Hey there! In this video, I’ll be walking you through the console settings for the UDM Pro. We’ll cover everything from application tabs to admin roles and even console controls. I’ll also show you how to create backups, set time zones, and enable remote access. Stick around till the end for a quick overview of the map tool and system logs. So grab a cup of coffee and let’s dive in! 🎥
Author: Eric Weber
Ubiquiti’s New WIFI 6 ONU
 Ubiquiti is expanding its WIFI 6 technology and now is including its ONU devices. The UF-WIFI6 is the latest generation ONU for the GPON UFiber Family and is only compatible with Ubiquiti’s UFiber OLTs.
It includes a USB-C power adapter, but it can also be powered by Passive 24V PoE (injector not included) for ease of installation at any part of the building or house.
This device offers decent WI-Fi Coverage, mainly in 5GHz due to its 3dBi antenna gain.
Physical Specifications
Installation Diagram:
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| Mechanical | |
| Dimensions | 140.8 x 141.5 x 31.65 mm (5.54 x 5.57 x 1.25″) |
| Weight | 415 g (0.99 lb) |
| Enclosure material | UV-stabilized polycarbonate |
| Hardware | |
| Processor | Dual-core MIPS 1004 Kc at 900 MHz |
| Memory | 256 MB RAM |
| Total non-blocking line rate | 2.488 Gbps downstream 1.244 Gbps upstream |
| Networking interfaces | (1) SC/APC, ITU-G.984 GPON WAN port (4) GbE RJ45 LAN portsWiFi 802.11ax 5/2.4 GHz channels |
| PoE interface | (1) PoE in, 24V passive PoE |
| Management interface | Ethernet in-band PON |
| Button | Factory-reset |
| Max. power consumption | 11W |
| Power method | USB-C 5VDC, 3A 24V passive PoE, 0.5A |
| Power supply | 5VDC, 3A power adapter, 1.5 m cord (included) Passive PoE 2-pair (4, 5+; 7, 😎 |
| Supported voltage range | 10 to 30VDC passive PoE 5VDC adapter |
| Normal TX range of optical module | 0.5 to 5 dBm |
| Normal RX range of optical module | -8 to -28 dBm |
| Max. WiFi TX power 2.4 Ghz 5 Ghz |
20 dBm 20 dBm |
| MIMO 2.4 Ghz 5 Ghz |
2 x 2 2 x 2 |
| Max. WiFi radio rate 2.4 Ghz 5 Ghz |
300 Mbps 1.2 Gbps |
| Antenna Gain 2.4 GHz 5 GHz |
1 dBi 3 dBi |
| Operating temperature | -15 to 45° C (5 to 113° F) |
| Operating humidity | 10 to 90% noncondensing |
| Certifications | FCC, IC, CE |
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| PON status | (3) signal LEDs All-OFF: bootup 1x orange: signal too low (< -28 db) 1x white: signal low (>= -28 db) 2x white: signal good (>= -25 db) 3x white: signal strong (>= -11 db) 1x orange + 2x white: signal too strong (>= -8 db) 3x orange: no signal LEDs alternate between orange + white + orange and a signal strength indicator: No authority |
| Ethernet | Steady white: link up Blinking white: activity OFF: link down |
| Power | White: ON |
| Software | |
| Mode | ONU/ONT layer 2/3 Ethernet switch |
| Services | Web server, telnet, NAT, bridging and routing, firewall features, and application passthrough features |
| Utilities | Dashboard, monitoring, alarms, and logs |
| Other | Remote reset, remote reboot, remote firmware upgrade, VLAN support |
| Security | GEM Port Encryption |
| Ubiquiti specific features | UBNT Discovery and UISP Mobile app |
| WiFi standards | 802.11 b/g WiFi 4/WiFi 5/WiFi 6 |
| Wireless security | WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA-Enterprise (WPA/WPA2/WPA3, TKIP/AES) |
| Minimum software requirements | Any modern web browser (Google Chromeâ„¢ recommended) |
| Fiber | |
| Operating wavelength | 1310 nm TX/1490 nm RX |
| Optical interface downstream nominal bit rate | 2488.32 Mbit/s |
| Optical interface upstream nominal bit rate | 1244.16 Mbit/s |
| Physical reach | 20 km |
| Supported Data Rates | |
| 802.11b | 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps |
| 802.11g | 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps |
| 802.11n (WiFi 4) | 6.5 Mbps to 300 Mbps (MCS0 – MCS15, HT 20/40) |
| 802.11ac (WiFi 5) | 6.5 Mbps to 866.7 Mbps (MCS0 – MCS9 NSS1/2, VHT 20/40/80) |
| 802.11ax (WiFi 6) | 8.6 Mbps to 1.2 Gbps (MCS0 – MCS11 NSS1/2, HE 20/40/80) |
Author: Eric Weber
Eric talks about how to determine the number of Concurrent Users on an Ubiquiti Access Point.
Author: Eric Weber
Kevin Houser is full-time Ubiquiti trainer, and member of wifi-U team, living in Southern California. He has been a trainer for over 35 years, a devoted to Ubiquiti Instruction for many years and holds certification in many disciplines, including CWNA, MCSE, and CCNA. He is the author of “The Unauthorized Guide to Ubiquiti Routing and Switching”, which is a companion book for the Ubiquiti UBRSS course and “The Unauthorized Ubiquiti Radio and Access Point Handbook: Deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting Ubiquiti Radios and Access Points”.
The “What’s New with UniFi APs, and How Do I Choose?” webinar was hosted by DoubleRadius on Nov. 30th, 2022. The presentation was made by wifi-U as special guest. A review of security gateways, controllers, and switches is followed by an AP comparison including AC Wave 1 & 2, ceiling mount, in-wall, mesh, HD & XG models. WiFI-6 802.11ax is covered towards the end, and the primary improvement of OFDMA.
Recently I got a chance to teach the Ubiquiti Broadband Wireless course to a group of engineers down in Houston, Texas. MicroSeismic deploys a type of underground radio probe that helps oil companies find oil deposits fractures. Their technology relies on very low frequency radio waves that penetrate the earth’s core for many miles.
They use the Ubiquiti Airmax AP’s to create a large grid that connects multiple probes and allows them to manage all the devices throughout a deployment area.
The probes go down approx. 200’ in the ground and then have a control box that can connect into a switch that the Airmax AP is also connected to.
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We spent two days reviewing the AirMax AC devices and the M series AirMax APs. The company uses both, as sometimes they need to use 2.4GHz devices in their large territory deployments. We went through how to do Point to Point and Point to Multipoint connections with both technologies and worked on how to have the clearest signals on long distance connections.
For Microseismic, the data they are transferring isn’t very intensive, so we talked about the advantages of smaller channels and how they are less prone to interference. We had a great time testing all their different equipment and making it work. The guys were real easy to work with and I felt like we accomplished a lot, and I had a great time learning about their underground wireless technology!
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Troubleshooting Wi-Fi seems like a difficult thing to conceptualize. This video answers to questions about how to tackle troubleshooting and how to take advantage of the Wireless Adjuster class.
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Few things to do prior to coming to class, so you get the most of your class experience:
When we set up our networks in the UEWA class our students get to pick the name. We’ve had some pretty funny ones over the years. Here are some of the best. Tom Lawrence @Lawrencesystems.com contributed to this list:
IP4U
I believe Wi can Fi
EZHACK
No more Mr Wi Fi
Tell my Wi Fi love her
Wi Fi the Feeling
The Promise LAN
CIA Van
Collision Domain
PWD is admin-1234
When teaching the UBWA class, I have had students download the Device Discovery Tool from the Ubiquiti download page, but recently we’ve run into a problem with the tool. In order to run it you have to have Java installed, but the Device Discovery tool doesn’t work with the latest version of Java, version 8 update 291. In order to run the tool you need Java version 8 update 251, and it’s difficult to find Java 8.251. if you want the old discovery tool You can download Java 8.251 64bit here https://www.filepuma.com/download/java_runtime_environment_64bit_8.0.2510.8-25279/Â
Then you can install the old Device Discovery tool from here: https://www.ui.com/download/utilities/default/default/device-discovery-tool-java-all-platforms
However, you may want to try the new WiFiMan desktop app instead. It runs discovery just like the Java tool but it runs as an executable file. It can run on Windows, Linux, and MAC. The problem I found is that it’s hard to find the download location for it. The app isn’t fully functional yet so the version that you download says it’s version 0.2.2.
You can download the desktop app here:
https://community.ui.com/releases/WiFiman-Desktop-0-2-2/74d8bc1d-6735-444b-a7fc-0ea2584ccb89Â
As for now, we are kind of stuck in-between tools. People are having trouble with the Discovery of devices through WiFiMan. The Java version works well, but only on the older version of java.
My advice is to try them both and see what works for you. For now, I’m going to use the old Java based tool and hope that the WiFIMan Desktop app is released in a functional version soon.