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Ubiquiti UniFi Gateway Lite Router (UXG-LITE) $69 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ MSY / Umart

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Ubiquiti UniFi Gateway Lite Router (UXG-LITE) $69 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ MSY / Umart
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geekcohen on 11/04/2025 - 08:15 msy.com.au (1144 clicks)
Last edited 11/04/2025 - 10:46 by 1 other user

Note you will need additional hardware! - Managed by a CloudKey, Official UniFi Hosting, or UniFi Network Server with UniFi Network 8.0.7 and later. Wi-Fi is not included. BYO Wi-Fi access point.

MSY Link and the Umart Link. Looks to be clearing out the product.

Surcharges: 0% Direct Deposit, 0.9% card, 1% fee on all other payments.

Found a previous deal offering $79 from Scorptec in November 2024.

Gateway Lite

  • Compact independent gateway with a full suite of advanced routing and security features.
  • Up to 10x routing performance increase over USG (tested with IPS/IDS, QoS, and Smart Queues)
  • Managed by a CloudKey, Official UniFi Hosting, or UniFi Network Server with UniFi Network 8.0.7 and later
  • (1) GbE WAN port
  • (1) GbE LAN port
  • Compact footprint
  • USB-C powered (adapter included)

Read more here.

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  • Dlite on 11/04/2025 - 08:30
    +2

    I believe this requires a separate cloudkey to work as a router. It will not run ubiquiti's software on it's own.

  • joka on 11/04/2025 - 08:43

    So does this (and the ultra, which has the small screen) replace the routers provided by the telcos? i.e. this router plugs into the the black nbn boxes?

    • thriftshop on 11/04/2025 - 09:16
      +2

      Regarding the ultra, yes and no. Yes if you only need LAN Ethernet connection. No if you also need Wi-Fi, as this does not include Wi-Fi built-in. You will need to add an external Wireless Access Point, or buy the express, which has a built-in WAP but has more routing limitations than the ultra.

      Regarding the OP’s model, see the extra limitations / hardware required in the OP’s description.

      • Agret on 11/04/2025 - 09:29
        +2

        You can use this to run your internet and then disable DHCP on your ISP provided router and plug it into the UXG as a wifi point.

        @joka If you are asking if this can replace your ISP router though I am guessing not too technical so would struggle to set up the UXG. Ask one of your geeky mates to help you for some beers.

        You might be better off getting one of these
        https://www.amazon.com.au/Mercusys-Dual-Band-MU-MIMO-Gigabit…

        I have used it for a few clients and it gets awesome performance for the price.

        I replaced some old Cisco & Ubiquiti APs at home with the big brother of it
        https://www.amazon.com.au/Mercusys-Dual-Band-MU-MIMO-Gigabit…

        I run openwrt on mine, the wifi performance is faster on openwrt than the stock surprisingly. It has 128MB ROM and 512MB ram so openwrt handles a lot on it.

        • garage sale on 11/04/2025 - 09:43

          replacing ISP router can be an issue if you log a fault, I replaced my Optus supplied router with an Asus, am on NFC so have cable modem. When I had a fault had to reconnect the Optus supplied router so they could test and log over 2 days, probably because they have cheat sheets for their supported products vs every router on market. After testing reconnected the Asus.

        • joka on 11/04/2025 - 11:37

          Well i have a comms cabinet with a 24 port switch mounted in a 1U slot, the nbn box mounted in a 1U slot and the router from TPG which is ugly and is not mountable. The wifi is disabled on the TPG router, we ae using two ubiquity APs.

          I can see people have mounts for these ubiquity routers, just wondering if it will do the same thing.

          • thriftshop on 11/04/2025 - 11:49
            +1

            @joka: @joka the ultra will work perfectly for you in this use case

        • Antmid on 11/04/2025 - 15:50

          Sorry to crash your response with an unrelated question or two, but I’ve been looking at something to learn openwrt on, would you recommend this over a gli.net setup? And I see in theory you can run mesh on openwrt - have you given that a go?

          • Agret on 12/04/2025 - 19:42

            @Antmid: I don't use mesh wifi sorry, the hardware is good for openwrt though and although you can setup mesh on openwrt my access points are all hardwired so I haven't tried it.

        • dmiser on 12/04/2025 - 01:13
          +1

          Special featureDishwasher Safe, Flame Resistant, Non-Marking Sole

          As per the Amazon Listing 😀

    • hotphil on 11/04/2025 - 10:47
      +1

      Yes, but you'll need additional hardware if you want Wi-Fi. The Ultra is an amazing little box with easy to use management. Note that it's probably more aimed at small business/pro-sumer so although there is some child-protection controls they are basic. I'm using my old hardware for mesh Wi-Fi around the house but will treat myself to a Ubiquiti PoE switch and a couple of their Wi-Fi points pretty soon.

  • Dlite on 11/04/2025 - 08:51
    +4

    The "USG" versions will accept any standard RJ45 network cable and an easy swap out for any ISP modem. The UXG versions require an additional hardware cloudkey. Any of the wifi integrated or compact gateways https://ui.com/us/en/cloud-gateways will be suitable for home use.

    • Smiley1985 on 11/04/2025 - 09:39
      +1

      New to ubiquiti but can the cloud gateway be run on raspberry pi?

      • geekcohen on 11/04/2025 - 09:44
        +1

        No. Cloudkey is a product. You will want the Network Server which can run on a Pi.

        The UniFi Network Server requires a minimum of 2GB of RAM, a 100Mbps wired Ethernet connection, and 10GB of free hard drive space. The operating system can be Linux (Ubuntu Desktop/Server 22.04 or Debian 11), Windows (Windows 10 or Server 2016), or macOS (Mavericks 10.9 or later). A 100Mbps wired Ethernet connection is necessary, and a Google Chrome web browser is recommended.

        Heaps of stuff online.

        • Smiley1985 on 11/04/2025 - 10:44
          +1

          Which if I'm reading correctly means you should be able to use this as a gateway with a pi and network server setup. A little cheaper than the $500 solution especially if you have a pi already.

          • geekcohen on 11/04/2025 - 11:23

            @Smiley1985: Yes, correct.

          • kipps on 11/04/2025 - 12:52
            +1

            @Smiley1985: Cloud gateway ultra is going for around $180 (currently $188 at Umart). If you want a router with cloudkey then that would be a better solution than forking out for $500 Cloudkey separately.

            Cloud Gateway Ultra also appears to have better performance than UXG-Lite - see https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/1ax5he7/cloud_gat…

          • tm32 on 12/04/2025 - 08:22

            @Smiley1985: You'll soon tire of running this on a PI though and keeping it updated. In the past updates have required a fair bit more work , especially around the 32 to 64bit support switch, and major versions broke things.

            If you dont have a PI, just stump for the upgraded all in one versions like the Ultra or Max.

  • jason andrade on 11/04/2025 - 09:09
    +6

    Worth pointing out the cost of a CloudKey (Gen2) is between $500-$600.

    A USG (3P) is now EOL and is really overkill for a standard residential deployment anyway. It would do up around 900Mbit/sec.

    These are fun for tech savvy folks but really a small business (or small/medium office) target.

    • whitey1212 on 11/04/2025 - 09:15
      +5

      The USG would only handle about 85mbit with IPS/IDS turned on.

      I run a home server with a UniFi controller in a docker container so it was easy to move to a UXG-Lite. I was hoping to make better use of our internet connection but found it was absolutely awful at handling my IoT devices. I have about 70-80 devices on my network and it would constantly drop. I read a few things at the time about this being others' experience too. (https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/1c3xxv9/uxg_lite_… & https://community.ui.com/questions/UXG-lite-stops-working-af…) It might be that firmware updates have fixed the issues since then but I was having the worst time.

      Sold it, went for a UCG Ultra and haven't looked back.

      • Smigit on 11/04/2025 - 09:37
        +1

        My USG was able to do about 110mbps with the IPS/IDS enabled. I think they may have improved performance over time on that. The USG was never a bottleneck for my FTTN 100/40 connection. It would be on anything quicker than 100/40 but.

        Pretty dated now but so I wouldn’t buy it unless it was super super cheap. Even a few years ago I was encountering certain features that were no longer supported in the model, and can’t imagine the gaps done anything but widen.

      • jason andrade on 11/04/2025 - 10:18
        +1

        Yes. It’s worth the point that the USG can do near line rate routing but not with IDS running.

        But as it’s EOL and presumably no updated signatures, why bother (in a home scenario) running with IDS/DPI on anyway?

    • garage sale on 11/04/2025 - 09:45
      +2

      Ouch, $500-$600, no wonder they are clearing, think I will stick with Asus.

    • onlinepred on 11/04/2025 - 11:10
      +1

      Yep hence why the ultra is the far better buy and incredible value.

  • killingtime on 11/04/2025 - 09:28
    +3

    Just FYI I use Ubiquiti gear (Access points) but the router part is a cheap Asus one (under $50). I get the great performance/roaming and don't have to spend too much. I use the Ubiquiti desktop app to administer them, but it's basically set it and forget. You don't need to have the desktop running once you set them up.

    • onlinepred on 11/04/2025 - 11:12

      It really depends, in the afternoon I have neighbours that share hot spots, and they smash certain channels, while during the day that channel is the best. Having the ultra, it changes the channels automatically and also deals with updates silently which is a big bonus IMO. Also allows overview of your network in a great UI that’s easy to use, and I use it regularly as I whitelist IPs.

  • opt on 11/04/2025 - 09:50
    +3

    I've always wondered about the target market for the UXG Lite. It's cheap and capped at 1Gbps, so one would think it's meant for the consumer market. But then, you need a separate network controller to use it. The hardware is too limited for a lot of businesses, and the software side (i.e: separate network controller ) is too advanced for consumers.

    • OzBerghainer on 11/04/2025 - 10:15
      +1

      I'm tempted to get it just to play around with since I've already got the unifi controller container running 24/7 on Unraid, but then there's zero flexibility if I wanted it to use it elsewhere, I agree it seems like a strange product.

    • jason andrade on 11/04/2025 - 10:20
      +1

      It’s very much aimed at the SME market.

      At the S side that’s usually managed by someone else and the M side they have an in-house team.

      1Gbit is usually an upper ceiling for most businesses and branch offices. Even schools..

      The vast majority of those connections are still sub 100Mbit.

  • EnergicAU on 11/04/2025 - 10:16
    +5

    Just went through a whole heap of research a week ago and what I settled on was:

    Cloud gateway ultra which has everything already inside without needing cloud key. Was also considering the Gateway Light.
    Switch lite 8 POE which powers 2x access points
    2x U6 Long Range AP
    1x U6 Mesh AP

    Has been solid and easy to setup. Able to have 3x VLANs and different WiFi networks for different things.

    • Caring on 11/04/2025 - 11:05
      +1

      I went slightly differently to this.

      I settled on:

      Firewalla Gold SE for its very comprehensive ruleset and security features. Docker runs on the Firewalla to host the Unifi Controller container. Was considering the UCG-MAX.
      Ubiquiti USW-Flex-2.5G-8-PoE with a 210W power supply. Has 2 x 10Gbe uplinks to match my 10Gbe internal network. Has PoE++
      1 x U7 Pro
      1 x E7
      2 x ASUS WiFi6 routers as safety net for IoT issues.

    • rookie317 on 11/04/2025 - 12:27
      +1

      Were UDR7 or UX7 not an option?
      - UDR7 + 1 U6-LR + U6-Mesh
      - UX7 + USW-Lite + 1 U6-LR + U6-Mesh
      I haven't look at detailed pricing, but they shouldn't differ too much. You get 2.3Gbps IDS/IPS (vs UCG 1Gbps) if you ever go 2.5G, 2x2 Wifi7 AP, other Unifi apps with UDR7.

  • kfp187 on 11/04/2025 - 10:19
    +3

    Im not suggesting people get it but my understanding… you need a Unifi Controller, which can be installed on a Raspberry Pi 4/5 (check spec requirements on which model to get, sd card etc) but if you can install docker and portainer https://hub.docker.com/r/jacobalberty/unifi this is a controller you can use and from my understanding will allow you to use this without a key…

    • ReaperX22 on 11/04/2025 - 11:03

      Yup correct, I installed that exact image onto my Synology NAS running docker (unofficially, I sideloaded Docker, as the hardware supported it but software 'technically' not supported) and ran a unifi controller for years with my AP. I now have a ux express with a built in controller so I don't need this anymore, but it worked flawlessly!

  • RustyBBag on 11/04/2025 - 10:51

    I have a cloud key gen 2 and a USG. Does this replace the USG?

    • Twix on 11/04/2025 - 10:55

      The UXG-Lite replaces the USG. You can replace both the cloud key and USG with something like the UCG-Ultra or UCG-Max.

  • antkappa on 11/04/2025 - 11:26
    +1

    I just want a UCG Max no storage :(

  • systema on 11/04/2025 - 11:44

    Is the UXG-Lite going to perform better than the UX? I have heard quite a number of issues re: the UX and noticed that the UXG-Lite seems to be using the same SoC.

  • Domingo on 11/04/2025 - 13:04

    Would this have any benefit over a Ubiquiti Edgerouter X?

    I'm running that into a TP-Link PoE switch going to 3x Unifi APs, with Unifi controller running on a proxmox VM.

    The Edgerouter isn't part of the Unifi line, so had separate software from the APs. Mostly just wondering if having it all integrated does anything worthwhile, noting that in haven't logged into the Edgerouter for over a year and it just does its job

  • kfp187 on 11/04/2025 - 13:18
    +1

    I would go with Unifi… keep it all under the same hood… especially if you are already running the controller already.

  • Euthyphro on 11/04/2025 - 14:49

    Ubiquiti had customer data breach issue. Never thought of that. https://www.twingate.com/blog/tips/ubiquiti-data-breach

  • bahgoogen on 13/04/2025 - 11:14
    +2

    This is still available at Landmark computers for $79 if anyone needs.
    https://www.lmc.com.au/ubiquiti-gateway-lite-uxg-lite-1x-gig…

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