Where should an AP be connected?

[connectwizard]

Hi everyone,

I have Ubiquiti Gateway, switch and AP and I’m trying to figure out the best way to connect the access point. Should I plug it directly into the cloud gateway, or is it better to connect it to my pro switch that’s connected to the gateway using SFP+ port?
The access point will be plugged into a 2.5gbps port regardless but I'm not sure about the latency and other things. I don't need the wireless clients to be able to communicate with each other, only the internet so I assume eventually the traffic will have to go through the gateway.

Thank you

 

[tgl]

Plug it into the switch.

Most UniFi gateways are mainly designed to shove bits between the WAN port(s) and the primary LAN port(s). If there are lower-speed LAN ports, they are an afterthought that typically doesn't have great performance. Commonly, there's only a 1Gbps connection from that entire set of ports to the CPU.

 

[Tech9]

I’m trying to figure out the best way to connect the access point

If your AP has 2.5GbE port - to any 2.5GbE LAN port on the Gateway or Switch. All LAN ports in UniFi are user configurable (managed). Just make sure the AP is plugged into a port without custom configuration. The AP will work correctly in both cases, the Topology map in Network application will update accordingly.

Commonly, there's only a 1Gbps connection from that entire set of ports to the CPU.

UCG-Ultra is the only Gateway with internal GbE uplink to the built-in Switch.