Category - Home Network Even though is category is named Home Network, most articles in this category these days are also perfectly suitable for small and medium networks. Most articles are related to UniFi, but you will also find some general networking articles in this category. Just browse through the different posts or use the search function in the top right corner. I have highlighted 3 articles for you that are definitely worth reading. Omada Fusion G+ vs Fusion 2.5G The Fusion G+ and the Fusion 2.5G are almost the same gateway. Same processor, same IPS throughput, same VPN performance, same 2.51-inch color touchscreen, same software. The two difference that ... Read more Omada Fusion G+ vs Fusion 2.5G Installing Omada Controller with Docker in 5min If you have TP-Link Omada network gear then you also need the Omada Controller. And the easiest way to do that is by running the Omada Controller in Docker. You ... Read more Installing Omada Controller with Docker in 5min How to Setup and Secure Omada Fusion VLAN When you have a Omada Fusion Gateway, you can create different VLANs on your network. Virtual LANs (VLANs), allow you to divide your physical network into virtual networks, offering isolation, ... Read more How to Setup and Secure Omada Fusion VLAN Omada Fusion 2.5G Review TP-Link recently asked me to review their new Omada Fusion Gateway, the Fusion 2.5G. This is the first product in their new Fusion Gateway line, and it sits right at ... Read more Omada Fusion 2.5G Review HostiFi vs UniHosted: Which UniFi Cloud Hosting Is Right for You? Self-hosting a UniFi controller works fine when you’re managing a single network. But once you’re responsible for multiple client sites, the maintenance overhead adds up. You need to keep the ... Read more HostiFi vs UniHosted: Which UniFi Cloud Hosting Is Right for You? The Homelab Mistakes Everyone Makes (And How to Avoid Them) The homelab rabbit hole is easy to fall into. What starts with just running Plex quickly turns into a setup so complex that you’re afraid to touch it, a rack ... Read more The Homelab Mistakes Everyone Makes (And How to Avoid Them) Setting up UniFi WireGuard VPN With Wireguard VPN, you can access your local devices or manage your server, smart home, or other network connected stuff from anywhere in the world. It ensures a secure connection ... Read more Setting up UniFi WireGuard VPN How to set up UniFi Guest WiFi With UniFi Guest WiFi, you can create a secure and easy to use guest network for your customers or visitors that is completely isolated from your main network. In this ... Read more How to set up UniFi Guest WiFi Optimize Your UniFi Network: The Settings That Really Impact Speed You have set up your UniFi Network, carefully placed your access points, maybe tuned a few settings, and everything looks perfect. But still, sometimes your Wi-Fi feels slow, pages won’t ... Read more Optimize Your UniFi Network: The Settings That Really Impact Speed How UniFi’s New Object Oriented Networking Feature Simplifies Network Management The latest UniFi Network update, version 9.4, adds a new feature to manage security policies. In the last couple of releases, we have already seen some changes in how we ... Read more How UniFi’s New Object Oriented Networking Feature Simplifies Network Management UniFi OS Server released: How to Self-Host your full Network Stack in Minutes Ubiquiti just released UniFi OS Server in Early Access, allowing you to self-host the complete UniFi network stack on your own hardware. Initially, it will support UniFi Network and Innerspace. ... Read more UniFi OS Server released: How to Self-Host your full Network Stack in Minutes How to set up UniFi Site-to-Site VPN A Site-to-Site VPN allows you to connect two networks to each other over the Internet. This way, devices in Network A can access resources in Network B and vice versa. ... Read more How to set up UniFi Site-to-Site VPN UniFi Protect 6.0 Update – What you need to know Ubiquiti has just released a major update for its UniFi Protect platform, version 6.x. This new version comes with some nice new features, like Spotlights on the dashboard, smart object ... Read more UniFi Protect 6.0 Update – What you need to know How to Install an Access Point – Complete Guide Everybody wants a good wireless network these days. There is nothing more annoying than walking throughout the house and losing the connection to your wireless network. But how do you ... Read more How to Install an Access Point – Complete Guide How to use UniFi Static Routes Static routes in UniFi Network allow you to manually configure how traffic should be routed through your gateway. This allows you to make networks accessible that are out of sight ... Read more How to use UniFi Static Routes UniFi U7 Lite Review If you have been following Ubiquiti a bit, then you might have seen that they have released many new access points in the last couple of months. Recently, they added ... Read more UniFi U7 Lite Review WiFi 7 vs WiFi 6 and 6E – Differences Explained The WiFi 7 standard became official at the beginning of 2024, only 4 years after the previous standard, WiFi 6E. Now in 2025, we are seeing more and more WiFi ... Read more WiFi 7 vs WiFi 6 and 6E – Differences Explained UniFi Network Application 9.1.92 Update The upcoming update of the UniFi Network app brings some nice, and long-awaited, features to the application. The new features that I really like in this release are the enhanced ... Read more UniFi Network Application 9.1.92 Update Why you should Secure your IoT Network A massive data breach that was recently discovered shows how important it is to secure your IoT device. In this breach, more than 2,7 billion records (1.17 TB of data) ... Read more Why you should Secure your IoT Network UniFi Protect 5.2.42 – Updated Alarm Manager, Timeline view, keyboard shortcuts and more The latest update from UniFi Protect, version 5.2.42, adds some nice new features to the Protect platform. A few features that I really like in this release and which are ... Read more UniFi Protect 5.2.42 – Updated Alarm Manager, Timeline view, keyboard shortcuts and more How to enable Link Aggregation (LAG) on UniFi Switches

Link Aggregation in UniFi allows you to combine two or more ethernet ports into one. This is great when you want to increase the throughput between two switches or need ... Read more How to enable Link Aggregation (LAG) on UniFi Switches UniFi QoS – How to Optimize your Network When you have limited bandwidth available, you want to make sure that the packets of your Video Conference meeting or VoIP call are handled first. This is where UniFi QoS ... Read more UniFi QoS – How to Optimize your Network UniFi Captive Portal – How to Set up and Configure If you want to provide your guests with free and easy internet access, then it’s best to set up a UniFi Captive Portal. This allows you to control who can ... Read more UniFi Captive Portal – How to Set up and Configure UniFi Zone-Based Firewall – What you need to Know Ubiquiti has changed its firewall management system for UniFi work a couple of times over the past few years. And it’s changing again, with the new Zone-Based Firewall (ZBF), that ... Read more UniFi Zone-Based Firewall – What you need to Know Use UniFi Cloud Gateway as Controller only Ubiquiti used to offer an affordable CloudKey that could be used to control your UniFi access points and switches. Currently, we can only buy the CloudKey Gen2+, which is quite ... Read more Use UniFi Cloud Gateway as Controller only UniFi Fast Roaming Explained UniFi Fast Roaming is one of those settings where you wonder, should I enable it or not? Faster roaming sounds like an improvement, but do you need to enable it ... Read more UniFi Fast Roaming Explained Self Hosted UniFi Controller – All Options To manage your UniFi equipment you will need a controller to run the UniFi Network app. Now Ubiquiti does offer a couple of options in the form of Cloud Gateways ... Read more Self Hosted UniFi Controller – All Options 5 Reasons Why You Should use VLANs in your Home Network Most home networks are just flat networks, meaning that all devices connected to the network can talk to each other. In most cases, that is perfectly fine, but there are ... Read more 5 Reasons Why You Should use VLANs in your Home Network Planning your Network in UniFi Design Center When you are building or remodeling a house, or need to plan a network installation for an office building, then you should take a look at UniFi Design Center. It ... Read more Planning your Network in UniFi Design Center UniFi Local & Server DNS Settings Explained DNS is responsible for translating hostnames (or domain names) to the actual IP Addresses. In UniFi Network, we have two options when it comes to configuring DNS. We can configure ... Read more UniFi Local & Server DNS Settings Explained Using NordVPN WireGuard as UniFi VPN Client We can connect our UniFi network to a VPN provider to route all our internet traffic through a VPN. One of the best VPN providers that you can use for ... Read more Using NordVPN WireGuard as UniFi VPN Client New UniFi Gateway Max Released Ubiquiti has released yet another gateway in its UniFi product line. The new UniFi Gateway Max (UXG-Max) is a multi-WAN gateway, designed for high throughput with full 2.5 GbE support. ... Read more New UniFi Gateway Max Released UniFi G5 Turret Ultra Review Ubiquiti has recently released two UniFi Protect cameras in their new Ultra line, the UniFi G5 Turret Ultra and G5 Dome Ultra. Both cameras share the same hardware and have ... Read more UniFi G5 Turret Ultra Review UniFi Protect 3.0.x Update Ubiquiti has released a new update for UniFi Protect, release 3.0.22, which offers a lot of new features and improvements. The most interesting are Face Recognition, live-only role, Multi-Camera playback, ... Read more UniFi Protect 3.0.x Update How to setup UniFi Dynamic DNS (DDNS) When you have remote access enabled in your UniFi Gateway, then you can always access your UniFi console through unifi.ui.com. But to connect external UniFi devices to your console, you ... Read more How to setup UniFi Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Best Budget Access Point – Top Picks & Expert Guide 2024 These days we basically can’t do without a wireless network in our house. An access point is often built into a router, but its range might not be sufficient. To ... Read more Best Budget Access Point – Top Picks & Expert Guide 2024 How to Setup UniFi Network – Complete Guide 2026 Ubiquiti has made setting up a new UniFi Network incredibly simple. You can get your new network up and running within 5 minutes. But after the initial setup, what else ... Read more How to Setup UniFi Network – Complete Guide 2026 UniFi Express Review Ubiquiti released a new console to their product line, and it’s a small one this time. The new UniFi Express is the smallest UniFi console that you can buy at ... Read more UniFi Express Review UniFi Network 8.0 – What you need to Know The latest update of the UniFi Network application, version 8.0, added some great new features, including a new Port Manager, Radio Manager, WireGuard VPN, and Site Overview. The new port ... Read more UniFi Network 8.0 – What you need to Know 20 Best Smart Home Gifts -Top Gadgets for 2026 Smart Home Gifts are always a great option to give. They can make day-to-day tasks more convenient and once you start with Smart Home gadgets, you always want more. With ... Read more 20 Best Smart Home Gifts -Top Gadgets for 2026 UniFi Controller – What are the Best Options? A single UniFi device can perfectly be managed from your phone as a standalone device. But when you have multiple access points for example, then it’s easier to use an ... Read more UniFi Controller – What are the Best Options? UniFi Smart Sensor Review – Everything you need to know UniFi Protect cameras are a great way to secure your house. The cameras can detect motion or even persons and cars with the new G4 models. To complete your how ... Read more UniFi Smart Sensor Review – Everything you need to know So, about that AdBlocker... Will you consider disabling it? Yes, ads can be annoying. But they allow me to keep writing content like this. You can also support me by becoming an Insider ($1) for a ad-free experience or Buy Me a Coffee ☕ | Read more about disabling AdBlockers