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UniFi gateways, switches, WiFi and software: reviews, setup guides and best practices.

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UniFi Network Masterclass: Design, Deploy, and Master UniFi!

The UniFi Network Masterclass is a hands-on course on designing and deploying UniFi networks, from fundamentals to firewall rules, VLANs and VPNs.

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Introducing UI Toolkit: A Free, Open-Source Dashboard for Your UniFi Network

UI Toolkit is a free, self-hosted dashboard for UniFi networks with Wi-Fi device tracking, IDS/IPS threat monitoring and live network stats.

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Easy! Install UniFi OS Server on a Raspberry Pi

Step-by-step guide to install UniFi OS Server on a Raspberry Pi with Ubuntu Server and Podman, from flashing the SD card to the setup wizard.

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Complete UniFi OS Server Installation on Linux: Best Practices!

Install UniFi OS Server on an Ubuntu cloud server: Podman, multi-site mode, Let's Encrypt SSL via Cloudflare and UFW firewall rules, step by step.

UniFi U7-Pro access point with its blue LED ring beside 'Wi-Fi 7 Comes to UniFi' text
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UniFi U7-Pro: Speed Testing and First Impressions

UniFi U7 Pro speed tests against the U6 Pro with a Wi-Fi 7 Pixel 8 and an iPhone 13, plus specs, power draw and whether the upgrade is worth it.

Visual Network Management: Ubiquiti's New Pro Max Switches
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Visual Network Management: Ubiquiti's New Pro Max Switches

What Etherlighting does on Ubiquiti's UniFi Pro Max switches, plus their 10G SFP+ and 2.5G ports, PoE++ and the Etherlighting patch cables.

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UniFi Express: Is This the Best New Ubiquiti Device??

UniFi Express (UX) overview: Ubiquiti's compact gateway with built-in Wi-Fi 6, wired and mesh setups, ports, client limit and heat.

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UniFi UXG-Lite: First Impressions of the Gateway Lite

First impressions of the UniFi UXG-Lite (Gateway Lite): specs, setup with a CloudKey, performance, and what a basic UniFi setup with it costs.

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UniFi Network 8.0.7: What's New?

What's new in UniFi Network 8.0.7: the Radios view, port management and insights, the VLAN viewer and the WireGuard VPN client.

The Definitive Guide to Hosted UniFi 2021 title over a padlock with a UniFi access point as its body
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Definitive Guide to Hosted UniFi 2021

Host a UniFi Controller on an Ubuntu 20.04 Vultr server: SSH keys, UFW firewall, UniFi install, setup wizard and Let's Encrypt SSL.

The Definitive Guide to Hosted UniFi title over a padlock with a UniFi access point as its body
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Definitive Guide to Hosted UniFi

Host a UniFi Controller on a Vultr or Digital Ocean server: SSH keys, UFW firewall, UniFi install and Let's Encrypt SSL, step by step.

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UniFi Controller Installation on Vultr

Install a UniFi Controller on a Vultr Ubuntu 16.04 server: 2FA, server setup, SSH hardening, firewall, swap, Java and the UniFi package.