Looking for feedback: Anyone considering AiCloud important to them?

[ApexRon]

I require my Home Network to be reasonably locked down. NAT and firewall protection has been adequate for many years. I have a NAS on my Home Network but have no reason to access the data when not at home. I have an Apple ecosystem and all my devices use iCloud which I can access when outside the house.

I am from the school of thought that believes a network gateway should devote it's hardware/software resources to provide public network access to devices on a private network with the best possible efficiency while at the same time protecting each network from the other. Keep It Simple Silly (KISS).

Notice that I referred the ASUS routers as network gateways not routers because they don't use a routing protocol.

Bottom line I have no need for AiCloud on my Home Network.

 

[Jaime Alvarez]

I use it, have had it setup for years now, great to get files when I'm on vacation to my iPhone/laptop on the go. I never looked into using another provider. If you get rid of it, please consider providing direction to a free addon "Entware/3rd party script" that is similar. I like the ease of setup and use. I'm not into paying for a VPN or anything like that, not needed to i only want the odd small file.

After reading this and having the BE98_Pro die and RMA'd, I might just switch to the Enterprise Fortress Gateway -> https://ca.store.ui.com/ca/en/category/all-unifi-cloud-gateways/products/efg it's overkill but I need the throughput and great OS

Current setup but with a new BE98_Pro in place of the AX6000 for the throughput -> https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r33819219-Internet-Home-Network-Setups

For external access, setting an OpenVPN server on your router is secure and free. You don't have to pay for a VPN service.