Ubiquiti Education Solutions

Unifi Best Practice Guide

Table of Content
Introduction UBPG-S3 Education Config Best Practices (Wi-Fi)
Load Balancing
Radio Config - Ch Width, TX Power, Min RSSI
UBPG-S1 Architecture and Discovery Minimum RSSI
Multi-Site Management Band Steering
Cloud Hosting - Set Inform URL Airtime Fairness
L3 Discovery
SSH Adoption Method UBPG-S4 Education Config Best Practices
DHCP Option 43 Adoption Method (Routers/Switches)
DNS Adoption Method Intrusion Prevention System
Deep Packet Inspection
UBPG-S2 Unifi Software Operation
Unifi Software Dashboard UBPG-S5 Controller/Firmware Management
Statistics Data Retention
Insights Firmware Update
Auto Backup
Device Management
Cloud Access
Maps Extensive Notification System
Device Identification
WiFi Tools/Spectral Analysis
Device Tagging/Group Edit
Site Management/Configuration

UBPG-S3 Education Config Best Practices (Wi-Fi)

Site Configuration - Enable "Advance Features"
Connectivity Monitor/Wireless Uplink - Impact SSID Count
SSH Authentication
WLAN Rate Control - Disable CCK
WLAN Groups
 Scalable, Efficient and Flexible Total Solution
Scalable
Unified Software scales from medium
to large with on premise appliances to
software only limited by host platform. UniFi Software on CKG2-PLUS will
provide management/monitoring of
Security Gateway, Switches, and AP’s
Efficient Including DPI reporting.
This dynamic platform supports the Small School
monitoring, management, and data Large School
Free
analytics for the Unified Hardware Med. School
Software
Suite, including Access Points, Free
on Server

Firewall/Routers, Switches and new Software

on Server
products as released.

Flexible
Cloud based management of remote
properties using WebRTC for access,
removes complicity of working with
each site and increases visibility and
management across organizations.
UBPG-S1 Architecture and Discovery
 UBPG-S1
Multi-Site Management
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 UBPG-S1
Cloud Hosting – Set Inform URL
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 UBPG-S1
L3 Discovery
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 UBPG-S1
SSH Adoption Method
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 UBPG-S1
DHCP Option 43 Adoption Method
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 UBPG-S1
DNS Adoption Method
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UBPG-S2 Unifi Software Operation
 UBPG-S2
Unifi Software Dashboard

UniFi Dashboard

Tracks and summarizes site, device, and user info/traffic/status.cc

 UBPG-S2
Statistics

UniFi Statistics

Tracks and summarizes client & UAP traffic/activity.

 UBPG-S2
Insights

UniFi Insights

Historical, network information reported by adopted devices.

 UBPG-S2
Device Management
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Adoption & Configuration

Ubiquiti Gateways, Switches, and Access Points are configured via the
centralized Controller software. Prior to configuration, devices are adopted to a
controller (i.e., cannot be managed by another controller).

Device Provisioning

Admins configure devices in the Controller GUI – any changes result in

immediate device provisioning (where the device updates its configuration,
which often results in device reboot).
 UBPG-S2
Maps
 UBPG-S2
Device Identification
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Aliases & Locate UAPs

Across large-scale deployments, hundreds, even thousands of UAPs can be

adopted en-masse. The default ‘alias’ of each UAP is its unique MAC address,
which can be changed as needed. To physically identify a UAP, click ‘locate’ and
its LED will begin flashing.
 UBPG-S2
WiFi Tools/Spectral Analysis
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 UBPG-S2
Device Tagging/Group Edit
Ability to apply “freeform” Device
Tags for use in Grouping and Editing
functions

Using “Enable Group Config” while

selecting APs and Device Tag
“Internal Net”, Operator is able to
group edit settings on these APs
 UBPG-S2
Site Management/Configuration
Release notes – Useful source of
information concerning the build
of software; also includes a tool
for providing feedback to
Ubiquiti Networks.

Events – Check box for tracking

and reviewing all events

Alarms – Check box for tracking

and reviewing all alarms

Settings – Settings for all Unifi

Software and all devices under
management

Live Chat Support – Very useful

live chat with Ubiquiti Support; a
powerful support tool.
UBPG-S3 Education Config Best Practices (Wi-Fi)
 UBPG-S3
Site Configuration - Enable “Advance Features”
 UBPG-S3
Site Configuration – Connectivity
Monitor/Wireless Uplink – Impact SSID Count

Note: Critical setting to be aware of! This setting monitors uplink and will disable SSID if uplink loses
connectivity HOWEVER, this setting must be disabled to allow more then 4 SSIDs on a RADIO. When
disabled up to 8 SSIDs are allowed per RADIO.
 UBPG-S3
Site Configuration – SSH Authentication

Keep this configuration information in easy to reach location; the SSH credentials are used for
Controller Software to Device Management but are also useful to login into devices directly.
 UBPG-S3
WLAN Rate Control – Disable CCK

When editing/creating SSID/WLAN, disable CCK (802.11b) to improve 2.4GHz performance. Also,
control of minimum data rate can help with roaming and high density deployments.
 UBPG-S3
WLAN Groups
 UBPG-S3
Load Balancing
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 UBPG-S3
Radio Config – Ch Width, TX Power, Min RSSI

Can also be configured

using Group Config
feature

Min RSSI is disabled by

default

Cell Size Tuning Feature

is disabled by default;
please review this
carefully before using
 UBPG-S3
Minimum RSSI
 UBPG-S3
Band Steering
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 UBPG-S3
Airtime Fairness

Can also be configured

using Group Config
feature
UBPG-S4 Education Config Best Practices
(Routers/Switches)
 UBPG-S4
Intrusion Prevention System

When using Ubiquiti Gateway/Router Platform

 UBPG-S4
Deep Packet Inspection

When using Ubiquiti Gateway/Router Platform

UBPG-S5 Controller/Firmware Management
 UBPG-S5
Data Retention
 UBPG-S5
Firmware update
Note Device Local
Firmware Cache

Plus, Auto AP Upgrade is

configurable under Site
Config; disabled by
default
 UBPG-S5
Auto Backup
Backup files can be
copied off Controller
using SCP or other
method
 UBPG-S5
Cloud Access
 UBPG-S5
Extensive Notification System
 Resources & Community
Ubiquiti Community (includes blogs and user forums) Ubiquiti Unified Knowledge Base (UBNT Support)
https://community.ui.com/ https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/categories/200320654-UniFi-Enterprise

Ubiquiti Live Demo(s) Ubiquiti YouTube Channel (Facebook and Twitter available also)
https://demo.ui.com (live Unified Software) www.youtube.com/user/ubnt

Ubiquiti Store (SKU and MSRP of Products) Ubiquiti Newsletter

https://store.ui.com/ https://www.ui.com/newsletters/

Ubiquiti Network Design

https://design.ui.com/#/
 More Resources
WiFiman App (Android and Apple)

WiFiman is ideal for analyzing nearby Wi-Fi networks

and Bluetooth LE devices, device discovery, and
network speed tests.

Channel Location
WiFiman helps you locate a less crowded channel for your Wi-
Fi Access Point

Device Analyzer
WiFiman scans the whole network subnet and shows you all of
the available devices

Network Speed Test

You can test the speed of your internet connection