The UniFi Express 7 is a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router with a 10Gbps WAN port and a 2.5Gbps LAN port. It’s the successor to the Wi-Fi 6 UniFi Express. UniFi markets it as a ‘Cloud Gateway,’ meaning it can function as either a Wi-Fi router, an access point with a wired backhaul, or a mesh access point with a wireless backhaul. This flexibility means it’s easy to expand your wireless network if you need more coverage or want to add more UniFi devices. It uses UniFi’s ‘Network’ application, which is robust software that lets you control a variety settings and configure your network with much more granular detail than a traditional consumer router. Unlike the UniFi Dream Router and the Dream Router 7, it doesn’t support UniFi’s ‘Protect,’ ‘Talk,’ and ‘Access’ applications for security cameras, door controls, and VOIP phones.

Its flexibility and advanced features set it apart from consumer routers, and it serves as an excellent entry point into the UniFi ecosystem at an approachable price. It also delivers excellent speeds that rival some of the fastest Wi-Fi 7 routers on the market, like the TP-Link Archer BE550 and the TP-Link Deco BE63, with the caveat that its 5GHz band underperforms at longer distances.

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