How to Setup Ubiquiti UniFi Network for a Small Business Office 🛜
If you’re trying to upgrade your own office with Ubiquiti devices, then this is made for you.
This is how we configure UniFi gear for a small office deployment.
Beginner friendly but it’s designed to be a solid foundation.
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🛒 UniFi Devices ————————————
1. Cloud Gateways, this will be your router:
UDM-Pro https://amzn.to/3Vre3k4
⭐️UDM-SE (used in the tutorial) https://amzn.to/3wpffvT (Amz link; $499 at UI Store before shipping)
UDM-Pro-Max https://amzn.to/3VpuNbn
UCG-Ultra: https://amzn.to/4cpLNVD
UI Store Link: https://store.ui.com/us/en?category=all-unifi-cloud-gateways
With WiFi built-in — UDR: https://amzn.to/431wM9a
2. RJ45 Patch Cables
UniFi Patch Cables https://amzn.to/3IAu4xN
MonoPrice Cat6A 10pk https://amzn.to/3VigLcV
3. Network Switches:
UI Store: https://store.ui.com/us/en?category=all-switching
USW-24-POE: https://amzn.to/45sqHUm
All Switches: https://amzn.to/4b2w9i5
4. WiFi Access Points:
⭐️U6+ on Amazon Prime: https://amzn.to/3Vhhc7h
U6 Pro https://amzn.to/49f9VIF
U6 LR https://amzn.to/3vzQ7BS
U6 Enterprise https://amzn.to/3TSwnmx
5. Smart Power Strip
USP-STRIP-US https://amzn.to/3XtGL6y
🎬 CHAPTERS ———————————
0:00 Intro
1:30 Overview
5:00 Initial Console Setup
10:00 Add UniFi Devices
12:14 VLANs Overview
15:04 Setup Default Network
20:00 Staff Network
22:45 Create Additional VLANs
24:00 VoIP Network
26:23 Guest Network
29:07 Global Network Settings
30:07 WiFi Overview
32:17 Staff WiFi
34:40 IoT WiFi
36:13 Guest WiFi
39:36 WiFi Speed Limit (Profiles)
41:47 Post Installation Dashboard
42:14 Topology & Connected Devices
43:19 Static IP?
44:18 Set Fixed IP Address
47:00 Port Manager: Assign Network
51:09 Port Aggregation
52:12 Statistics
52:35 Guest Hotspot Manager
53:34 Security & Suspicious Activity
55:45 Traffic & Firewall Rules
58:35 Network System Settings
59:18 OS Settings: Users & Backups
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@10:30 UBNT are pricks for removing manual adoption. Go to Legacy Interface and you can manually adopt devices. Your deployment here is easy, when you get to a site where you have hundreds of WAP's installed along with switching and need to do this bullsh!#, yeah, another reason UBNT gets pulled out of sites.
@15:35 rename default in Legacy Interface. Turn off mDNS unless needed, UniFi known to struggle with lots mDNS traffic. DHCP Guarding also wise.
@23:25 UniFi Protect cameras on to the UDM are forced to stay on the DEFAULT VLAN, can not seperate. This is one of the reasons the UDM's are for small offices only, not bigger setups.
@27:30 Be careful, this feature (Guest Network) either forces Captive portal despite it being off and also blocks internet access, welcome to UniFi bugs and half-baked firmwares.
@33:35 NO, default settings are NOT fine. Turn of band steering, it is extemely well known for connectivity issues. Multicast and Broadcast control highly advised on busy networks.
can you do a video where you use a windows server as the AD, DHCP, DNS and still use the UDMSE as your core network.
Is the AP u6-plus better than the u6-pro?
Many thanks! You let me understand a lot of things that before was not so clear.
By blocking printers from the internet they will not receive any firmware updates
Great video. Made easy for me (a caveman) to understand. I also hired Bogdan's company with an issue I had a few weeks ago. He responded quickly and we set up Teams call for the following day. He spent an hour helping me and did an amazing job. Also sent me a follow up email. IF you need a true professional to help you with any networking issues…You can't go wrong with him…hire him. You will be very pleased.
Very useful thank you ! It would be interesting to see how to deploy a hotspot with SSL, as I don't find any complete, up-to-date documentation on the matter (I tried with a Unifi Express)
15:31 timestamp, I updated the name from "default" to "Management." First, I navigated to Settings (gear icon) > System > Advanced > Interface and switched to "Legacy." In the Legacy UI, I went to "Networks," edited the default name to "Management," and saved the changes. Then, I returned to the new user interface by selecting User Interface > New User Interface.
Any reason you're not using Private Pre-Shared Keys seeing as though you're not using the 6GHz band?
50:28 if you use vlans for example iot, then just set also to 'block all' in tagged vlan. Because when someone clone the mac address of any device of default network it can be accessed by this port as you did not block other traffic -security risk