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I leave in Canada. I have a 1gbps upload and download. Your network upgrade is awesome 😍. Really nice video! Would it be possible to see a deeper look at the udm-pro?
So my take from this video, Home Networking Do's & Don'ts: Do: Watch this video to see what cool items ubiquiti have to offer Watch to see if the guy from Big Mouth falls off of a roof whilst dicking about with uneccesary access points Don't: Dedicate an access point to smart devices instead of a separate SSID and VLAN Buy a flex HD to replace an In-wall when it sits on a (pretty hidden) shelf next to where the cable exits the wall EVER record CCTV to an SSD, even more so when not in RAID etc. Apply a marble skin to a white AP on a white ceiling Consider that the USW industrial, basestation XG and USP-RPS are suitable for a home Put your networking equipment in a loft where the roof is not insulated, the ceiling is. Especially a UPS! Fill your house with too many APs, and then whack a stadium-appropriate antenna on your house to broadcast to the whole estate. Unless you really hate your neighbours and enjoy utilising all of the WiFi channels. Take network advice from someone who does the above and can't terminate an ethernet cable
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
@@ProPlayerGamez Look for an introduction to home networking, and stay far away from any advice this guy may offer. As for good gear on a budget, look into MikroTik. I don't think you will be able to build a full UniFi system for a real home (i.e. not an apartment with a single AP) for less than £1000 with Ubiquiti gear
I've watched him for almost as long probably. He's one of few TH-camrs that have inspired me to do the same and start a channel. I aspire to be as good as him.
Hope the neighborhood is ok with you taking a whole channel at high transmit to yourself. I've turned mine down so they shouldn't interfere with the neighbors too much. You have like 20 APs, they're probably overlapping everything. I wouldn't want to live next to you.
You mentioned the USP-RPS will keep your equipment running during a power outage. That is not true the device does not function as a UPS or battery backup only as a redundant power supply for your equipment in case the internal power supply dies it will keep your equipment running.
100% agreed - great as a redundant power supply but not to be confused with a UPS / battery back up. Also if anybody does want to go down the USP-RPS route they need to be mindful that although the UDM-PRO has the appropriate connector only the PRO line of switches has it.
I would go to a battery bank system that would give me four hours of runtime. If his UPS batteries give out after ten minutes all his customers are down!
@@jamie3549 Not knowing that is not a problem, but putting it out as facts in videos is weird. Don't get me wrong, it is his video an he can say what he wants, but the fact the videos are so well made, but the facts are so wrong urks me.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
@@Burnman83 his production standards have got loads better over the years, sadly however he still doesn't bother about getting the factual content right.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
@@ProPlayerGamez For a scaleable basic home network setup: 1. Unifi Dream Machine Professional 2. Unifi Switch 24 PoE 3. Unifi Access Point WiFi 6 Lite
First 2 minutes and he already gets the RPS confused with a UPS. R=redundant=if one of the power supplies go bad. U=battery backup=if power goes out it will keep going through an instant failover to the battery backup. The USP RPS is not a battery backup just a power supply backup
@@martuk7707 He either doesn't know the difference between UPS and RPS (Highly likely) Or just wants to promote the products blindly (Also highly likely considering everything is 'Something I love' Before its even out the box for the first Time.
@@martuk7707 Even if it made your home network experience worse than it previously was once installed? Save the 'I love it' for the 'review' once its installed. This is the guy that got a new boiler when he wanted to change thermostat. Take what he says with a bucket full of salt.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
The USP-RPS is NOT a battery backup. The unit is designed to be there in case of power supply failure to a device. But if the power is removed from the RPS it will go down along with the devices. It is NOT a battery.
USP-RPS does not have a battery in it. It only manages the power delivery during an outage, it does not actually back up the power on its own. You have to have an additional UPS for it to manage. It’s definitely not anything a home owner should have due to the fact you would never hit the wattage on your network that unit is designed to manage.
Usb-rps is not a UPS Battery backup as you stated it’s simply a redundant power supply and has not battery what so ever, if your main power goes out bye bye cameras
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
Just a note, the USP-RPS is a redundant power supply. It will provide power if the internal power supply fails but doesn't provide a UPS such as for when the incoming power fails.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
The RPS is not a UPS. It will not keep the devices running through a power outage unless it too is plugged into a UPS. The purpose of the RPS is to provide a redundant supply in case the built-in supply in any unit fails.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
FYI: that is not a UPS, its an RPS. It will not provide power during an outage. Its for rack service keeping a redundant power supply if the main power supply malfunctions. Ubiquiti does not make a UPS.
@@stevejones8392 he knows it isn’t a UPS because he mentions plugging it into his UPS. But I’ve noticed in other videos that isn’t always as careful as he should be with the technical information when talking about products. On the other hand, he’s managed to build a little WISP business with equipment mounted in the attic of his parents home which impresses me.
The RPS doesn't protect against mains power outage it protects against component power supply failure. E.g. if the PSU in your Dream Machine fails, the RPS will begin to deliver power to it instead.
If I'm not mistaken the USP is not a UPS it's actually a redundant power supply in the event the power module for your switch/gateway fails. In the event of a power outage the USP will not supply power like a UPS would. "The UniFi® SmartPower Redundant Power System, model USP-RPS, is a proprietary redundant power system designed to protect up to six UniFi SmartPower supported devices from sudden power supply module failure."
The USP-RPS only provides power for an INTERNAL power failure, say if the power module failed in your switch or DMP, it would take over. NOT if there is an external power failure as you suggest. Basically, it does not contain a battery. You still need a UPS as a back up for mains power failure.
I had the same thought, until I watched further and saw him clarify that the RPS is connected to his UPS. Although in the first parts of the video he makes it seem like a UPS bad even called it one, instead of 'USP-RPS'
Usp rps is not a UPS . Its a RPS i.e redundant power supply system. If the power supply fails on switch and udm then it will power it. But if the power goes out and without a UPS or power generator. Everything will loose power.
I was going to say the same, it only covers if the internal power supply fails. You would still need to connect it to an external UPS to survive external power loss.
Got recommended this video and thought sod it, I'll watch and see if this guy is still talking nonsense when it comes to tech. I've not been disappointed 😂
12:50 what is that abomination of a cable termination 😱😳 I'm guessing this is more of a flex video to show off having money. The setup will perform terribly with so many APs in close proximity. Also that's not a UPS you've got there, so when the power goes out you'll still have no equipment running. Fun to watch, but absolute overkill and setup in a way that will seriously compromise its performance.
The most common cause of deaths in the construction industry is falling from height. For your own safety, and that of impressionable viewers, please don’t go on the roof without adequate safety measure.
If he was actually a network engineer (which isnt) rather than pretending he is one then he would probably have known that. Kid has more money than brains!
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
You've done some absolute top tier work around your house then at 12:37 you show us the cable that was in the back of your pc and im sat here questioning life...
This was one of the most detailed and Well edited video over Ubiquiti Network systems. After watching this I just ordered Ubiquiti Gear for my home. Excellent video I subscribed
1:30 A UPS and an RPS are not the same thing, you described a UPS. One is a battery, which yes, is meant to deal with a power cut temporarily. The other is a means of redundancy if a power supply fails, providing an external power source until you fix it. The Ubiquiti USP-RPS is an RPS, it has no batteries. 3:13, bits, not bytes! I'll just stop watching at this point.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
Is he having his security cameras recording to an SSD? It seems he is using a TLC NAND SSD, which is not an good choice. Ideally he should be using a standard hard drive, as for most NVR use cases, an SSD offers no noticeable performance benefit, all while having poor write endurance, especially for continuous recording. Everyone should always do 24/7 recording with motion highlights. Never rely entirely on motion detection as it will sometimes not detect a motion event soon enough or it may stop too soon. Other than that, it is an awesome setup.
Holy Hell at 12:43. Invest in some Cat6 Ethernet ends. They are a little bit bigger than the regular rj45 ends and will be able to crimp down the coating good.
The unifi rps is not a ups. It does not provide power to your devices if the power goes out. It is simply a redundant power supply for your unifi devices if the power supply in them fail
Yeah I was just thinking Alex has this wrong. It’s a backup power brick, not a battery backup Uninterruptible Power Supply. Alex, you’ll still need to get yourself a UPS for your rack to protect you should you loose power/have a power cut.
Just to confirm, the RPS will not keep you running should your power cut out. It will only keep things running in the event the internal power supplies inside your UDM or USW fail.
By the way, the redundant power supply is not a UPS, if the electricity cuts out, it will turn off too. There’s no battery in it. It’s only in case the power supply in the udm pro or the switch fails.
That roof access gave me anxiety I work at height for a living please invest in some roof ladders they are cheap it just takes one slip to change your life.
Spot on on the switches. Although, that little Flex Mini switch, at ~$30 for a five port Layer 2 switch, is quite handy when you run out of Ethernet drops in a room But while the access points are used for stadiums, but they are appropriate for home use too. I’ve got one AC/LR and it not only provides wifi for my whole home but also 200ft out from the front and back of my place with a solid signal good enough to watch TH-cam without any stuttering. And while I live in a wifi jungle, with 45+ other wifi networks within range that absolutely crushed the performance of consumer grade wifi, the AC/LR keeps going, providing wifi Internet access at 97% of the performance of my wired Ethernet network. So sometimes buying “overkill” means you get solid and reliable performance. 🤷
I do not think you understand what the USP-RPS does man. It isnt a battery backup its a redundant power supply in case the power supply in your dream machine pro or swtich fail. ITS NOT A UPS.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
The USP is not an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) ! It is just a redundant power system, which mean that if a power supply of a switch or udm stops work, the USP RPS will continue supplying power to the devices, The USP basically don’t have battery and inverter, and don’t carry another power source, it need regular AC power from the street to work.
Alex as always love your networking content (plus your motivational/life stuff). I'm a networking specialist as part of my job and it was your content last year that made me play with and switch to using more Ubiquiti products versus the competition (more expensive) for our clients, so thank you (would be nice to get some of my own one day). I think that Ubiquiti Industrial switch is awesome btw and thanks for the intro and i can say first hand the EU Ubiquiti store is superb and they have the biggest range as you would expect (more so than the big UK resellers as i found out last year). At home i run a Virgin media line and get around 196mbps down and 18 mbps up. In terms of content I love your style and how you relate tech to everyday life. Maybe you could have a stab at showing your audience how to properly configure all this techy gear in your own style and reflects your needs as opposed to the other more "serious" videos on Unifi configuration. Hope that helps in some way.
Was enjoying this till I saw the mess of the CAT6 terminator to the new Flex Mini. Then he just glossed over it as if nobody would notice the inch long exposed wires?
Absolutely true Ben. Love Mat's content, so well made and a great guy overall generally. But in terms of getting the best network performance that "unfinished" cable will not be doing him any favours especially as it's shielded so probably adversely affecting performance into that mini switch now. A professional cable tester would reveal all.
USP-RPS is a redundant power supply for the Ubiquiti gear i.e. a second power supply. If you plug both sides (A and B) to mains and mains power goes you are dead in the water. One of the sides needs to be plugged in to an external UPS.
@@maraulth Later on in the video, he does actually say that it is connected to his external UPS, he definitely said it wrong but he`s at least got it setup right from what I can see.
Says it all about your priorities when you purchase/install £3000 worth of tech, to basically give you some wifi at the end of your garden, when you don't even have a proper set of ladders to get in your attic, where it's all kept...
@1:30 That absolutely is NOT a UPS my dude... That will not keep your devices running when the power to your house goes out. That’s a redundant PSU. Please do your homework before making TH-cam videos full of misinformation. You’re literally creating a wave of clueless newcomers who’re probably looking at your content like its the gospel only to be mislead and disappointed when it doesn’t function the way you “claimed” it should.
Am I the only one a little triggered by the excesses amount of the twisted pairs coming out of that ethernet cable at 12:49? Kind of defeats the purpose of the extra shielding on the cable.
Wow, nice gear, shame about the state of the cable termination into your office flex switch mini, sort it out man..... Also Its not a UPS, but a redundant power supply. You need to do better research before mashing together another Ubiquiti advert.
The "UPS" just acts as a secondary PDU for the other devices, in addition it will not function if the device with the dead PDU reboots, as it does not at start up use the secondary external PDU.
@@Matt123So yeah, but he uses the terms interchangeably which means he probably doesn’t realize they are different. Also the RPS unit isn’t a ups. It won’t keep things on during a power outage, it’s just a redundant power supply.
@@imxaee it's a fail over power supply. If the mains power goes down so does the entire network unless there is A UPS that all the gear is plugged into. :)
RPS is not a UPS… If a power supply fails in a device the the RPS will power the device. If the main electrical supply fails then all the devices will go off.
The UDM-RPS doesn't have a battery... it only acts as a redundant power supply should the main power supply in a connected device fail. I guess you could connect only the RPS to a UPS though and then the other to just a regular outlet and it would switch over.
The ladder is setup to the proper pitch, it is tied off, and he had a spotter supporting the ladder at the bottom as he went up. As long as he keeps his belt buckle between the rails that ladder isn't going anywhere.
Read my mind!! I know that with the cloud key gen 2 sometimes having a hard drive would cause it to be unbearably slow. But I haven’t heard the same thing about the UDMP.
@@ewsclass6679 you are probably right. Even though having a hard drive would definitely slow down pulling up cameras but I would take that over replacing an SSD every few months.
@techflow Why use an SSD for the UDM-Pro? If the drive is used to store the camera footage you may run into issues later on due to the number of write cycles of the SSD.
Okay, so single utp cat6 runs and daisy chaining switches are horrible practice even at home, but that AP or your roof and mixing up UPS and RPS shows a great level of inexperience. i like your videos but learn the proper stuff first. and trust me, Unifi gear is nothing compared to high quality cisco enterprise gear like i use in my network. you need to start educating people correctly in your videos, or someone’s going to buy an RPS thinking their gear will stay on when the power goes out… nice job, but you clearly need some work when it comes to network infrastructure and planning
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
@@ProPlayerGamez How many APs do you need? I can tell you what I did. I have 2 NanoHD, runnig with a Netgear 5Ports PoE switch, the Unifi Controller is running on a Raspberry Pi 4 B. As a router I prefer a Fritz!Box and all the other LAN Ports in the House are connected with a 24 Port Zyxel GS 1900E. All together should be far below 1000£ and runs in my house with 31 Clients pretty smooth and stable. Nothing to complain so far.
The wiring OCD person inside of me is screaming at that Ethernet cable under your desk 😂 please please please re-crimp that RJ45 to be a neat end lol Fun video tho, wish I had a loft to have my own rack kit.
@3:15 It's mega *BITS* . Not *BYTES* . A 304 mega byte per second transfer requires a 2.4 Giga *bit* connection. I have a one gig up and down fiber connection at home and it does around 120 mega byte per second transfers. A *byte* is 8 times larger than a *bit* . Network connections are measured in *BITS* not *BYTES* .
The very first bit of kit that you introduce - the redundant power supply - doesn’t do what you describe! It’s not a UPS and does not protect you from power outages.
@@Ziogref correct - it’s a backup PSU for multiple UniFi products, in case their primary PSU ever fails. Redundant PSU’s are useful in a critical service or commercial environment, but not so much in a home environment. You’re much better off investing in an actual Uninterruptible Power Supply (battery back) first!
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
Could you make a video where you configure a network like your home in the ubiquity software so like a general and a separate network for smart home devices?
12.45 those RJ45 terminations are going to cause you issues at some point. Your either loosing speed now, you’ll get intermediate issues or it’ll stop working one day after you’ve moved them about.
Nice video Alex, but some of the connection are a bit weird could you explain the following: The industrial switch does it have UPS onboard, because you attached your 2 camera's to it, If not during a power outage don't these camera's lose power? Also it's best to have your UPS's on a separate electrical socket instead of a power strip, because of overloading. Stay safe Alex and have fun with your gear.
@3:51 Why is that cable going from the POE injector to the switch? By the way, if you don't know, POE is where you can run POE capable devices off of a Cat5/6 cable WITHOUT a power cable.
Alex been watching you for years, even back when you were living in ya parents house and I love ya videos on this stuff I find it very interesting so keep up the good work you’ve come a long way... let the haters hate as they obviously have nothing better to do. Your doing good :)
telling people that an RPS is a ups, the inability to terminate Ethernet cables, using an entire access point rather than a separate SSID for iot devices, spacing in the rack, putting the rack in the attic, citing his speeds as megabytes per second, etc... I really don't mind him having fun with this stuff and entertaining people, but this needs to be marked somewhere as entertainment. There was a warning message before the video telling people that "you should be over 18 to do this" I am an idiot jr in high school and I can, and have set up a network better than this. Nowhere in this video did he attempt to state that "I'm new to this" or something similar. None of these inconsistencies were corrected after the fact in editing either. It's just weird, I thought the only reason people watched networking videos like these was to learn something, and this is not educational. Maybe I'm just harsh but other than flashy editing, I dont see any substance here.
So much misinformation he talks about. "304 megabytes down/up"... no Alex. It's MegaBITS. 304 MegaBYTES would be 2432 MegaBITS. When you talk about the connection speeds, you're effectively misleading people.
Also, USP-RPS is NOT a power backup supply like he states at the beginning. If your home power goes out, so will your system. According to the product page: "The UniFi® SmartPower Redundant Power System, model USP-RPS, is a proprietary redundant power system designed to protect up to six UniFi SmartPower supported devices from sudden power supply module failure."
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7mbps on a good day 😢
I leave in Canada. I have a 1gbps upload and download. Your network upgrade is awesome 😍. Really nice video! Would it be possible to see a deeper look at the udm-pro?
Make sure to get WiFi 6
Best video so far
i hope you are aware of the data breach that occured at ubiquity a few days ago had to change all my passwords on my UDM Pro
So my take from this video, Home Networking Do's & Don'ts:
Do:
Watch this video to see what cool items ubiquiti have to offer
Watch to see if the guy from Big Mouth falls off of a roof whilst dicking about with uneccesary access points
Don't:
Dedicate an access point to smart devices instead of a separate SSID and VLAN
Buy a flex HD to replace an In-wall when it sits on a (pretty hidden) shelf next to where the cable exits the wall
EVER record CCTV to an SSD, even more so when not in RAID etc.
Apply a marble skin to a white AP on a white ceiling
Consider that the USW industrial, basestation XG and USP-RPS are suitable for a home
Put your networking equipment in a loft where the roof is not insulated, the ceiling is. Especially a UPS!
Fill your house with too many APs, and then whack a stadium-appropriate antenna on your house to broadcast to the whole estate. Unless you really hate your neighbours and enjoy utilising all of the WiFi channels.
Take network advice from someone who does the above and can't terminate an ethernet cable
I always call him FlexBoi for this reason.
10 out 10, you win.
Yeah , those wifi channel, it will crowded as fuck
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
@@ProPlayerGamez Look for an introduction to home networking, and stay far away from any advice this guy may offer. As for good gear on a budget, look into MikroTik. I don't think you will be able to build a full UniFi system for a real home (i.e. not an apartment with a single AP) for less than £1000 with Ubiquiti gear
I remember this lad when the most advanced thing in his room was led light strips
lovely
hahahhaa yah
I remember commenting on a MarzBar Gaming video about a thousand subs saying he deserves more subscribers. Wow. Look how far he's come.
And now hes spanking 1500 quid so peops can get free weefees
I've watched him for almost as long probably. He's one of few TH-camrs that have inspired me to do the same and start a channel. I aspire to be as good as him.
Hope the neighborhood is ok with you taking a whole channel at high transmit to yourself. I've turned mine down so they shouldn't interfere with the neighbors too much. You have like 20 APs, they're probably overlapping everything. I wouldn't want to live next to you.
That the neighbors fault for having crappy internet 😂
That improperly terminated cable that was plugged into your computer and is now plugged into your switch, Makes me hurt inside.
I came to the comments for this
Give him a break 😂 it’s a STP cable, not easy to terminate
@@hitsmike2046 He supposedly does this shit for a living, he shoul dbe able to do it!
You mentioned the USP-RPS will keep your equipment running during a power outage. That is not true the device does not function as a UPS or battery backup only as a redundant power supply for your equipment in case the internal power supply dies it will keep your equipment running.
100% agreed - great as a redundant power supply but not to be confused with a UPS / battery back up. Also if anybody does want to go down the USP-RPS route they need to be mindful that although the UDM-PRO has the appropriate connector only the PRO line of switches has it.
Didn’t he specified that he installed the USP-RPS to his own UPS and that is why he can still be own if he loses power?
I would go to a battery bank system that would give me four hours of runtime. If his UPS batteries give out after ten minutes all his customers are down!
The USP-RPS isn't a UPS as it's basically just an external second power supply. If the power goes out the the devices will still lose power.
Exactly, and the fact this is not known by the host is a bit embarrassing and irritating o.O
@@Burnman83 Exactly what I was typing when your comment popped up. He wouldn't be the first person to believe that.
@@jamie3549 Not knowing that is not a problem, but putting it out as facts in videos is weird. Don't get me wrong, it is his video an he can say what he wants, but the fact the videos are so well made, but the facts are so wrong urks me.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
@@Burnman83 his production standards have got loads better over the years, sadly however he still doesn't bother about getting the factual content right.
Bro your ENTIRE network solution is an expensive mess.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
No its FREE mess.
@@ProPlayerGamez
For a scaleable basic home network setup:
1. Unifi Dream Machine Professional
2. Unifi Switch 24 PoE
3. Unifi Access Point WiFi 6 Lite
First 2 minutes and he already gets the RPS confused with a UPS. R=redundant=if one of the power supplies go bad. U=battery backup=if power goes out it will keep going through an instant failover to the battery backup. The USP RPS is not a battery backup just a power supply backup
The USP RPS doesn’t provide battery backup. It’s a redundant power supply. Not an uninterruptible power supply.
Sums up his knowledge really
@@martuk7707 He either doesn't know the difference between UPS and RPS (Highly likely) Or just wants to promote the products blindly (Also highly likely considering everything is 'Something I love' Before its even out the box for the first Time.
@@Scott-zh6lz to be fair if Ubiquiti sent me a load of free stuff I’d love it before it actually arrived
@@martuk7707 Even if it made your home network experience worse than it previously was once installed? Save the 'I love it' for the 'review' once its installed. This is the guy that got a new boiler when he wanted to change thermostat. Take what he says with a bucket full of salt.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
The USP-RPS is NOT a battery backup.
The unit is designed to be there in case of power supply failure to a device.
But if the power is removed from the RPS it will go down along with the devices. It is NOT a battery.
The boy is a fucking idiot mate, did you see the cat5 cable crimp?
@@calummcmillan9672 I died seeing that.
USP-RPS does not have a battery in it. It only manages the power delivery during an outage, it does not actually back up the power on its own. You have to have an additional UPS for it to manage. It’s definitely not anything a home owner should have due to the fact you would never hit the wattage on your network that unit is designed to manage.
It's main use is to power the Unifi switches and other devices incase the Actual power supply goes out in the device.
Usb-rps is not a UPS Battery backup as you stated it’s simply a redundant power supply and has not battery what so ever, if your main power goes out bye bye cameras
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
Just a note, the USP-RPS is a redundant power supply. It will provide power if the internal power supply fails but doesn't provide a UPS such as for when the incoming power fails.
Can we talk about the termination on the cable wired to your PC!! Please 🙏🥺
at 12:45 you need to learn how to terminate cable. that's embarrassing, don't show that on camera. use a keystone punchdown jack
I agree, what is that termination?
@@GJSBRT ghetto AF termination.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
The RPS is not a UPS. It will not keep the devices running through a power outage unless it too is plugged into a UPS. The purpose of the RPS is to provide a redundant supply in case the built-in supply in any unit fails.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
FYI: that is not a UPS, its an RPS. It will not provide power during an outage. Its for rack service keeping a redundant power supply if the main power supply malfunctions. Ubiquiti does not make a UPS.
I came here just to say that! He should really research his hardware
@@stevejones8392 he knows it isn’t a UPS because he mentions plugging it into his UPS. But I’ve noticed in other videos that isn’t always as careful as he should be with the technical information when talking about products.
On the other hand, he’s managed to build a little WISP business with equipment mounted in the attic of his parents home which impresses me.
The RPS doesn't protect against mains power outage it protects against component power supply failure. E.g. if the PSU in your Dream Machine fails, the RPS will begin to deliver power to it instead.
If I'm not mistaken the USP is not a UPS it's actually a redundant power supply in the event the power module for your switch/gateway fails. In the event of a power outage the USP will not supply power like a UPS would.
"The UniFi® SmartPower Redundant Power System, model USP-RPS, is a proprietary redundant power system designed to protect up to six UniFi SmartPower supported devices from sudden power supply module failure."
Yup it's only for power filtering. It doesn't even have dual power input itself.
The USP-RPS only provides power for an INTERNAL power failure, say if the power module failed in your switch or DMP, it would take over. NOT if there is an external power failure as you suggest. Basically, it does not contain a battery. You still need a UPS as a back up for mains power failure.
I had the same thought, until I watched further and saw him clarify that the RPS is connected to his UPS. Although in the first parts of the video he makes it seem like a UPS bad even called it one, instead of 'USP-RPS'
Epitome of "all the gear no idea".
Overkill equipment for only a few ports used. This is messy and a good example of what not to do
100% agree!
Usp rps is not a UPS . Its a RPS i.e redundant power supply system. If the power supply fails on switch and udm then it will power it. But if the power goes out and without a UPS or power generator. Everything will loose power.
I was going to say the same, it only covers if the internal power supply fails. You would still need to connect it to an external UPS to survive external power loss.
Got recommended this video and thought sod it, I'll watch and see if this guy is still talking nonsense when it comes to tech. I've not been disappointed 😂
yeah, he's got a "pilithora" of tech lol
12:50 what is that abomination of a cable termination 😱😳
I'm guessing this is more of a flex video to show off having money. The setup will perform terribly with so many APs in close proximity. Also that's not a UPS you've got there, so when the power goes out you'll still have no equipment running.
Fun to watch, but absolute overkill and setup in a way that will seriously compromise its performance.
The most common cause of deaths in the construction industry is falling from height. For your own safety, and that of impressionable viewers, please don’t go on the roof without adequate safety measure.
You know the UPS RPS doesn’t have a battery in it, it’s a redundant power SUPPLY, you still need a backup battery to power the RPS.
If he was actually a network engineer (which isnt) rather than pretending he is one then he would probably have known that. Kid has more money than brains!
I mean, he does also say in the vid that his ups was connected to the rps...
Sorry mate, but you can't be teaching network stuff and mixing MB and Mb... also, what's going on with that rack mounting space between devices 😳
Aids that's what is going on
Yeah I saw that too. It’s so obvious the cage nut holes are spaced into groups of 3. I’m not even gonna mention the patch cable termination at 12:45.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
TBF it’s not a bad idea leaving ventilation space between units, especially in a loft. In fact, Ubiquity state not to stack units together.
You've done some absolute top tier work around your house then at 12:37 you show us the cable that was in the back of your pc and im sat here questioning life...
This was one of the most detailed and Well edited video over Ubiquiti Network systems. After watching this I just ordered Ubiquiti Gear for my home. Excellent video
I subscribed
With your rack try not to leave gaps between devices, patch panels etc and use blank plates, the air flow system works better
Dude... recrimp that end for your pc's cable wtf
1:30 A UPS and an RPS are not the same thing, you described a UPS.
One is a battery, which yes, is meant to deal with a power cut temporarily. The other is a means of redundancy if a power supply fails, providing an external power source until you fix it.
The Ubiquiti USP-RPS is an RPS, it has no batteries.
3:13, bits, not bytes!
I'll just stop watching at this point.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
Please learn the difference, Mb = Mega BITS / MB = Mega BYTES.
Exactly the comment I was looking for. 304Mbit/s = 38MByte/s
12:33 please for the love of god reterminate that cable.
Is he having his security cameras recording to an SSD? It seems he is using a TLC NAND SSD, which is not an good choice. Ideally he should be using a standard hard drive, as for most NVR use cases, an SSD offers no noticeable performance benefit, all while having poor write endurance, especially for continuous recording. Everyone should always do 24/7 recording with motion highlights. Never rely entirely on motion detection as it will sometimes not detect a motion event soon enough or it may stop too soon.
Other than that, it is an awesome setup.
I instantly thought the same. That SSD will be dead in a few months.
You don't see his network videos to get advice on that to do, but on what not to do.
Holy Hell at 12:43. Invest in some Cat6 Ethernet ends. They are a little bit bigger than the regular rj45 ends and will be able to crimp down the coating good.
The unifi rps is not a ups. It does not provide power to your devices if the power goes out. It is simply a redundant power supply for your unifi devices if the power supply in them fail
The RPS is not a battery. It is a secondary power supply but will not keep anything on if the power goes out
Yeah I was just thinking Alex has this wrong. It’s a backup power brick, not a battery backup Uninterruptible Power Supply.
Alex, you’ll still need to get yourself a UPS for your rack to protect you should you loose power/have a power cut.
Just to confirm, the RPS will not keep you running should your power cut out. It will only keep things running in the event the internal power supplies inside your UDM or USW fail.
Thank you for saying this
It really pained me to sit through that.
By the way, the redundant power supply is not a UPS, if the electricity cuts out, it will turn off too. There’s no battery in it. It’s only in case the power supply in the udm pro or the switch fails.
That roof access gave me anxiety I work at height for a living please invest in some roof ladders they are cheap it just takes one slip to change your life.
That patch cable that was plugged into your PC gave me an aneurism bro.
all that shielding - to patch it like that
12:45 - what the hell have you done with that cable! Either terminate it or replace it.
Simply overkill. Switches and AP coming out every orifice. AP usually used by stadiums says it all.
Spot on on the switches. Although, that little Flex Mini switch, at ~$30 for a five port Layer 2 switch, is quite handy when you run out of Ethernet drops in a room
But while the access points are used for stadiums, but they are appropriate for home use too. I’ve got one AC/LR and it not only provides wifi for my whole home but also 200ft out from the front and back of my place with a solid signal good enough to watch TH-cam without any stuttering.
And while I live in a wifi jungle, with 45+ other wifi networks within range that absolutely crushed the performance of consumer grade wifi, the AC/LR keeps going, providing wifi Internet access at 97% of the performance of my wired Ethernet network.
So sometimes buying “overkill” means you get solid and reliable performance. 🤷
12:34 WTF is this cable???? You keep everything clean and then you did this???
Right?! I couldn't believe it when I saw that termination. It's awful!
Sorry, but WTF is that cable termination at 12:33!?
Haha, had the same though :D
It's an outdoor cat6 cable meant to go into a wall faceplate. It's too thick to terminate it in a plug so he's bodged it.
Triggered when people say megabyte instead of megabit
They’re two different things :)
1:30 not the right acronym, USP-RPS doesn't have a battery, it's only for a ouright psu failure
and then there is no way replacing the internal powersupply without downtime. pretty stupid design :D
@@OttoEdler Ubiquiti’s stuff is so cheap just keep spare hardware on hand.
@@matthewcampbell1092 that’s not helpful if I would be required to take down the whole system to swap parts lol
@@OttoEdler then don’t use Ubiquiti
I do not think you understand what the USP-RPS does man. It isnt a battery backup its a redundant power supply in case the power supply in your dream machine pro or swtich fail. ITS NOT A UPS.
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
The USP is not an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) ! It is just a redundant power system, which mean that if a power supply of a switch or udm stops work, the USP RPS will continue supplying power to the devices, The USP basically don’t have battery and inverter, and don’t carry another power source, it need regular AC power from the street to work.
No need for all those APs, you live in a new build so the walls are paper thin! 2 at most depending on size of house and always ceiling mounted.
Alex as always love your networking content (plus your motivational/life stuff). I'm a networking specialist as part of my job and it was your content last year that made me play with and switch to using more Ubiquiti products versus the competition (more expensive) for our clients, so thank you (would be nice to get some of my own one day). I think that Ubiquiti Industrial switch is awesome btw and thanks for the intro and i can say first hand the EU Ubiquiti store is superb and they have the biggest range as you would expect (more so than the big UK resellers as i found out last year). At home i run a Virgin media line and get around 196mbps down and 18 mbps up. In terms of content I love your style and how you relate tech to everyday life. Maybe you could have a stab at showing your audience how to properly configure all this techy gear in your own style and reflects your needs as opposed to the other more "serious" videos on Unifi configuration. Hope that helps in some way.
Was enjoying this till I saw the mess of the CAT6 terminator to the new Flex Mini.
Then he just glossed over it as if nobody would notice the inch long exposed wires?
Absolutely true Ben. Love Mat's content, so well made and a great guy overall generally. But in terms of getting the best network performance that "unfinished" cable will not be doing him any favours especially as it's shielded so probably adversely affecting performance into that mini switch now. A professional cable tester would reveal all.
Health and safety are onto this.
USP-RPS is a redundant power supply for the Ubiquiti gear i.e. a second power supply. If you plug both sides (A and B) to mains and mains power goes you are dead in the water. One of the sides needs to be plugged in to an external UPS.
Yeah, just watched this and stopped when he said it provides power to the devices if the power goes out... Doesn't even know what the equipment does.
@@maraulth Later on in the video, he does actually say that it is connected to his external UPS, he definitely said it wrong but he`s at least got it setup right from what I can see.
Says it all about your priorities when you purchase/install £3000 worth of tech, to basically give you some wifi at the end of your garden, when you don't even have a proper set of ladders to get in your attic, where it's all kept...
Hey don't knock the expandable ladders.
@1:30 That absolutely is NOT a UPS my dude... That will not keep your devices running when the power to your house goes out. That’s a redundant PSU. Please do your homework before making TH-cam videos full of misinformation. You’re literally creating a wave of clueless newcomers who’re probably looking at your content like its the gospel only to be mislead and disappointed when it doesn’t function the way you “claimed” it should.
They do say "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing", however Alex has made a TH-cam career from this.
Am I the only one a little triggered by the excesses amount of the twisted pairs coming out of that ethernet cable at 12:49? Kind of defeats the purpose of the extra shielding on the cable.
Sadly he can’t terminate eth-ernet cable for toffee
Wow, nice gear, shame about the state of the cable termination into your office flex switch mini, sort it out man..... Also Its not a UPS, but a redundant power supply. You need to do better research before mashing together another Ubiquiti advert.
Facts and even after doing "cable management" it still looks trash... Plus what the fuck was that termination to the flex mini
You should really use shielded outdoor rated network cables on you outdoor equipment.
That Ethernet cable in the office definitely needs redoing, showing so may single cores.
@12:45 😬 WTF kind of RJ45 termination standard are you following there?
$10,000 setup and your iPhone will still connect to the furthest AP
Hooking up all this gear is insane, especially considering your low total bandwidth limits
The "UPS" just acts as a secondary PDU for the other devices, in addition it will not function if the device with the dead PDU reboots, as it does not at start up use the secondary external PDU.
Megabits per second, not megabytes. If your speed was 304 MB per second, it would be over 2.3 Gbps. I thought you'd know this?
17:22 - He does know what he’s talking about
@@Matt123So yeah, but he uses the terms interchangeably which means he probably doesn’t realize they are different. Also the RPS unit isn’t a ups. It won’t keep things on during a power outage, it’s just a redundant power supply.
@@Matt123So he clearly doesn't if he refers to Mbps as megabytes per second.
That RPS is not a battery - it’s supposed to be alternative power in case of power supply failure.
Sounds like a battery to me
@@imxaee it's a fail over power supply. If the mains power goes down so does the entire network unless there is A UPS that all the gear is plugged into. :)
RPS is not a UPS… If a power supply fails in a device the the RPS will power the device. If the main electrical supply fails then all the devices will go off.
Providing internet to your community for free whilst they get their's up and running.....hats off to you sir!!!
The UDM-RPS doesn't have a battery... it only acts as a redundant power supply should the main power supply in a connected device fail. I guess you could connect only the RPS to a UPS though and then the other to just a regular outlet and it would switch over.
12:30 that termination on the cable though... 😮
You were and are an inspiration to me, greetings from Romania - from the smallest ISP in my village :)
omg.... the warning at the start "use the utmost caution" and then proceeds to set up a ladder in an incredibly unsafe way. Bravo.
The ladder is setup to the proper pitch, it is tied off, and he had a spotter supporting the ladder at the bottom as he went up. As long as he keeps his belt buckle between the rails that ladder isn't going anywhere.
The amount of nostalgia that I'm getting from this video is unreal 🔥
Recording CCTV onto an SSD, great idea, probably going to last about 2 months before all of the write cycles are used
Read my mind!! I know that with the cloud key gen 2 sometimes having a hard drive would cause it to be unbearably slow. But I haven’t heard the same thing about the UDMP.
@@jeremydeel1514 I imagine internal flash storage is used to hold config and the OS as it isn't mandatory to use the HDD bay
@@ewsclass6679 you are probably right. Even though having a hard drive would definitely slow down pulling up cameras but I would take that over replacing an SSD every few months.
@techflow Why use an SSD for the UDM-Pro? If the drive is used to store the camera footage you may run into issues later on due to the number of write cycles of the SSD.
Because he's doesn't have a clue.
12:45 Alex what have you done with this cable termination.
he chew on it
Okay, so single utp cat6 runs and daisy chaining switches are horrible practice even at home, but that AP or your roof and mixing up UPS and RPS shows a great level of inexperience. i like your videos but learn the proper stuff first. and trust me, Unifi gear is nothing compared to high quality cisco enterprise gear like i use in my network. you need to start educating people correctly in your videos, or someone’s going to buy an RPS thinking their gear will stay on when the power goes out… nice job, but you clearly need some work when it comes to network infrastructure and planning
Yeah but CIsco don't send him free stuff. ;)
Yeah, but Cisco Enterprise gear costs A LOT more than Unifi gear and it takes some knowledge to configure ;)
Same time next month Alex, for another network upgrade?
Your network has no logical thinking. Just switch from switch and APs all over :) + you got a very expensive microwave on your house :)
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
@@ProPlayerGamez How many APs do you need? I can tell you what I did. I have 2 NanoHD, runnig with a Netgear 5Ports PoE switch, the Unifi Controller is running on a Raspberry Pi 4 B. As a router I prefer a Fritz!Box and all the other LAN Ports in the House are connected with a 24 Port Zyxel GS 1900E.
All together should be far below 1000£ and runs in my house with 31 Clients pretty smooth and stable. Nothing to complain so far.
I don't know how I made it to the end. If you're wanting to create a home network do not listen to this guy.
The wiring OCD person inside of me is screaming at that Ethernet cable under your desk 😂 please please please re-crimp that RJ45 to be a neat end lol
Fun video tho, wish I had a loft to have my own rack kit.
@3:15 It's mega *BITS* . Not *BYTES* . A 304 mega byte per second transfer requires a 2.4 Giga *bit* connection. I have a one gig up and down fiber connection at home and it does around 120 mega byte per second transfers. A *byte* is 8 times larger than a *bit* . Network connections are measured in *BITS* not *BYTES* .
This.
The very first bit of kit that you introduce - the redundant power supply - doesn’t do what you describe! It’s not a UPS and does not protect you from power outages.
That what I thought. I thought I just protected against a PSU failure in the switch.
@@Ziogref correct - it’s a backup PSU for multiple UniFi products, in case their primary PSU ever fails.
Redundant PSU’s are useful in a critical service or commercial environment, but not so much in a home environment.
You’re much better off investing in an actual Uninterruptible Power Supply (battery back) first!
It’s funny to make a video about networking when you don’t even know the difference between bits and bytes!
I stopped the video at 1:30 when he called that redundant power supply a UPS...
It’s all a complete mess and I’m so confused. Would anyone please be able to help me out. I’m trying to create a home network system but have a budget of £1000 maximum. Can someone please list me the parts as watching this video has confused me so much
@@ProPlayerGamez Do you have discord? If so jump on the Ubiquiti discord channel.. You get a ton of help there
@@jaemelo2693 yes I have discord thanks for the advice
@@jaemelo2693 not very good at using discord. Is there a link you could perhaps give me so I could join? Thanks
Is no one going to mention the cat 6 cable termination at 12:47
Yea I did lol at it..... Rough as a badgers arse 😂😂
Mention it?, i nearly choked on my crimping tool!!! lol. (But yeah, what's all that about, shame on him, lol)
He just has no idea what he is doing lol
Could you make a video where you configure a network like your home in the ubiquity software so like a general and a separate network for smart home devices?
Your talking about VLANs right?
Mbps = Megabits not Megabytes, 2 different things.
I dont get the point of all this if you're the only one in your house, or even if two people lived there it wouldn't make sense
Just an expo place :)
You know, I love this kind of stuff. The thing is, as soon as I see a terms of service button combined with the term "Cloud" I get itchy.
Dude the way you were just standing on the roof. Shitting my pants just watching you.
Nice kit... BUT Standing on the ridge of the roof without even just a safety line to the chimney....not cool 🤦 says it all really.
@12:48 you got some termination skills man! You are the terminator of the terminations
What the fuck! Doesn’t this guy do networking for a living? What a joke lmao
12.45 those RJ45 terminations are going to cause you issues at some point. Your either loosing speed now, you’ll get intermediate issues or it’ll stop working one day after you’ve moved them about.
I wish I had a home to put a network into.
Nice video Alex, but some of the connection are a bit weird could you explain the following: The industrial switch does it have UPS onboard, because you attached your 2 camera's to it, If not during a power outage don't these camera's lose power?
Also it's best to have your UPS's on a separate electrical socket instead of a power strip, because of overloading.
Stay safe Alex and have fun with your gear.
@3:51 Why is that cable going from the POE injector to the switch? By the way, if you don't know, POE is where you can run POE capable devices off of a Cat5/6 cable WITHOUT a power cable.
Looks lame but I'm pretty sure he's powering that switch with that POE adapter
Alex been watching you for years, even back when you were living in ya parents house and I love ya videos on this stuff I find it very interesting so keep up the good work you’ve come a long way... let the haters hate as they obviously have nothing better to do. Your doing good :)
Indeed!!
telling people that an RPS is a ups, the inability to terminate Ethernet cables, using an entire access point rather than a separate SSID for iot devices, spacing in the rack, putting the rack in the attic, citing his speeds as megabytes per second, etc... I really don't mind him having fun with this stuff and entertaining people, but this needs to be marked somewhere as entertainment. There was a warning message before the video telling people that "you should be over 18 to do this" I am an idiot jr in high school and I can, and have set up a network better than this. Nowhere in this video did he attempt to state that "I'm new to this" or something similar. None of these inconsistencies were corrected after the fact in editing either. It's just weird, I thought the only reason people watched networking videos like these was to learn something, and this is not educational. Maybe I'm just harsh but other than flashy editing, I dont see any substance here.
So much misinformation he talks about. "304 megabytes down/up"... no Alex. It's MegaBITS. 304 MegaBYTES would be 2432 MegaBITS. When you talk about the connection speeds, you're effectively misleading people.
Also, USP-RPS is NOT a power backup supply like he states at the beginning. If your home power goes out, so will your system. According to the product page: "The UniFi® SmartPower Redundant Power System, model USP-RPS, is a proprietary redundant power system designed to protect up to six UniFi SmartPower supported devices from sudden power supply module failure."