The ULTIMATE (Smart) Home Network - Part 1: Hardware Selection
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I've been in IT for several years now as an engineer. Your analogy of MIMO was fantastic, and I will be stealing it. Take my subscription!
At MIMO point and the excellent explaination I subscribed. Now fan of this channel. You are explained everything at ease 😂
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Thank yo for always being so clear about which brand sent you the products for free, which ones you bought and which ones you’d never buy. Transparency like this means a lot.
Have had Ubiquiti for a few years now. Amazing hardware, not an inch of trouble, just keeps working!
You are right with this setup. I asked our network administrator at work which system would be best and what to order, he chose most of the stuff you recommend. The dude manages a network with over 10000 clients (hospital).
Thanks for putting this together. I built my new network based off this video and am very happy with the result. Unifi 16 port POE switch + Unifi AP AC Pro + USG + Unifi G3 flex + Unifi NVR running on ESXI on a dell micro optiplex + home assistant + deepstack AI
I am a senior Network Engineer working in IT for over 20 years and hands down Ubiquiti offers a good home network without the yearly subscriptions like Cisco Meraki. I have a Ubiquiti 24 port Poe 250 w and a pair of AP AC Pros that cover my whole house and then some. I paired that with a Palo Alto PA220 with all subscriptions turned on for my router slash firewall.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS TUTORIAL SERIES!!! In the first 3 minutes you basically answered ALL of the major questions I had about why Ubiquiti systems have so many devices when in my basic internet using life I've only ever dealt with a single device that I call a "wifi router". I had no idea that the single unit was actually doing all these different things and that Ubiquiti splits it up so I need to actually get a bunch of things for a single network. Anyways, this is just the beginning, but your explanations really have cleared up so much for me! Every other place I try to find this information explains things in "engineering" terminology that I would have to go to school for a couple years to understand. you rock!
Glad you liked it, good luck on your quest for the best home network!
Thank you for doing my due diligence. Saved me many of hours of research.
You've sold me on Uniquiti. I've been confused with all the "gaming" routers and the 8 antenna ones that look like big spiders.
I also really like the idea of mounting it on the roof and powering the AP from PoE - saves space in the room.
Also helps with ensuring the AP is in the best location for your house versus being limited to your cabinet or shelf where your ISP come in that those all in the one box limit you too
Can confirm Unifi AP AC Lite is super solid in my smart home, with 3 ap's and a 2200sf home with 2 levels, 3 bedrooms and 2 bath. coverage is useable in the yard to the edge of the property with all ap's hidden in the attic.
Another option is to just hit eBay or one of the local off-lease sellers and pick up enterprise grade equipment for 10% the cost of new. Layer 3 switches, enterprise grade APs & routers are often sold for pennies on the dollar. It doesn't integrate together with a fancy web based GUI like Unifi, but is rock solid and gives you the option to configure basically anything one would need.
THIS GUY IS AMAZING!! Thank you for doing this.
Every time I research a project idea, you have a video out on the exact subject within 2 weeks. I don't know how you do that, but it's as creepy as it is helpful.
I pay google a small fee to get the direct microphone feed from your google home devices :)
Hahaha good one :D
Do you also have a deal with Amazon to listen in on my Echo Dots? Did you hear the nasty fart I made a couple minutes ago? Oof
I went full Ubiquity in January 2018 and I have never looked back. Great product. Thanks for these videos!
As people mentioned here, I also go cheap and got only Edgerouter X and AC LR AP. My flat is around 100sqm2 and I have 5g coverage almost all over the flat. since the router has 4 ports, I even don't need a switch (my pc, server pi, and AP). if internet connection is not over 300 mbit (which is not in my case), I don't see any advantages of plugging smart tv or ps4 by cable since they cannot saturate the speed of 2.4g (plus they actually use 5g now). so the number of devices which requires a cable is very few nowadays.
I run the ubiquiti controller on my pi, which handles the load perfectly with hassio and its addons. even this is not necessary if you just wanna configure ones and don't need to check metrics anymore. you can do this on your computer.
additionally now, it is possible to download unifi software on a phone (i know apple side not android) and configure everything by the phone with or without the presence of the controller inside the network.
good settle detail is ubiquiti have a second controller software which is called UNMS which covers all the devices of ubiquiti except to unifi family. so it is even possible to check the metrics of the router and do basic configuration by UNMS on a phone if you are not comfortable with the interface of the router. In my case, I don't run UNMS on my network but my phone can act like a UNMS which enough to see the traffic and do the updates.
one additional note is, the router has poe passthrough, so it is possible to power both the router and AP with poe injector comes with AP.
even I am not sure to add a manageable switch as an extension unless there is a high-traffic device like NAS or server.
So in my personal experience, edgemax router and AC LR AP are more than enough for a flat not bigger than 100 sqm2 with only one desktop PC, multimedia devices, and a lot of smart devices around the house. if you are lucky, you get away with almost no cables around the house and full usage of your ISP speed. So I don't believe ubiquiti implementation requires a lot of budgets.
P.S. No, I am not a robot and ubiquiti doesn't pay me for this, but I am very happy with their products :)
I think most of my wifi troubles come from the building codes here in florida that require concrete block for hurricane resistance. Nothing kills a wifi signal better than 8 inches of concrete.
I purchased the nano hd and created user groups for my 5g and 2.4 appliances. I then created a vlan so that I could segment the wireless works like a charm and also I config a guest network to keep folks off my main appliances. You can also config a cisco poe switch to do the same thing.
Why do you need VLAN?
Super smart to get pics before the sheet rock goes up. No guesswork of what's where.
It's been a life saver
Thank you very much for doing this video. I’m currently in the process of building a new home and had absolutely no idea what products to get for my home network and was lost in all of the products . Now I have clarities as you have explained what the differences are between the Unifi switches and access points 😁😁😁
Thanks for the awesome video, I've been researching for a new smart home network setup ideas for two months now! And by fare you have won me over!
love this video. I only understood terms like WiFi & Hub, & switch it on and off again. but now I can explain PoE & MIMO.
Yes! I'm also all ubiquiti gear. It's the best!.
The main thing that I like about them, is that they get constant updates. Even their gen 1 devices still get updates iirc. I'm all about using devices as long as possible(but also want security), so this is great. (But
Rob, most excellent! I switched to Ubiquiti (Edgerouter X SRP, and two AC lite AP's) last year when my $300 Asus died. Love it! Looking forward to your video about configuration as I have (mostly) so far just stuck with the basics.
For edgerouter configs I highly recommend Crosstalk Solutions here on youtube. Another reason I went with the USG is there is a serious lack of advanced configuration videos for USG/UniFi controller users.
@@TheHookUp Thanks for the suggestion brother, I'll check them out!
@@TheHookUp Watch Crosstalk all the time...:) Good suggestion
@@TheHookUp, Willie Howe also
Andy. Like you I picked the EdgeRouter instead of the USG. Not to save $10, but I personally like it better because it gives you more setup options in the GUI vs the USG. Yes, the USG has better integration with the Unify stuff, but you can do more with the ER without having to use CLI. You want to watch this particular video for setting up your ER in an IoT Network.
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I used to be a big fan of Ubiquti, but looking into used enterprise gear on eBay actually got me much better gear at a much better price. Ruckus Unleashed is great for WAP and you can get 48 port Layer 3 POE switches for about $150 like the Brocade ICX 6450. Now I feel so much less tethered, PFSense is a much stronger and more capable firewall that any HA user would love and one of the reasons I got away from Ubiquiti. Couldn't give up PFSense for a USG and Unifi felt bare and empty without the Layer 3 metrics.
The other reasons was cost, while they cheap AP's it gets expensive for the better switches especially PoE or 10gb stuff. They tend to run hot (only switch I ever had die on me was Ubiquiti).
I also found the Ruckus stuff more stable and better performance (monitoring wifi signal strength from my Tasmota devices)
after seeing a couple of videos from other guys, I came into conclusion that this guy is just different and so nailed his presentation... you got my attention sir
Just stumbled onto your channel as I was doing some research on the dream machine. Ridiculously well explained. Love your work!
I’m so glad you’re doing this video. I added two lite access points to try and increase my wireless coverage buts it’s largely failed. I’m sure I will uncover why as I watch the next parts - you tent to leave no stone unturned. Awesome and thank you!
I appreciate the concise delivery of info. I've been researching Ubiquiti equipment and your explanation really helped.
Great. Can't wait for IOT security video (separate WLAN for iOT devices, VLAN, firewalling, etc.).
I'm waiting for the 3rd part as well that will explain this! I actually have the USG + switch + 1 AP combo that Rob suggested at 13:12 but I haven't gotten around to throwing the IOT shit in their own VLAN yet because it's a new subject to me..
Using UniFi as well ! It’s great !! Have 4 switches and 6 AP’s and one firewall !
If you use the poe adapter that come with the ac lite it's even cheaper... use a gateway, a simple switch, then the poe (one for every access point), then a raspberry or a vm in the nas as "cloudkey"
That’s a nice house man. I like stucco houses. Houses here in Oklahoma are either brick or siding. This is a helpful video. I’m wanting to revamp my home network. I’ve had my eye on Ubiquiti for a while. The price got me at first, but compared to Meraki, it’s a steal. You also don’t have continuing licensing expenses with Ubiquiti like you do with Meraki.
Nice video Rob...over a year ago I went with the EdgeMax router ($50) , and AC Pro and an AC Lite....I have never looked back...I cannot justify the Ubiquiti switches (too expensive)...I am sure that you will see a huge difference....enjoy..:)
Do you use non-ubiquiti managed switches, or are you using unmanaged?
@@TheHookUp I have an ER-X + AC-lite and 2 managed TPlink SG108E switches ($30 a piece), I don't see the need for unifi personally, you configure it once and it should work forever. PoE is another story ofcourse.
@@TheHookUpI have a Cisco Smart SG 200-26 26 Port Switch (managed)and a D-link Easy Smart DGS-1100-08P port POE for cameras and both Ubiquiti access points... cameras are both Hikvision (China) and Reolink POE and wireless.... both play nice with Blue Iris , and software on QNAP NAS...p.s. love your straight forward explanation of MIMO...
@@TheHookUp Controller currently on a VM.... looking at putting it into container (docker) on NAS
@@atom6_ The TPlink SG108E are unmanaged switches
Unifi all the way, i went with the Unifi AC Mesh, with 3 of them throughout my house for seamless roaming and good coverage everywhere.
I use the USG and 2 AP PROs and 1 AP LITE. Eventually going to purchase a switch. Great coverage from the AP’s. Using Amcrest cameras with blue iris for security cameras.
Open source alternatives are worth mentioning: DD-WRT, pFSense, etc.
Chris P dd-wrt dont make product as far as i know, just firmware, unless im missing something, and for pfsense i would say its a bit advanced (no experience with it) and a proper hardware can be quite costly
@@TonnyCassidy you can flash cheap AP/routers and get advanced features such as the ones presented and some products do exist (or existed) with DDWRT preinstalled. pfSense have $100 versions on ARM and is far above what Ubiquity routers seems to offer (e.g. Snort). That said, you will never achieve the level of integration or support that commercial systems have but the overall price of a similar network is 10-100x cheaper in hardware costs. The cost is shifted to the user in time spent learning and configuring them.
Chris P for pfsense im talking about the actual pfsense box here, the genuine netgate one, if say you want to compare it with ubnt, because usg is a product, no they dont make the best product out there in terms of feature, and back to dd-wrt, i tried some, failing to install it correctly brick the device, and other than that most routers have crappy cpu and ram, a friend told me you would want at least 2gb ram for a firewall, not to mention products like tp link and some other manufacturers sucks when it come to stability, and fail to live up to mu expectation when it comes to stability and performance
Just buy Cisco small Business switchs and hardware! I was really disappointed with my Unify hardware. I've Used Cisco, HPE, Mikrotik, Netgear & Unifi, Unfif is bar far the worst out of the listed. Thanks for the videos. The only thing Unifi does right is the wifi networking. I wish I would have know that then, would have save me a lot of trouble. I own a Unifi 10G & 52 Port PoE Switch. I would have gotten a 8 port Unifi and the 3 AP's. Also You've earned my sub not because of the video on unifi, but you do some good videos :P. All i can say about unifi is it lacks of lot of setting a switch at this price point should have.
Cisco stuff is rock solid, but power consumption and noise are an issue.
@@TheHookUp Yes they are, I was just sad to see unifi not have the same options as some of the mid end Eq. I do love my unifi stuff But I hate it at the same time. When I need to Link agg 4 1Gb connections and they all hav to be right next to one another is stupid. Maybe I was spoiled with HPE and Cisco.
1:50 that router is a beast!
Just made this same switch myself (Google WiFi to UniFi)! Looking forward to part 3 to maybe get me through setting up a separate vlan for guests with a captive portal for access.
A ( big ) bit pricey for me. I am still using my salvaged Cisco switches and Linksys WRT54G APs. But then I'm a complete geek. They have been working well for over 10 years!
It definitely pricey. For someone like me good wifi coverage is a no brainer expense and one my wife has full support for. The google wifi system with 3 mesh units was really good and I debated changing for a long time due to the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" addage, but being that I get a lot of Chinese white label products to test I feel much more comfortable now that I can segregate them into their own vLAN and away from the rest of my network.
As for the WRT54G's, you'd see a huge increase in speed if you upgrade to any newer router/AP that supports 802.11ac or 802.11ax, but again "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
@@TheHookUp I understand. I have 4 vlans, POE, and a bunch of Python that does all the management. But an out-of-the-box solution is very cool.
Interesting you just posted this video. I've been using UBNT access points since early this year running Unify on a Debian VM and I've been most impressed. Before I had been using various Apple products serving different Wifi networks which is why for me the switch from Apple's Airport configuration app to the Unify environment was not that big of a step. I have been checking out the UBNT PoE switches as well as their firewall because with my old favourite Monowall long gone and none of the other free products really taking it's place too well I might be in the marked for a UBNT solution. I do have various HP switches ranging from 8 port office, 24 port PoE and up to 48 port GBit switches which I am most happy with - but long term I can imagine going all Ubiquiti for the back-end. I am most excited to follow along with your new series. Already learned a ton about the Shelly 1 in an earlier video which I ordered a bunch of to replace my own home-made equivalents. Very solid research and product features. Thanks for sharing and Cheers!
You should add a Pi-hole as a network-wide dns for adblocking among other things. I would also segment the IoT devices onto a separate network from your data-sensitive devices like phones/computers.
I’ll give it another shot, but last time I did it I had some noticeable network slow down.
I literally just did this last month. Wish I would have had your excellent video as a guide. :)
Holy smokes. First truly fantastic tutorial on how to set up these devices for a home that has tons of smart home devices. Thank you, thank you!
As an network guy myself (CCIE) this is just overkill for 99.99% of home users including myself. If you need PoE you can get a used enterprise class (Juniper, Cisco, Adtran, etc) 48x1000BaseT (1g) port PoE swtich for under $130. I just bought a C3750E-48. This switch has full layer 3 capabilities but I still use my Google Home for the router & wifi mesh because it's just so easy. The remote switches, without PoE, can be had all day on Amazon for under $30.
In short, I see this as a great use case for small business but not for any houses.
Good review though.
One point that I often see overlooked when people pick WAP's is the backhaul back to the switch. Yes, the WAP is rated for 1733mbps, but the ethernet connection is going to bottleneck at 1000mbps. If you're copying data wirelessly between two devices connected to the same AP you might, MIGHT see the 1733mbps throughput. But if you're moving data between a wireless device connected to 1 AP to any other AP on the network or hard wired device it's going to throttle to a max of 1000mbps due to the ethernet ports max throughput.
You mentioned that you probably would not have ordered the Cloud Key device if Ubiquiti and not included it, but how does that make installation and configuration different if I go the non-Cloud Key route? What are the benefits of having the Cloud Key and considering they offer two models, one with a hard drive and one without, why one over the other?
A couple of comments. You might start by working out the bandwidth demand for your network. Unless you are doing backups over WiFi, you are unlikely to saturate that > 1Gbps maximum supported rate at the AP. Those numbers are maxima. Rate falls off with range and interference. 802.11ac MU-MIMO works in the downlink direction only - good for delivering bulk data to client devices, but doesn't help if your traffic is dominated by uplink media (e.g. wireless cameras).
I took a slightly different approach to you - to minimize cost. My "go to" access points are 3-year-old enterprise 802.11n APs (Meraki MR18). As such they are obsolete for the enterprise, but work perfectly fine for my modest demands (I care more about coverage than rate). I have four of them running OpenWRT (an open-source AP firmware), with a guest network and my internal network running on different VLANs on the same Cat 5 cabling. My biggest spend on the network was about £100 for a fanless mini-PC with dual 1GB Ethernet, which I use as my firewall. Previously I was running my firewall (pfSense) on a virtual machine under Ubuntu 18.04 on a Xeon processor with plenty of oomph. I complained to my ISP of dropouts and dropped Zoom sessions and they pushed back at me. Eventually I bit the bullet (like everybody else, I was doing a lot of Zoom at the time) and replaced the virtual machine with a real one. The dropouts disappeared completely, and I have rock-steady Zoom sessions, so the ISP was right.
As a retiree, I have the time to mess about and learn about this hardware. As a former developer of the 802.11 standard, I like to play with the toys I helped specify. Not everybody has the time and inclination, but if you do, hardware is available to mess with surprisingly cheaply, and the information is out there if you're motivated to look for it.
Thank you for your channel, I've got some addressable LEDs just arrived thanks to some of your other videos. My Good Woman thinks I'm mad. I know it.
Got 2 AP AC LR's in my home, 1 on ground flour and 1 on First floor. Verry good coverage!
Welcome to the US where you guys pay so little for UBNT Gear.. In Australia we are paying through the teeth so to speak. For my Setup which is a USG Gateway, AC Pro, Gen2Plus, 5 Cameras and 3 8 60Watt Switches has cost me just over $2600... Got to love living in Australia we get ripped off massively! but I love my UBNT gear and have installed it in customers premises as well
Dude! You rock!! Love how informative you are with all the products. You are great a speaking and and give the details quickly. Thanks for the video. Love the info shared.
Biggest issue with Ubiquiti products is the 24V PoE, which isn't compatible with most PoE switches. The issue with Ubiquiti switches is they seem to have a higher failure rate compared to other major switching products.
I would recommend going with a shielded twisted pair cabling over UTP. A few years ago Lightning hit a tree about 600 feet way from my home. This fried anything that was connnected to UTP. Switches, Cameras, NICs.
Nice video Rob!
I already was thinking of upgrading my home network with these devices. I will wait for the rest of your videos before I will do my final decision.
@Andrzej M. yep just threw 2 apple routers in the recycling bin due to no support
Check out Eero they are nice, user friendly, and the setup is quick.
This is very informative. Can you create a new video with what a good set up should be like with the new U6/U6 Pro, Dream router additions to unifi's portfolio?
Been using Ubiquitti Products for over a year now. I don't know how I didn't have them before! Extremely great quality products!
Wow found a new channel to watch. Thanks for the content.
MIMO ?!?!?! I been in Security for ages and this is all new to me I just got a UDM and LOVE it. I had Openwrt and Openmesh it replaced!
Nice work. Did you consider an Open Source router? I have a PC that runs ClearOS as the router, and DNSThingy. This allows docker install of Unifi controller, and Home Assistant, and a few other docker images. On the networking side its all unifi. and cheap POE cameras, because unifi cams is too much $$$$
I hope you'll touch on the subject of heat generated by (especially) the 8 port switch. I wonder how this impacts longevity of the product.
I would recommend using a fan then 8 port switch has no fan
Great video again.
I can't help it but feel that ubiquiti is very expensive.
You'll get more functionality out of mikrotik for half the price. The downside is painful learning journey as it is not a noob (like me) friendly. But once you learn it. It's miles a head for the price. Sigh
I agree ubiquiti is really expensive and it's all advanced networking gear so no easy setup. There are much better options out there (Price to performance wise).
I'm using a prebuilt mini PC (Full X64 Intel CPU) with 4 ports and 4GB ram and loaded pf sense on it. Added a 16 port switch and a TP link AP w/3X3 MIMO Total cost was $350. AP ran me less than $80 for a well spec'd version.
I fell like ubiquiti is the Apple of the networking world without the Apple ease of use. Everything else that works just as well with the same level of network knowledge and is much cheaper.
I'm mainly coming from a Value perspective, ubiquiti will work just fine but it'll cost about 2X of other brands that work just as well.
@@fitlikeaglove7396 totally agree.
I was looking at building custom solution for pfsense. The software is amazing.
I finally settled with mikrotik hap ac2 and cap ac (both cost ~$120) rather than pfsense, just because it's cheaper to buy than to build.
I've tried unifi ac LR prior buying mikrotik and the range of coverage was better with the hap ac2. However, although not formally tested, throughout might be better with unifi.
All solutions like dd wrt, pfsense or mikrotik are as good if not better than ubiquiti at 1/2 the price.
That's being said I agree with the Apple of networking analogy. The ui looks catchy, but ease of use is to be proven.
Maybe on pfSense. Definitely on OPNsense. Absolutely not on mikrotik! Mikrotik is very robust and capable but it is a real pain to use it unless you are using it day in and day out!
Mikrotik does not have a cloud solution like unifi does which you can install on basically any platform and can be easily managed from anywhere! Most people i know that use mikrotik are wisps. And good luck finding support on mikrotik! Unifi includes free chat support! You are on your own with mikrotik!
@@markgilbert218
I tend to disagree slightly. I'm not a network engineer, but still managed to learn the system basics to enable virtual access points, isolation, vpn, and can access my network from anywhere in the world with openvpn and l2tp/ipsec .
On the other hand, you're right in terms of the steep learning curve. It's not the easiest to configure.
The online resources are not common user friendly and the forum is active but many answers assume that you have a good knowledge in networking.
But once you crack the code, the possibilities are endless.
One cheap (£60) device would do what a unifi ap+usg+cloud key combined without losing a feature.
Cloud solution exists in mikrotik, and that's how I connect remotely
Hope that helps someone
I use TP LINK gear, external wifi antenna saved my house feom milions of antennas as well as my garden, i used cat 7 cables in my house (its build out of bricks in 1982) but whn built we put empty outlets and hoses between theme i use my basement as a place for my servers and switches, i got optical gbit internet 1000/1000 mbps, this is great bc its alweys cold down there, my pc has a direct 10gps to all the servers via fiber
thanks for the well-done explanation.
Great video. I'd love to know if the uap-beaconhd changes anything and the pros/cons of those vs more APs
I stumbled across your channel while researching Ubiquiti for my new network. I’m now hooked on The Hook Up and am really getting into home automation as well. I especially like your straight to the point style without all the nonsense fluff.
Do you have any issues with dust/moisture in any of the network devices in the garage, or did you end up moving it or enclosing it somehow?
Great video. Super excited about what you did here. I'd like to point out another alternative to picking networking gear. You can also go with some used Cisco commercial hardware for routers and switches as well as using a Mini-PC running pfsense for your IDS / firewall / VPN server ( it can also route traffic as well). There's a ton of documentation on how to setup both of these. Great choice on the Access points. They pair very well with other manufacturers hardware, but you won't get the pretty lights in the Unifi software when setting up the AP's if you don't choose the Ubiquity routers and switches.
Yes, used commercial hardware is always a good option as well... pfsense on the other hand, oof that is a complicated beast. I run the cybersecurity team at the high school where I teach and most of the activities we do use pfsense. It is so easy to mess up a pfsense config and break a whole network, or even worse, make it totally insecure. I'm not sure I could recommend pfsense to any non network-admin.
Awesome video... many thanks for such clear explanation!
Yep just what he said lol great info I'm not a tech at all and watching a lot on this platform for info and this helped very much. I'm getting there thanks for all your info very appreciated
On PoE: Not all Unifi switches support all types (esp. passive), so you should check that before the purchase
This is the best Mimo explanation I've seen
Thanks!
@@TheHookUp Is it required to purchase a Ubiquiti USG/Edge router or a cloud key if im just going to be using the US-8-60w with the UAP AC LITE?
great Videos, many Thanks!
Thanks Rob! I literally just started researching Ubiquity Unify two days ago and this covered most of my questions.
Thinking about migrating from mikrotik to unify, the mikrotik works great, but the configuration is way to technical and requirind much more things to take care of when configuring than the ubiquity does. I even had to request help from a certified engineer for the configuration of the mikrotik based network. Fortunately ubiquity can be set up more easy from the UI.
Love watching and learning new stuff , thanks Rob, a lot of effort on our behalf
Hm. Definitely keeping this in mind for my next house. Bandwidth bottleneck will be the firewall and IPS I put on the outside, no doubt.
Awesome video. I had a few questions. On your diagram at (5:08) you have the Plex server and the HA server on the same device on a 'green line' that is also connected to an access point green line. First, what is HA? Second, you purchased 3 access points but only 2 show up on the diagram. Is the third an extra yellow (which seemsto be regular internet access)? If so, is the green only a LAN for devices to access the videos?
The green/yellow is specific to my network. Green wires were ones that are in the walls from the builder, yellow are just cat6 cables that directly connect to the switch. HA is home assistant, my home automation server, it runs on the same computer that runs my PLEX server and Blue Iris security camera NVR and AI image processing.
Great video, I will be subscribing.
its been 3 years since you did this video. a lot has changed now with networks and smart home appliances. care to do another video with the latest tech?
I did this less than a month ago. Thanks for your help
Just found this channel and wow - glad I did. Total pro at explaining this complex topic. One question I have, is will the integrated NVR work with POE Cameras that are not the same brand? I'm moving into a house with pre-existing cameras and I don't think they are made by Unifi. Keep up the solid work! Subscribed :)
Integrated NVR only works with UniFi Cameras.
Useful breakdown. Sorry to hear about the ethernet wiring.
Excellent video!
How has the 8 port 60W worked out so far? I've read this model has a much higher rate of hardware failure than any of their other switches.
Great video. I have unify pro access points. They were easy to configure and have provided great co enrage.
great videos - how do you make sure if you have more then one AP - that your devices connects to the closest AP? say you have a AP in your livingroom and one in your bedroom - ideally when you walk into your room, your laptop or phone should connect to that...
For devices that don't move (IoT devices mostly), I have different SSIDs for each AP and I make sure to join them to the correct SSID. For roaming devices, you just need to rely on the AP to do the handoff.
Hi, Your videos are awesome and have surely made me decide to go Ubiquiti ways.
I am switching to Ubiquiti network. I have the dream machine pro and 24 Poe switch and 2 nano HD AP. Do I need a cloud Gen 2 key also? Thank you.
It should be noted that no devices are out right now that have 4x4 antennas
Hey man i have a question i need to upgrade my home network and I have the UniFi ecosystem but i have two AP the needs 48V and four AP that needs 24V so which POE switch you recommend please and thank you???
The Unifi APs come with a PoE-injector if bought seperately, and without if bought in sets.
This is (probably) because they assume you'll have a PoE switch if you buy multiple PoE-compatible APs
On the Unifi Cloudkey:
One of Gen.2's other benefits is the battery for power backup which will allow for a safe shutdown on power outage. The Gen.1 has the risk of database corruption if the power goes down.
I personally just run a RPi with the CloudKey software and do periodic config back-ups to my NAS as a backup for any config corruption in case of a power outage
Great video, thanks for taking the time to share your approach. I'm scheduled to get google fiber installed next week. Will the Unify devices work with google fiber? Anything I need to look out for here?
I like ubiquity and I love this channel, but everyone is doing a Ubiquiti network. I'm so over it, I'm glad you got an upgrade though.
I know SuperHouse just did one, which other ones have there been?
Thats because it just works, and works good
Been trying to sort this whole network debate out. Figured I'd need 5 LANs in my network, each with its own FW rules and various authentication roles to / from public band. Can uniquiti give me this level of security and control? Thanks.
Guys, should I buy the clud key for my setup? I won't need the storage since, is not compatible with my cameras.
Doesn't Ubiquiti end support fairly soon on their stuff and basically stop supporting it withing a few years? Big investment to have to keep getting newer supported hardware from them.
I really enjoy watching his videos 👏
I would do near the same but with Mikrotik instead.Cheaper and more "advanced".
I wanted to be able to lean on a few of my friends who are commercial UniFi installers, I think I would have been a bit out of my element with Mikrotik stuff.
@@TheHookUp As I sad it is more "advanced"(read:compicated). I am currently selecting which Mikrotik stuff to buy for my home. UniFI is more like Plug and Play but with more options, if you wanna use them they can be done easily, unlike Mikrotik where you have to deal with individual device and WinBox.
Great video! We are all Unifi here at Bear Stone as well. Great coverage and reliability. The dependency on the controller though make me hesitant to recommend to family and friends.
There is no dependency on the controller. You can set it up with a phone app and run it headless. The controller or phone app is only for changes or monitoring. It will run without it just fine.
@@worminizer1 I hadn't realized that. I run my controller in docker and when it's not available all hell breaks loose. :)
Thank you very much for this video
Hi :)
I have 2 questions.. So my family currently has a luxul system that we use for our network. However, the internet has been cutting off randomly on only the luxul networks. So, 1st question: should I toss that system and get the unifi? 2nd Question: If I already have a nice router, what unifi products should I buy? (We have 5 cameras, 5 APs and 10 wired devices)
Hi, I have a tricky situation.
I'm building a house from scratch, and we are having some problems with thieves during the night.
My contractor asked me to put two cameras.
Since we had already agreed on the future network and security system for the house (24 port PoE switch, Cloud Key Gen 2+, 5 G4 Pro Cameras and 5 wifi AP), I did not want to spend money on something I would throw away after the house is built.
Here in Portugal it's not possible to have internet services provided to building sites. Therefore I asked my neighbor to provide me his WiFi signal, to which he agreed.
Would it be possible to install just the switch, the CK Gen 2+ and two cameras, through Wifi, as a temporary solution until the end of the construction?
I just need to access the feed of the cameras through my phone and receive alerts.
Thanks in advance for the help with this exotic situation.
The USG was a lot of fun / headache hooking up to Spectrum. What should have taken me 10 min. Took about two hours.
What went wrong and how did you resolve it?
For those of you that are all in for Ubiquiti check out Eero. It more user friendly for those that aren't as tech savvy.