Ubiquiti EdgeRouter XSFP

Core hardware

* CPU: Dual core 880 MHz (MIPS1004Kc)
* RAM: 256 MB DDR3
* Storage: 256 MB NAND

This is not a powerhouse. It’s efficient, not fast. Think “clever routing” rather than brute force.

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Networking

* Ports:
* 5 × Gigabit RJ45 (configurable switch or routed)
* 1 × 1G SFP (fibre uplink/backhaul)
* Switching: Line rate L2 switching supported
* Throughput:
* ~1 Gbps (large packets)
* ~130k packets per second (small packets)

Reality check: once you enable heavy firewall, QoS, or VPN, that 1 Gbps drops fast.

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PoE (this is where it gets interesting)

* 5 × Passive 24V PoE outputs
* Total PoE budget: 50W
* Pinout: Passive (not 802.3af/at)

Important:
This will happily fry modern 48V PoE gear if you’re not careful. It’s old school passive PoE.

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Power

* Input: 24V DC, 2.5A adapter
* Voltage range: 9 to 26V DC
* Consumption: ~5W (excluding PoE output)

Very low power. Perfect for always on home lab or edge deployments.

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Physical

* Size: 142 × 75 × 23 mm
* Weight: 215 g
* Mounting: Wall mountable

Basically pocket sized.

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What it’s actually good at (real talk)

* Solid for:
* VLAN routing
* Multi WAN
* Basic firewalling
* Light VPN
* Lab environments
* Weak at:
* Heavy VPN throughput
* IDS IPS
* Anything modern “enterprise style” load