The UniFi Dream Router 7 is a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router and the successor to the Wi-Fi 6 UniFi Dream Router. It’s part of UniFi’s Wi-Fi integrated ‘Cloud Gateway’ lineup, and it offers functionality that’s well beyond the typical consumer routers. For starters, it has impressive hardware with a 10Gbps SFP+ WAN port, a 2.5Gbps WAN port, and three 2.5Gbps LAN ports (one of which supports PoE), all crammed into a fairly small and sleek enclosure. One of its biggest selling points, however, is its flexibility and integration with UniFi’s full suite of applications: Network, Protect, Access, Talk, and Connect. Using these, you can manage and configure your network, security cameras, intercom systems, VoIP phones, and even EV charging stations. This functionality brings the router much closer to an enterprise networking solution, but in a package you can fit in your living room.

As for its performance as a wireless access point, it compares well to consumer routers like the ASUS ZenWiFi ET9 and the TP-Link Archer BE550, boasting excellent top speeds and good range.

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