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WTF Ubiquiti

by imran-iq on 1/24/24, 3:55 AM with 24 comments

  • by cr3ative on 1/24/24, 6:08 PM

    I feel silly saying it, but they’re not designed to run without a controller. He has been fighting this for two blog posts now.
  • by moondev on 1/24/24, 1:06 PM

    Was not aware that you can flash unifi ap with open-wrt. This turns it into a POE wireless router/switch with control over the two eth ports? Sounds awesome has anyone tried it?
  • by fragmede on 1/24/24, 4:10 AM

    > they used to be so good and there is no real pro-sumer alternative

    This is the problem of it all. Unfortunately there really isn't. Hopefully they can get back on track.

  • by weinberg on 1/24/24, 4:00 PM

    This is a solid reminder to go poke at OpenWRT and see if this random Meraki gear has some reusability now...
  • by ryandv on 1/24/24, 8:29 AM

    I own this access point. The first thing I did was install openWRT. It's fine.
  • by imran-iq on 1/24/24, 3:55 AM

    Anyone know any alternatives in the prosumer space? Mikrotik?
  • by ig0r0 on 1/24/24, 9:38 AM

    This is one of the reasons I flashed OpenWRT to my U6 Lite.
  • by anotherhue on 1/24/24, 1:55 PM

    This person clearly did no research into the requirements to run a ubiquity device.

    It's meant for enterprise / SME. The design decisions reflect that.

    they have a series of other products, such as the dream machine and express that might’ve been better suited for him, but instead he chose the professional equipment.