Ubiquiti USGXG User Manual

Enterprise 10G Gateway
Router with DPI

Model: USG-XG-8

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Ubiquiti Networks® UniFi®
Security Gateway XG. This Quick Start Guide is designed
to guide you through installation and also includes

warrantyterms.

Package Contents

UniFi Security Gateway XG

Mounting

Brackets (Qty. 2)

Rubber Feet (Qty. 4) Power Cord Quick Start Guide

Bracket Screws

(Qty. 8)

Mounting

Screws (Qty. 4)

Enterprise 10G Gateway
Router with DPI

Model: USG-XG-8

Cage Nuts

(Qty. 4)

UniFi Controller System Requirements

• Linux, MacOSX, or Microsoft Windows 7/8/10

• Java Runtime Environment 7 (or above)

• Web Browser: Google Chrome (Other browsers may have

limited functionality)

• UniFi Controller software v5.6 or higher (available at:

www.ubnt.com/download/unifi)

IMPORTANT: We strongly recommend using UPS backup

and power regulation to prevent equipment damage due
to stability issues with local AC power.

TERMS OF USE: All Ethernet cabling runs must use CAT5 (or above). It is the professional
installer’s responsibility to follow local country regulations and indoor cabling requirements.

Network Requirement

UAP-AC-M-PRO

A UniFi Cloud Key or management station running the UniFi

Controller software, located either on-site and connected to

the same Layer-2 network, or off-site in the cloud or NOC

UniFi Application Server

(UniFi Controller)

UniFi Switch

UAP-AC-PRO UAP-AC-HD

1G 1G

UniFi Switch

LAN

USG-XG-8

WAN

Internet

CURRENT SITE

Default

25 22

547

597

2 118

WAN

LAN WLAN

2290.2

0.9 116

7 0.94 1

7

0.01 413

ACTIVE DEVICE

ACTIVE DEVICES

2.33

200+0 700+0

Inacve 0

Inacve 0

msec Mbps

0

Pending 0

Pending

LATENCY THROUGHPUT

SPEED TEST

DOWNLOAD THROUGHPUT & LATENCY

DEVICES ON 2.4 GHZ CHANNEL

250

10

Latency [msec]

200

8

150

6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

100

4

50

2

Throughput [Mbps]

DEVICES ON 5 GHZ CHANNEL

0

0

24 HRS 12 HRS NOW

Avg/Max Throughput Latency

UPLOAD THROUGHPUT & LATENCY

36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64

100

10

Latency [msec]

80

8

100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128

60

6

40

4

20

2

Throughput [Mbps]

132 136 140 144 149 153 157 161 165

0

0

24 HRS 12 HRS NOW

DEEP PACKET INSPECTIONCLIENTSDEVICES

258

Motorola

Network Protocols

241

Lenovo

Streaming Media

WLAN

118

220

SamsungE

Web / Web 2.0

126

645 GB

1172

LAN

7

213

Dell

File Transfer

DEVICES

TRAFFIC

CLIENTS

WAN

1

130

Acer

Social Network

110

Other

Other

Remote Access to

UniFi Controller

USERNAME

admin

118

ACTIVE DEVICES

Inacve 0

0

Pending

582 GB

23.3 GB

22.7 GB

8.47 GB

3.6 GB

5.46 GB

Sample Network Diagram

All UniFi devices support off-site management controllers. For
setup details, see the User Guide on our website at:

www.ubnt.com/download/unifi

Hardware Overview

Front Panel Ports

microSD

Interface Description

microSD Reserved for future use.

USB Reserved for future use.

RJ45 serial console port for Command
Line Interface (CLI) management. Use

an RJ45-to-DB9 serial console cable, also
known as a rollover cable, to connect
the Console port to your computer. Then

Console

SFP+

(Ports 1-8)

RJ45

(Port 0)

configure the following settings as needed:

• Baud rate 115200

• Data bits 8

• Parity NONE

• Stop bits 1

• Flow control NONE

SFP+ ports are hot-swappable and support

10 Gbps fiber SFP modules.
RJ45 port supports 10/100/1000 Ethernet

connections.

USB

Console

SFP+

RJ45

Front Panel System LED

1G

10G

682.1

Mbps

3.8

Gbps

934.9

Mbps

32d 1h 52m 5s

CLIENTS

726

192.168.99.233

USG-XG

1G

10G

682.1

3.8

934.9

192.168.99.233

USG-XG

System

State Status

White Factory defaults, waiting for integration.

Blue

Successfully integrated into a network
and working properly.

Flashing White Bootup in progress.

Flashing Blue Firmware upgrade is taking place.

Front Panel LCD Display

LCD Display

# 1

WAN1

192.168.1.1

1

3

7

5

Mbps

Mbps

Gbps

378.9

35.7

1.6

192.168.122.22

/

Mbps

Mbps

535.1

222.9

5.9

Gbps

192.168.12.32

2

8

0

6

Mbps

Gbps

378.9

Port Screen

1

Mbps

378.9

Mbps

535.1

2

Mbps

378.9

Mbps

Mbps

2.2

829.3

/

System and InterfacesPorts 1-4 Ports 5-8

# 1 WAN1

32d 1h 52m 5s

3

5

Mbps

35.7

/

Mbps

222.9

6

/

192.168.1.1

7

Gbps

1.6

192.168.122.22

5.9 Gbps

192.168.12.32

8

0

Gbps

2.2

Mbps

829.3

Gbps

Mbps

Port 0

726

CLIENTS

Section of

LCD

Ports 1-4,

Ports 5-8

System and

SFP+

Port 0

Information Displayed

Information on each SFP+ port:

• Port Speed 1G or 10G

Note: There are two groups of ports:

ports 1-4 and ports 5-8. All ports in
each group operate at the same speed.
For example, if port 1 is set to 1G, then
ports 2-4 will also operate at 1G.

• Port Number 1 to 8

• Interface Type - Primary WAN;

- Other WAN; No icon - LAN port

• Throughput Upload (blue) and download
(green) throughput speeds

• / Port is disconnected

• X Port is disabled

A white outline indicates the currently

selected port.

Information on the selected SFP+ port:

• # <port><interface> Port: 1 to 8; Interface:
WAN or L AN followed by the WAN/LAN

number

• IP address(es) assigned to the port

• Uptime if port is up; or Disabled or
Disconnected if port is down

• Number of clients (active connections)

Information on RJ45 port 0:

• Interface Type - Primary WAN;

- Other WAN; No icon - LAN port

• Throughput Upload (blue) and download
(green) throughput speeds

• IP address of the Primary WAN

Statistics Screen

THROUGHPUT

BYTES

PACKETS

192.168.99.233

USG-XG

Statistics

System Details

Section of

Statistics

* Units:

k = 210 = 1024
M = 220 ≈ 1,000,000
G = 230 ≈ 1,000,000,000
T = 240 ≈ 1,000,000,000,000
P = 250 ≈ 1,000,000,000,000,000

5.4

12.1

LCD

21.3

Gbps

Gbps

284

Information Displayed

Statistics on uploaded (blue) and downloaded

(green) data:

• Throughput Total throughput speed in

bps/kbps/Mbps/Gbps

M

71.8

GB

1.59

G

GB

• Bytes Total bytes (B)*

• Packets Total packets*

• Bar Graphs Plots of data uploaded and
downloaded

Information on the system:

• Host name

• IP address of the primary WAN port

• Latency in ms for the Primary WAN or

System

Details

selected port

• Number of clients (active connections) for

the Primary WAN or selected port

• CPU and RAM usage percentage (red
indicates usage of 90% or greater)

• Temperature of CPU in °C (red indicates
temperature of 85 °C or greater)

3

743

LATENCY
MS

CLIENTS

34%CPU

34%RAM

o

TMP.

34

c

Front Panel Button

Button Description

Reset

Resets to factory defaults. The UniFi
Security Gateway XG should be running

after bootup is complete. Press and hold

the Reset button for about 10 seconds until
the System LED starts flashing and then

becomes solidly lit. After a few seconds,
the LED will turn off, and the UniFi Security
Gateway XG will automatically reboot.

Reset

Back Panel

Fans

The USG-XG-8 includes one hot-swappable AC/DC PSU
module. An optional AC/DC PSU module can be installed in

the PSU 2 Module Bay.

You also have the option to use a DC/DC PowerModule™,
model RPS-DC-100W (sold separately).

Note: There are ventilation holes on the sides of the UniFi

Security Gateway XG.

AC/DC

PSU Module

PSU 2

Module Bay