Unifi Pro Max 16 PoE

I would prefer to have a traditional rack-mount version of this switch. The add-on ears are expensive...and never in stock.

Cody i'm about to deploy a new site and looking to do the Max for UPM, U7, switchpromax48POE which Patch Cords do you recommend for best lighting. from alt sites then UI?

Another great video, thank you! I'm struggling to see why I would go for the 24-port version of this switch that costs twice as much when I could buy 2 of these for the same price and get 32 ports instead of just 24! Plus, it's fanless! The only downside I can think of is the extra space it would take.

Wish they had a couple of extra 2.5gbe ports even if they were non Poe

There's no purpose for this product to exist.

Do u know if there is a way to set up a siren if my door is opened, use as a security alarm with their door sensor?

I absolutely hate everything about that etherlighting, it can have some applications in troubleshooting however it's excessive and gaudy especially for a professional setting as RGB rarely has a place in professional settings.

Other than the unicorn vomit it looks like a solid switch

I'm curious is this day and age why there are still 1gig ports on a switch. I mean I assume at this time producing a 2.5 gig port or 1gig port costwise doesn't make much of a difference.. So why?

Send it to me

sooooo stupid to have a seperate PSU and a stupid hidey hole.. daft as.

Great Video, Thank You!

Another great video!

how hot does it get since its fanless?

I’m looking forward to stock reaching the UK as the port combination will work well for me. I don’t want or need the fancy RGB lighting though, so that feels like an unnecessary feature and cost.

Personal opinion, I would have liked to see more 2.5G ports, and the external power brick doesn't bother me because of the rack mount kit.

Thanks for the video! I agree with you about the power supply!

An 8 port version of this would be cool for those who like smaller but flashy equipment

What the poe wattage ?

Not sure why so much hating on this product. To me it seems like a series of compromises and at a reasonable price point. Any small to mid home, or small business, could easily power some APs, cameras, have a few wired devices with this. Not everyone needs a 48 port switch with 120/240v power and 10 trillion gigabit ports.

1gbs is not competitive these days, even given gimmicks like etherlightning. I wish they were all 2.5 or 10g.

You forgot the US-Flex, which can deliver a higher power budget with POE++. This will allow you to run one cable to external locations and let the Flex drive more POE devices.

Great one! What does it mean when etherlighting burns Red? It Connects a powerline wifi and works fine.

Found it. Means faulty cable

Does the switch have an internal temperature sensor that's shown in UniFi Network? (like for the Pro-Max-24 -- or is it not shown, as there's no fan?)

The ear and mount design is pretty slick for wall or rack mounting.

Nice review, I'm enjoying it, i think the flexibility is nice and most folks have > 16 POE devices. I think this will be a really popular option. It is bringing most of the features of the 24 down to a more affordable price point for people that dont need redundant power options and 8 more points. The mount seems to trigger some but i really like the build of it and that it is reversable.. Great vid as always homie!

POE ++ in the 2.5gbps ports seems like a fails to me

would this be fully compatible with UACC-OM-SM-10G-D-20 for long distance single mode fiber?

Hi Cody, can the SFP+ ports be used as regular 10 Gb switch ports, or are they reserved for up/downlink only? I can see a scenario where one of the ports would be uplinked to USW-Aggregation, while the other could be used to connect to a PC running 10 Gb interface.

Thanks.

All ports on the Pro Max 16 should be 2.5gbs. There is absolutely no reason why they are still using 1 GB these days. Every client I have is using 2.5Gb minimum. I still say the Standard switches are fine for 1 GB, but the Pro models, which are higher in cost for the same amount of ports should all be 100% 2.5 GB. After all, the chip that controls that is stupidly cheap.

This is perfect for my network extension at my home. But tbh i dont care about this bling bling stuff. I would prefer to habe the standard rack size with the power supplier inside.

I used this switch as my main downstairs switch now. That let me use an RJ45 transceiver (no fiber in walls from builder) to get 10gb networking downstairs now, and lets me use a wifi 7 AP without bottlenecking it down to a 1gb connection 👍 Dont care about Etherlighting, dont care about having more than 8 ports, but it was the cheapest switch they have with 10gb uplink and 2.5gb poe ports.

I like nearly everything about this, except that the rackmount feels like the switch is on the wrong side of the rack.

External power supply is for two reasons: Fanless main chassis, and easy compliance for international UL/CSA/CE.

Is this a new formfactor that we will see with gateways as well?

definitely interesting how unifi made the power supply external for this switch. At least it wont be that bad to switch if the power supply does go bad though. Thanks Cody.

If I’m not mistaken, you could also power the (outdoor) Flex with PoE++ and add another data port that way, which is otherwise taken up by the injector (no data) that goes inside the box that the Flex sits in.

I am still waiting for a Flex mini with 5x 2.5gbe.