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I use a fair amount of their equipment at home and I don't think that you need to be concerned with this. I run my controller on a server in my basement, and no

I use a fair amount of their equipment at home and I don't think that you need to be concerned with this. I run my controller on a server in my basement, and no part of it (besides the WAN port on my ERL) touch the internet. There is no "cloud" requirement. The "dream machine" thing I don't get. I do like their Unifi AP line, though.

jlgaddis 6y ago
Are you aware that they added telemetry a while back?
- OminousWeapons 6y ago
  You are presented with the ability to opt out of data collection in your management console.
- fullstop 6y ago
  Yes, I have disabled it. You can also drop outbound traffic for the uid running the controller with iptables if you're paranoid about it.
OminousWeapons 6y ago
I agree, I don't understand the level of hate appearing in this thread. I use Ubiquiti gear at multiple sites and it is absolutely bullet proof and trivial to set up once you understand their model. As long as you aren't running remote access then losing control of your UI.com credentials is really a non-issue.
- colordrops 6y ago
  The problem is that their equipment is great and they would grow naturally by just keeping their hardware and software high quality. Apparently they've got new management, and they are intentionally hobbling functionality to lock users into their ecosystem. I purchased several pieces and was planning to purchase more until I found out about their vendor lock-in aspects, and returned it all. It's really stupid because they don't have to compensate for anything with lock-in considering their high quality at their price point.
ashtonkem 6y ago
Honestly, because I don’t really have any network equipment (not even a real switch yet), so the dream machine pro actually reduces a lot of the purchasing I’d have to do to get everything working. I could cobble together it’s functionality out of other parts ... if I already owned those parts. But by the time I bought a home server and a real switch, I’d be out more than the Dream Machine Pro costs. Assuming it does everything it says it will on the tin, of course.

jlgaddis 6y ago

Are you aware that they added telemetry a while back?

OminousWeapons 6y ago
You are presented with the ability to opt out of data collection in your management console.
fullstop 6y ago
Yes, I have disabled it. You can also drop outbound traffic for the uid running the controller with iptables if you're paranoid about it.

OminousWeapons 6y ago

I agree, I don't understand the level of hate appearing in this thread. I use Ubiquiti gear at multiple sites and it is absolutely bullet proof and trivial to set up once you understand their model. As long as you aren't running remote access then losing control of your UI.com credentials is really a non-issue.

colordrops 6y ago
The problem is that their equipment is great and they would grow naturally by just keeping their hardware and software high quality. Apparently they've got new management, and they are intentionally hobbling functionality to lock users into their ecosystem. I purchased several pieces and was planning to purchase more until I found out about their vendor lock-in aspects, and returned it all. It's really stupid because they don't have to compensate for anything with lock-in considering their high quality at their price point.

ashtonkem 6y ago

Honestly, because I don’t really have any network equipment (not even a real switch yet), so the dream machine pro actually reduces a lot of the purchasing I’d have to do to get everything working. I could cobble together it’s functionality out of other parts ... if I already owned those parts. But by the time I bought a home server and a real switch, I’d be out more than the Dream Machine Pro costs. Assuming it does everything it says it will on the tin, of course.