Ubiquiti Unifi IP Assignment
This video walks through the basics of assigning IPs to devices on an Unifi network. It should be exactly the same whether using a UDM/UDM-Pro or USG for the gateway device.
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Ubiquiti Unifi Unblock Client Devices
It’s easy, maybe too easy :), to block a client in Unifi. This is a guide for how to undo that if you’ve gotten block happy.
Read moreLetsfit T22 True Wireless Headphones
The Letsfit T22 wireless headphones provide an excellent feature set for around $40. There are some trade-offs versus better known brands, but only at the margins, which means this Bluetooth headset is a great value.
Read moreUbiquiti Unifi Dream Machine Pro (UDM-Pro) Internet Security Features
The Ubiquiti Unifi Dream Machine Pro (UDM-Pro) and Unifi Dream Machine (UDM) build off of the Internet Security features available with Unifi and a USG/USG-PRO-4. This video walks through the features and at where they have been enhanced.
Read moreAdding Iris Zigbee Sensors to a Hubitat Home Automation Controller
Every so often I am reminded why Hubitat is an amazing platform for the DIY Home Automation (HA) enthusiast. While documentation around how to do this is super thin, Hubitat supports Zigbee sensors from the Lowes Iris HA platform. Adding them was more frustrating than it should have been, but once you know how it is a super cheap way […]
Read moreUDM-Pro: Migrate Unifi Video to Unifi Protect
The ability to run Ubiquiti’s Unifi Protect network video recorder (NVR) on the Unifi Dream Machine Pro (UDM-Pro), is one of the key differences between it and the standard UDM. The process should be relatively straight forward per Ubiquiti’s documentation, but as with most things UDM-Pro, things didn’t quite go to plan… Tech note: https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005898593-UniFi-Protect-How-to-Migrate-from-UniFi-Video-3-to-UniFi-Protect
Read moreUbiquiti Unifi USW Flex Mini Managed Switch
I can only assume that the Ubiquiti Unifi USW Flex Mini is penance for the debacle that is the UDM/UDM-Pro. Because where the Unifi Dream Machine is deeply flawed, this $30 fully managed, PoE switch is the opposite. Great value, great features, and it works the way it’s supposed to. Brilliant.
Read moreHow loud is the Ubiquiti UDM-Pro?
I had some time on my hands this evening, so I figured it was as good a time as any to take the Ubiquiti Unifi Dream Machine Pro (UDM-Pro) out of the rack and put it in a quiet place to record how loud it is generally, and at maximum fan speed. Unfortunately, while I was at it, I found […]
Read moreTesting Ubiquiti UDM-Pro LAN-to-WAN Throughput
It’s not all bad news when it comes to the Ubiquiti Unifi Dream Machine Pro (UDM-Pro), but I did get decidedly mixed results when, after getting 10Gbps SFP+ working, I got down to testing the UDM-Pro’s LAN-to-WAN performance via iPerf to find out what it can do with Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) on, and with it off. The raw numbers […]
Read moreCreate a VLAN Wireless (Wi-Fi) Network on a Ubiquiti Unifi UDM/UDM-Pro
If you’re having trouble adopting a Unifi AP (access point), need to change a network IP, or curious how to setup and configure a wireless network on a UDM or UDM-Pro so that it has it’s own VLAN/subnet for management reasons (i.e. parental controls). This video walks through all the steps to do that, as well as discussing some features […]
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