WiFi has changed: Is UniFi better than Cisco?
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).
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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
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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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