Multi-Gigabit is a connection that can deliver sustained speeds of 2 2Gbps or faster. For the home, this performance grade is powered by the new Multi-Gig wired standard and, more generally, by any hardware that supports Wi-Fi 7 and later.
Hardly anyone would need Ubiquiti’s UniFi Dream Machine Beast (model UDM-Beast), but many would want it. In fact, I know some who are willing to go the extra mile to get this massive rack-mount UniFi Cloud Gateway. I’m one of them. Here’s the bottom line: For a non-Wi-Fi “router”, the …
To have a faster-than-Gigabit experience, whether for Internet or Wi-Fi, we need a wired connection that delivers multi-Gigabit performance in real-world use. And that’s where Multi-Gig Ethernet—”Multi-Gig” for short—comes into play. You’ll learn all about it in this post, but the gist is that if your home network is currently …
If you’re done being impressed by the Dream Machine Beast, Ubiquiti introduced another UniFi Cloud Gateway to behold today: the all-new Enterprise Firewall Core (model EF-Core). In a way, this is the enterprise version of the UDM-Beast. So, this new piece of hardware applies only to large-scale applications. Ubiquiti Enterprise …
The Omada Access Pro 8-Port 2.5G and 2-Port 10GE SFP+ Switch with 8-Port PoE+ (model SG2210XMP-M2) is completely different from the previous TP-Link switch, the TL-SX1008. It features PoE+ and is designed to work as a standalone switch for any network or, as the name suggests, part of the Omada …
This post explains the differences between Dual-WAN and Link Aggregation in simple terms, along with instructions on how to set up each when applicable. In most homes, both of these features can be overkill. They are nice to have, but might not be worth the extra hardware or subscription costs. …
Like most Wi-Fi hardware from TP-Link, the Deco 7 Pro BE14000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Whole Home Mesh System is available in multiple model names. You’ll learn more about that in the hardware specification table below, but right off the bat, keep the following in mind: The two are identical, and …
Since late 2025, Broadcom has proven itself a strong advocate for the upcoming Wi-Fi 8, with multiple modular chip releases designed to power routers, access points, clients, and gateways. Today, the chip maker continues that trend by releasing a trio of new dual-band Wi-Fi 8 system-on-chips (SoCs), including the BCM6772, …
The UniFi U7 Pro XG Wall (model U7-Pro-XG-Wall) is a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 access point with a 10Gbps PoE+ uplink port. As such, it’s currently the best Wi-Fi 7 wall-mount access point in the UniFi family. Here’s the bottom line: The U7 Pro XG Wall offers the best combo of …
