Ubiquiti Networks Edgerouter 4 Ethernet LAN Black Connected Router – Connected Routers (10,100,1000 MBit/S, 10/100/1000Base-T(X), Ethernet (Rj-45), 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1), Unms, Cli, SnMP, Netflow

I wanted something more "Enterprise Grade" to replace my Asus AC86U router. (I have been using Asus flagship model routers for many years along with Merlin Firmware) But, Asus seems to have...hickups...with their firmware from time to time with bugs that take a long time to get fixed. I would hope that Ubquiti firmware is far more robust and tested. The EdgeRouter products is certainly for those who know how to setup network from scratch, knows CLI commands and terms and have worked with routers/switches such as Cisco etc. It is NOT a plug and play device. If you want more easy to setup and manage with a good GUI and wizards, go with the UniFi products. ( the upcoming UniFi Dream Machine is an all in one router, switch, AC AP, and controller, certainly will rival and beat out the top end Asus/Netgear etc stuff) Getting this guy all setup, I only need basic things, DHCP with Static Reservations, DDNS, Upnp....I don't need VLAN or VPN,Qos,Smart Ques...or any of the fancy stuff. I went to college for Networking back in 2012, have not done much with that knowledge in some time. It was nice to recall some of those things needed to setup this router. And, have the advanced abilities there in case I ever do wish to mess around with them. The GUI u can use...typical Enterprise...ugly, outdated looking, un-intuitive, and to me, not that logical. I still don't see why, just because its "Enterprise" that they can't make the GUI look nice and sleek and actually be enjoyable to use, like consumer products. Many other such "Enterprise/Corporate/Business" devices are like this, not just Ubquiti. But, really, no one cares cause u basically just do the initial config, then never touch it again.... I actually found that using the CLI for several of the things I needed to do was far easier, faster, and straight forward than digging around in the terrible GUI to find the setting I wanted to set or change. I like how the ER-4 has no direct port LEDs. But has them in the case else where. The Power/Status LED is a bit bright. (My networking equipment is in my bedroom, so LEDs are annoying and get covered in black tape). I have 1Gig Fiber connection. I have Eth0 as WAN. Eth1 is LAN connected to a Asus XG-U2008 unmanaged switch where all the other wired devices are connected to. ( I do not have that many devices, 9 wired, 7 wifi) My Asus RT-AC86U is now just a AC WiFi AP. (running Merlin Firmware) Since moving over to this EdgeRouter as my main router, Internet does feel zippyier, Smoother, more consistent. The ER-4 DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) Traffic Analyzer IS enabled and it is very cool to see all the stats. I do get my FULL 1Gig symmetrical and simultaneous WAN bandwidth with the ER-4, once you enable all the options for Hardware Offload AND do not use QOS or Smart Ques. Overall, it seems to be working well.

tl;dr full control router, no recommended for click-next users (if this is you, go to the UniFi line instead). Great value for a nice almost corporative grade router with enough power to truly handle 1 Gb bandwidth thru WAN-NAT-LAN while providing DHCP and DNS services. The Ubiquiti EdgeOS is based on the outdated Vyatta 6.3 router OS, but Ubiquiti has updated and regularly post security patches. This means this router could be configured and customized by using the unix CLI. Of course it has a web GUI, but the real power is on the CLI. If you feel comfortable on unix, you can even install extra packages and services. Now on COVID time with high VPN requirement demands, I have been able to deploy this router on a medium size business (60+ clients). The build-in VPN server can be authenticate using the intranet Windows Domain Server (Active Directory, NPS (RADIUS) , DNS, Certificate Authority). The workstations use the build-in Windows VPN client. Ubiquiti documentation is lacking on how to use the advance features. These can be better documented on the Vyatta documentation. Also YouTube has plenty amazing tutorial videos for beginners and how to start with the advanced features. Once you learn how to use this router you will be glad that you choose this over the easy click-next, but limited UniFi line.

Excelente equipo y práctico de configurar

Why I ordered this item: My old router was jacked up and kept dropping connections on me, so I wanted something with a little more business grade oomph behind it. I run a few VLANs at home and wanted something that could handle that without dying. Likes: * This thing is fanless and I can't hear it at all, even sitting right next to my desk. * The SFP port is snazzy. I've got fiber coming into my house and this let me skip a separate media converter. * Setup through the web interface took me a bit to learn but once you get it, it's zippy. The config stuck across a couple reboots too. * It's metal, not some flimsy plastic box, and it barely gets warm. * Rack mount ears are included and it looks snazzy sitting in my little home rack. No likes: * The interface is definitely built for network nerds. If you don't know what a VLAN or a static route is, this thing will confuse you fast. * Only 3 gigabit ports feels a little stingy in 2026. I had to add a switch behind it for all my devices. Would I pay full price for this product: Yes Final thoughts: This is a router for someone who wants to dig into their network settings, not just plug something in and forget it. If menus full of routing tables make you nervous, this probably isn't for you.

This is a 'newer' generation edgerouter, which better throughput / processing capacity (ie, if you turn on full packet inspection features, you can still get good throughput performance). Overall it has the same excellent build quality of other edgerouter gear. Has of course the same core ER platform / so is familiar if you are used to that. Clearly the ER platform is not a 'novice friendly' setup. But it is simple enough to setup if you just use the 'built in wizard' config tool and actually follow the directions for doing a basic setup. After that it does require some self-education if you want to turn on and configure more features. But to some extent this just comes from - the reality that properly using more advanced features implies you actually know what they are and understand how they work at least a tiny bit, which is - inherently more technical. Anyhow. Edgerouter gear is great, amazing feature set for price point, and this is another fine example of the ER product line. This is a nice step up from ER_X in terms of capacity but a fairly modest price increase, so that is just great IMHO.