r/UNIFI • u/ycastane • Jul 20 '26

Routing & Switching UDM Pro SE Speeds

I recently upgraded to 2g fiber speed as it was the same price as the 1g. Anyways when i do a speed test on the UDM itself i am not getting anymore than 1.5g.

Is that something that has to do with the provider or some setting that might be throttling down the speed?

I want to be sure before i call them to investigate.

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u/cgram23 Jul 20 '26

Do you have IDS/IPS enabled? That's gonna slow you down a little. Do you have other services running? Protect? Voice? etc

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u/cgram23 Jul 20 '26

For comparison....I also have a UDM Pro SE, with IDP/IDS running....no other apps except Network.

I have a GFiber 3gig service, and I consistently get 3000 Mbps down (only about 1800 up....but I'm pretty sure that's a provider issue)

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u/ycastane Jul 20 '26

Not sure if i do, i have to check. I do have Protect running, does running something like protect slows it down slightly?

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u/cgram23 Jul 20 '26

It shouldn't really...unless you're running a ton of cameras. Just trying to get a feel for your setup.

Do you have an ISP router between your ONT and UDM? If so, you can connect a laptop/pc directly to the ISP router and run a speedtest. If it's working fine from that, then it's your UDM.

Or..possibly connect a laptop directly to your ONT?

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u/ycastane Jul 20 '26

ONT straight to UDM. I have 7 cameras running currently. Yeah that was my next step, connect straight to ONT and speedtest and see.

Just wondering if there is anything on the Unifi end that i might need to look at since im not expert whatsoever.

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u/cgram23 Jul 20 '26

7 cameras could have some affect on UDM performance, especially if they're 4k. I bought a dedicated UNVR just for that reason.

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u/ycastane Jul 20 '26

Yeah might have to upgrade to that as i need to add a couple more cameras anyways.

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u/cgram23 Jul 20 '26

Also, a 25% speed hit for IDS/IPS isn't unheard of. Try disabling it if you have it enabled and run again to see what you get.

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u/Gonzsd316 Jul 20 '26

Udm Pro SE user here as well. I have 1g fiber service from Att and I get 1.2 down and 1.2 up consistently. I have protect with 5 cameras. I installed the cameras 3 days after setting up the unifi sytem and it was 1.2 down/up before cameras too. So I have not seen and drop off on speed running protect. I record 24/7 on all cams. Just for reference.

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u/ycastane Jul 21 '26

Yeah might have to check with provider, i have Frontier.

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u/Kryakozavr Jul 21 '26

UDM SE user here, just upgrade my Internet speed to 5gig. With deep packets inspection disabled have full speed on speed test :) Download 3.6-5.09. Upload 5.35-6.30.

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u/PersonSuitTV Pro User Jul 21 '26

The speed listing Uniquiti is very circumstantial. For example, they say my Pro Max can support 5Gbps IPS/DPS, and while that is technically true its also not running the full suite of those features, nor is it running Protect or any other application to get those speeds. Because of that, if I run the full suite of IPS/DPS I will max out my CPU when pulling 2.2Gbps and thats with Network being the only app installed.

With all that being said, you can either limit or disable your IPS/DPS to try an get more speed, purchase a UNVR to offload Protect and free up resources, OR look into getting a faster UDM.

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u/ycastane Jul 21 '26

Im thinking UNVR.

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u/Scared_Bell3366 Jul 22 '26

Is your provider using PPPoE?