2022 Complete Unifi Setup Guide

If you’ve been looking at Ubiquiti and don’t know where to start, look no further! Welcome to the 2022 complete UniFi setup guide! We will talk about the features of the UDM Pro and other gear bring it all together in a unified network.
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[@ColinDucey-nr5uc]

Mr Miller, As a complete novice, I was able to set up my home network in a few hours, following your incredibly informative and easy to follow set up tutorial video. THANK YOU !!! My Network: - UDM-SE - Unifi Network Pro 48 PoE switch - (5) U6 -Long Rang WiFi access points - Cameras and door bell to follow I was able to set up a super fast, secure access point WiFi network through my home and yard. I am extra grateful for the concise explanation you provided on creating additional networks, rules & permissions, and security measures. None of which is explained in simple layman's terms at Ubiquity or anywhere else for that matter. I hope you continue to do additional videos on best practices/ maintenance/ advanced user tips and tricks for us novices, especially as firmware updates and features evolve. Again, thank you.

[@ArkvaleColoniser]

This guy is great, explains things simply and when he uses an acronym, he actually explains rather than me going onto Google and finding out POE means Path of Exile, Don’t know how a computer game refers to cables, but at least this guy explains it’s actually Power Over Ethernet

[@davidbeswick900]

This video is unreal, i'm looking to upgrade my home network and infrastructure and you have just made a clear distinction between other brands by explaining the full setup. Thank you very much

[@TheCuttz1984]

Legit. This is exactly what I needed and will be perfect for my home network

[@FrankEstremera]

Dude I absolutely love your videos! They are so informative and easy to follow and understand. Good to have a fellow geek such as yourself make and provide these videos, to not only display the latest network technology, but to also consider practical network and security configurations to implement. I will be upgrading our Wi-Fi network at church and have learned a lot regarding Unifi/Ubiquity from your videos. Kudos and thanks!

[@dylanusher]

Brilliantly explained, thank you so much for this. This is invaluable for anyone taking the Unifi plunge.

[@powersonic6255]

Thank you for your help , its very much appreciated . UNIFI should be PAYING YOU for your services to educate us , the consumer on how to set up their product because not even a proper user manual is included with these units explain .. I SUBSCRIBED because you are a great teacher ..

[@amateurvisser]

Dude, this is an awesome video. I'm in the market for a Ubiquiti system since I'm buying a new house. Every word in this video is informational. Many thanks.

[@KizmetEnigma]

I’m seriously in awe of you and how well you explained everything with not too much or too little. Very nice

[@applegreentech]

This was great. I came by because I am searching how to set up Unifi protect with just Unifi rack mounted NVR and Cloud Key +. I liked you r explanation of VLANs that was amazing 35:15

[@chad4wilkins]

Thank you for the update UniFi. Something you can add to this is using special characters or spaces in your Wi-Fi name/SSID or password can create issues with certain devices for some reason. I guess older technology or what not. Hopefully that saves somebody to extra stress.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Great video! Glad to see you making content again

[@wrufai1]

Thank you for the fully comprehensive explanation. You have a gift for teaching and describing complex topics.

[@leonboles2370]

This is a great video, you did a good job of explaining technical details and settings that someone with experience might want to know where and how, and in a way that’s easy to understand for even complete beginners.

[@andrea00]

Hi great video!! I've followed your guide but I'm struggling with main network - iot network communication! This is what I did: 1) I've enabled Multicas DNS on both main network and IoT network 2) I've created the two exact firewall rules discussed in your videos: - RULE 1: drop LAN in (all) -> from main network -> to iot network - RULE 2: drop LAN in (all) -> from iot network > to mail network. As soon as I disable those two rules, everything works; as soon as I turn on those two rules I can't reach my printers and chromecasts. I tried the following configuration, but I'm a noob, so I don't know if it's ok or not: - RULE 0: new rule: allow established and related: accept LAN in (all) -> match state established + match state related - RULE 1: eliminated (the rule was: drop LAN in (all) -> from main network -> to iot network) - RULE 2: same as before: drop LAN in (all) -> from iot network > to mail network Please, somebody can help me? Is my configuration correct? Thank you very much! My configuration: - dream router as controller; - three old UAP-LR

[@robbhipp1380]

having the same issue i setup as he did with the firewall rules and with both rules enabled i can see my tv but i cannot use airplay. once disabled works no problem

[@BT-do4xz]

Absolutely the best video I've found to explain the Ubiquity ecosystem! Clear, concise, thoughtful, thank you, enormously helpful!

[@gounbasgounbas4263]

As others mentioned, a GREAT video. Simple, to the point, no extra stuff except the explanations and intro to what is needed for the effective, best practice network. THANK YOU!

[@shaud81]

Good sir you are a true gentleman and a scholar, you stopped from buying way too much equipment, that mini flex thing is a money saver, plus all the capabilities the UDM has I'm buying one today. Thank you

[@corporateGuy89]

dude - I've been googling for weeks for a good explanation - so glad I came across this video

[@TrentGrandey]

This video should come with the UDM! Well done here. Just got a UDM Pro SE and this video is all I needed to get it going. Thank you!

[@Photoshopuzr]

this guy got straight to the point and answered my question i was looking for, years unanswered,, even though i kind figured it out already. But great to see how he explains it. Thanks again man.

[@Markus-fw4px]

This is really everything one needs to set up his network. Love it, couldn't be better. Thanks man! Oh, yeah, what's missing is the connection from the ISP-modem in bridge mode to the Dream machine.

[@rajatrgaur2819]

One of the best videos I've seen for this hardware and you did it step-by-step thank you so much it really helps out

[@vishu_296]

After watching countless videos on guides and tips for networking, this is by far the most informative when it comes to things about Ubiquiti WiFi setups. Starting a big new network from scratch, I was doubtful as to if I should be using Ubiquiti products. They make respectable and popular products but I had many doubts about them which initially made me want to go with some of the other manufacturers for networking gear but this video literally cleared so many of those doubts. I'll be confident with going with Ubiquiti now. This is my first time on this channel so I don't know much about it but I've to say, you're a lifesaver, dude! Keep up the good work and good luck!

[@Garnett2233]

One of the best Setup Guides I have viewed so far. THANK YOU this is now my Bible for setup

[@Mr_Hundredaire]

This is the first video of yours I've watched. Wow....this is outstanding! Perfect for a n00b to get set up with a UDM SE

[@sanyr80]

Thumbs up, appreciate the explainer. I haven't futzed with networking equipment in almost 20 years, it's amazing how user friendly it all is now.

[@gerardnorris9452]

Hey Jack, Super video. I created my new Unifi System based on this video and per our consultation. A true subject matter expert and a gentleman.

[@radiantav]

This is fantastic video to introduce someone into capabilities of modern network equipment. VLANs are a game changer for me, personally.

[@RoderickDaniels]

What a great video, I had been looking all over for a full setup and product guide and this was exactly what I needed!

[@DougForce]

I’ve been using UniFi for years and it’s great for the techie set. Nice job explaining how to setup. Enjoyed your video.

[@Brainy_Bytes]

After my 3750x hobby switch died I needed a replacement. I picked up the UDM Pro SE and love it. Thanks for posting this and will help with better infrastructure management. I also discovered this replaces my centurylink fiber router with pppoe settings and went a step further of wan failover. Cool product!

[@p3kk3r]

thank you bro - your videos are perfect for the masses , yet detailed enough for the techies.

[@justinianhicarte8486]

Covered everything I can think of. Thanks and great job on making this video.

[@Carterthielftw_]

That was excellent!! Thank you for not making any cuts, I dont personally have any Ubiquiti stuff, but I plan on setting up a Unifi camera setup soon and this helped me familiarize myself with it all

[@francoismakhoul3820]

amongst billions of videos this is the best, Well done mate! keep it up, and that's a subscribe for u! cheers.

[@jameskyd5554]

Thank you, such a good guide, stacked with useful information 🙏

[@GustavoLopez-zr9sj]

This has to be one of the best Network videos in here. Excellent job!

[@gmontenegro9711]

Dood never take this video down. I’m definitely using this as a template.

[@whoamiwhoru]

The best Unifi tutorial I’ve ever seen. Thanks!

[@chriscooper3599]

UDM SE - has 8 POE Ports, 2 are POE+ 6 are POEaf

[@MillerTechnicalServices]

Geese my memory failed me…🤦

[@jake3174]

UDM SE and Pro should not be used in production environment where clients are consistently using Microsoft Teams and Zoom. There are tons of problems, UDMs cannot handle, consistent, voice packets. Microsoft teams and zoom sessions will drop. Adjusting smart queues on 300M+ is recommended to troubleshoot but worthless.

[@SelfMadeThousandaire]

Thanks man. This really helped me decide to go with the Unifi setup for cams and wifi.

[@jfkastner]

Interesting, thanks. My cams are always recording, since the motion detection sometimes does not pick up small movements, and disk space is fairly cheap

[@MayweatherjrWONandsoTrump]

You Sir are the man! Thank you for the great content Ubiquity owes you for your time and breaking it down better than themselves

[@Farang_Lifestyles]

Dude "YOU ROCK" this is exactly what I needed as a guideline to setup my Proxmox Ubuntu - Unifi Network Controller application for the Switch Lite 16....earned my sub thanks so much

[@mayufitcook]

thanks! this will save me tons of time. I just bought UDMProSE and i cant wait to see it :)

[@maxflight777]

Very clear , thanks . I didn’t realise my dream machine pro supported the fibre cable ! So I guess I should bin my old modem and move the fibre cable to the dream machine pro. At the moment I have the fibre into the old cheap router then an RJ 45 lead into the dream machine pro!

[@greggpalmer8901]

Wonderful video. I will be setting up my first Ubiquiti network this weekend. This is extremely helpful.

[@TylerStevens]

This was a great video, thank you very much for the great information. I plan to implement 100% of this.

[@mdchowdhury3874]

You're the best, bud. Never seen any tutorial with that much detailed explanation and possiblities. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@robroy3337]

your video give me the reason to build my home network with Unifi. Great video!

[@FewcanJAM]

After 5 years I finally gave up on the UniFi Ecosystem and made the jump to a Cradlepoint E3000 with 2 WI-FI 6 access points. The Cradlepoint system is amazing and worth every penny

[@yannicali]

Thank you for making this video! It will come in handy when I set up my new network at home. =)

[@kennycasey286]

awesome video! this is exactly what i needed for my new home i wanted to run a similar setup with the dream pro se subscribed!

[@davidryan4915]

Really helpful walkthrough. Able to do way more than I expected.

[@imonthebeach3185]

thanks for breaking down all the terms and explaining everything so clearly!

[@hanko5750]

Very good! Informative without being overwhelming. Thanks

[@Joeybagofdonuts123]

you make great detailed videos. thank you, this helped a ton!

[@cdoublejj]

you might to modify a consumer UPS with dual 100AH 12v batteries. you can run for hours with a small or small-medium setup.

[@mbilalkhaan]

Great video Jack! exaclty what I was looking for. I guess I will return my noisy Cisco switch and buy Unifi equipment lol.

[@fatalradius]

I have 4 stand alone UniFi 6 AP’S hooked up to a Comcast Business router. The app is ok, and is limited. But I would like full control. It looks like this is what I need.

[@brannancloward]

Hey man, really impressive videos. You are an inspiration for sure! I was able to learn more from your video than I originally thought possible!

[@rapolo01]

Dude you deserve more than just 12k followers, straight to the point, nice video. keep up the good work, for some reason my IoT devices can not find my Jellyfin server, does any one had the same issue ?

[@nexusasus]

Excellent video, good pace, very informative and easy too follow without getting too technical. Great work

[@Faelandaea]

Man I wish I could do something like this at my house, but I do not have a cool place to keep a rack server and I know they get VERY hot. Not good in a house that has barely any AC except for a window unit. But I do appreciate your videos very much and they inspire me for someday when i have a house that can handle such cooling needs.

[@MillerTechnicalServices]

Check out Unifi Dream Router.

[@vonelders]

It would be nice if Ubiquiti would get some cameras in stock. I have had my UDM Pro for 6 months with out a single camera. It's a really nice paperweight.

[@austinreeves5221]

shittiest part of unify. can not buy anything not even dream machines now!

[@chazilla7578]

Great video. Purchased the Dream Machine Pro, Switch lite 16 PoE, 2 Wi-Fi access points and multiple cameras. Trying to make the transition away from newbie. This video REALLY helped during setup. Thank you! Please keep them coming!

[@austinreeves5221]

nice . jsut installed a dream machine. the 16 poe lite and 4 access points. wish it was for me

[@cjlhessing]

I think you just convinced me to upgrade to UniFi. I have a 3gb connection - soon to be 5gb and this would be a big step up from the Xyzel router I have with its single 10gb port and limited user interface.

[@EricWieber-mi9yj]

Love your presentation. Very professional.

[@MistImp1]

I would like to see a video on exactly which devices you choose to stick on IoT vs main Lan. Obviously things like the light bulbs and switches go on IoT, but I have had issues with some devices, most notably our Sonos speakers, where I have to put my phone on the IoT network to control them.

[@ksa4reel]

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[@ryanhamstra49]

I have my speakers on the main lan so they can use 5g

[@curtjen22]

Firewall rules with vlans. Allow access from main vlan to IoT vlan. Block access from IoT vlan to main vlan.

[@91freerider19]

@@curtjen22 assuming the firewall is stateful, this should work.

[@jarrodvsinclair]

I know you posted the comment a long time ago but Sonos has a page up about what ports need to be opened and which services they enable. There are about 20 of them. We had Sonos are work and it was on our IoT network

[@PierreDemassey]

This is a GREAT guide. I wish you would update it for the latest OS firmware/updates.

[@baja1980s]

Great video, you explain it very well and as well make it look easy, I’m a noob so bare with me I have been gathering to install myself a dream router a poe switch with the u6 access point 2 mini switches for two rooms and look forward to managing the system, I wonder after everything how much great signal I will have, Xfinity has many plans so I’m hoping for the best. Great job and hope you keep the videos going!!!

[@TLGRon]

Great video. Thank you for clearly explaining the Unifi setup!

[@MaxMax-dn2kk]

Thanks much for this video....I was seriously thinking of using ubiquity but now, I'll stay far far away....too much failures...😂

[@MrGeorgiaBoi706]

Creating primary account for protect and adding someone to it to view cameras as well as get motion alerts.

[@ruforeyes1062]

Had to check the box with "enable multiple gateways" under "advanced settings" on the synology network settings.

[@sginfdfw]

Well done, thoroughly presented a How-To on setting up a UniFi network.

[@robertbeyers1308]

I would have setup a camera Wi-Fi network for Wi-Fi cameras.

[@jasonwightman1681]

Hey Jack - I love your videos. They are always very informative. I have a couple of questions. I noticed you didn't create an SSID for the Camera's. Are you just using the IoT SSID for the Camera network? You also showed us how to create 5 rules. You have 7 showing on the screen? Block lan from cameras and Block IoT from cameras was missing. I assume it's pretty much simlar to how we created the other rules? Love your stuff! Appreicate yah!

[@jayvdz]

Only one of the cameras was WIFI-only. He was happy to have this on the LAN SSID, so no dedicated Camera SSID required.

[@tuan6867]

Good day Love your video learned new things every day. Would know there training course for udm pro ?

[@diamondhoodgem]

Second try lol Love the New into and the lights in the background

[@RollerCoasterLineProductions]

I don’t own any of that equipment but that was a very informative and well done video. Makes me wanna go out and buy some of that equipment lol

[@StewartAlbert]

Awesome job explaining all of this!

[@Chucho992]

I really love their products but pray and hope you don't need their support.

[@jjjonas70]

Awesome video! Great tutorial, very thorough. - Thanks!

[@jasonrouse9749]

Thanks for your vids. Very educational. One question. If your cameras are on a different network from your phones can you still see the video feed from the cameras?

[@leonong6280]

Well produced, great presentation, and super simple. Great and thanks for the help.

[@wwalsh0351]

great explanatory video thank you! watch those plosives ❤

[@thisscootinglife2360]

Best simple guide I’ve found so far

[@timmark4190]

Loved this video. Can you pls create a video that mimics the exact using OPNSense. Including the hardware and the software configuration. Thanks again

[@AndrewLongtine]

Been waiting for this one! 😁

[@MarkWiltshire.]

Fantastic video thank you - Great introduction to Unifi, clear and easy to understand - Would your recommend going mesh network or multiple access points ? For home network lots of mobile devices? I have mesh currently TP-link and its really useful in a large area

[@aycz]

This is a high quality video. Good job.

[@craigmcfly]

The Dream Machine is just massive for a small home user. I miss the USG. To be honest, routing is the one thing for which I stay away from Unifi. For switching and wifi, there's none better.

[@tylershank1870]

can you make a full video setting up Multicast DNS? i followed your steps and am unable to cast to my Chromecast ultra when its on the IoT network and my phone is the main WiFi.

[@norbital]

That's exactly what I was wondering since you deny access to IoT network.... Would it just be a rule to allow connecting to IoT Devices and not allow IoT connections to other networks without established and connected connections. If that's true.. Would like to see that video too!

[@kean8908]

The UDM SE has POE on all 8 ports not just the first 4. 2 of the 8 ports are POE+.

[@xposhr]

this seems work easily for everyone but me. I turn on and connect everything and nothing happens, super cool

[@brandons8660]

Awesome video Jack! Great new intro and very well put together making it easy to understand. Will MTS Live be returning in the near future?

[@MillerTechnicalServices]

I don’t want to make a promise I can’t keep but I’m trying to find a reliable consistent time to do it this summer.

[@ITrendzI]

I heard you can mess up the sfp modules if they aren’t the correct ones. Too much light maybe

[@wleexxon7515]

A wonderful learning video. I have very similar setup, but didn't know exactly how to maximize the usage. Thank you very much ❤️

[@robj5780]

Love your video and walkthrough of VLAN and Rules. Almost all videos are about the Dream Machine (pro). Not everyone needs that kind of functionality (or pay that much). Would it be possible to do a walkthrough of the UISP Router?