Ubiquiti - Dream Router 7
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"I bought the UDR7 as a gateway first, AP second but I have been very pleasantly surprised by the wifi performance. ... My UDR7 is actually sat in my garage on a metal shelf so very far from ideal placement. ... From 20 feet away with 2 walls between device and UDR7 I max out my line speed (~1150mbit) on my Pixel 6 and Laptop (with Intel AX-211) both of which support Wifi 6E. ... From 30 feet away with 3 walls between device and UDR7 I get 900mbit on my Pixel 6 and 1000mbit on my laptop. ... From 40 feet away with 4-5 walls between device and UDR I get 700mbit on my Pixel 6 and 800mbit on my laptop. ... So no complaints here at all. I keep running speedtests because I'm so impressed coming from wifi 5."
"Range is great at covering my 5800 three level home. ... The old Samsung TV in the kids playroom above the garage is about 70feet from UDR7 on ground floor and it has 3 bars."
"it’s plugged into the far corner of my basement. The range alone is about as good as my UDMB + Beacon HD was."
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"I recently replaced my Amplifi Alien with a Ubiquiti UDR7 and couldn’t be more pleased. ... I followed these instructions for setting up a dedicated IoT network, which has been rock solid for HomeKit."
"Lastly, these devices are *extremely* stable. ... I've got a UniFi AP whose current up-time is 208 days without a restart. ... It's nice not to have to restart your network gear every week or two in order to fix connectivity issues, which is so common with consumer-grade stuff. ... "It just works.""
"My favorite feature is reliability. It's been rock solid for me through 6 years (I've moved through three upgrades and it's just stable. I love it."
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"Love the management features (change device names, lock to access point, change channels, geo blocking, ad blocking, QOS, port management, IP address reservation, Cloudflare DNS support). ... I'm in IT so like the admin features."
"It’s awesome. Comes with built in VPN. You just send a link to the device you want to install it on and the router automatically becomes the exit node. Sooooo seamless. ... You just share a link and it’s a one click install. You basically use your own router for a VPN. No matter where you are it just appears as if you’re on the same network as your home network. ... When I want to connect to home devices, or in your case Plex, then turn on the Teleport VPN and that’s it. ... Honestly I think Unifi’s teleport VPN is easier. I can connect to devices using the regular 192.xxx.xxx.xxx address, or whatever you use, whereas with Tailscale I need the Tailscale generated IP or the device name (name is easier). ... Plus sending a link to my mom and telling her to install without any other logins etc is so much easier."
"It’s awesome. Comes with built in VPN. You just send a link to the device you want to install it on and the router automatically becomes the exit node. Sooooo seamless. ... Just go to UI.com and look at their new Dream Router with WiFi 7. That’s all you need. There is something called Teleport. You just share a link and it’s a one click install. You basically use your own router for a VPN. No matter where you are it just appears as if you’re on the same network as your home network. ... When I want to connect to home devices, or in your case Plex, then turn on the Teleport VPN and that’s it. ... Honestly I think Unifi’s teleport VPN is easier. I can connect to devices using the regular 192.xxx.xxx.xxx address, or whatever you use, whereas with Tailscale I need the Tailscale generated IP or the device name (name is easier). ... Plus sending a link to my mom and telling her to install without any other logins etc is so much easier."
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"It includes a 10g SFP and four 2.5gb RJ45s."
"I’m on fiber and the SFP+ port was awesome ... Why I chose it is because I will be using the SFP port to replace my AT&T fiber modem."
"2.5GbE WAN port will connect to either of the above modems at full speed, in the event your ISP provides (and you choose) a faster speed tier than 1gbps, or if you ever switch to a fiber ISP. ... You get three 2.5GbE LAN ports, (one PoE in case you want to add another AP), and one 10gbps SFP+ port that can be used for LAN or secondary WAN (for redundant Internet connections)."
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"It’s awesome. Comes with built in VPN. You just send a link to the device you want to install it on and the router automatically becomes the exit node. Sooooo seamless. ... Just go to UI.com and look at their new Dream Router with WiFi 7. That’s all you need. There is something called Teleport. You just share a link and it’s a one click install. You basically use your own router for a VPN. No matter where you are it just appears as if you’re on the same network as your home network. ... When I want to connect to home devices, or in your case Plex, then turn on the Teleport VPN and that’s it. ... Honestly I think Unifi’s teleport VPN is easier. I can connect to devices using the regular 192.xxx.xxx.xxx address, or whatever you use, whereas with Tailscale I need the Tailscale generated IP or the device name (name is easier). ... Plus sending a link to my mom and telling her to install without any other logins etc is so much easier."
"It’s awesome. Comes with built in VPN. You just send a link to the device you want to install it on and the router automatically becomes the exit node. Sooooo seamless. ... You just share a link and it’s a one click install. You basically use your own router for a VPN. No matter where you are it just appears as if you’re on the same network as your home network. ... When I want to connect to home devices, or in your case Plex, then turn on the Teleport VPN and that’s it. ... Honestly I think Unifi’s teleport VPN is easier. I can connect to devices using the regular 192.xxx.xxx.xxx address, or whatever you use, whereas with Tailscale I need the Tailscale generated IP or the device name (name is easier). ... Plus sending a link to my mom and telling her to install without any other logins etc is so much easier."
"Also, it is pretty trivial to setup the UniFi Dream Router 7 to act as a VPN Server itself, or to connect to a service such as ExpressVPN and to route certain traffic (which might be interesting since you have a PS5 there)."
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"I can say that the UDR7 has very poor coverage and worse long range performance compared to both the ROG and Netgear. ... I live in a 600 Sqft apartment and both the Netgear and ROG maxed out my 1000/1000 Mbps connection on WiFi in every corner, while the UDM7 gave me around 400/400 Mbps in some corners and only maxed out right by the router."
"Bro i tried placing it center of the home, i am still not getting full gig speeds, so i ordered express 7 as recommended, now set it up as wireless mesh and the speeds are not improving. ... Tested all different settings and placements per youtube tutorials and other forums. ... With tplink be600 and be10000 extender i am able to get full gig speeds on every nook and corner of the house on both floors consistently. what am i doing wrong here?"
"I'm quite disappointed with the coverage. ... My experience with the UDR7 has been pretty horrible from that respect. ... I think the main issue is that the kitchen Squeezebox (which gets the most use) is located in such a way that the signal has to traverse 4 walls at a pretty oblique angle, which I know is not ideal, but as I said, the TP-Link had no issues with it. ... if I don't have rock-solid WiFi, none of it matters."
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"the fan on the UDR7 makes a horrible buzzing noise ... with it being in the living room I'm not prepared to put up with it"
"I feel it's quite audible. ... The sound annoys me as it is louder than my PC fans and it's a fridge style humming noise ... Not great. Considering returning it. It's a quiet but very annoying sound. Like a very quiet fridge."
"How's the fan noise? ... I otherwise loved my udr but the fan noise was unbearable."
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"Bro i tried placing it center of the home, i am still not getting full gig speeds, so i ordered express 7 as recommended, now set it up as wireless mesh and the speeds are not improving. ... Tested all different settings and placements per youtube tutorials and other forums. ... With tplink be600 and be10000 extender i am able to get full gig speeds on every nook and corner of the house on both floors consistently. what am i doing wrong here?"
"I can say that the UDR7 has very poor coverage and worse long range performance compared to both the ROG and Netgear. ... I live in a 600 Sqft apartment and both the Netgear and ROG maxed out my 1000/1000 Mbps connection on WiFi in every corner, while the UDM7 gave me around 400/400 Mbps in some corners and only maxed out right by the router."
"I'm quite disappointed with the coverage. ... My experience with the UDR7 has been pretty horrible from that respect. ... I think the main issue is that the kitchen Squeezebox (which gets the most use) is located in such a way that the signal has to traverse 4 walls at a pretty oblique angle, which I know is not ideal, but as I said, the TP-Link had no issues with it. ... if I don't have rock-solid WiFi, none of it matters."
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"The 10g SFP+ port is useless, at least for me. When that port is in use, hardware acceleration is deactivated, thus dropping all RJ45 ports to maybe 500 Mbit. Which is obviously not ideal if you want to connect multiple devices to a NAS for example. ... In my case I wanted to have the SFP+ of the DR7 connect to my SFP+ switch, which is connected to my NAS and my desktop which have SFP+. Some other network devices like my notebook are connected via 2.5g RJ45. However, since networking speeds drop below 0.5g, that's pointless. And it also drops for connections that are between those RJ45 ports."
"Depending on your internet speeds it may not be enough. This is the misleading part. It has a 10Gbps port but its IDP is like 2.4Gbps so you will never get 1oGbps from it but if your Internet is under 2.5Gbos it's fine."
"one issue i see is it doesnt have 10G ethernet, instead a sfp port. that would cause extra expense to get a ethernet sfp, let me check prices on that as well."
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"I am having an issue where clients disconnect and reconnect sometimes 2-3 times in a few minutes. ... Given all the threads I have seen, this is not only me but a systemic issue."
"They are buggy and mine kept on locking up or not servicing internet to clients"
"I had the same problem with my unifi 7 and the new iphone 16. iphone 15 was fine but with the 16 I was having to constantly reconnect it to the network"
I bought it yesterday and it is arriving tomorrow.
r/Ubiquiti • UniFi Dream Router 7 Review (UDR7) ->Unifi Express 7 if you have a switch, Unifi Dream Router 7 if you need just a few ports. If you plan many cameras, you'll need a PoE switch anyway. Unifi Network is by far the best web UI on the market, outstanding monitoring. And their cameras integrate into the application suite excellently. If it can be placed somewhat central-ish, one AP should provide decent coverage. If not, more access points can be added to it, wired or wireless backhaul.
r/HomeNetworking • New Router Recommendations - Mesh or Single Router? ->It would be multiple products and it's very customizable based on your needs. Going to be comparing to the Pro Deployment which is $699 No Wiring but only need WiFi? Dream Router 7: $279 2x U7 Pro + 2 POE injectors: $408 Total: $687 Need at least 1 ethernet ports near the mesh AP? Dream Router 7: $279 2x Unifi Express 7: $398 Total: $677 Have at least 1 ethernet port wired and need both multiple ethernet and wifi? Dream Router 7: $279 Unifi Express 7: $199 U7 In-Wall: $149 Total: $628 It's a whole ecosystem of devices meant to work together and you can continually expand or replace as units get old. Eeros and Orbis would require replacing the entire stack when it comes to upgrading. With a Unifi setup you can pick and choose which components you want to replace, usually you keep the gateway/router and swap out the Wireless Access Points.
r/gadgets • Eero Pro 7 Review: Great Mesh Networking, Even if You Don’t Have Wi-Fi 7 ->I use UBIQUITI UDR7 WI7 10GB POE GW. Works great.
r/Fios • Best Router for Fios ->I have one and hear light whirring if I get very close. Did not know it had a fan until I hear that sound. After experiencing fanless UI hardware (flex switches, UCG Max), UDR is running so refreshingly cool.
r/Ubiquiti • Dream Router 7 ->Asus or Unifi. New Unifi dream router 7 is good. You can add more AP like u7-pro or u7-pro-xg if you need more coverage.
r/HomeNetworking • WiFi 6/7 Router Recommendations ->None of them. Get unifi Udr7 and probably u7 lite or a pair of Asus like xd6 or something similar.
r/HomeNetworking • Which one would you recommend for a small 2 story house? ->500mbs is more than enough for couple of people. Even for doing 4k streaming is fine. Don't really see any benefits of 1gig unless you are downloading/uploading tons of data. 2gb is just overkill and definitely not required. Look at review website dongknows to narrow down the choice of routers based on your requirement. Everyone is different so hard recommend, still some are good. Few router recommendations 1. Unifi UDR7. Great all-in-one router with lots of features. 2. Asus with wifi 7 and support for merlin firmware. Check above website for reviews. 3. If you want more control and would like to go DIY route, Any N100 mini pc with dual nic running opnsense/pfsense on it. Maybe directly or virtualized. Add an AP like unifi or omada or something else.
r/HomeNetworking • Looking for fiber plan and simple wifi router recommendations. ->I just upgraded from an eero 6e to a UDR7, it’s barely more money and so much better. Eero is pretty set it and forget it but if you want any advanced features at all, or maybe in the future, go with ubiquiti
r/HomeNetworking • Good consumer routers that aren't Ubiquiti? ->I was more concerned about the price point when replying. He’s starting from an old TP-Link Archer and there are current models in that line that are Wi-Fi 7 that cost a lot less than a Dream Router 7. Now, since that one is mentioned, I think it’s not much more expensive than the tri-band Archers and a lot less expensive as a starter than two APs, a switch, a gateway, and something to manage all that.
r/HomeNetworking • [deleted by user] ->I’d go with the UDR7 knowing how much better the UDR is over the Express in general.
r/Ubiquiti • Neeed help deciding on an Express 7 or a Dream Router 7 ->I just bought a Unifi UDR 7 router. It’s awesome. Comes with built in VPN. You just send a link to the device you want to install it on and the router automatically becomes the exit node. Sooooo seamless. It has a lot of cool admin features too. If you setup wire guard via Nord then you can specify what traffic goes over that vpn. It’s slick.
r/Tailscale • Can someone recommend me a good router that I can install tailscale on and use as an exit node? ->Just go to UI.com and look at their new Dream Router with WiFi 7. That’s all you need. There is something called Teleport. You just share a link and it’s a one click install. You basically use your own router for a VPN. No matter where you are it just appears as if you’re on the same network as your home network. When I want to connect to home devices, or in your case Plex, then turn on the Teleport VPN and that’s it. Other option is to install Tailscale on the Plex computer or NAS and install Tailscale on the other devices and do the same thing, turn on Tailscale before accessing Plex.
r/Tailscale • Can someone recommend me a good router that I can install tailscale on and use as an exit node? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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