Watching the chat with interest, as I’m hovering over the buy now for the UCG-Max-NS - swapping out the TL ER605 and because TP-Link don’t seem to have anything to compete currently. I’m also contemplating the PRO-Max switches - anybody with experience?
I have a Pro Max as I fancied a light show! As a switch, it is a switch. Can’t say much really - it switches. It’s great if you’re going straight in to it from a patch panel as the single row of ports makes that work better. POE does the job. 10gb uplink is a winner. But it’s the bling……I’m a sucker for RGB! Looks great at night glowing away in my garage……
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I think my next upgrade will be ProMax 16? With some G5 cameras. Although I can’t get HB to read my UCG Max storage
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I have the ProMax 16 POE and the UCG-Max on their way 
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Tomorrow I find out if I have made a mistake or not LOL (an expensive one) 
I like the TP-Link stuff, but its falling behind and like you I’m pulled by flashy lights 
Ha!! I hope you realise that you should really get the Unifi Etherlighting patch cables to help maximise the RGB goodness?? More money…!!
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If you keep the UCG Max on top of something metal it’ll help dissipate the heat. If you don’t … well whatever surface will be subject to 70 degrees of heat 24/7 whilst the device sits there & eats power for no good reason 
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I had read about that and was considering something to help dissipate the heat… Mind you, after running the TP-Link OC200 toaster for a while, I’m sort of used to it - that’s currently sat on-top a metal switch 
Perhaps I need to buy a beer fridge instead of a rack 
My UCG Max Sits on top of my synology nas. Which is metal and that may explain the CPU temperature difference?
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Ive put some automated fans in my cabs that kick on/off at certain temps… even with a 1U gap everything its very toasty.
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Any reason behind the Synology and not just going full size servers?
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All separate client offsite replications, have a number of them all running 10GBE, Do have a couple of rack mounts as well
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Ah nice!
TP-link are launching a new Small Buiness/Prosumer range, Festa.
Looks interesting - not lauched yet.
“Festa is a complete cloud-based networking solution” Cloud only apparently 
each to their own.
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If you look on the us site, there are a few more details and some equipment listed, however nothing 2.5g - so nothing better than they already have - unless you like white kit
…. new omada professional range …
Switches | TP-Link
looks like something more like the Ubquiti promax/enterprise range
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Omada is such a clone of the old UniFi controller 
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Hi,
Has anyone had to clone their Yayzi router MAC address for the UCG-Max to work (pick up a connection and address)? I followed what’s in @quackers’ screenshot. However, the UCG just refused to grab an IP. As soon as I added the Yayzi router MAC to the “MAC Address Clone,” it all started working. @Yayzi_Team, is this the expected behaviour?
Cheers!
You don’t need to MAC Clone normally. Yayzi don’t restrict based on MAC address. It could be that the DHCP server already sees a lease on that MAC so it just gave you that one back. If you remove the MAC clone and leave it does it eventually pull in an IP address?
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UCG-Ultra. Mac Clone is OFF. been working happily for months.
No need for MAC Clone. As @WhyAydan says its probably a DHCP related.
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