UniFi Network BEGINNERS Configuration Guide | 2024

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  • čas přidán 30. 05. 2024
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    0:00 Intro
    0:53 Ch.1: Types of Devices
    4:19 Ch.2: Cloud Gateway Configuration
    8:40 Ch.3: Virtual Networks (vLANS)
    22:04 Ch.4: Wireless Networks
    29:33 Ch.4b: Hotspot Manager/ Captive Portal
    32:28 Ch.5: Network Security
    28:53 Ch.5: VPN Configuration
    45:05 Outro
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Komentáře • 100

  • @thejayzed
    @thejayzed Před měsícem +78

    I have watched hundreds of UniFi Setup videos over the years. This was by far the cleanest, most concise and easy to follow (along with excellent suggestions and explanations) I have seen. Well done!

    • @osbmx
      @osbmx Před měsícem

      nothing to add here, well done!

    • @narcos1024
      @narcos1024 Před 22 dny

      Totally agree with you. This is just great content.

    • @AdamEisan
      @AdamEisan Před 19 dny

      Agreed!

    • @pantagestoronto5635
      @pantagestoronto5635 Před 5 dny

      its as if he's a real professional consultant lol

  • @TheGuitarpro3
    @TheGuitarpro3 Před měsícem +35

    Man, this guy is GREAT at presenting and explaining things. Please, more videos like this!
    Definitely want an ADVANCED and EXPERT config guide.

  • @BlackBagData
    @BlackBagData Před měsícem +16

    Truly incredible video. Well explained, no skipping around or fluff. No overly riddled with jargon and no fast talking. Perfect!

  • @RarestAce
    @RarestAce Před dnem +1

    Thank you for this video!! I'm getting my Dream machine Pro and U6+ and your video has helped me feel confident in setting it all up once it gets delivered. You've got a new subscriber.

  • @MrSquax
    @MrSquax Před 24 dny +6

    I've watched tens of Unifi complete setup, but this video is the best one by far.
    Thank you so much for your kind effort on making this video.
    Please add donation/support or whatever link so that people outside US can support you on making other great videos.

  • @JohnWolf-kz6bh
    @JohnWolf-kz6bh Před 11 hodinami

    Can't agree more with all the complimentary comments. Excellent video!!

  • @JunkJunk-th1rn
    @JunkJunk-th1rn Před 21 dnem +4

    your video are very easy to understand. Outstanding!!! It would be great if you could do video on firewall configuration in the future. Thank you for taking the time to make a laymen video.😃

  • @remcovreeswijk7064
    @remcovreeswijk7064 Před 6 dny +1

    This is a great video to watch! I would like to see more of those videos about Ubiquiti gear. Keep up the great work!

  • @BruceRichwineJr
    @BruceRichwineJr Před měsícem +11

    Great video. I would like to see more in depth videos related to how UniFi VPNs work. Also a video about how to get devices to talk across VLANs properly. I have a SONOS system on my IOT network, but my phone can’t talk to the system without getting on the same WiFi as the Sonos system.

    • @RayIT560
      @RayIT560 Před měsícem +2

      @BruceRichwineJr, unfortunately you will find this the case with some devices like Sonos, I have the same problems with Roku streamers. There applications are "hard coded" to look on the same network as your mobile device. You can try setting up mDNS and see if you can over come this and get it to work but I wouldn't get your hopes up. Good luck....

    • @whsftbldad
      @whsftbldad Před 25 dny

      Even without VLANs and VPNs, your device has to be on the same network as the Sonos. I have specific settings to put on my network devices to ensure the Sonos will work correctly, and I only use Ubiquiti products. I had this setup in 4 different office buildings we had.

    • @gregcandido2218
      @gregcandido2218 Před 8 dny

      I had the same problem with my customer’s Sonos systems, we find it best to be on the same network as the WIFI network. When I had WIFI on one VLAN and the Sonos on another VLAN with no traffic rules, Sonos system gave us trouble.😊

    • @BruceRichwineJr
      @BruceRichwineJr Před 8 dny

      @@gregcandido2218 yeah, I’ve found the same issues you did. But originally I did have things working properly, but after and update to my UDM SE traffic stopped being passed between the two networks. It’s fine. I just created a new VLAN called media devices and separated it from my work and personal data devices. Only personal device that touches the media network is my phone.

  • @cliffmolina9611
    @cliffmolina9611 Před měsícem +5

    Perfect timing I just received my cloud gateway ultra today. I like the basic approach to get up and running then customizing as you get more comfortable. I hope you can offer more videos on the unifi ecosystem. Thanks for this.

  • @mattwells5625
    @mattwells5625 Před měsícem +3

    Great video of setting up unifi. Next how about a video around setting up firewall rules and best practices for securing the vlans. Firewall rules to disable vlans from talking the the Unifi gateway except on Default network as an example.

  • @TerryLeeWhite
    @TerryLeeWhite Před 24 dny +3

    One of the BEST Unifi videos I've seen! Your security section and VLAN section was very easy to follow and understand. New subscriber! Keep up the GREAT WORK!!!

    • @MichaelWarthen
      @MichaelWarthen Před 22 dny

      coming from @TerryLeeWhite that's saying something! This is indeed a well done and helpful video.

  • @markradaba
    @markradaba Před 29 dny +1

    Great video! Thank you for making it - it certainly helps with setting up these devices!

  • @Delano_87
    @Delano_87 Před měsícem +3

    Best video I have seen!
    Great work 👌🏻
    Would love to see more on adding camera’s. thanks!

  • @CPurdiePlays
    @CPurdiePlays Před 24 dny +2

    Would have loved this when I was setting up mine a few years ago. Great refresher too. Hope to see you go into more advanced stuff.

  • @aliazimi91
    @aliazimi91 Před měsícem +3

    Awesome tutorial. Very simple explaining and walk through. Huge kudos to this guy 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

  • @lzecca78
    @lzecca78 Před 6 dny

    thanks a lot for this video! This has clarified to me a things allowing to fill the dots and cover some black spots, thanks again

  • @russelldehart2362
    @russelldehart2362 Před měsícem +3

    One of the best into to UniFi videos I've ever seen. Keep up the excellent work!

  • @itaco8066
    @itaco8066 Před 18 hodinami

    WOW this is such an awesome guide!
    Thank you very much 🎉

  • @tabGeeks
    @tabGeeks Před měsícem

    Love the set!

  • @ghdbdeeeeeaqqq
    @ghdbdeeeeeaqqq Před měsícem +1

    Great video, more of these please. Thank you very much!

  • @JCMoorer
    @JCMoorer Před 11 dny

    If you keep up this great work, your channel is about to blow up. This was the most needed thing for me to see concerning proper setup for my UDM. Thank you!

  • @raymerferrera1005
    @raymerferrera1005 Před měsícem +1

    Awesome video, now I feel ready to set up any WLAN network.

  • @Beeliner12
    @Beeliner12 Před měsícem

    Great video! I've learned a lot from this. I would like to see a video clarifying the set inform process and how/why to use it.

  • @walidk9027
    @walidk9027 Před 29 dny

    This is best setup video , clear straight to the point thank you

  • @atmodude
    @atmodude Před 8 dny

    Great video thanks!

  • @tokoiaoben3842
    @tokoiaoben3842 Před měsícem +4

    Great video and I appreciate your time and effort to make this. You might consider making second video on firewall rules. My question is ..does the core network has the rules that allow access to other vlans ? What are default rules for the vlans you created ? Also note pfsense can be as an IDS and IPS. Snort and Suricata works pretty well on pfsense.

    • @robertz2826
      @robertz2826 Před 5 dny

      Thats actually the only thing I am missing in this Tutorial - as per default all networks are allowed to talk to each other.
      With the latest update to "Network 8.1.127" the Tab "Traffic Rules" has been deleted, so one has to configure this with the "Firewall Rules", but I couldnt find any video lately that covers this issue.

  • @grantwilcox330
    @grantwilcox330 Před měsícem

    Great video especially for those who are just getting into using the UniFi Ecosystem.

  • @RayIT560
    @RayIT560 Před měsícem

    Great video, you explain things very well. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I am not new to networking but I am new to Unifi. I just ordered my first 2 pieces of equipment from them, The Cloud Gateway Ultra and there Access Point U6. very excited to get the equipment and with the help of your video get it setup. My current setup I am using a Synology RT6600 AX router with built in wifi and I have setup VLANs for my home network with it.

  • @jeffnew1213
    @jeffnew1213 Před 26 dny

    Excellent video. Thank you!

  • @edvargas9040
    @edvargas9040 Před měsícem +1

    Excellent video. Thank you for sharing! Appreciate your insight and expertise.

  • @gerritvisser
    @gerritvisser Před měsícem

    Clear and concise, thank you

  • @Polkster13
    @Polkster13 Před 15 dny

    Two minor corrections: Your timestamp about for VPN's is incorrect. It shows 28:53 and it should be 38:53. Also, it is Virtual Private Network, not Virturial Private Network as shown in the video. Otherwise, a great video.

  • @StrangeDuder
    @StrangeDuder Před 16 dny

    Wow, amazing video. Just ordered from Ubiquiti: modem, UDM Pro, 48 port Pro max and u6 Pro APs - and I've watched this video twice ahead of delivery. Very well presented, easy to follow, great coverage of the main features, and excellent editing - my confidence is high! Thank you.

  • @kevinlacey9918
    @kevinlacey9918 Před měsícem

    Great Video. Thank you.

  • @daudabappa932
    @daudabappa932 Před 15 dny

    Thank you, great video for beginners.

  • @warrenmillar7157
    @warrenmillar7157 Před měsícem

    Awesome video. Thanks

  • @TheOrmeClips
    @TheOrmeClips Před 8 hodinami

    This is awesome... Do you have a video on choosing the VLAN for devices?? ie. I don't know what to do with my printer and Synology NAS. Are they IoT devices, or Main. Currently my NAS is a FileServer on the Main VLAN, but what if I want it Internet facing for a Minecraft Server and Web Server

  • @ozricus
    @ozricus Před 13 dny +1

    3:52 - Great video! I just bought 1 access point (U6 mesh) to add to my home network with no other Unifi devices. What is the name of the Windows software I will need to set it up?

  • @truth_4lif399
    @truth_4lif399 Před 22 dny

    Outstanding!!!

  • @ThinkGreek88
    @ThinkGreek88 Před 17 hodinami

    Im planning my network for my new house, and your video helped me a lot for the setup as i learned a lot about networking.
    Just ordered udm pro and 2 u6 pro ap.
    Can you please make a video including nas ( in my case DS224+ ) with firewall rules and how to setup vpn ( i guess) to connect to nas from outside?

  • @TrueDrakkonite
    @TrueDrakkonite Před 19 dny

    Great content and extremely easy to digest, even for an IT expert, looking to check out UniFi offer. Keep up good work.

  • @kareemschultz
    @kareemschultz Před měsícem

    I really appreciated this video

  • @greenseize1
    @greenseize1 Před 20 dny

    Thanks!

  • @manuelaraica3216
    @manuelaraica3216 Před měsícem

    Great tutorial. Will love to see a part-2 for Firewall settings specially blocking Security and IoT network from landing into the UDM login gateway portal.

  • @jadan2000
    @jadan2000 Před dnem

    great video. Do you guys work with networks that have Control4 in them for Home automation?

  • @mvp_kryptonite
    @mvp_kryptonite Před měsícem

    Awesome!

  • @davidputt4638
    @davidputt4638 Před měsícem

    I love the space age touch! Are those SpaceX rocket engines? Great video!

  • @Crazy--Clown
    @Crazy--Clown Před měsícem

    Nicely done 👍👍

  • @ASUSfreak
    @ASUSfreak Před měsícem +2

    Just sub'd for this video! I have similar setup and it seems I configed it quite good comparing it with your guide! Learned a few things as well! What I would love you see in a Future video is this:
    I have a server subnet with an ASUSTOR NAS in it. I want to backup my NAS over the internet (r-sync protocol) to another ASUSTOR NAS at my sister her house. So what unifi hardware is needed with my sister her house and how to configure the vpn between those 2 devices so that the backup of my NAS is encrypted while going over the internet to the other NAS at my sister.
    I'm Dutch speaking so excuse me trying to explain it ... 😅
    Greetz from Belgium

    • @unified-it
      @unified-it  Před měsícem

      Hey, thank you!! And that should be made relatively simple with Unifi’s site magic. It will automatically create the VPN connection and do most of the heavy work. But Ubiquiti cloud gateways also support a range of other VPN protocols so you don’t need to have Unifi gear on the other end. For a small deployment a UniFi express gateway is perfect as well as a Dream Router!

    • @ASUSfreak
      @ASUSfreak Před měsícem

      I had this rpi with pihole and wireguard setup once and use the wireguard app to get back home. But i've set it up years ago via a lot of YT vids so can't remember how i did it hehehehe 😅
      Let alone installing an rpi at my sister her house and setting up that with their stock ISP modem/router...
      So be free to upload a vid on how to setup 2 unifi devices creating backups over internet 😊

  • @kanes5105
    @kanes5105 Před měsícem

    Nice job on your presentation! I'm in the process of upgrading my home/home-lab network. I currently have pfSense, been using this for the past 7+ yrs, but with the current changes with Netgate, I've decided to try something else. I'll be setting up something similar as what you have shown in your video, but I do have a couple of questions. First, with unifi AP's how is MESH implemented if you have two or more AP's installed? Second, implementing something like "pi-Hole" or "AdGuard Home" worth the effort? With my current install of pfSense, I've utilized pfBlocker NG for ad blocking, and Snort for my IDS, both I find time consuming to keep an eye on.
    I'm thinking of installing DM Special Edition, Pro Max 24 PoE, Enterprise 8 PoE ( this will be located in my garage for all the security cameras PoE) , U6 Enterprise, U6 Enterprise In-Wall, I may possibly be adding a third AP in the garage area at a later time.
    Anyways, this will be my starting point, then moving forward.

  • @tygrwolf
    @tygrwolf Před 7 dny

    Great Video, Just curious if you can do the same with a Cloud gateway Ultra vs a UDM Pro. Thanks

  • @JMV21377
    @JMV21377 Před 27 dny

    Cody, awesome video and amazing channel! What are your thoughts on TP-Link Omada?

  • @williamvangundy3358
    @williamvangundy3358 Před 8 dny

    In your example system, would you put a NAS on the Core Network?

  • @Lonestar101
    @Lonestar101 Před 8 dny

    Thanks for another great video. I'd like to see a tutorial on how to set up the Site-to-Site VPN with two Unifi gateways.

  • @holaadios2263
    @holaadios2263 Před 10 dny

    Very good video, please keep it up with this UniFi content

  • @Kniefsebastian
    @Kniefsebastian Před 28 dny

    Great video, very helpful and anderstandable, I would love to see an advance tutorial

  • @evanbaker6375
    @evanbaker6375 Před 18 dny

    thanks for the info.... I recently installed a UDM pro but have an issue every time my internet goes out, after it comes back on I have to power cycle the UDM pro to get it to start flowing traffic. Is there a setting I missed?

  • @jambatvee3803
    @jambatvee3803 Před 28 dny

    Excellent 👌

  • @mrnelson2990
    @mrnelson2990 Před 22 dny

    Yup, this was Great.

  • @haraldschmitt6769
    @haraldschmitt6769 Před 11 dny

    very, very good 👍. Next i wish to see firewallrules

  • @385SPLIT
    @385SPLIT Před 27 dny

    Thank you for the great video.Full support from middle of the Atlantic Ocean. As I have limited access to internet - can you tell me did you show on some video how to limit the data bundle for each guest/or stuff member ? Im in process of setting up network for my crew on board the vessel- but due to limited resources we have to share satelite "data bundles " equaly/honestly. Wrgds and mthks in advance.

  • @ramzez_uk
    @ramzez_uk Před 20 dny

    I didnt quite understand why you had to configure DNS separately for switch and access point ? Would they just inherit the one you already set in the gateway? Also, I guess it’s better to use static ip configuration on the client rather then reserved ip based on MAC address but in case you decide to change your main IP address have to reconfigure everything again. Anyway great video !

  • @GerhardCombrink
    @GerhardCombrink Před 23 dny

    Awesome, best tutorial yet. How can I prevent access to devices when users keep changing their mac addresses and how can I continue to block malware when a user installs and uses a VPN on their device?

  • @briankronberg
    @briankronberg Před 16 dny

    I don't recommend using static addresses, it is just confusing to users. Use DHCP reservations. That way your DHCP client list documents your network gear as well. I also reserve network gear in the 200+ range. Router is 254, other devices are 200-253. Reason being is REALLY simple. DHCP leases always start a the lowest value and increase numerically from there. So, by giving the DHCP range 1-199 you are giving the devices the lowest IPs and don't get stuck wanting more low-end IPs later. For example, you add a switch later and would think to make it 10.69.1.2. It is a simple concept and usually is thought of way later when it is harder to change. Everyone starts by configuring the networking gear so of course they start at 1. I suggest they start at 200 instead and reserve the highest for the router, which also makes it really obvious what the netmask is for your network.

  • @nickdoum
    @nickdoum Před měsícem +1

    Fantastic tutorial!

  • @prestonpotwin3439
    @prestonpotwin3439 Před měsícem

    Thank you for this video! I'm just starting out in this area and wanting to make my first homelab setup and I still don't completely understand everything but this video helped out tremendously. I really like the Unifi products and would definitely be using them for the build, its gonna be a long road to save up for the ones I'm wanting.

  • @evelbsstudio
    @evelbsstudio Před měsícem

    Can you change the port for ui web login as I run webservers and need the ports for my servers?

  • @ayden8901
    @ayden8901 Před měsícem

    Do you plan on making a more in depth video on firewall rules? Including VPN firewall rules?

  • @exlr8in
    @exlr8in Před měsícem

    Dido @thejayzed Dido.... Just amazing delivery thanks!
    I'll do some searching on this channel, but will there be a Firewall Rules to Match this CZcams?
    Also, I do enjoy consistency and nomenclature, would it be to much to ask for a diagram where by the naming conventions are equal across to identify where\what they are, it started of really good but tither off on naming convention.
    But Thanks a Million (Your name was not on the CZcams) :)

  • @mauriceatkinson9520
    @mauriceatkinson9520 Před 18 dny

    what is really annoying about people pushing Unifi products is that they never mention they are more than likely out of stock. Point in case is the UDR which has not been in stock for weeks. I do worry about choosing a supplier that can not manage its stock and manufacturing process correctly.

  • @robypnn
    @robypnn Před 10 dny

    I configured the L2TP VPN but it doesn't work.
    DMSE is connected directly to the operator's ONT in PPoE mode. It works directly as a modem. Is this the problem?

  • @evelbsstudio
    @evelbsstudio Před měsícem

    Would be great to see vlan best practices

  • @mahyarkou9110
    @mahyarkou9110 Před měsícem +1

    Part 2? Please

  • @21band
    @21band Před měsícem

    Thanks i was waiting for this tutorial. I have a question. Any way to translate this video to another language, like Spanish?

    • @gerritvisser
      @gerritvisser Před měsícem +1

      click on the CC link to start Closed Captions, then on the gear icon and select the language.

  • @courtenaybotterill5591

    My dream router was DOA the customer support was garbage. Ended up throwing it in the garbage!

  • @TraderPollo
    @TraderPollo Před 7 dny

    🤝

  • @brokensysadmin
    @brokensysadmin Před 27 dny

    *Ultimate

  • @Jr2728
    @Jr2728 Před měsícem +1

    First 🥇

  • @gusthekat
    @gusthekat Před 14 dny

    Apologies for being pedantic, but being the old-network-engineer-fart that I am, I can't let this go unchallenged.... Just for the record, if you google "when were VLANs invented," you'll see it says 1998 which is when 802.1Q VLAN tagging was adopted. Of course, Cisco being Cisco, they had opted for their own proprietary flavor of VLAN'ing in the form of ISL (inter-switch link) though they did eventually join the bandwagon within a couple of years and eventually phased out ISL altogether somewhere around 2012 on some platforms. Granted, that's a dime's worth of in human-terms, but the time-difference between when this guy says 2005-2006 and 1998 is an epoch in IT terms.

  • @Taylor_King
    @Taylor_King Před 7 dny

    They're starting to disable the option of switching to "Legacy" Interface

  • @evelbsstudio
    @evelbsstudio Před měsícem

    For ids/ups it would be great to be able to report any hits ips detects and report the attack to the ip address owner or cyber crimes agency in your country, or more detailed logs for reporting

  • @satriailham9346
    @satriailham9346 Před 20 dny

    Unifi is more very easy to configure.. even you have no skill networking.. between mikrotik is hard to configure

  • @butfirstgrababeer9847
    @butfirstgrababeer9847 Před 15 dny

    Everyone is commenting on how great this is but I am completely lost and nothing lines up the way you say it does. I'm assuming this is an obsolete video due to changes in Ubiquiti's menus...but things don't exist where you say they do. The screen showing networking doesn't exist, my menu looks completely different and I'm totally lost. hopefully I didn't blow a thousand bucks for nothing! You've done a great job, so don't think I'm attacking you. I'm just letting you know these menu's no longer look like this, despite the fact that you did this video recently.

  • @FreedomToRoam86
    @FreedomToRoam86 Před 6 dny

    I don’t like your video. It makes me lust after that Unify equipment, which is against the 10 Commandments. And my wife might kill me when I buy it, which is against the law. So you can see my objections to the video.
    Other than consigning my eternal soul to Heck, where it may be tortured by a devil named Phil, this was a great video. I look forward to updating mine home network. Thanks!

  • @Mehrwegflasche
    @Mehrwegflasche Před měsícem

    Please get a teleprompter!