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The UniFi stuff isn't stand alone, but it doesn't need to 'phone home' to Ubiquiti. There's a little management server with a web config interface you need to s
by baobrien 10y ago
The UniFi stuff isn't stand alone, but it doesn't need to 'phone home' to Ubiquiti. There's a little management server with a web config interface you need to set up to run everything. It runs on your local network and doesn't call Ubiquiti or open up anything without you setting that up. They do have what they call the 'cloud key' that runs an instance of the Unifi management server. That thing does phone home, IIRC.
- kondro 10y agoAnd it's only really needed for configuration or logging. The network still operates without connectivity to the server software.
- esaym 10y agoI see. And is this "management server" the "java" thing everyone keeps referring to? (and complaining about)
- Johnny555 10y agoIt is a Java thing, but I have no complaints, I have one running on an AWS instance that 8 Wifi nodes across 2 offices connect to, and it's been running fine for a couple years with only a few code updates (every 6 months or so). I have no complaints about it. It was easy to configure, and adding a new node is as simple as plugging it in, ssh'ing to it and pointing it to my management server, then adopting it on the management server. Done. The management server will upgrade firmware (if needed) and automatically apply my wifi config to it.
- mrbill 10y agoIf you've only got one AP, or a small number of them, you don't even need the Java-based management controller. Ubiquiti now has an iOS/Android app that can be used to do basic setup of the APs, and once they're configured, they "just work".