The Unauthorized Ubiquiti Wireless with LABS Course (2026)

Connect the UniFi cloud router, discover it with Wi-Fi Man, log into the UniFi OS cloud controller at 192.168.1.1, and configure the controller to adopt future UniFi devices.

Adopt a UniFi switch to the UniFi controller, using local or cloud access, verify port connectivity, and prepare for configuring VLANs and hotspots within the controller.

Adopt a UniFi U7 Lite access point to the controller, monitor its online adoption and OS update, and explore the topology view to map the connected router, switch, and devices.

Adopt the second access point (AP2) to the cloud controller, create a second SSID UniFi2 on both 2.4 and 5 GHz, and verify connectivity on AP1 and AP2.

Create two VLANs on the UCG Ultra router: VLAN10 with 10.10.10.1 and VLAN20 with 10.20.20.1, enable DHCP, and configure the uplink to the switch as a trunk.

Configure VLANs on the switch and access points to route VLAN10 and VLAN20 traffic, tying the switch ports to the router and saving changes to enable SSIDs per VLAN.

Assign vlans to the right ssids and test with a phone to verify normal vlan 10 and guest vlan 20 via dhcp on all access points.

Learn how to enable and configure band steering on UniFi access points to prefer five gigahertz connections, freeing 2.4 gigahertz for legacy devices, using the UniFi controller.

Demonstrate configuring wireless uplink on UniFi APs, turning a non-wired access point into a wireless repeater or mesh node, and validating with a wireless uplink group.

Explore inner space in the UniFi controller to upload floor plans, place access points, and visualize 2D and 3D coverage with signal levels and scale.

Explore hiding the normal ssid name and enabling client isolation on UniFi access points to separate guest networks from normal users and control device communication.

Hide the normal SSID and enable client device isolation on the guest network using a UniFi controller, then test visibility on devices.

Explore the teleport zero-configuration VPN on UniFi, enabling secure remote access to your local network via a tunnel using WireGuard, with unified cloud assistant for reachability.

Enable Teleport vpn on the uniFi router, generate an invitation, and connect via the wifi man app to establish a wireguard vpn that grants access to the local network.

Learn to configure mac address filtering and the wifi blackout schedule on UniFi access points, including whitelisting devices, noting spoofing risks, and timing off-hours for office networks.

Enable the guest hotspot on vlan20, set a simple login password, and customize the captive portal splash page with logo, terms, and expiration.

Configure the guest SSID using a voucher-based captive portal in UniFi, create and print vouchers with varying speeds and quotas, then test access and enforce speed limits.

Configure the guest ssid with a hotspot captive portal offering a 30 minute free trial (1 gb) and paid access via Stripe, including a 5 usd 24 hour package.

Explore radio frequency concepts, including frequency, wavelengths, RF characteristics, and standards, to grasp the theory behind wireless networks and how to deploy a proper RF network for customers.

Explore how RF frequency and wavelength govern wireless data transfer, comparing electromagnetic waves, analog and digital signals, and how higher frequencies boost bandwidth while shortening range.

Explore radiofrequency fundamentals by comparing 2.5 gigahertz, 5 gigahertz, and 60 gigahertz, their wavelengths, propagation ranges, line of sight requirements, weather effects, and bandwidth.

Explore 802.11 service sets, including the service set identifier (ssid), the basic service set (bss) with its MAC address, the basic service area (bsa), and the extended service set (ess).

Explore how a UniFi wireless network uses beacon frames to advertise SSID, channel, security, and data rates, and how probe requests, responses, authentication, and association enable roaming and data flow.

Explore free space path loss and apply the fspl formula 32.44 + 20 log10(f) + 20 log10(d), with frequency in mhz and distance in km.

Explore how different materials attenuate wireless signals and learn to conduct site surveys to place access points effectively, considering drywall, glass, metal, concrete, water, and human body absorption.

Explore the 2.4 GHz spectrum, its roughly 83.5 MHz unlicensed band, and how non-overlapping channels—1, 6, and 11—minimize interference while noting crowding and limited bandwidth.

Identify co-channel interference and adjacent interference in wireless networks, and explain how two or more access points on the same or neighboring channels disrupt transmissions.

Explore the five gigahertz band, its 24 channels, and how bonding to 20–160 megahertz boosts bandwidth for outdoor point-to-point links, trading range for throughput.

Explore IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN standards, from 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax to 60 GHz 802.11ad, and note practical speeds and UniFi access point compatibility.

Explore the noise floor and signal to noise ratio (SNR): understand background radio energy, factors raising the floor, and how SNR affects Wi-Fi performance.

Explore guard interval concepts to prevent inter-symbol interference in multipath wireless, learning how 800 nanoseconds versus 400 nanoseconds affect delay spread, throughput, and retransmission in 802.11a/g.

Explain how zero handoff roaming uses the same non-overlapping channels across access points, and how 802.11r fast roaming enables seamless handoff with non-interfering channels in UniFi networks.

Compare wired csma/cd with collision detection and backoff to wireless csma/ca’s collision avoidance in half-duplex networks, and explore hidden nodes that cause wireless collisions.

Explain how hidden nodes on access points cause client-side collisions on shared channels. Propose non-overlapping channels, like channel one and six, or using the same channel to enable roaming.