Ubiquiti UniFi Secure Gateway Lite Gigabit Firewall

The Ubiquiti UniFi Security Gateway Lite is a compact, cost-effective enterprise router that seamlessly integrates with the UniFi Controller for centralized management of your network. Designed for small to medium business environments, it delivers advanced firewall policies, VLAN support, and VPN capabilities while maintaining strong throughput performance of up to 1 Gbps. With its dual-core processor and Gigabit Ethernet ports, the USG Lite offers reliable routing and security in a space-saving form factor. Ideal for UniFi-managed networks, it provides a powerful blend of control, security, and simplicity.

🔐 Overview

• Product Name: UniFi Security Gateway (USG)

• Type: Enterprise Gateway Router

• Use Case: Secure routing, firewall, and VPN services for UniFi networks

🌐 Networking Features

• Routing Performance:

  • Up to 1 million packets per second for 64-byte packets

  • 3 Gbps total line rate (no DPI)

• Firewall Throughput: Up to 1 Gbps (without DPI/IDS/IPS)

• Firewall Rules: Stateful inspection, LAN/WAN rules, logging, groups

• NAT Throughput: ~800 Mbps

• VPN Throughput: Up to 250 Mbps (site-to-site IPsec)

• Supported VPN Types: Site-to-Site IPsec, OpenVPN (with UniFi controller integration)

• DHCP Server: Supported

• Static Routing: Supported

• Dynamic Routing: OSPF, RIP (limited via EdgeOS)

🔌 Hardware Specifications

• Processor: Dual-Core 500 MHz MIPS64 CPU

• RAM: 512 MB DDR2

• Storage: 2 GB onboard flash storage

• Ports:

  • 1 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet port (WAN)

  •  RJ45 (1) Gigabit Ethernet port (LAN)

  • (1) RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet port (WAN/LAN configurable)

• LED Indicators: Power, Link/Activity per port

📦 Physical & Power

• Dimensions: 135 x 135 x 28.3 mm (5.31 x 5.31 x 1.11 in)

• Weight: 366 g (12.91 oz)

• Power Input: 12V DC, 1A (power adapter included)

• Max Power Consumption: 7W

• Operating Temperature: -10°C to 45°C (14°F to 113°F)

• Humidity: 10% to 90% noncondensing

• Mounting: Desktop (no rack ears included)

📲 Software & Management

• Management Interface: UniFi Controller (web-based or app)

• Firmware Updates: Managed via UniFi Controller

• Deep Packet Inspection (DPI): Yes (when used with UniFi Controller)

• IDS/IPS: Available (performance limited on USG-Lite)

• QoS Features: Smart queue, per-user bandwidth limit