How to Use the UniFi 5G Max or 5G Backup for Load Balancing or as a Primary WAN

By default, the UniFi 5G Max/Backup is configured as a failover WAN. To use it simultaneously with your primary ISP for load balancing or as a primary connection, follow these steps:

To use your UniFi 5G Max or UniFi 5G Backup as a primary WAN or in load-balancing mode:

1. Go to Settings → Internet and enable Load Balancing.
2. Set Load Balanced WANs to 2.
3. In the WAN priority list, drag WAN3 above WAN2 so that WAN1 and WAN3 are both assigned the Load Balanced role. WAN2 will automatically become the Backup WAN.
4. Adjust the load-balancing percentages as desired (50/50 by default).
5. Pro-tip: I suggest setting the 5G percentage to a lower value like 10% to prevent overload. T-Mobile throttles YouTube and you may notice slower loading.

In the screenshot:

• WAN1 = Spectrum
• WAN3 = UniFi 5G Max (T-Mobile)

The red arrows show where WAN3 should be moved.

If you're looking for an inexpensive T-Mobile-compatible data plan for the UniFi 5G Max or 5G Backup, consider Computers4People. Their annual plan works out to about $13/month, making it a low-cost option for a backup or secondary WAN.

Referral link:
https://www.computers4people.org/shield?ref=2432389000021896724&coupon=REFERRAL5

Note: The UniFi 5G Max and UniFi 5G Backup support AT&T and T-Mobile data-only SIMs.

Computers 4 People

Upfront, here's my referral link.

https://www.computers4people.org/shield?ref=2432389000021896724&coupon=REFERRAL5

Get a data only SIM for as little as $13 a month. It runs on the T-Mobile network.

Playing with Cloudflare

I finally got my site redirecting ordorica.us to blog.ordorica.us using Cloudflare tunnels. The internal network has two instances of cloudflared on different hosts, with two copies of ngnix acting as a front-end proxy.

I did deploy a Cloudflare Load Balancer and was hoping to have it evenly distribute connections, but it wasn't as simple as that. What I need is Cloudlflare's proxy to be able to specify two IPs and different configurations so I can direct traffic to each instance of ngnix; kind of like Published Application Routes unique to each instance of ngnix. If Cloudflare could somehow combine tunnel routes and the load balancer into a single application that would be the kind of configuration I need.

Anyways, I will try to post some more content now. I just got an Insta360 X5 so maybe some video, along with more random pictures.