This sounds mostly like a skill issue, and the notion that it's somehow a walled garden is laughable when the alternatives are Cisco/Meraki, Juniper, et al? I c

This sounds mostly like a skill issue, and the notion that it's somehow a walled garden is laughable when the alternatives are Cisco/Meraki, Juniper, et al? I can plug whatever I like into my Unifi estate and expect it work with little fault.