Today I am going to be unboxing the Cloud Gateway Ultra Singapore. I found that it was available on the Ubiquiti Store Singapore so I grabbed the Cloud Gateway Ultra. Free delivery and just 1-2 days after my order was placed, I received it.
What is the Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra Singapore
Cloud Gateway Ultra Singapore fits into the latest range of Ubiquiti products.
The Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra (UCG-Ultra) is a compact, powerful multi-WAN UniFi Cloud Gateway designed for advanced routing and security features. It’s capable of managing over 30 UniFi network devices and more than 300 client devices. The device offers 1 Gbps routing with Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) and supports multi-WAN load balancing. Additionally, it features a 0.96″ LCM status display and is USB-C powered (adapter included).
I am especially interested in the IDS/IPS function and I want to see if my Internet speed will suffer (a lot) with this function set up.
The UCG-Ultra includes a 2.5Gb Ethernet WAN port and four Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports. It does not have built-in Wi-Fi capabilities, so it needs to be paired with UniFi access points for wireless connectivity. The unit is powered by a 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-Core processor and comes with 3GB of DDR4 memory and 16GB of eMMC storage. The operating system supports a range of security and networking features, including application-aware firewall rules, signature-based threat detection, and full stateful firewall. It also offers advanced networking capabilities like SD-WAN, VPN support, and customizable DHCP server settings.
For detailed management of network devices and clients, the UCG-Ultra integrates with the UniFi Network management suite, accessible through a mobile app available for iOS and Android devices.
I am already using a few Ubiquiti products such as Ubiquiti Flex Mini 5 Port Switch, Ubiquiti UAP-AC-M Access Point and the UniFi FlexHD Access Point. Of course, if I use this Cloud Gateway Ultra Singapore, I will be replacing the wonderful EdgeRouter X. Fantastic product.
Unboxing Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra Singapore
Some photos of the unboxing.
Hello brown box…
And…
Very Apple Like…
It comes with a two pin USB-C powered adapter included but I was also given a three pin USB-C adapter separately. It also comes with a short network cable for connecting between your internet power and the gateway.
The supplied (cheap looking) 3 Pin USB-C Adaptor..
Hello baby Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra !
The back of the Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra. It has 4 GbE RJ45 ports as LAN ports and also the 2.5 GbE RJ45 port as the WAN port. Supposedly you can set up the LAN port as redundant WAN with failover and load balancing….
The width of the Gateway Ultra measures 14 cm..
And 12 cm deep..
Welcoming the Cloud Ultra Gateway to my internet cupboard 🙂
How does the Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra fit for me ?
I have been running the UniFi Controller in Docker on my NAS (specifically the Synology DS1520+). But I don’t like the fact that the NAS is running 24 by 7 non stop (the disk does not even sleep) which I think is because the Unifi Controller is always running.
The Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway can run the Unifi Controller so I can hence remove the Unifi Controller on my NAS.
In terms of set up, you can see I will replace the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X with this Cloud Gateway Ultra. But I doubt I can wall mount the Gateway like how I used double sided tape to wall mount the EdgeRouter X.. Nice 🙂
The performance of my network is excellent so I am wondering how much “loss” I am going to get from moving from Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X to this Cloud Gateway Ultra with IPS/IDS running…
Internal Speed Test with EdgeRouter X
External Speed Test with EdgeRouter X
We shall see how the new Gateway Ultra perform… and remember if you are running the EdgeRouter X, you need to do the hardware offloading steps.
