I upgraded my house to Unifi products in the later part of 2025. Then, I got this little mini-rack recently to make the presentation look a little nicer and I think it came together pretty nice.
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From top to bottom:
- Phillips Hue Bridge Pro
- Lutron Bridge
- UGREEN UM106X — I have a CenturyLink ONT sitting in another part of the house. There is a hardwired CAT6 connection through the walls to this device. In addition to routing internet traffic, the ONT device itself wants internet access. I basically use this as a splitter to grab untagged traffic from the ONT on my UCG Fiber so the ONT device itself can connect to the internet and get updates. Maybe more complicated than it needs to be but it’s working for me to do VLAN tagging on my UCG Fiber but still let the ONT device have internet access.
- Patch panel (Tecmojo 12-port CAT6 0.5u)
- UniFi USW Flex 2.5G 8 PoE
- UniFi UCG Fiber
The AP to the right of the rack is the UniFi U7 Pro Wall with the table mount.
The rack itself is the GeeekPi 4u Server Cabinet, 10 inch. It has a Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 fan mounted on the bottom which is always powered on by a Delinx 12V Power Supply, PC Fan Speed Controller.
Many thanks! Perhaps a noob question- but why an additional (to the USW Flex) patch panel? Insufficient amount of ports on the switch itself? I have the UCG fiber hooked up to the USW flex which then feeds PoE CAT7 to 2 APs and and 5 more CAT7 to several rooms throughout the apartment.
I thought about skipping the patch panel and definitely could have, but I think this looks cooler 😎. You could definitely get away with not using one and just run longer cables directly into the devices.
If you’ve got access to a 3d printer, there are loads of prints for custom mounts to fit 10” racks. Above is my 3u DeskPi Rackmate TT w/ ucg-fiber, use-lite-8-Poe, and custom patch panel, and hue/lutron/pi on a shelf.
If you used those, it would more efficiently use the rack units and free up a shelf for your Lutron
Ok thanks. I am also looking to buy a U7 Pro Wall for my 2 story / 1400 sq meters. Just wondering if a single AP could do the job decently (I don't need 1 Gbps everywhere 😅)
It was probably fine without the fan on the bottom, but it was sitting in the 60s under normal use. I added a fan and it dropped the normal temp by about 10 degrees. I have this in our entry way closet and it doesn’t really have the best airflow so I think this helps.
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Nice. What are all the components?
From top to bottom: - Phillips Hue Bridge Pro - Lutron Bridge - UGREEN UM106X — I have a CenturyLink ONT sitting in another part of the house. There is a hardwired CAT6 connection through the walls to this device. In addition to routing internet traffic, the ONT device itself wants internet access. I basically use this as a splitter to grab untagged traffic from the ONT on my UCG Fiber so the ONT device itself can connect to the internet and get updates. Maybe more complicated than it needs to be but it’s working for me to do VLAN tagging on my UCG Fiber but still let the ONT device have internet access. - Patch panel (Tecmojo 12-port CAT6 0.5u) - UniFi USW Flex 2.5G 8 PoE - UniFi UCG Fiber
The AP to the right of the rack is the UniFi U7 Pro Wall with the table mount.
The rack itself is the GeeekPi 4u Server Cabinet, 10 inch. It has a Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 fan mounted on the bottom which is always powered on by a Delinx 12V Power Supply, PC Fan Speed Controller.
Dumb question by why have the AP immediately next to the UCG fiber? Wouldn’t it be better to move it further away to have better coverage?
The UCG Fiber itself doesn’t act as an AP. UniFi does have all-in-one devices that can do that though if you’d prefer to have one device that can do it all (https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/cloud-gateways-wifi-integrated).
Duh makes sense, thanks for the explanation. I’m just getting into this and have a ton to learn haha
No worries! I’ve loved their products and they are pretty intuitive to use I think.
Many thanks! Perhaps a noob question- but why an additional (to the USW Flex) patch panel? Insufficient amount of ports on the switch itself? I have the UCG fiber hooked up to the USW flex which then feeds PoE CAT7 to 2 APs and and 5 more CAT7 to several rooms throughout the apartment.
I thought about skipping the patch panel and definitely could have, but I think this looks cooler 😎. You could definitely get away with not using one and just run longer cables directly into the devices.
Esthetics are an integral part of any rack build 😀
Would be nice to have a list of all products connected here, shown or not shown and where you got the rack! 😁 looks great!
Added a list to the top comment if you’d like to see.
Thank you for time to do that! Appreciate it!
Finally, someone who understands you dont need a 24U rack in your house.
Blasphemy
48U will do just fine for the house...
Nice setup! Where did you get the mini-rack?
Got it from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPGZPTPP
Thanks !!
That is a responsible home setup. Get out of here with this.
Liking the heft of the fan under the UCG. Bravo.
The tasteful thickness of it
Great minds.
If you’ve got access to a 3d printer, there are loads of prints for custom mounts to fit 10” racks. Above is my 3u DeskPi Rackmate TT w/ ucg-fiber, use-lite-8-Poe, and custom patch panel, and hue/lutron/pi on a shelf.
If you used those, it would more efficiently use the rack units and free up a shelf for your Lutron
Can you share a link to that ucg fiber mount? Thanks!
Sure!
note that it expects 4 M3x8 screws to attach the backplate (mentioned in the original model that this is a remix of)
Oh wow! Such a nice setup. Unfortunately I don’t have access to a 3d printer.
I really like when people’s setups are perfectly tailored to their particular use case. Well done.
Dude, please share the mini rack make. I have a very similar home setup and have been looking for ages - this honestly looks perfect.
Well done!
It’s this one here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPGZPTPP
Looks like the classic DeskPi RackMate. Gonna say the T0 model.
Thanks man, appreciate that. Will check it out!
One word for that setup..... CLASS!
Looks good! Do you have a picture of the rear of the rack and the power management?
Looks nice! I got about the same setup. Running stable for a month now so could recromend it.
Interesting ! Do you have this single AP ? If so, what is the approximate size of your house ?
Ya, just 900 sq ft and this is sitting almost exactly in the middle of our house.
Ok thanks. I am also looking to buy a U7 Pro Wall for my 2 story / 1400 sq meters. Just wondering if a single AP could do the job decently (I don't need 1 Gbps everywhere 😅)
Nice rack! Where did you get it?
Off Amazon — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPGZPTPP
Link of the mini rack please
This one here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPGZPTPP
Does UCG Fiber get that hot?
It was probably fine without the fan on the bottom, but it was sitting in the 60s under normal use. I added a fan and it dropped the normal temp by about 10 degrees. I have this in our entry way closet and it doesn’t really have the best airflow so I think this helps.
Well if that's the case, I'd recommend a 15mm thin fan. TBH the fan you have is too chunky for the space given. The inflow of air is too restricted.
Can't be that bad if he saw a 10 degree drop tho
There are other things like turbulence noise etc. Tho he might have the fan on full blast....
I have the fan running at about half speed. It’s pretty quiet and I don’t really hear anything unless I’m standing right next to it.
Lovely.
What’s the mount for the AP?
Just the table mount that UniFi sells for it
Looks good.
So going mini rack next house! Looks legit!
What shelves did you get with the rack? I’m copying this setup 😂
The 0.5u ones that GeeekPi makes. These here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWMFRB8F
Thanks! Love the setup I’m moving houses soon so changing from the dream machine SE into what you built!
Nice! Good luck with your build!
Can you send a link for the AP mount?
Looks like they are sold out right now unfortunately but this is the link for it here: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/accessories-access-point/collections/accessories-pro-ap-u7-pro-wall-mounts/products/uacc-u7-pro-wall-ts?variant=uacc-u7-pro-wall-ts