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Power-hungry legacy gear? Not anymore. In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of my network overhaul—ditching my old Cisco switches and APs and upgrading to Ubiquiti gear. The mission: cut 200 watts of power draw and gain 10G ports, PoE, and modern manageability, all without breaking the bank. From deep dives into datasheets to real-world amp meter tests, I walk through every step—why I made each choice, what worked (and what didn’t), and how it all came together. If you’re balancing power savings, performance, and practicality in your home lab or small business setup, this one’s for you. 📉 From 700 W to 500W 🔌 Cisco out, Ubiquiti in 🚀 Wi-Fi 6, 10G, SNMP, local controller 💸 Under $2500 total 💡 Tips for VM-based UniFi setup Because yes—I might be into retro gear… but my network runs lean and mean. ℹ️ Even Ubiquiti equipment is feature in this presentation, this video was neither sponsored, nor am I affiliated with Ubiquiti. It's simply gear I chose by going through a selection process. It was payed in full by myself. 🔔 Subscribe for more retro hardware adventures! 00:00 Intro 01:16 Situation Analysis 03:06 Evaluation Process 05:56 Unboxing 08:12 Managing UniFi Components: Installing UniFi Network Server 12:07 First Login Experience 12:39 Configuration Hands-on 15:38 Network Migration 17:04 Migration Issues: Inverter Connectivity 17:59 Migration Issues: Faulty DAC cable 19:18 Intermediate Power Reduction Outcome 21:47 Optimize By Moving To PoE 22:42 DACs Save Power Over SFPs, too! 23:51 Conclusion Want to join THE PHINTAGE SUPPORTERS or THE PHINTAGE ENTHUSIASTS community and get a mention in an upcoming video? Learn more here: https://www.youtube.com/@THEPHINTAGECOLLECTOR/join This video was made possible with support by: THE PHINTAGE ENTHUSIASTS: Alisha Manuela Stutz @alishamanuelastutz Christian Zerrahn @JARVIS1187 David Shell @TheMinocula Waseem al sammane @wsammane THE PHINTAGE SUPPORTERS: HMK @hmichaelkraut7968 Jack Rosenthal @JackRosenthal1 Luke Granger-Brown @luke_gb Matthew Veety @MatthewVeety MS-DOS Manfred @msdosm4nfred Steven Glogger @sglogger Tim Hull @hulltim2 Wobinu Films @WobinuFilms xcalibur839 @xcalibur839 Z098 @Z098 Visit also THE PHINTAGE COLLECTOR website at https://www.thephintagecollector.ch for insights into my retro computer collection. Copyright @ 2025 THE PHINTAGE COLLECTOR, Gianpaolo Del Matto. All rights reserved. Individual Copyrights apply for referenced material (see links). Music composed by 🎶 Abdallah El-Ghannam | https://www.fiverr.com/abdallahghannam 🎶 rootkitty | https://soundcloud.com/rootkitty ℹ️ Links: https://ui.com/ https://community.ui.com/questions/UniFi-Installation-Scripts-or-UniFi-Easy-Update-Script-or-UniFi-Lets-Encrypt-or-UniFi-Easy-Encrypt-/ccbc7530-dd61-40a7-82ec-22b17f027776 https://go-acme.github.io/lego/dns/acme-dns/ https://community.ui.com/questions/VLAN-This-field-must-be-a-number-between-2-and-4009-/7c8e777c-2ac4-4a28-880f-6f2df114862a https://community.ui.com/questions/Idle-power-consumption-of-Unifi-devices-List/5218b029-de6f-4203-8763-5c175031d0ed