Swapping UISP WAN Ports and Keeping 10G Ports for LAN Performance

Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:35 Why we are changing the WAN ports 01:20 SFP vs SFP-to-RJ45 behavior 02:15 Why keep 10G ports for LAN/switching 03:10 Logging into UISP Console locally 04:20 Setting DNS 05:15 Removing ports 1 and 2 from the switch 06:20 Setting ports 1 and 2 as DHCP WANs 08:00 Moving WAN 1 to port 1 09:20 Moving WAN 2 to port 2 10:30 Why internet breaks after changing WAN ports 11:15 Adding 10G ports back to the bridge 13:00 Fixing NAT for the new WAN ports 14:20 Testing ping and traceroute 15:40 Adjusting route distances 17:00 Testing WAN failover 18:40 Why this layout improves internal performance 20:00 Final thoughts and next episode preview In Episode 3 of the UISP Console setup series, we continue building out the router side and show how to move the WAN interfaces around based on how you actually want the network designed. In this video, I explain why I prefer not to waste the 10G interfaces for WAN when the internet feed is only 1G. Instead, we move WAN 1 and WAN 2 to RJ45 ports 1 and 2, then free up the 10G ports for LAN, OLT, switch uplinks, or higher-performance internal routing. We go through the full process step by step: Accessing the UISP Console locally through the LAN side Changing ports 1 and 2 from switch/LAN use to DHCP WAN interfaces Moving WAN 1 and WAN 2 away from the SFP/SFP+ ports Adding the 10G interfaces back into the bridge/LAN side Fixing NAT after the WAN ports are changed Adjusting route distances for primary and backup WAN Testing internet access from the router and client side Testing failover by unplugging the main WAN The main lesson here is that you do not have to let the router decide your layout. You can move the interfaces around and design the router the way your site actually needs it. In this example, the 10G interfaces are better used internally for a switch or OLT, while the RJ45 ports handle the 1G WAN connections. This is especially useful for WISP, RV park, mobile home park, fiber, GPON, and managed network deployments where you may want better LAN-side performance while still keeping WAN failover. Hashtags #UISP #Ubiquiti #WANFailover #NetworkEngineering #WISP #FiberInternet #GPON #ManagedWiFi #WvWNetworking