I’ve been looking forward to the release of the Ubiquiti UniFi Protect G4 Doorbell for quite a while. So I was thrilled when it finally came out, unfortunately they were super scarce for quite a while, but I got my hands on one and have been using it for quite a while. There’s a lot to like, but also a […]
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August 11th, 2020 was finally Solar Install Day. At least for me :). While I would have loved to catch those June/July rays, I definitely think it was worth the wait to get the system I wanted; and also I can’t say how long it would have taken for any of the other vendors either. In total, it took three […]
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I woke up this morning to the most unwelcome notification that my remote Ubiquiti Unifi NVR was offline. Never having had to deal with this before I thought it would be interesting to record the troubleshooting process to get it back online without having physical access to the box.
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UI recently released Unifi Protect 1.14.11 for the UDM-Pro and UNVR, this video walks through the differences and one issue I noticed with the update.
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Configuring an IPSec site-to-site VPN between Ubiquiti Unifi gateways (USG/USG-Pro/UDM/UDM-Pro) is relatively straight forward process, but there are couple sticking points that can cause a hang up. This video walks through the setup for a manual VPN, when you can’t use the automatic config.
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The Ubiquiti UniFi Protect Network Video Recorder (UNVR) fills a massive gap in the Unifi Protect ecosystem because it finally adds storage redundancy to the mix. Unfortunately there are still quite a few limitations with the Protect ecosystem, but if you can live with them, and some flakey initial software quality issues, the UNVR is a solid addition to the […]
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Wireguard is a modern, sleek, VPN that promises to be super easy to install and setup, as well as being faster than IPSec. With pretty much a client for every device, it’s a great option for running on a home or office network VPN. This guide outlines how to setup and configure the VPN server and mobile (Android, but iOS […]
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On May 3rd, I dropped my OnePlus 7 Pro and broke the screen. The details aren’t really that important, but it is interesting that the incredible slipperiness of the screen played a massive role in the drop. What is important is how OnePlus handled the repair process, and their lack of integrity as a company. Before getting to that, I […]
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This issue with incredible slowness when deep packet inspection (DPI) is enabled isn’t new to the UDM/UDM-Pro firmware version 1.7.0, I just haven’t had a chance to make this video public until now. Hopefully it’s something that UI will fix, because DPI is a great feature, and it sucks that I can’t enable it.
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Using the text based user files in our other freeRADIUS + Unifi = Dynamic VLAN Assignment guide works great for small installations, but in a larger or more fluid environment it’s much easier to use a database backend for the freeRADIUS server. This guide walks through the steps to configure that, and optionally setup a daloRADIUS UI for freeRADIUS. Install […]
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