This is one of the reasons I flashed OpenWRT to my U6 Lite.
WTF Ubiquiti
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#12Anyone know any alternatives in the prosumer space? Mikrotik?
We are all using Unifi stuff because there are no alternatives.
Of course it all depends on which bits of the Unifi ecosystem you are using. If you just want a singular device like a firewall or a WiFi AP, you can find alternatives.
But for the full stack from firewall to switches to APs, there just isn't anything that integrates as well as Unifi gear.
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#13This is one of the reasons I flashed OpenWRT to my U6 Lite.
Do you manage it by config file or some webui tooling?
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#14Was not aware that you can flash unifi ap with open-wrt. This turns it into a POE wireless router/switch with control over the two eth ports? Sounds awesome has anyone tried it?
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#15This person clearly did no research into the requirements to run a ubiquity device.
It's meant for enterprise / SME. The design decisions reflect that.
they have a series of other products, such as the dream machine and express that might’ve been better suited for him, but instead he chose the professional equipment.
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#16This is one of the reasons I flashed OpenWRT to my U6 Lite.
Do you manage it by config file or some webui tooling?
I set it up once using the built-in WebUI, forgot about it and it just works. That is part of the beauty, no need for anything like Unifi controller running when you need to make some changes.
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#17Anyone know any alternatives in the prosumer space? Mikrotik?
Aruba Instant On. It's Aruba's enterprise hardware with all knobs stripped and on a huge discount. I suppose some people might find their use of a cloud based "controller" disagreeable, but I honestly think it's a plus — it's barely ever needed and it's one thing less to maintain.
> I suppose some people might find their use of a cloud based "controller" disagreeable, but I honestly think it's a plus — it's barely ever needed and it's one thing less to maintain.
Until your network gets pwned because the cloud controller gets breached.
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#18This is a solid reminder to go poke at OpenWRT and see if this random Meraki gear has some reusability now...
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
Aruba Instant On. It's Aruba's enterprise hardware with all knobs stripped and on a huge discount. I suppose some people might find their use of a cloud based "controller" disagreeable, but I honestly think it's a plus — it's barely ever needed and it's one thing less to maintain.
> I suppose some people might find their use of a cloud based "controller" disagreeable, but I honestly think it's a plus — it's barely ever needed and it's one thing less to maintain. Until your network gets pwned because the cloud controller gets breached.
There's nothing to "pwn", you can maybe turn some switch ports off or change your SSID. It doesn't do routing or firewalling, that's on you.
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#20Anyone know any alternatives in the prosumer space? Mikrotik?
I have have lanner tech router that I installed a as internet gateway. I have been very happy with it. Works well, lower power, small has multiple ports. Can use SSD for storage.
https://www.lannerinc.com/products/network-appliances/x86-de...
One must install the OS; whether that is OpenWRT, OpenBSD or whatever OS. This means that one needs to be quite familiar with the OS install. So, one probably needs to be a technical person. The one I got had x64 intel based CPU, so it should run just about any linux or BSD distribution. The one that I got has a serial port for the console (no VGA, HDMI, display port etc).