Unifi AP - First Time Setup

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In this video, I go over how to configure a Unifi Access Point for the first time. If you don't quite know how to install one of these access points and configure it, just follow the steps in this video and get it running in no time.
Now, there is also a mobile app version of the controller software you can use instead of the PC-based controller, but I don't go over that in this video.
I know this doesn't technically belong in the Edgerouter playlist, but I don't really have a home for anything Unifi right now.
This video was a response to a request by user R Gb. If you have any comments or suggestions for other videos leave them down below and I will get to them when (and if) I can.

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@nygelis 4 жыл бұрын

Completely new to this, I completed the setup on my own but somehow managed to miss one important step. Your video helped me identify that step quickly and resolve my issue within seconds. Thank you!

@francodc 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This really helped me setup my home network. Since the pandemic we have been working from home and I needed a solid network. I got and Edge-router 10X with a UAP-AC-PRO, I was not sure how to get it up and running but after watching to of your videos, I was up and running in a couple of hours. I was using the PoE on my Edge router but it was not powering the AC-PRO then i noticed it needed 48V and not 24V, beginners mistake!

@lexiaxton Жыл бұрын

You are my hero! I ordered these eero devices that our internet service provider recommended, and they were not working well so I returned them and while futzing with those, I noticed these round disks on the ceiling in the great room and in our gym and had no idea what they were. I thought they had something to do with the smoke detectors/fire sprinklers LOL. I googled the name and found you, thank goodness. Our Audio-visual guy had installed these a few years back before we moved in and I am not versed on these whatsoever but thanks to you and my 12 ft ladder, they are working like a charm. Thank you soooo much! Turns out I never needed the eero devices and had these all along. You rock!!!

@ardentdfender4116 2 жыл бұрын

I'm placing this comment here too possibly save someone a lot of time maybe. If you have an issue with the device "Not Adopting". Turn off your Anti Virus Software or also your Firewall temporarily and check the software notification for device Adopting. Click it and see if you can now adopt and complete that process. I wasted so much time fumbling with what the hell was wrong until a lot of reading lead me to do that and was later able to complete the process and getting the unit working. Hope this helps someone!

@KenSellers Жыл бұрын

I was hoping somebody had my issue, and lo and behold, this comment solved my problem. THANKS.

@elncalls 3 жыл бұрын

Just saw this in my recommended queue. Thank you, very concise and useful info.

@rfrancoi 4 жыл бұрын

Man.... That was an AWESOME video. Simple but direct.

@neeco51 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I followed your step by step setup and was finally able to get my WAP working. Thank you, thank you.

@jesh879 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video! My AP wasn't showing up in the software and your little comment was enough for me to get it up and running. You're the best!

@crashZdummy 4 жыл бұрын

Great video tutorials! I set up my EdgeRouter X and AP a few years back, but a recent internet problem caused me to wipe everything and start over. These videos helped get everything back up and running quickly and it's been more stable than ever since!

@jmhm17 4 жыл бұрын

thinking of switching my old Cisco lightweight AP's and controller to Ubiquiti. Thanks for showing us around the UI so I know how configurable it is with my network

@bronjaem384 3 жыл бұрын

I have a exam tomorrow on how to install and configurate unifi wifi controller... Just what i needed. Youre a legend for this.

@kerrymay6725 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this - completely straight forward and a huge stress relief. Thank you!!

@marck7472 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very much. I was looking for a straight to the point how to on Unify software from scratch, for someone like me that never did a deploy from ground zero with this brand. Great help.

@edsel074 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I could set up my 2 new AC-LR in 30 minutes following your instructions.

@Equinox2021 4 жыл бұрын

I have a networking/security camera company and make my living installing Unifi and other Ubiquiti equipment. I love it

@lachlanwintour8754 4 жыл бұрын

Equinox George same!

@maximum7175 3 жыл бұрын

I really love this video. So straightforward to the point. Thank you Toasty Answers.

@stevemackie8925 2 жыл бұрын

Just bought a second hand AP and this is just what I needed to get it up and running - thank you very much !

@pratyushbehera1332 2 жыл бұрын

Does your second hand AP already configured ?

@Nina.playdead 4 жыл бұрын

subbed, enjoyed your voice and humor ty.

@pennakira 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video, I used it to setup and connect the nano HD AP.

@CthulDude 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all your videos. They're great without fuss. I use an edge router x on synchronous 1gig to 2 engenius AP's. They are cheaper and offer better hardware at each price point but the software and support is lacking compared to ubiquiti AP's. Keep it up, man!

@kylemclaren2662 3 жыл бұрын

Gesgdidig

@philjcarter Жыл бұрын

Very informative, I'm thinking of upgrading from Deco to this system, and was worried it would be a nightmare. This video has settled my mind thank you.

@jessearroyo3927 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I am getting ready to buy a pair of these access points and this video makes me confident I can set them up.

@DavidWarrenDjW 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, great help to anyone just getting going. Found you very easy to follow and clear

@rslockhart 3 жыл бұрын

Well done. I'm looking to add a Unifi to my home and this was very informative.

@Charlie-fr4zw 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Ron

@ValentinFezza 4 жыл бұрын

Clear. Simple. Concise. Thanks!

@danawhite7052 4 жыл бұрын

Very well done, clear and easy to understand.

@garrettedell 3 жыл бұрын

A huge help. Thank you. Key was me resetting the AP.

@mejaz8014 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I’ve watched a few videos and some make is sound so complicated. One thing I wasn’t sure of was whether I have to have the controller running 24 / 7, apparently not unless I want the data Thanks again

@anandcpa 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. Awesome video. I bought one of these and used your video to quickly set up the device.

@victorrafa6540 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Getting this at home a a dream machine pro set up for work. This helped a lot.

@thomassibanda.e7247 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect, straight to the point.

@michaelsabaya1157 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for this video ,i have try to configure my device with the help of this video i did it.i follow the set only.

@dillipkumarmishra324 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your information provided in this video. This gives a clear basic knowledge "How to start "

@dannybourne_ 3 жыл бұрын

Broadcasting kind of voice, excellent.

@toyo7239 3 жыл бұрын

Best video out there on this topic thank you!

@ardzzz1008 3 жыл бұрын

Dude that was awesome. thanks for this!

@larsthorwald3338 2 жыл бұрын

This helps. I've been using an EdgeRouter 6P forever, but I just got a Ubiquiti access point and was wondering about how to get them to play nice. Thanks!

@rollmesome 3 жыл бұрын

Best video ever to set up Unifi for a newbie!

@MrJrb02 4 жыл бұрын

Great video I really appreciated it and it helped keep up the good work! 👍🏽

@ardneww 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for the tutorial! It is worth mentioning that some ports should be open on the PC where "controller" is installed. for example 8080 is used for device (e.g. access point) and controller communication. I think it is not possible to adopt the device if the port is closed on the PC where "controller" is installed.

@ivelissev.baba-portalatin8890 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I just did mine with your help. Thank you.

@peyanussbaumer2504 3 жыл бұрын

Very good step-by-step installation guide. Many thanks

@ravinbudhram5313 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. Helped me set up without any issues.

@erickimla1559 3 жыл бұрын

awesome video. This guy speaks my language - technical but to the point!

@bluebadgersec 2 жыл бұрын

Love the detail. Thanks!

@spydox1 3 жыл бұрын

TY Sir. I was a little worried- I bought a UB AP, and the quickstart guide sorta showed all UB gear- switch, router, etc. I thought OH NO , my nighthawk wont work. Following your steps though, things are coming to life.. TY TY

@Thertra70 3 жыл бұрын

Super useful! I would have liked to see doing a setup of more than one access point in the same environment but this was great anyways thank you

@mikesartorii234 2 жыл бұрын

Also, THANK YOU for all your vids. Just subbed as I'm learning all of this crap after this system was kinda dumped in my lap at work.

@firebigg03 4 жыл бұрын

Gr8 video I actually setup my home WiFi watching this, now I’m a pro.🤗

@jose8121632 Жыл бұрын

Great video! You saved me hours of learning!

@perfunctory8097 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial and your commentary is hilarious 😂

@ciaranrichardson2957 4 жыл бұрын

Legend, great video thank you 👍👍

@nordicwolf8808 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank u. U made the setup a walk in the park.

@ares42702 3 жыл бұрын

Great work insightful

@myfit1292 4 жыл бұрын

Good work. Thank you.

@rumglas 3 жыл бұрын

Thx for the effort! This is going to help alot!

@TheBrokenAshes 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Thank you!

@johanntows5189 2 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up! Thanks for the video!

@DanielNuske 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the view, it was helpful

@markw3981 4 жыл бұрын

Great help. Unfortunately I could not get connected with a local log in. I had the same problem as in the video. Disabled Remote Access and "next" button is inop. It's going back. Overkill for what we needed. Its more of an Enterprise solution. Thank you.

@darrencritchley5425 4 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial thankyou

@hoono323 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it was very helpful, a bit problem with Java on iMac.

@bacheniki4303 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video man, I was completely lost but now everything working just great! Thank you!

@johanweidolfnystrom9812 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, helped me setup my AP. I have an additional request. I want to add to my existing wireless network where I use a another router to create the wireless newtorks so I want this unit either to use a wireless uplink and enhance the networks or a wired uplink but still use the same wireless networks as my other two existing ones

@ToastyAnswers 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not 100% sure if I understand, but the best option would be to use a wired uplink. Are you talking about using two Unifi APs or a Unifi AP with a third-party router/AP? Wired uplinks will always be best, and you can use the same SSID on more than one. With Unifi APs, roaming works very well between same-SSID APs. With third-party devices it still works, but there may be some hiccups. As long as the SSID, password, and network are the same, you shouldn't have much issue. Wireless uplinks are generally reserved for when there are no other options. Also, they only function between Unifi devices that support it (you can't wirelessly uplink a Unifi device to a third-party device with the exception of extenders)

@oddjkvam6258 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for this tutorial. It helped me to get in to the Unifi Program as I didn't notice you could bypass registration with Unify, so thought it was a dead end until your video popped up in my search. Got finished in 5 mins after that :)

@iteyumaland574 4 жыл бұрын

thanks ! Nice tutorial,

@gameclips3387 Жыл бұрын

Sir, starting 1min. of your video is well done already by demonstrating those network devices , pluggings and etc. thank you for sharing this. I will recommend all of my IT buddies.

@SamSalIdeas Жыл бұрын

Educating video, I think you should do a video on how to manage more than one device on a single controller. Thanks

@djspecialpaul 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video - so I can already set up one :) let's see if I can get the 2nd one that way^^.

@defhead2 6 ай бұрын

Amazing video thank you

@TheGrowlingBadger 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, You mention that the Secondary port on the Wifi AC Pro carries the PoE across to any other device that might want it, is that definitely correct that it carries the PoE to the second port as well as needing it itself?

@hillaryochango1169 4 жыл бұрын

the video is superb... i wanted to know how to set up a controlled guest logging account and be able to allow guest to log in

@erickleal4739 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for your toasty answer

@714thief 3 жыл бұрын

dude this video is the s**ttt ! Straight into Problem ! Great Video ! a big TKS

@mahuubao 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent ... Well done ...

@gavinhendriks700 4 жыл бұрын

well appreciated

@zorgar 3 жыл бұрын

as my current router the EdgeRouter X already has a dedicated PoE port am i able to run the Ubiquiti UniFi UAP-AC-PRO directly off that or will i need to use the poe box thing that comes with it?

@apuewu 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial. Can you please upload another video : How to craete guest zone in unifi

@ToastyAnswers 4 жыл бұрын

I've been trying to upload again. I was supposed to record and upload a few this past week, but I got a major cold and couldn't record. I'll add your suggestion to the list!

@GreyRockOne 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! went well.

@variousd3507 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@Info-Med 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial Thx

@filipdemski8303 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you man!

@caziusderrick1533 2 жыл бұрын

thank you very much... your video helped

@christoofart 3 жыл бұрын

Well done, thanks

@nigelholland24 Жыл бұрын

Great video thanks

@dimitrist3716 3 жыл бұрын

thanks worked for me!

@alexhco 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it. This was really helpful!

@kevtreeby7486 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Makes it so easy. Thanks 👍🏻

@darmenta 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you !!!

@remibalogun4415 4 жыл бұрын

God bless you...

@acideye 3 жыл бұрын

Quality content! Looking for a video(maybe you have it) on creating a separate vlan for iot devices. I have the USG, POE switch and lite access point.

@ToastyAnswers 3 жыл бұрын

This video is actually coming out tomorrow morning. I will also be going over this in my complete setup video coming later this month.

@jtipi 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great tutorials. I am installing a Nanobeam bridge to connect residential network using a Netgear Nighthawk router. Can I install the UAP-AC-Pro on the client side and still keep the Nighthawk router as the gateway?

@ToastyAnswers 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can still use the Nighthawk as the gateway.

@srinivasarao143 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Very helpful. If I have a WiFi enabled modem provided by my ISP, should I still get a Unifi gateway and a switch to connect my UniFi AP AC Pro? Of will UniFi Security Gateway router act as the modem?

@ToastyAnswers 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's more or less up to you. You done NEED a USG and switch for everything to function properly, but if you want to take advantage of some of the more advanced features a USG offers then go right ahead. It will not act as a modem, however, so you either need to maintain the ISP's gateway or replace it with a modem supported by your ISP. You'd have to contact the ISP to see what your options are as far as modems go.

@srinivasarao143 4 жыл бұрын

Toasty Answers thank you so much!!

@Rickjames127 4 жыл бұрын

These videos are just phenomenal. Thanks for taking the time to make these. Can you make a video on how to make the raspberry pi controller to save lots on the ubiquiti cloud key?

@ToastyAnswers 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I plan on making a video showing how to install the controller on Linux (Raspberry pi) next.

@Rickjames127 4 жыл бұрын

@@ToastyAnswers Sounds great thanks for the quick response.

@TheKaybjay2 4 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!

@bentong8 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! I was able to setup both my Unifi AP AC Lite and Edgerouter X! By any chance, do you have any tutorials for enabling Beamforming on the Unifi AP?

@ToastyAnswers 3 жыл бұрын

Not at the moment. This is something that I've been wanting to try, but I have not set this up before. When I do I will try to make a video on it.