WiFi has changed: Is UniFi better than Cisco?

David Bombal · Intermediate ·🛠️ AI Tools & Apps ·4y ago
Is UniFi better than Cisco? What's great about UniFi and what's not? Tom Lawrence tells us his thoughts about UniFi WiFi, switches, routing and other products. For Transparency: Both Ubiquity and Cisco have given me products. Ubiquity have never paid me money for any video (but Cisco have sponsored videos in the past). // MENU // 00:00 ▶️ Cisco licenses are a nightmare 01:00 ▶️ Tom Lawrence & Unifi 03:12 ▶️ Difference between Unifi & Ubiquiti 05:56 ▶️ Tailored for WISP 07:08 ▶️ Cisco Business 09:08 ▶️ Configuring Unifi switches & access points 10:09 ▶️ Terrible Unifi support 11:51 ▶️ Making money resetting to default 12:10 ▶️ Do the devices have CLI? 13:09 ▶️ Web-browser on Unifi devices 13:30 ▶️ Unifi Controller 16:28 ▶️ Unifi Consoles 18:05 ▶️ Unifi Routing 21:16 ▶️ Do the switches support routing? 22:59 ▶️ Unifi switches as layer 2 switches 24:12 ▶️ Unifi USG 26:46 ▶️ Pros and Cons of Unifi 33:49 ▶️ Buggy Ubiquiti software 35:52 ▶️ Confidence in Unifi 37:44 ▶️ Access Points rule of thumb 38:42 ▶️ Advantages of Ubiquiti 43:17 ▶️ "The world is changing" 45:13 ▶️ Running the controller without a Unifi account 47:19 ▶️ Vlans & Routing 50:23 ▶️ Unifi Switches 54:23 ▶️ Unifi 6 Access Points 57:43 ▶️ Recommended products 01:01:56 ▶️ Unifi firmware updates 01:02:55 ▶️ Inexpensive options 01:05:04 ▶️ Third-party support 01:06:12 ▶️ Unifi 6 Long Range 01:07:22 ▶️ Unifi Camera 01:10:42 ▶️ Closing thoughts and recommendations 01:11:26 ▶️ Conclusion // Videos mentioned // Hackersploit: https://youtu.be/yYY5mJoUZjU Eric: https://youtu.be/cMR19vkNqS8 // Books Mentioned // Privilege Escalation Techniques: https://amzn.to/3FUDcLO Mastering Python Networking: https://amzn.to/3MkaZQN // David's SOCIAL // Discord: https://discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@davidb
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Chapters (34)

Cisco licenses are a nightmare
1:00 Tom Lawrence & Unifi
3:12 Difference between Unifi & Ubiquiti
5:56 Tailored for WISP
7:08 Cisco Business
9:08 Configuring Unifi switches & access points
10:09 Terrible Unifi support
11:51 Making money resetting to default
12:10 Do the devices have CLI?
13:09 Web-browser on Unifi devices
13:30 Unifi Controller
16:28 Unifi Consoles
18:05 Unifi Routing
21:16 Do the switches support routing?
22:59 Unifi switches as layer 2 switches
24:12 Unifi USG
26:46 Pros and Cons of Unifi
33:49 Buggy Ubiquiti software
35:52 Confidence in Unifi
37:44 Access Points rule of thumb
38:42 Advantages of Ubiquiti
43:17 "The world is changing"
45:13 Running the controller without a Unifi account
47:19 Vlans & Routing
50:23 Unifi Switches
54:23 Unifi 6 Access Points
57:43 Recommended products
1:01:56 Unifi firmware updates
1:02:55 Inexpensive options
1:05:04 Third-party support
1:06:12 Unifi 6 Long Range
1:07:22 Unifi Camera
1:10:42 Closing thoughts and recommendations
1:11:26 Conclusion
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