@@LarsKlintTech Yeah, but a 0,5m DAC is the first I would connect. Connect everything with SFP/SFP+ ports and never look back. (and a DAC is cheap too and a very stable way of connecting the network devices itself) But yeah, nice switch. I like the all-ports-in-one-row. Always wanted the Enterprise-24-PoE, but since there is the Pro Max 24- and 16-PoE I would go for this one. PoE++ is handy too.
@@DutchShaggy I am thinking in content mode, so I'd probably update as much as I can in one go to ~10Gbit, including the DACs and wireless connections. I really love the ports being in one row too. I probably means Unifi only have to carry one length of etherligting patch cable too 😂
I have a 6” DAC Cable running from a UDM-Pro to a Pro-24-PoE for several years and it has worked great. About to Order a Pro Max 48 PoE for that location to upgrade the 24
@@LarsKlintTech that makes sense! Would love to see a whole farm overview of all networking equipment, cameras, from both the UI and real life for 2024 😊👌
These are an expensive switch, but hell cool and the Etherlighting, as much as I thought it would be a gimmick, is actually really helpful. I also like that it has POE++ and some 2.5GBs ports. On a flat network / default VLAN, the switches will work unmanaged, but if you need VLANs, you have to manage them. It's a nice little feature that they can run unmanaged until adopted.
Great video. Any chance you could do another walkthrough of your whole farm setup with all the changes over the years? Reason I ask is I have a very similar farm setup to yours and I'm about to pull the trigger on updating to Unifi. I started with your one from a few years ago and took notes and have been binge watching your videos and updating the models, etc. where you have upgraded over time. Thanks again for all your videos
Thanks so much for your support Todd. 💖 Funny you should ask, I was considering it just this weekend. I have another 3 Unifi videos coming out in the next couple of weeks, so there are lots of updates. Maybe a Farm Unifi Walkthrough 2024?
There is a locking tab on the back of the switch that will keep the power cord from accidentally being unplugged when it is engaged. I did not see you use the locking tab when you plugged in the power cable to the back of the switch. I highly recommend that you use it.
@@Polkster13 Annoyingly here in the UK they ship the switches in the box with an EU cable (complete with the locking end), but also send you a UK cable (a standard C13 to UK plug, no locking end and not nice braided) 😕
Can you give me an idea how loud the fan is and how often it runs? I have a Lorex system and the fans run all the time. I am hoping for a very quiet or perhaps silent system.
Etherlighting could have been the greatest invention in switching in the last decade. But as usual unify makes a half baked product and forgets to add a string of pet filament in their cables so the other side of the cable lights up and could assist in tracing cables
Definitely my next purchase once I get my startech 25u rack. Can you turn the lighting off or have it on a timer? Unfortunately previous owners terminated all ethernet runs in the master bedroom. I can see this switch pissing the wife off, lol.
I wish I could fit a 25U rack 🤔 You can set the brightness to 100%, but there isn't a timer. I guess it is time for you to run some cables to the new rack location 😂
@LarsKlintTech lol I can't stand running, cabling, or crimping RJ45 connectors. Guess I'll just have to test how strong the marriage is with this bad boy in the bedroom. Should remind her of when we first started dating, and I had a 42u Compaq rack in my little room with Cisco and Dell power edge servers screaming. Great video, and thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated.
I would connect UDM and Switch with SFP+ 10G cable... Etherlight is awesome, sadly do not follow LCM screen off time, they should implement port lights OFF/ON function for every switch they have, it is crazy how my UDM glows... or my Ultra switch, need to use tape to dim it (yep, it heat up a bit)
@@bckpcz Yep, 10Gbit is coming. I have a bigger upgrade in mind for the network. I agree it would be good if the etherlighting would follow the schedule too. Hopefully just a software update :)
Connecting router and switch using SFP+ might be worth if you have more than 1Gbps wan. Or there’s any other escenario where your current connection is not enough?
Great video. You can get temp in Home Assistant or at least my switch has it. Here's what I use: sensor.usw_pro_24_poe_temperature it should be similar on your switch. Now you also need to get the complete UI look with the 24-Port Blank Keystone Patch Panel too! I have 2 in my rack.
I was wondering if you can get special "etherlighting compatible" patch panels! Also, damn you! 😂 Oh, you get the temp through the Unifi Network integration?
Unifi does have a schedule option to turn off the little LCM screen overnight to reduce light pollution. They need to make the Etherlighting follow the same schedule.
Nice upgrade :) I have the 24 port PoE Pro and have considered getting the 24 Max Pro as a replacement.....just because you can :D Btw. you should get the 10gbit uplink SFP+ between your UDM and 24 Max, again just because you can :p
@@LarsKlintTech I got those short white DAC ones from Unifi. I also have have a longer black one to connect my 24p and UVNR via 10gbit. Its annoying that they put the SFP+ on the back of the UVNR when its mounted in a small 9u rack like yours. So difficult to add if the UVNR is already secured with screws :D
@@LarsKlintTechWell, its easier to run long fiber cables than Cat6 so you just need some 10gbit SFP+ modules and you are good to go :D Alternatively you could now use the 2.5gbit on the 24 Pro Max and use the RJ45 SFP+ modules that come in 10gbit or 2.5gbit.
@@LarsKlintTech yes, but the UDM-SE is too bright and the USW-ultra or flex mini has no such options to limit light pollution. It would be a few lines of code to implement pulse width dimming.
Thanks for another great Video. It looks great and i also have a few POE++ units on my network (USW-Flex). Few questions - If you dont have a patch panel and use normal RJ45, does it show any effect ? (Where i need it i have 30 meter RJ45, not at patch panel) - Usualy unify has a day/night schedule where during the day displays are on and in the night they are off unless you tap on the display. Does this also apply for Etherlighting ? I dont think i would invest in the switch, if i could redesign my network i might. Where i need POE++ is in two shead's outside with only 6 ports, would be a bit overkill. Also does it support outside use ? If i could only have one / two main switches, yes i would invest.
Really good questions Thomas. You will still get some lights with a standard patch cable of course, but not as shiny. It also depends on what style of patch cable you have. In short, it won't looks as awesome. No, the etherlighting doesn't follow the night time schedule, which is a bit odd. Might be a future update? They are not outdoor rated, but there is a 16 port version too, which can be mounted on wall, desk, or in a rack. Thanks for watching ☺
Hello, We're Muriel and Marcel, from France and Berlin! We are, if we can say it that, fans of your videos. After looking at them, we were inspired and ended up with a 23,6x23,6 Inches server cabinet. We have a few questions: does this cabinet accommodate a Unifi 48 POE? How much space is there between the switch and the cabinet door? Because we don't want to compress or twist the cables. Of course, we'll be using Unifi patch cables. Could you help us? Thank you very much. Best regards from France, Alsace, on the Swiss-German-French border.
Hi Muriel and Marcel. Thanks for the kind words 😊 The most common server cabinet/rack size by far is 19 inches wide, which is what Unifi adheres to as well. So, yes the Unifi 48 PoE switch will fit into that. What does change is the depth of the cabinet, where there are many options. Unifi's rack mounted devices will almost all fit within a 400mm deep rack, including the USW-48-POE, which is 235mm deep. Whether the cables will fit with the door really depends on the specific rack you got. They are all slightly different in how much space is at the front. I hope that helps, and thanks for watching.
I don't know why. Can you share your concerns from your point of view? What are the issues you see in a data center? I don't think the power consumption is a real hurdle compared to the usage of the devices themselves. A standard LED bulb uses about 100-200mW, so the 24 ports use 2.4-5W, and that is only if they are in use and at max brightness all the time. If you have a big bank of them you might get usage of 50-100W, which again is only if they are all used on max brightness.
As a datacenter expert my question is why is it the other side of the cable is not lighting up. So engineers save valueble time tracing cables and got a visible identifier to disconnect the correct cable.
@@krakakapaul It would be useful (and shiny) having the whole cable light up. If you had two Pro Max switches connected with etherligting, you would get both sides lighting up though.
@@LarsKlintTech they just need to add a string of clear plastic inside the cable. This will transfer the light to the other end of the cable. For aggregation you will use the SFP ports and etherlighting ports are designed to connect clients. The problem is money as they grab an off the shelve network cable and add their own connectors to it is cheaper than fabricating your own network cable.
Just one small disappointment in your install, you have two great devices that support SFP and SFP+, so you could be connecting them with the 10Gb between them and enjoying extra bandwidth and less congestions between your devices and the WAN. Looking forward you updating that. thanks.
@@LarsKlintTech Well, the reason I don't need it is that I moved to 10 GB network in the core network. I do utilize smaller switches in different location all over the house.
@@LarsKlintTech USW-Pro-Aggregation is the way to go 🙄 It's on the list however for now I'm running USW-Aggregation. It would be great to have something between thoose tough. One to big and one to small....
If its similar to the enterprise24, half of those will be 2.5gbe, so mapping by port numbers might not be suitable any more. I changed the fans on my switch, as it was so noisy (after moving from a non poe switch)
You need a short DAC to patch between the router and switch, that will free up a port
I am seriously considering upgrading to 10Gb on the internal network, and that would definitely be part of it.
@@LarsKlintTech Yeah, but a 0,5m DAC is the first I would connect. Connect everything with SFP/SFP+ ports and never look back. (and a DAC is cheap too and a very stable way of connecting the network devices itself)
But yeah, nice switch. I like the all-ports-in-one-row. Always wanted the Enterprise-24-PoE, but since there is the Pro Max 24- and 16-PoE I would go for this one. PoE++ is handy too.
@@DutchShaggy I am thinking in content mode, so I'd probably update as much as I can in one go to ~10Gbit, including the DACs and wireless connections.
I really love the ports being in one row too. I probably means Unifi only have to carry one length of etherligting patch cable too 😂
I have a 6” DAC Cable running from a UDM-Pro to a Pro-24-PoE for several years and it has worked great.
About to Order a Pro Max 48 PoE for that location to upgrade the 24
@@evankaaltonen ooooh, the big boy. Let me know how noisy that sucker is.
Hey Lars I swear I saw you replace that 24 port PoE with a 48 port PoE..... am I going mad . Great content mate keep it up!!
I did replace a 24 port PoE switch with a 48 port PoE switch, but it was in my office, not here 😊 So, you're not entirely wrong 😛
@@LarsKlintTech that makes sense! Would love to see a whole farm overview of all networking equipment, cameras, from both the UI and real life for 2024 😊👌
@@jkpeI'm planning on doing that in the next few weeks 🤓
These are an expensive switch, but hell cool and the Etherlighting, as much as I thought it would be a gimmick, is actually really helpful.
I also like that it has POE++ and some 2.5GBs ports.
On a flat network / default VLAN, the switches will work unmanaged, but if you need VLANs, you have to manage them. It's a nice little feature that they can run unmanaged until adopted.
It is a great switch regardless of the fancy lights, but yes, the fancy lights are really useful.
oh noo, looks like I "need" one of these too 😍
Haha, it is pretty sweet 👌
Great video.
Any chance you could do another walkthrough of your whole farm setup with all the changes over the years? Reason I ask is I have a very similar farm setup to yours and I'm about to pull the trigger on updating to Unifi. I started with your one from a few years ago and took notes and have been binge watching your videos and updating the models, etc. where you have upgraded over time.
Thanks again for all your videos
Thanks so much for your support Todd. 💖
Funny you should ask, I was considering it just this weekend. I have another 3 Unifi videos coming out in the next couple of weeks, so there are lots of updates. Maybe a Farm Unifi Walkthrough 2024?
@7:48 WEEEEE!!!! defiantly buying one now (/s)
😂😂😂 Perfect 😁
Great video, I think I might need one of these 😂
Thanks Paul. Pretty lights aside, it is a pretty beefy device.
Everyone needs one!! That will be a birthday gift to my self. I have the same 24 port Lars replaced. Hate how all ports are on the right
@@TheSpanishmusclehaha, my OCD was so happy that they covered the whole front too 😂
There is a locking tab on the back of the switch that will keep the power cord from accidentally being unplugged when it is engaged. I did not see you use the locking tab when you plugged in the power cable to the back of the switch. I highly recommend that you use it.
Thank you very much. I wasn't aware of the lock, so you are 100% right, I didn't lock it. 😊
@@Polkster13 Annoyingly here in the UK they ship the switches in the box with an EU cable (complete with the locking end), but also send you a UK cable (a standard C13 to UK plug, no locking end and not nice braided) 😕
Very nice video like ur style greetings from germany 😊
Thanks mate, and thanks for watching 😊
You need a mirror ball now. It would make that room a great dance party room.
DON'T TEMPT ME!
Could you give the link for that cabinet in the video. Thank you
I got it off eBay and there are lots available. Search for 6RU 450mm server cabinet. I don't have the exact link anymore unfortunately.
Can you give me an idea how loud the fan is and how often it runs? I have a Lorex system and the fans run all the time. I am hoping for a very quiet or perhaps silent system.
It is very quiet and only runs occasionally. I have mine in a cupboard, so it gets hotter than average, and I never notice it.
Etherlighting could have been the greatest invention in switching in the last decade. But as usual unify makes a half baked product and forgets to add a string of pet filament in their cables so the other side of the cable lights up and could assist in tracing cables
That doesn't sound like a stretch to get done. Perhaps they are working on it?
Are you able to make the lights static instead of the strobe effect?
Yes, you can disable "breathing mode" as Unifi calls it.
can you comment if the fans in the unit are loud?
They are not loud at all. I am not sure of decibel, but I hardly ever notice the device when I'm in the room.
Definitely my next purchase once I get my startech 25u rack.
Can you turn the lighting off or have it on a timer?
Unfortunately previous owners terminated all ethernet runs in the master bedroom. I can see this switch pissing the wife off, lol.
I wish I could fit a 25U rack 🤔
You can set the brightness to 100%, but there isn't a timer.
I guess it is time for you to run some cables to the new rack location 😂
@LarsKlintTech lol I can't stand running, cabling, or crimping RJ45 connectors.
Guess I'll just have to test how strong the marriage is with this bad boy in the bedroom.
Should remind her of when we first started dating, and I had a 42u Compaq rack in my little room with Cisco and Dell power edge servers screaming.
Great video, and thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated.
@doctorno3912 haha, great story. Thabks for sharing and thanks for watching 😊
Hi Lars! Please, depth of this server rack please ?. Thank you
Sure thing. It is 450mm deep.
@@LarsKlintTechThanks
I would connect UDM and Switch with SFP+ 10G cable... Etherlight is awesome, sadly do not follow LCM screen off time, they should implement port lights OFF/ON function for every switch they have, it is crazy how my UDM glows... or my Ultra switch, need to use tape to dim it (yep, it heat up a bit)
Have at home smaller brother, Pro Max 16 Poe... a lot smaller, fanless, but with big power brick...
@@bckpcz Yep, 10Gbit is coming. I have a bigger upgrade in mind for the network.
I agree it would be good if the etherlighting would follow the schedule too. Hopefully just a software update :)
@@LarsKlintTech well, yoy can play with etherlighting via ssh, so it should be possible, even seen one person that create snake game for 48 switch
@@bckpcz Oh, I didn't know that. And yes, I have seen that video too 😂
Connecting router and switch using SFP+ might be worth if you have more than 1Gbps wan. Or there’s any other escenario where your current connection is not enough?
You're not the first to suggest that. I'm seriously considering upgrading the whole LAN to 10Gbit where possible 😊
what does one do with the old switch if provide by Unifi do you have to return them with you upgrade.
I don't have to return them. I use them for other projects, give them to friends and neighbours, donate them to local communities and charities.
Great video. You can get temp in Home Assistant or at least my switch has it. Here's what I use: sensor.usw_pro_24_poe_temperature
it should be similar on your switch. Now you also need to get the complete UI look with the 24-Port Blank Keystone Patch Panel too! I have 2 in my rack.
I was wondering if you can get special "etherlighting compatible" patch panels! Also, damn you! 😂
Oh, you get the temp through the Unifi Network integration?
@@LarsKlintTech Yes the integration gives access to a bunch of stats
@@toddkeithI smell another video coming 😂
Unifi does have a schedule option to turn off the little LCM screen overnight to reduce light pollution. They need to make the Etherlighting follow the same schedule.
@@dank9561 agree. 👍
Nice upgrade :) I have the 24 port PoE Pro and have considered getting the 24 Max Pro as a replacement.....just because you can :D Btw. you should get the 10gbit uplink SFP+ between your UDM and 24 Max, again just because you can :p
Haha, you're not the first to mention the SFP upgrade. If I do that I might as well do it properly... 😏
@@LarsKlintTech I got those short white DAC ones from Unifi. I also have have a longer black one to connect my 24p and UVNR via 10gbit. Its annoying that they put the SFP+ on the back of the UVNR when its mounted in a small 9u rack like yours. So difficult to add if the UVNR is already secured with screws :D
@@LuftdroneDk that's one of my challenges and then the whole separate buildings thing 😂
@@LarsKlintTechWell, its easier to run long fiber cables than Cat6 so you just need some 10gbit SFP+ modules and you are good to go :D Alternatively you could now use the 2.5gbit on the 24 Pro Max and use the RJ45 SFP+ modules that come in 10gbit or 2.5gbit.
@LuftdroneDk I'm thinking UniFi building bridge. I'm not digging that much for no huge benefit.
I'd prefer the option to dim the lighting on Ubiquiti switches
You can dim the etherlighting too.
@@LarsKlintTech yes, but the UDM-SE is too bright and the USW-ultra or flex mini has no such options to limit light pollution. It would be a few lines of code to implement pulse width dimming.
Thanks for another great Video. It looks great and i also have a few POE++ units on my network (USW-Flex).
Few questions
- If you dont have a patch panel and use normal RJ45, does it show any effect ? (Where i need it i have 30 meter RJ45, not at patch panel)
- Usualy unify has a day/night schedule where during the day displays are on and in the night they are off unless you tap on the display. Does this also apply for Etherlighting ?
I dont think i would invest in the switch, if i could redesign my network i might. Where i need POE++ is in two shead's outside with only 6 ports, would be a bit overkill. Also does it support outside use ? If i could only have one / two main switches, yes i would invest.
Really good questions Thomas.
You will still get some lights with a standard patch cable of course, but not as shiny. It also depends on what style of patch cable you have. In short, it won't looks as awesome.
No, the etherlighting doesn't follow the night time schedule, which is a bit odd. Might be a future update?
They are not outdoor rated, but there is a 16 port version too, which can be mounted on wall, desk, or in a rack.
Thanks for watching ☺
Hello,
We're Muriel and Marcel, from France and Berlin! We are, if we can say it that, fans of your videos. After looking at them, we were inspired and ended up with a 23,6x23,6 Inches server cabinet. We have a few questions: does this cabinet accommodate a Unifi 48 POE? How much space is there between the switch and the cabinet door? Because we don't want to compress or twist the cables. Of course, we'll be using Unifi patch cables. Could you help us? Thank you very much. Best regards from France, Alsace, on the Swiss-German-French border.
Hi Muriel and Marcel. Thanks for the kind words 😊
The most common server cabinet/rack size by far is 19 inches wide, which is what Unifi adheres to as well. So, yes the Unifi 48 PoE switch will fit into that. What does change is the depth of the cabinet, where there are many options. Unifi's rack mounted devices will almost all fit within a 400mm deep rack, including the USW-48-POE, which is 235mm deep. Whether the cables will fit with the door really depends on the specific rack you got. They are all slightly different in how much space is at the front.
I hope that helps, and thanks for watching.
Surprised upgrading to 2.5gbe isnt on yoyr shortlist!
You mean for the switches?
As a datacenter designer the question is why?? And look who much extra power it taking
I don't know why. Can you share your concerns from your point of view? What are the issues you see in a data center?
I don't think the power consumption is a real hurdle compared to the usage of the devices themselves. A standard LED bulb uses about 100-200mW, so the 24 ports use 2.4-5W, and that is only if they are in use and at max brightness all the time. If you have a big bank of them you might get usage of 50-100W, which again is only if they are all used on max brightness.
As a datacenter expert my question is why is it the other side of the cable is not lighting up. So engineers save valueble time tracing cables and got a visible identifier to disconnect the correct cable.
@@krakakapaul It would be useful (and shiny) having the whole cable light up. If you had two Pro Max switches connected with etherligting, you would get both sides lighting up though.
@@LarsKlintTech they just need to add a string of clear plastic inside the cable. This will transfer the light to the other end of the cable.
For aggregation you will use the SFP ports and etherlighting ports are designed to connect clients.
The problem is money as they grab an off the shelve network cable and add their own connectors to it is cheaper than fabricating your own network cable.
@@krakakapaul Yeah, it has to be a viable price as well I guess. It would need a fair amount of R&D budget.
Just one small disappointment in your install, you have two great devices that support SFP and SFP+, so you could be connecting them with the 10Gb between them and enjoying extra bandwidth and less congestions between your devices and the WAN. Looking forward you updating that. thanks.
Totally fair, and in fact I am planning a larger video for upgrading the entire farm network 😊
Thanks for watching. Love the feedback.
Like your video. I'm just thankful that I don't need that switch.
It's turning out to be one of my more divisive videos 😂
@@LarsKlintTech Well, the reason I don't need it is that I moved to 10 GB network in the core network. I do utilize smaller switches in different location all over the house.
@@MatsAkerberg oooooh, now you're talking. I'm planning on an upgrade to 2.5-10Gb too on my local network.
@@LarsKlintTech USW-Pro-Aggregation is the way to go 🙄 It's on the list however for now I'm running USW-Aggregation. It would be great to have something between thoose tough. One to big and one to small....
@@MatsAkerberg I've got so much to learn 🤓
If its similar to the enterprise24, half of those will be 2.5gbe, so mapping by port numbers might not be suitable any more.
I changed the fans on my switch, as it was so noisy (after moving from a non poe switch)
Yeah, I've already changed them too 😂
They need to offer connectors that you can attach to your own cable that work with the rgb lens.
I'm sure someone will come up with that 😊