COMPLETE UniFi Network Setup Guide (Detailed for Beginners)

[@Army4Runner]

Complete newb here. Subscribed. Making my foray into IT and this is a presentation that makes sense to me, piques my interests and has me wanting more. Waiting for those follow-on videos. Good stuff. Thank you, Sir.

[@TechMeOut5]

OMG this is one of the best unifi network guides out there to date! you have outdone yourself again, it was so fun to watch! great job Frank

[@WunderTechTutorials]

Thanks, Avi! Appreciate you watching!

[@SilentGloves]

@@WunderTechTutorials Seconded. EVERY other video I've seen has been too beginner friendly. I'm a software engineer who sort of despises networking (hence, looking at UniFi for my home network redesign), but I also have even more VLANs than you, with somewhat complex inbound/outbound ACL rules. This video answered so many of my questions; general and specific, about the UniFi ecosystem. Cheers!

[@WunderTechTutorials]

@@SilentGloves Glad to hear it helped, thank you for watching!

[@scockman]

WOW!!! This is definitely the best basic unifi network guides that I have come across. I am coming back to unifi from tp-link omada (horrible setup). I was going to go with a pfsense/unifi setup, but decided ~hour ago to go all in with a unifi single-pane of glass setup. Thank you for the guide. I look forward to watching your other videos.

[@WunderTechTutorials]

Glad it helped, thank you for watching!!

[@WebVid]

Seriously considering migrating my network to UniFi. This will be extremely helpful. Thanks Frank.

[@DeanDetton]

Just started using Unifi a few years ago because of it's ease of implementation and visibility into the network. The networks I setup are usually flat because I don't have a good understanding of more advanced networking concepts. This video helped a lot in understanding the basics. Keep drilling down into the different areas. I would like you to cover VPNs in one of your videos. Specifically, the differences between Teleport, Wireguard, OpenVPN and L2TP. I have used L2TP for years but it doesn't work in double NAT configs like Starlink. Just started using Teleport and so far, it works great! It would be good to know the different use cases where one type of VPN works better than the other. Thanks, Frank! I appreciate what you do.

[@WunderTechTutorials]

Glad to hear it helped - appreciate the support, and thank you for watching!

[@Justintime631]

Great video. Very much looking forward to to the next chapter in this series. As much detail as you can go into would be much appreciated.

[@WunderTechTutorials]

Absolutely! Appreciate the support!

[@richardlyon67]

Excellent video. Looking forward to seeing your approach to firewall rules.

[@barbarojaviervalmasedavazq9713]

Just the thing I was looking for, the perfecto moment

[@kevinhughes9801]

Excellent video as always thank you

[@Duurzaamheid]

Nice video. Great content, and easily explained

[@raikidd]

Thanks for the video, my first Unifi devices arrived yesterday and right now I'm working on configure my network. Question regarding the Isolate Network toggle on the IoT network. Isn't checking this a problem in case your Sonos/AppleTV type of device is on this network and you want to cast from your laptop/smartphone that is on the main network? Or accessing your server (Home Assistant Green) that is managing the IoT infrastructure. Isn't it better to use a rule like you did for the surveillance network? Also for the VPN video something that I would like to see is a solution in case your ISP provides you with a dynamic IP, maybe using DDNS and how to configure that.

[@k.hussain360]

First comment, wooohooo. Was thinking "I wonder when Wundertech will release the next video" this morning.

[@WunderTechTutorials]

Appreciate you watching!

[@yekimek5548]

Great video 🤩 it would be nice if you could do same video with opnsense 😊

[@bavobostoen]

Just a remark: if you want to use the local DNS functionality on the router, you need to set it's IP address as primary DNS server. Also ad-blocking function relies on it. (however I do not know if DNS is in the general release)

[@b0rx48]

Great video! One question: My modem does not allow bridge mode. What alternative is there to avoid double NAT? DMZ perhaps?

[@iNsAnExCABLEGUY]

Great video! We transitioned our home/office network to Unifi so this just helped with the vlans and explaining other settings. 1 question is we have followed you for sometime and have a Plex server setup on a Synology Nas. How do we transition that to our Unifi setup? We have the UDM Pro Max, and would like to host plex here, or should we just attach the sysnology to the switch and call it a day? We will be adding in a Unifi Nas down the road but for now will utilizing the 2 drives on the UDM. Thanks for another great video!

[@WunderTechTutorials]

Thanks! Right now, no real way to transfer that with Ubiquiti hardware/software, but I put out a video last week on how you can use a Mini PC for a bunch of software and that might be an option, or just throw the Synology on the network. My guess would be that Ubiquiti doesn't go down the "third party app" path so you'll need some sort of long-term solution to that, but I could be WAY off - just a guess.

[@BillWilder]

Mostly a question of curiosity. Is there a reason you do not match the third octet of the IP assignments with the VLAN ID? It would seem useful when dealing with an IP address to implicitly know the associated VLAN. Love your videos Frank - top notch with a good blend of detail and brevity.

[@WunderTechTutorials]

Thank you! In my current setup, that's how I have it done, but since I am using 10.2.1 and the management VLAN is set to VLAN ID 1, I just set them to a combination of the second and third, but I think what you're suggesting is the more "common" way of doing it.

[@macm3086]

Wow great video playlist !!! We intend to install five wireless access points that are connected via a Poe switch. Should each access point be configured separately? Can there be a set-up of a master and slave, so that one master will replicate all others, as in an Aruba Access Point?

[@WunderTechTutorials]

Thanks! I personally set them all up independent from an IP perspective, then configure the "Existing Device Configuration" on each AP after setting one up.

[@Tallfoolous]

This is a very good video. Thank You. Can the management VLAN be implemented after the system has already been going and have VPNs etc setup on it?

[@WunderTechTutorials]

Thanks! It can, though it's probably overkill for most so just keep that in mind.

[@axxoaxx288]

is this new version of controller? i cannot see exactly the same .

[@HOOBasics]

hi sir, on WAN is it confirmed working using PPPOE? i didn't see on your video. thank you

[@WunderTechTutorials]

It's an option, I've just never used it because I don't have that type of connection. You should be able to look up compatibility.

[@MPSTUDIOCHANNEL]

Does UDM Pro have BGP?

[@WunderTechTutorials]

I believe that it's in EA.

[@lowlife_rabbit_mk2]

what is the difference of choosing isolated network in the network setup vs writing a firewall rule? I set my Unifi up years ago when isolated network check box wasn't an option, so I created firewall rules. is this just Unifis way of simplifying firewall rules to consumers?

[@WunderTechTutorials]

It basically automatically blocks other VLANs. I have a video coming out on Sunday that explains it all.

[@lowlife_rabbit_mk2]

@@WunderTechTutorials awesome, ill keep an eye out for it. I just watched another video earlier with a guy who doesnt like the Isolated Network setting and still rather use the firewall rules. Something with how it creates the rule when that box is checked. Think he mentioned he didnt like the "Lan In" type instead of "LAN Local". Interested in your view in Sundays Video. Thanks for doing all this man. I been on Unifi for years and just did a set and forget setup. Now I am revisiting everything like you with what I learned over the years, so same situation over here..

[@WunderTechTutorials]

@@lowlife_rabbit_mk2 That's interesting, because LAN In and LAN Local are two totally different things, but hopefully the video helps! Appreciate you watching!

[@josephchristiantuzon7640]

I in IDS and IPS is “Intrusion” not “Identity”

[@WunderTechTutorials]

Yeah, I realized I said that after I published the video but it was too late...

[@LabMonkey-k2j]

1:14 Portforwarding?? who the hell still uses that in 2024 ?! lol just use TailScale or similar

[@pbrigham]

IPV6? One day you guys are going to woke up and are the only ones running on IPV4, and spite IPV4 still be here for a fair number of years theirs days are numbered.