A router is the heart of a local network. Each network needs one router, and preferably no more than one.
Technically, a router is a layer 3 network switch, which, at a minimum, includes a WAN port to connect to an Internet source and one (or a few) LAN ports for connecting local wired devices.
Nowadays, the term “router” is often used to refer to a “Wi-Fi router” — one that has a built-in Wi-Fi access point. Consequently, we use “non-Wi-Fi” to refer to a standard router that omits built-in Wi-Fi capability.
The UniFi Dream Router 7 (UDR7), one of Ubiquiti’s three 2025 compact UniFi cloud gateways, is a significant upgrade over the previous version, the UDR. It’s a combination of the non-Wi-Fi UniFi Cloud Gateway Max (UCG-Max) and a UniFi Wi-Fi 7 access point, such as the U7 Pro Max, all in a compact, …
Ubiquiti has some exciting news for home and SMB users looking for top-notch modern networking solutions — think multi-Gigabit and Wi-Fi 7. Today, the networking company announced not one, not two, but three new compact UniFi Cloud Gateways to expand its UniFi family, including the Dream Router 7 (UDR7), UniFi …
If you want a UniFi console but are taken aback by the UDM-SE or the UDM-Pro Max‘s sizeable rack-mount physical appearance, the UniFi Cloud Gateway Max (UCG-Max) is the answer. It’s a compact eye candy. Still, the cool design is the least exciting thing about this thing. At the suggested …
It took me quite some time to finally review the Ubiquiti Dream Machine Special Edition (UDM-SE). I generally cover consumer products, and this advanced device is designed for prosumers, SMBs, or even enterprise environments. The UDM-SE was released in early 2022, around the time of the home-friendly UniFi Dream Router …
In early October 2021, Ubiquiti quietly released the UniFi Dream Router (UDR), its first UniFi Wi-Fi 6 broadcaster, as a $79 Early Access device to those who agreed to keep most of its information under wraps. Not everyone managed to snatch one since the router kept running out of stock. …
The Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine, or UDM, is my new favorite Wi-Fi 5 router. It’s an advanced enterprise-class system packed in a beautiful, compact, home-friendly hardware box. You can use it as a simple single router via a sleek mobile app, like it’s no big deal. Or you can dive …
