Ubiquiti EdgeMax EdgeRouter Lite ERLite-3 512MB Memory 3 Ethernet Ports Router

WARNING: I will repeat what other have said. This is not a "home" router that you would buy from a local retail store. The 3 ports do not come pre-configured for use out of the box. If you do not have knowledge of what a WAN, LAN, DHCP or DNS are then you need to skip this appliance. However, if you do understand how to setup enterprise routers then you will be happy with this model.I purchased this appliance to replace my Untangle PC firewall. I used a PC as my "router" because I have a 200 Mbps Internet connection. Most routers would not give me my full bandwidth. Untangle running on a old PC with dual gigabit cards gave me about 190 Mbps. The EdgeRouter came with a firmware version of 1.2.0. This version of firmware is very old. Make sure to update the firmware to at least 1.9.0 before you begin the setup. The older firmware versions do not have all of the features that you will want.NOTE: You cannot upgrade firmware version 1.2.0 directly to version 1.9.0. The upgrade will fail. You have to upgrade incrementally. I downloaded and ran each version update until I got the 1.9.0 installed. Once I had the latest firmware loaded I performed a factory reset. After a reset you will have the first time setup wizard run when you login. This makes the setup MUCH easier.My EdgeRouter has been running for a few days now with no problems. My download speed is actually at 215 Mbps now. So this router squeezed out a few extra Mbps from my service. Yes, I know that the ISP limits the bandwidth. But I did get a performance boost from what I already had. Very happy with my purchase. (so far)One final warning. This router has vent holes on the sides and top for a reason. They didn't put fans on it so make sure not to cover this device up or confine it to a small space. I am sure it would overheat quickly if not properly located or ventilated.

I was worried about buying this router. I read so much about how difficult it is to set up that I was almost scared away. I was very pleasantly surprised at how easy this router was to set up. My initial set up is not complicated at all but I wanted a few specific things. First I wanted IPV6. Second I wanted to provide specific IP addresses to a few devices. Third I wanted to forward a port to access a media server remotely. Fourth I wanted uPnp support. This was actually very easy to achieve completely in the GUI without using CLI at all using Firmware 1.9. Because I think this might be a fairly common configuration I put the steps that I used below. Please note these steps work for Comcast. I'm not sure about other carriers.1. Before you do anything download the newest firmware from UBNT.2. Use the quick start guide that comes with the router to get your PC hooked up to the router and logged into the GUI.3. In the System tab upgrade the firmware.4. Run the WAN+2LAN2 Wizard. In the wizard enable DHCP for the internet connection type and select DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation. Change the Prefix Length to /60. The default firewalls and IPV6 LANs will already be preselected. Create a new Admin ID. This will create WAN on eth0 and two LANs on eth 1 & 2. Save the configuration and reboot the router.5. Run the Upnp Wizard. It is a simple as entering the internal and external interfaces.6. The most difficult part of the entire setup is creating a new firewall rule for IPV6-icmp. Go to the Config tree Tab. Follow the path - firewall / ipv6-name / WANv6_IN / rule. Select Add and type 30 in to the box and select update list. Now click on the 30 that you just created in the tree. In the fields on the right Action=accept, description=Allow IPv6 icmp, Protocol=ipv6-icmp. Preview and save your changes. If you check your IPV6 using an online site you should pass all tests except maybe "hostname" but I think that is a Comcast issue because my old router did the same thing.7. Optionally you can reserve a static IP by entering a devices MAC Address and the desired IP address in Services —> DHCP Server tab —> LAN1 (or LAN2) —> Actions —> Configure Static Map.8. Optionally port forwarding can be configured under the Firewall/NAT tab. It is very similar to home router setup for port forwarding and is pretty much self explanatory.So there is my super simple setup of this great router. I can't wait to really dig into it and learn the advanced features but this at least got me up and running in about 10 minutes.

I just hate ATT Uverse router, and since I have several Ubiquiti access points, set my ATT to DMZ mode to let this unit provide DHCP. Not disappointed but not easy to navigate the GUI. Definitely update the BIOS before putting in changes. I don't have complicated needs, but have a crap-ton of "smart" devices like WIFI light switches (11) multiple TVs, receivers, tablets, phones, etc that need management. I also centralize my media, utilizing Plex, and use Freenas. I also back up my data with btsync. Port forwarding with Plex on this modem was not easy, however, and I could not figure out remote access as although in the CLI 'show configuration' demonstrated the ports as open, Plex could not get through. Searching the internet, I came across additional code that allowed access through upnp2. More sophisticated network managers probably could provide a way without upnp which is thought of as a security risk, but I couldn't. Thought I would post the additional CLI commands needed to get Plex to work remotely. It's that kind of router, though. I like that I could publish multiple Plex servers maintaining the 32400 port which couldn't be done with the ATT. Sucker runs hot. Give it a space with clearance and don't stack books on it...Additional Plex commands after setting up port forwarding.configureset service upnp2 listen-on eth1 (or eth2 depending which you set up as LAN)set service upnp2 nat-pmp enableset service upnp2 secure-mode enableset service upnp2 wan eth0 (if eth0 is WAN)commitsave

My primary reason for getting a Ubiquiti router was for Deep Packet Inspection (DPI). Using the EdgeRouter lite v1.10.3, I'm finding DPI/Traffic Analysis to be lacking. Right now it shows, for one device, 13% of usage from "SSL/TLS" and 86% from "Web-Other". There is no way to get a breakdown of "Web-Other".The EdgeRouter lite and the Ubiquiti Unifi Security Gateway (USG) have the same DPI engine, and I believe they have the same basic hardware. One advantage of the USG is it can save more DPI data via the Unifi Controller software, which runs on a separate machine (like a PC). But the USG is much less user-friendly than the EdgeRouter.The EdgeRouter lite does not work with Ubiquiti's Unifi Controller Software, which would be nice since I have Unifi APs and manage them with Unifi Controller. My understanding is that, since the EdgeRouter is part of a different product line (same company but different product line), there is no plan by Ubiquiti to have them work together. (I *do* have them working on the same network -- it's just that I have to manage them separately using different tools)

This router is basically a small Debian-based computer, so most of the basic Linux networking conventions, like an iptables-based firewall & a routing table managed by netstat apply to it. This means that typical Linux network monitoring tools like tcpdump are supplied, and that is a huge plus for those who want to monitor traffic using familiar tools. The downside is that it's not easy for the first-time user to get up & running with it. I'd highly recommend updating the firmware right off the bat, as the newer version features several setup wizards and a more comprehensive list of GUI config options.In terms of performance, I have absolutely no complaints. This little sucker can really push the bits around, even when doing historically CPU-intensive stuff, like deep packet inspection. My ISP offers >250Mbps download, but my previous router, an Asus RT-68P, would struggle to hit much above 230 Mbps. After moving to this router, I'm now getting slightly greater than 300 Mbps.