Review on 🔌 High-Performance Ubiquiti Networks Edgerouter Lite 3-Port Router for Advanced Connectivity by Joe Comforti

This is a very good router for the professional user. I recommend it to non-technical people for the following reasons: 1) The GUI (Graphical User Interface) has limited functionality. If you're using IPv6 like me, you'll need to become familiar with the command line interface (CLI). Using the open source Vyatta Guide usually helps when setting up EdgeOS. 2) You may need technical skills to solve problems that Ubiquiti has not yet solved. It can be used as a load balancer for two different internet connections (dual wan and 1 lan setup). It can be configured with one WAN and two LANs. VLANs can be configured to segment traffic for lab, enterprise, and guest networks, for example. Pair it with your choice of managed switch and Unifi access points so the VLAN capability can be expanded to include wireless clients with your wired clients. EdgeOS is based on an older version of Debian, so you may have to build packages for the latest security update for OpenVPN and other packages yourself until the Edgemax team releases a firmware update. This is fine if you are an advanced user. If not, you'll need to hire someone to maintain the router if there's a delay between fixing the Ubiquiti issue and the urgency that you need to fix the security issue. Instead of buying a Linksys WRT3200ACM or any other router in this price range, consider buying an Edgerouter Lite in combination with a UNIFI UAP AC. This gives you more bang for your buck, especially since Linksys Smart WIFI is too basic and using open source solutions on the router isn't ripe for prime time. Google WIFI issues on DD-WRT or OpenWRT for Linksys routers. Unfortunately, I learned it the hard way. It does get a bit warm as it doesn't have a fan and is in a metal case (I'm currently investigating if this is due to a model bug). To temporarily mitigate this, you can install a small fan opposite the unit until you're ready to ship it under warranty (keep a backup router). I really want the processor to be faster and have more memory. However, this is a lightweight version, so while it is theoretically feature-rich and configurable with additional features, the processor may limit the use of such features (e.g. BGP, multiple OpenVPN instances, IDS, etc.).