Ubiquiti UniFi Switches Primary Use Case

Murali Sunkara - PeerSpot reviewer
Investor at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

I use Ubiquiti UniFi Switches. I like the Ubiquiti PoE EdgeSwitches, but I have to use their switches in certain cases because I have 24-volt and 48-volt PoE. Ubiquiti runs 24-volt PoE in a lot of their radios. We use our switches to have programmable voltages. Our day-to-day use cases with Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is basically internal LAN switches for routing WiFi by normal LAN traffic and telephony. We also have to worry about load balancing, because of our telephony in cameras on the same networks.

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SW
IT Resource Coordinator at SmartBank

The best use cases for the unmanned or the Layer two Ubiquiti UniFi Switches have been in small businesses, which are companies with less than 50 employees.

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SM
Owner at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

We tend to use the solution when clients are not willing to spend money for Meraki or Aruba. We use them as switches.

The basic use case is going to be an office with as many as 100 users. I position them to have one access point cover 150 to 200 square feet or as much as 350 square feet - depending upon the height of the ceiling. It's usually in an office scenario. Whether circular or flat, they do really well facing down, which means you want to put them up top. If that's the use case, you put them on the ceiling. 

If I have a situation where the clients don't want to put it on the ceiling, I'll use the Access Point Flex HD, which is circular and I can place that on a desk or on a shelf or someplace and hide it. 

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DP
Consultant at Lifeline IT

I use the solution in my company for Ubiquiti UniFi PoE Switch and EdgeSwitch.

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DB
Security engineer at ARCEP Togo

We primarily use the solution for access points. We want to improve the quality of the service by having devices on edge as well. We have all of the IPs converging on the switches and controlled by the controller. Sometimes we would notice quality issues. It may be due to the non-homogeneity of the networks, so we will aggregate the switches under Cisco. 

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Lutz Kirchner - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder & CEO / CIO at German Top Secure Data Processing GmbH

We deployed Ubiquiti UniFi Switches for our enterprise office-level network, establishing a multi-layer LAN network encompassing several locations connected via VPN side-to-side connections.

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Director_45785 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Innate technology

Our company uses the solution for logistics scanning in warehouses. We have 200 users across logistics staff, technicians, administrators, and directors.

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PT
Owner at Gallops Investments

All we have is WiFi extenders and ceiling signal extenders. They likely bear another name. I think they function extremely well.

We use internet signals for our TV almost daily and have TV all across the place. Behind the counter, we have a system.

We occasionally live-stream some of the events that take place here, therefore a reliable system is definitely required. 

We use social media frequently, and a large number of people who come and go really use our wifi.

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John Yeoman - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Promennt

We are a training center, so we cater to trainees and students. We are customers of Ubiquiti. 

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Mark  Anderson - PeerSpot reviewer
President at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

I'm using the switches in a small environment and they work great. I use them in my house, and I've also wired the church that I belong to. I have access points all over and have things connected to them.

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TW
CEO at CITOM

We are a solution provider and Ubiquiti UniFi switches are one of the products that we implement for our customers.

The use case for this solution depends on the size of the infrastructure. Normally, for smaller installations, we use the routing functionality because they are layer three switches. In larger organizations, we use it as a layer two switch and we use Compass routers to handle 10-gigabit bandwidth. We have one customer using this configuration who does 3D modeling and 3D printing, which requires a lot of bandwidth.

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Gilbert Mwiinga - PeerSpot reviewer
Baobab College logo System Administrator at Baobab College

I use Ubiquiti UniFi Switches to deploy new UniFi devices and to monitor the devices. I use it to find and manage users connected to those devices.

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PK
Group IT Manager at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees

We are a customer of Ubiquiti. The key for us is the switch. The edge with the core switch, servicing office environments. I believe we use the US-48 and US-24, with a 10 gig with the SFP+ port. We have about 200 deployments scheduled for the next few weeks, so I'd say in total we will have 200 to 300 people involved and we plan to increase usage. 

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Milena Yordanova - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at Aquatec

I use the solution for connecting Ubiquiti access points.

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SimonWalker - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Redeemer Baptist School

Our primary use case for Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is setting up a large campus network.

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RG
owner at zResource

Ubiquiti UniFi Switches does everything I need it to do. I've been pretty happy with it. It's a wired switch, that's what it does.

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MS
Consultant and technical support at joudeh center for computer and modern software

We use the product for accessing controls for video conferencing.

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SM
CAD Engineer at Pro av

I am in the audio-visual industry. All the TVs, PCs, mobile phones, iPads, and tablets connect to the solution.

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DI
Senior solutions architect at Aplix Technologies

One of the primary use cases we have for this solution is integration with UDM/and WIFI access point.

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AS
CEO at Cybertek

I mainly use UniFi Switches to power access points and P2P devices. If I have a backhaul point-to-point wireless link, I forward them by using these switches because they have two voltages (24 and 48) that I can switch between according to my needs.

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MA
Director of Technical Operations/CTO at a consultancy with 51-200 employees

We mostly use the solution for wireless. We have a lot of wireless clients. That's the big bulk of usage as we're rapidly evolving to IOT.

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PC
IT Administrator at a outsourcing company with 1-10 employees

We primarily use the solution as a bridge to extend our LAN.

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ESTEE Gabriel Carpio - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Solutions Architect at TechConek Philippines Inc.

We use Ubiquiti UniFi Switches internally and as part of our managed client service.

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YS
Responsable IT at a individual & family service with 201-500 employees

We use Ubiquiti UniFi Switches for our Wi-Fi solution to support wireless devices.

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FS
System Engineer at DANAT IT FOR BUSINESS

We primarily use the solution for our local network.

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BA
Owner at ThinkEzIT

Through my distributors, I'm an authorized reseller for Ubiquiti. 

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EA
Head of ICT Unit with 11-50 employees

Our primary use case of this solution is to support our users by providing internet services and university academic system software resources.

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TP
IT Director at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

We primarily use the solution to enhance the availability of power on our network. It's also used to speed up the traffic.

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RS
Director, Corporate Services at a insurance company with 201-500 employees

I have yet to explore the use cases. Of the eight or ten users with whom we set it up, I have not yet received feedback about the solution or whether it engenders problems. Perhaps this is something I should pursue, to satisfy myself that the solution is being utilized and to apprise myself of any issues.

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NM
Consultant

We primarily use this solution for the VPN and it has been successful for us.

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SP
Managing Member at Pender & Associates

We use this solution as a switch for networks.

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CS
Network System Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

We are a tech services company and this is one of the solutions that we provide to our customers. I have worked a great deal with Ubiquiti switches and other products.

The primary use case for this solution is to supply power to access points and Voice over IP devices. For example, we install one 24-port switch so that we can connect multiple devices into it, and then create different VLANs.

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TX
IT at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

Our primary use case is an access switch.

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it_user741327 - PeerSpot reviewer
Administrator with 11-50 employees

Our primary use case is to have for security. 

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Ubiquiti UniFi Switches
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