> I believe they did something like force cloud-login with some software update a few years back. No, what they did was update the software to prefer cloud-log

> I believe they did something like force cloud-login with some software update a few years back. No, what they did was update the software to prefer cloud-login and push you to set it up during onboarding for new products because they use cloud-login for remote management and anti-theft/device tracking. It's always been entirely optional. I just set up a new network because I moved and gifted my previous network to the buyer's of my prior home. I'm still using local accounts only with no remote management, and it works perfectly fine on the latest generation of Ubiquiti gear with the latest firmwares. The only thing I login to my UI account for is to use the store and buy hardware. The other thing with Brian Krebs was a faked security incident by an insider who was trying to extort money from Ubiquiti and Brian Krebs played the fool by assisting them. Granted, there are /many/ issues I have with Ubiquiti, but generally speaking if you use local accounts and keep the firmware updated it is no worse than any other edge networking device exposed to the Internet.