Ubiquiti Unifi Network Home Setup 2019!

[@scopio1000]

Best simple explanation on how to set up a simple Ubiquity home system with clear explanations. More clear than other videos I have seen from Ubiquity staff and pros in KZbin. Congrats!

[@TheRangeControl]

Dude... your AUDIO LEVELS between loud club intro to soft whisper voice is ROUGH transition!!! You trying to wake my neighbors?!

[@distrodomain]

My bad I've created new videos, no intro this time and I've learned a lot about auudio levels, Thank You for watching!

[@matthewwasley4851]

Thanks for posting this - very helpful for setting up my network!

[@22illingworth]

Great Video and super simple to follow. Can I ask a few questions...... 1) Why do you need the UniFi Security Gateway, why not just plug the Lan from your ISP Router into the Switch? 2) I assume that the Cloud Gatway is for Internet Access, is this bit 100% necessary?

[@distrodomain]

If you want to use the ISP router you can indeed just plug it into the switch and It should work, I just like to use USG Security Gateway (which is a router) instead so that I have 100% integration and control with the unifi controller

[@Killer_Sharkz]

the gateway is not necessary, but you do loose some functionality that the gateway provides but nothing important.

[@hkalebjian]

Awesome video! Dumb question. When you open up chrome and start configuring the UniFi, is your laptop/desktop also plugged into the switch?

[@distrodomain]

Yes I am plugged in in the same switch :)

[@jpao36]

That setup is pretty amazing! I wish I could afford that setup in Brazil for a good price!

[@distrodomain]

Thank You, To be honest Is a bit overkill for a home setup but I am an enthusiast and I work on enterprise hardware often and I love it! :)

[@TangDynasty1983]

@@distrodomain some ppl said that the USG is not capable to handle internet speed that's faster than 100 Mbps, because of the small throughput when enabling iDS. Is that true? I'm thinking about buying the exact same system in your video for my home. I have a 200 mbps down and I don't do gaming. what do u think? Thanks.

[@samrust8020]

Thank you for your amazing explanation. I am looking for a device for home that can monitor the websites and provide me with detailed report about which website have been visited and by which PC or mobile and the internet consumption by each websites. Is there a device from Unifi can handle all these please?

[@samrust8020]

Please reply if you know a device can do that

[@distrodomain]

On the unifi dashboard you can activate the deep packet inspection and it will give you all those details,, theres is also a software called glasswire that produces more details here is the website www.glasswire.com/

[@Critastic]

So do you just run an Ethernet cable from your pc to the switch to be hard wired? Also how fast is the internet on your pc from the switch?

[@distrodomain]

Yea I just run a cable from my computer to the switch, The internet at my home is 400mbs download and 50mb upload, and the conection from my pc to the switch is at 1Gbs

[@Martin-ot7xj]

Hi there, it was very useful and interesting tutorial video. Thnx. Keep it up

[@distrodomain]

Thank You! more tutorials are coming soon :)

[@georgelee5854]

To use the USGs firewall and port forward feature, would you have to diable the firewall on the modem the ISP gives you?

[@distrodomain]

Ideally you would replace the ISP router with the USG, if you can't then yes disable the firewall on the ISP router or even better, most ISP routers have a bridge mode that will make your ISP router basically just a bridge passing through all traffic to the USG

[@tdiawo]

Great video and tutorial and I understand you prefer the dark theme mode but for instructional purposes, it's best to use the white mode so it's easy on the eye and people can see and read easily. other than that keep up the great work.

[@distrodomain]

Thank you for the feedback I'll keep that in mind for the next videos, Thank You for watching!

[@dchauvin]

Cool video. I need to replace the consumer junk I have at home that is 1 year past it's life cycle (and hasn't gotten a security update in ages) with this same setup. I will probably get the Gen2 Cloud Key, though, which has a battery that allows it to shut down properly, preventing DB corruption. Let us know after a few months how this setup works for you (the good and bad)!!

[@estusflask982]

Yeah, the Cloud Key Gen2 is a ton better and faster than the first one.

[@BillSands2112]

thanks will follow vid to set up mine

[@MrJILWAYA]

That was very helpful! Thank you.

[@distrodomain]

Thank You! I'm glad It helped :)

[@mitch7851]

Hey, nice video! Why did you choose the AP AC Pro instead of the nanoHD?

[@vono360]

Mitchell van Bijleveld I’d imagine price or availability. I wouldn’t be purchasing the USG right now in hopes they will soon release an updated version

[@xXReichstadXx]

Can you plug in a wireless router between the firewall and switch?

[@distrodomain]

You could but the firewall already works as a router, aht you could do is use your wireless router as a wireless access point by enabling bridge mode if your wireless router supports that feature, the you plug in both the firewall and the wireless router to the switch

[@namo80]

Va tror du om samma upplägg fast med en Nano HD ? Samt kan man köra Link aggregation via den switchen? Har inte packat upp sakerna ännu. Vet inte om ha har köpt rätt saker :)

[@distrodomain]

The nano HD is a really good access point too and It would work with this setup, link aggregation I believe is supported in this switch too :)

[@computerlearners6940]

hey dude thanks for such a great guide can you tell us how can we configure and control nanostation m2 via cellphone please make a video on it

[@Djonemore]

Can I skip the Unifi switch, and use a regular POE switch instead?

[@distrodomain]

Yea you can you just won't be able to adopt the switch on the unifi controller, you would have to setup the switch separately. :)

[@abdelmoucir8878]

Is the Home setup similar to a Business set up? thank you

[@distrodomain]

Yes you can implement the exact setup for your business, I would only suggest to have the management network separate form the production one using a vlan

[@thecollectingdad9732]

Gamexplicit can I create this same setup using the Ubiquiti AMPLIFI HD Gamer for Wi-Fi access? I want to create VLANs for different components on the network (PCs, cameras, IoT, etc.) I don’t want to get rid of the mesh system because it works great. Most of not all devices will be connecting wirelessly.

[@distrodomain]

@@thecollectingdad9732 I have not tested it yet but I'm sure that if the Amplify HD is recognized in the unifi controller, then the vlans setting should be able to be provisioned to the whole mesh.

[@Aerox90]

What type of device do I need (i.e. any cheap spare router, a some kind of standalone access point, a bridge etc.) in order to achieve the following (overly explained xD): I want to set up a limited LOCAL ONLY home automation system that has a wireless network of its own - which means it's fully separated from my house's main network and its connected devices (including the one router hosting my main network) and thus it won't have access to the internet or be able to communicate with any device connected to my main network. I want my "smart home"-network to only be accessable and controlled locally by specific devices connected to and within reach of the secondary wifi-signal (that which not originates from the main router with a modem attached), so it can't possibly be controlled remotely from a smartphone over 4G or from any device elsewhere in the world! (Don't want anyone to open your door? - Lock the door. Don't want anyone to kick-in your door? - Then don't HAVE a door! ...Smart-ass 😏😉)

[@distrodomain]

hahahaha very detailed commt!, you can achieve that using the same equipment and using a VLAN Isolating completely your smart home network, If you set it up correctly and if your equipment supports VLAN and VLAN tagging. cheers!

[@kvw1903]

Good guide, has helped me a lot

[@florianwurzl4627]

can i plug the cloud key into the usg too? does it work this way? and do i need the cloud key???

[@distrodomain]

The could key needs to be dicoverable on the nextwork so It needs to be on the switch, you don;t necessarly need the could key you can install the controller on your pc or create a vm and install it there. :)

[@21mejia25]

Will it work with a T-P link 24 port unmanaged switch instead of the Unifi switch?

[@distrodomain]

You can plug the USG(Router) to the T-P link 24, and it will work, If you want to use the CloudKey you would need to get a PoE injector to provide power to it, or using a usb cable to provide power unless your T-P link 24, has PoE intergrated, alternatively you could install the controller software on your computer and manage it that way or have a VM and install the controller there, though keep in mind that if you want to migrate or change your controller location you would have to make a backup and the restore it.

[@gpraceman]

You could use an unmanaged switch. However, having a managed switch means that you can implement VLANs to provide segregation of your devices (like separating untrusted IoT devices from the rest of your network). That switch does also provide PoE to provide power to access points, a Cloud Key, security cameras, etc. so you don't have to use PoE injectors. Though, Ubiquiti does have less expensive versions of that switch (US-8 with just one PoE port and the US-8-60W with 4 PoE ports).

[@rer140]

what happens if you don't have a cloud key? can you still do this configuration?

[@SuperWolfkin]

yeah you can install the ubiquiti software on your computer or on your phone as well. The only issue is that you'll need to use that computer or phone to make any changes. But that's not bad. You can install it on a computer and then turn it off when you're done and everything will still work fine.

[@rer140]

hi! can you do the same configuration without the cloud key?

[@distrodomain]

For sure! you can install the unifi controller in a windows or linux pc, or even create you own virtual server for the controller!

[@Lumhiere]

very neat tutorial!

[@ikkuranus]

I used to think unifi ac pro was pretty good but both mine and my friends consistently drop connections to our android phones .

[@distrodomain]

I haven't had issues with mine, you can try doing an RF scan so that is auto configures the radios and the optimal channels, or you can do it manually too, maybe you are getting a lot of interference with other AP around you. :)

[@garysmith3287]

@@distrodomain Can you do a video to explain the radio set up with the 2G and 5G options with channels? I tried the auto but I'm still getting gaps in hand over as I walk around the house.

[@wesharrison6360]

Signal density might play a large role here....if you have lots of overlap between access points, then your phone could have trouble choosing the appropriate AP

[@vaibhavpatel12]

"how to reduce router bloat and improve your ping on online games" waiting for this video. when should we expect it to get uploaded? I play PUBG and have a setup similar to you. I even have qos ON but no luck.

[@WebCloudOnline]

Make sure you do not connect your ISP modem. From the Ether to your UniFi SGU. I learned that the hard way.

[@Steven-hq6df]

Is a cloudkey necessary?

[@yakuzahi]

I think that if you have a Cloud key, you don't have to run a pc 24/7 for the Unifi system to work.

[@Steven-hq6df]

@@yakuzahi I don't think that it would just stop working without a cloud key, I just want to know what parts of the software stop working

[@bym007]

@@Steven-hq6df The Cloud Key is a Unifi Controller. Guest WLAN Splash page is dependent on the controller. It also logs, so if you are after centralised management, you need a Cloud Key. Alternatively, you can run the Unifi Controller on a PC/Mac as well.

[@brycenesbitt7201]

@@bym007 what if you don't care about logging or center management? Can you disconnect the PC/Mac controller and be good?

[@Killer_Sharkz]

the cloud key is "technically" necessary for you to configure the unfi devices. you can also get a free for personal use cloud based one from Hosifi.net. OR you can install the controller software on your computer and run it that way

[@rfi-cryptolab4251]

Nice work but that looks like too much hassle and $$$ for a typical user.

[@distrodomain]

Yea that's true most people don't need this type of setup, with a good single wifi router combo you can do most of the things a typical user need :)

[@WebCloudOnline]

Access post needs power. You did not connect the power. It will not work the way you showed in this video.

[@distrodomain]

Yes the access point needs power, In my setup the switch I got has POE, Power over Ethernet, so technically my switch is providing power and data, If you don't have a POE switch you need a POE injector to provide power.

[@WebCloudOnline]

@@distrodomain Thank you.

[@Richard_GIS]

Use the edge router instead of the gateway..

[@bren.r]

Richard elaborate why

[@Richard_GIS]

@@bren.r spec wise, throughput, enterprise level, cheaper but better (comp to ER-X) - check some videos like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pV7KY4Nph51nmtk

[@SPPhotography89]

UDM-Pro US-48 US-24 US-8-60W US-8 AC-AP-PRO AC-AP-LITE

[@javiermerino9328]

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[@distrodomain]

Thank You for watching! :)

[@TheKooYah]

is the unify gateway necessary if i already have a modem? I guess i'm lost as to what the device does?

[@gpraceman]

A modem translates the signal from your ISP to an Ethernet signal that a router can then use. Some modems are combo units, also doing routing, switching and WiFi. It is better to have separate devices do those functions than an all-in-one (jack of all trades, master of none) unit.

[@OSS1956]

gateway is a router/firewall