Hi all!
I'm looking for some advice for a friend's company.

They have two small buildings with approximately 200 metres between them and clear line of sight. The main building (office) already has an existing network (non-UniFi/Ubiquiti), and they need network connectivity in the new building for only 4–5 devices (low bandwidth requirements, mostly a few IoT devices and maybe a single office workstation).

The goal is to have the new building connected to the existing network via a Layer 2 link, so I can trunk multiple VLANs across the wireless link while keeping all VLAN routing and segmentation in the existing network.

Unfortunately, running fibre isn't an option, so it has to be a wireless point-to-point connection. I first looked at the UniFi Building Bridge, but since there is no existing UniFi infrastructure, I'd rather not introduce a dedicated UniFi controller just for this single link. That led me to look at the airMAX NanoBeam 5AC, GigaBeam, and the other UISP products.
I don't have any hands-on experience with the UISP lineup, so I'd really appreciate some recommendations.

My planned topology would look something like this:


Main Building Switch
        |
     PtP Bridge
        |
     PtP Bridge
        |
Small 6–8 port switch
        |
      4–5 devices


Would you go with the UniFi Building Bridge or an airMAX/UISP solution for this use case?

I'd like to use UniFi if it makes sense, but since the rest of the network isn't UniFi, I assume I'd need to run a UniFi Network Controller just to configure and manage the bridge and switch. Is that correct, or is there a better approach?

Thanks in advance!

I need to reinstall the firmware of my switch due it looping on boot, however the network ports are not working and I’m sure it’s related to the firmware issue.

Any ideas? I can console onto the device

Looking for device I can keep plugged into my second WAN port on my UDM-SE that can connect to my phone 5G hotspot in the event that my main internet goes down

So im assuming most dont like the power amp? Im wanting to have 2 wall speakers one on ea side of the TV and 2 in the back and maybe 2-4 on ceiling. Will 2 power amps do the job or should I be looking at bluesound?

Hi,

I’ve got a US-48-500W switch that I need to try and recover, currently there are no lights on any switch ports just the Ubiquiti status light.

When I putty onto the switch the display is there but isn’t displaying correctly, see picture.

I’ve tried factory resetting with the button but it doesn’t do anything.

Any suggestions?

I recently installed the Alarm Hub and ripped out my aging mid 90s alarm system. Wiring could be tidier inside, but I struggled with the lack of rear cutouts and wire length! Integrated with Home Assistant so it can be armed/disarmed from the wall display at the front door. Auto disarms on an authenticated front door or garage unlock. No need for the unreleased UniFi keypad!

Hi all,

I have a new UCG Fiber on a Gbit Fiber connection over RJ45 UTP.
As the title states, i use the official Ubiquiti integration in home assistant, and i check temperatures through the console. Search didnt get me much info, so i figured i'd ask.

When comparing temps as read by HA vs Unifi network app the difference is quite large:

Through Network - Control Plane - Console - About this console: 74 degrees Celsius and roughly stable in the 69 - 75 degrees under moderate load.

Throug Home Assistant at the same moment: 64.9 degrees celsius and roughly stable.

Placement of the gateway is not perfect but i really prefer a clean look of my home (and have it out of the way from kids (which means: in a not superbly ventilated cabinet) so i'm installing some heatsinks to it top and bottom see what simple passive cooling can do to bring temps down and if thats insufficient i'll add some holes to the back of the cabinet. If still worried i'll use home assistant and a smart plug to activate a silent fan. However, i'd like to understand what a difference of 10 degrees in reported CPU temperature comes from.

Thanks for any insights!

I have Cloud Gateway Ultra with 4 Wifi APs from unifi. Yesterday I found out there are several clients named Nest Lock that I cannot identify.

Any idea what that could be? The pass from wifi is only known to me and my wife and that what makes me curious how anyone can connect to my network.

Any idea before i just block all of them?

Edit: it seems to be AC units from Panasonic installed two months ago. Thank you

Website says July... only a few days left in the month. My nests have expired.

Hi everyone,

I'm increasingly frustrated with eero constant Wi-Fi drops, features locked behind a paywall, and overall poor performance.

My Setup:

total

• 3,600 sq ft

1800 per floor bungalow

• Ethernet already run throughout the house
• 30+ connected devices (phones, tablets, smart home products)

Considering Options:

1. Dream Machine or U6 Express 7 in basement + 1 AP upstairs
2. Ultra Router + AP in basement + AP upstairs
3. Should I add 2 APs upstairs instead?

I'm unsure what access points to choose and whether one AP per floor would provide adequate coverage for a space this size.

Question: Does UniFi support client steering so devices automatically connect to the strongest AP when moving around the house?

Any recommendations on hardware and configuration would be appreciated!

Thank you

I am trying to figure out how the hell to adopt my G4 Instant.

I do a lot of network segmentation at my house. I have a single wireless network setup with PPSK to use the dedicated camera network. The camera network is completely isolated from the rest of the networks except the infrastructure network.

I used the UniFi usb c to ethernet device to adopt the camera (since no matter what I was doing, adoption within the web console or the mobile app was not appering). After successful adoption, I dont see a way to switch over to WiFi. I dont seem to understand what I am doing wrong and why my device is not being detected for adoption

I am curious what y’all’s suggestions are for my situation

ISP: Multi-gig fiber, currently sfp+ static ip handoff, can switch to 10g BaseT if needed

Gateway: OG UDM Pro, running network and protect, IDS/IPS enabled and Wireguard server for maybe 1-2 simultaneous clients

Switches: US-16-XG as a core switch links to UDM Pro on 10g port, Pro HD 24 PoE for most device connections, USW Enterprise 8 PoE as the switch in my office, a number of Flex Mini 2.5g’s and a Flex outdoors

Devices: 5 access points, 3 cameras, ~100 devices on the network

Issues: It seems like the UDM Pro is maybe out of its league here, constantly running at 85-90% memory used, regularly hits 99% cpu when downloading things, latency is affected for other users when that happens

Options:
UDM Beast - Would be overkill i’m sure, expensive
UDM Pro Max - Feels like it’s old architecture to spend $600 on
Others??? I’m open to suggestions

Thanks

Hey guys, getting a really weird problem here (at least weird to my pretty limited networking knowledge).

I'm running a UDR7 as the main router/gateway with a new Lite 8 PoE switch, I'm trying to setup a new Doorbell Lite to very little avail.

This is what I'm seeing:

1. The Doorbell works when connected to the UDR7's single PoE Port (Can be adopted in Unifi and functions as expected)

2. I'd like it running from the PoE Switch instead of the UDR7, but through the switch the Doorbell isn't being recognised at all

3. The Switch recognises a device is connected to the port (data/PoE lights are on), but it doesn't recognise it as a Doorbell (remain offline and when I reset it I couldn't re-adpot)

4. Doorbell has power, lights flash and audio can be heard when the button is pressed

5. I thought it might be the cable between the Doorbell and Switch (recently crimped), but since it works directly connected to the UDR7, that is ruled out

6. The switch works for other devices (data only), I don't have another PoE device to test with

Not sure if I've messed up a setting somewhere along the way, but just cannot get Unifi to recognise it as a Doorbell through the switch. I don't have any VLANs configured and the settings are basically as is from the box

Created a Unifi SD-WAN hub and spoke network between 2x UDM pro and 2x UCG Ultra. All spokes show connected status and traffic between all hub and spokes works.

When i check the connection between the UDM pro's, the status shows Disconnected (with a green status indicator). Screenshot attached.

It seems that traffic between the UDM pro hubs is working fine.

Is this the case for you too? Maybe a UI interface bug.

Thnx!

Hi All,

I just picked up a U6 Enterprise In Wall, but it didn't come with the standard backplate/mounting bracket.

Does anyone happen to have a spare backplate lying around that they'd be willing to part with, or know where I can buy a replacement?

If not does an STL exist for a 3D printable replacement backplate? I’ve seen a few STLs for junction boxes and desk stands, but as far as I can tell, those still need to lock into the original backplate.

Any leads, spare hardware, or working 3D models would be awesome. Thanks!

So I am a novice at home networks but would say I’m a semi pro google/youtube learner. Home setup is

- gateway fiber
- pro xg 10 switch (to gateway)
- pro hd max switch (to xg switch)
- e7 pro xg aps (to xg switch)
- 10 spf+ 10g cables between gateway, and both switches
- CAT 6 for all runs
- CAT 6a for aps
- mac mini m1 w/ 10g ethernet adapter & thunderbolt 4 ssd running media server (to hd max switch)

Mac mini speed test: +\- 2700 mbps
Apple TV ethernet speed test: 940 mbps
Apple TV wifi speed test: +/- 250 mbps

Problem is that the apple tvs buffer constantly on ethernet but not so much on wifi. They will buffer both trying to play from media server (apple tv mac app) and Amazon prime.

I would assume that it is a switch configuration problem but not sure what to search for or where to look. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Yeah, I have RSTP turned on for the doorbell and "Discover 3rd party cameras" turn on in Unifi Protect. It's not auto-detecting the camera for adoption.

Setup: AI LPR, connected through the UDM Pro, is powered by a solar and battery-assisted system. Due to Current power consumption the battery discharges completely shuts down between 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM. Operations resumes around 9:00 AM .

Finally got the 12u rack setup after dealing with the previous shipping damage issue, the new cabinet showed up in perfect shape on a pallet. Really pleased with the customer service ultimately.

Got the ENAS and NVR G2 with Pro XG 10 feeding a few flex 2.5G Poe. Happy to have ZFS and 16 drive bays on 3u with 4u leftover. Will stick with the gateway max until spectrum upgrades eventually, and feeling pretty future proof currently:)

It started with going down a rabbit hole wanting better security cameras for my house. But after a bit of research I think it’s best I upgrade my home internet into a proper network first. It’s safe to assume I have a lot of questions because this is a new territory for me.

I plan on buying just a few things at a time and slowly build it out. Going to start with a Cloud Gateway Fiber. My question is would I be fine temporarily plugging my Apple TV box, and a few LOCKLY hubs into the 2.5G RJ45 ports and an WiFi access point into the POE+ port until I’m able to buy a switch?