to replace my Sonicwall so I agree though with no console port it is a downside. I have recovered more than one ERL thanks to the console port. 
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 @dustinb3403 said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: @jaredbusch said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: @dustinb3403 You don't want a USG. Period. Ever. It is a gimped ERL. For personal home use, buy the ERX. Ok thanks @jaredbusch said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: @dustinb3403 To directly answer the last demo question, no. But if you have a UNiFi Controller, all you have to do it poke around the screens there a bit. The controller lacks a lot of functionality without the ERX or security Gateway. On a side note, the controller insists on needing a USG to enable certain functionality, does the ERX fill that requirement? The only functionality the controller is missing without a USG is Deep Packet Inspection. 
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 Ok so ERX to replace my existing router, my standalone controller for my APs, my APs, and possibly a UNMS if I want some kind of central management of the ERX. Correct? 
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 @dustinb3403 yes 
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 The ERX comes with a management interface much like the controller, no? 
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 @dustinb3403 It has both CLI and Web Based GUI to configure it. 
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 @dustinb3403 said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: The ERX comes with a management interface much like the controller, no? No. 
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 @jaredbusch said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: @dustinb3403 said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: The ERX comes with a management interface much like the controller, no? No. Correct, the management interface in the controller is NOTHING like the GUI on the ER-X. It's the Edge Interface. 
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 @brianlittlejohn @JaredBusch @Dashrender so what does the Edge interface look like? I can't imagine it being so wildly different (outside of the functionality) 
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 @dustinb3403 said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: @brianlittlejohn @JaredBusch @Dashrender so what does the Edge interface look like? I can't imagine it being so wildly different (outside of the functionality)  
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 So last annoying question (hopefully).. . . Why does Ubiquiti have so many different products that overlap so much? 
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 @dustinb3403 said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: So last annoying question (hopefully).. . . Why does Ubiquiti have so many different products that overlap so much? Because stupid people buy it. I don't blame them for selling to stupid people that want to give them money. 
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 @dustinb3403 said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: So last annoying question (hopefully).. . . Why does Ubiquiti have so many different products that overlap so much? Simple answer: multiple audiences. Different product lines are geared for different uses. 
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 @donaldlandru said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: @dustinb3403 said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: So last annoying question (hopefully).. . . Why does Ubiquiti have so many different products that overlap so much? Simple answer: multiple audiences. Different product lines are geared for different uses. That is the nice answer. 
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 @jaredbusch said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: @donaldlandru said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: @dustinb3403 said in Ubiquiti Security Gateway: So last annoying question (hopefully).. . . Why does Ubiquiti have so many different products that overlap so much? Simple answer: multiple audiences. Different product lines are geared for different uses. That is the nice answer. I am a nice guy... question mark 
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 I never saw the value in the USG. Maybe if you were doing full network automation and copying configs, and then that defeats the purpose of the USG anyway. I have an ERL and an EdgeSwitch Lite at home, along with 2 APs. 





