Tag Archives: UniFI

Why do I need a UniFi Cloud Gateway? UniFi Cloud Gateways are UniFi consoles which have a built-in gateway to enable Routing, VPN, network security including an application-aware firewall. UniFi Cloud Gateways run UniFi OS which means they also run UniFi Network for managing your UniFi network devices. Some UniFi …

A recent phone call got us thinking about the perception of WiFi site surveys – are they really worth it? An IT support company had recently managed to win a contract to install WiFi into a school, based on them supplying a quote using Ubiquiti UAPs. The school had originally …

Back in January 2018, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced in their Press Release that a new Wi-Fi Protected Access®  (aka WPA) certification program had been launched. First there was WPA™, then there was WPA2™, unsurprisingly therefore the new system was called WPA3™. (Note that WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 are not ‘standards’, nor …

Ubiquiti has recently updated one of their most popular WiFi access points – the Unifi AC Pro Wireless Access Point (UAP-AC-PRO) with the UAP-AC-PRO-E. So what’s different about the new version? The simple answer is, not much! The new Unifi AC Pro Wireless Access Point is essentially the same product …

Mounting the UAP AC In-Wall The Ubiquiti UAP AC in wall (UAP-AC-IW) has arrived and unlike the previous In-wall Unifi the AC variant is built to support multiple mounting and back box designs including UK back boxes. The Unifi AC In-Wall does not mount in wall like the name would …

  The UAP-AC-Lite The AC-Lite is the entry-level product for Ubiquiti’s new range of AC access points. As the name suggests it is both the smallest and lightest of the UAPs measuring just 160 x 160 x 31.45 mm and weighing in at 170g (185g with the mounting kit). It boasts …

The Ubiquiti NEXT Conference has concluded in Wynn, Las Vegas with a host of new products and upgrades for existing UBNT products. Ubqiuti’s conference has 4 main Themes, Spectrum Utilisation, Network Management, Tower Defensibility and WISP Market expansion. Each will be outlined below. Spectrum Utilisation In this section UBNT announced …

Introducing the new UniFi AC APs The UniFi AC Lite AP features a cleaner design in a reduced footprint – half the size compared to the standard UniFi AP. Innovative Antenna Design The innovative antenna design provides a long-range, symmetrical-link coverage area, and the antenna gain of the UniFi AC …

  The LinITX embedded controller has proven popular since its launch with many units sold. All feedback has been taken on board and alterations have been made to the embedded OS and configuration to make the controller as easy to use as possible. All new controllers purchased in 2015 will …

In this “HowTo” we will go through the steps of managing a Ubiquiti UniFi access point, the same process applies to the UAP, UAP LR, UAP Pro, UAP AC, and the UAP outdoor series of products. We will be using a pair of the new LinITX Embedded Controllers hosting Ubiquiti’s …