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bledd said:
I've tried all sorts (albeit on my phone), Unifi doesn't even launch. My fault, the Pi needs a clean up anyway.
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So I've done a fresh install.

I wrote a guide on how to install Unifi on Raspbian Stretch Lite on a Pi.

To get the image on the Pi, use win32diskimager and a microSD card.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/
Get the 'Lite' image, unzip it and use win32diskimager to write it to the card.

Pop it into the Pi, boot up and follow these instructions :)

(it will work for Pi2 and Pi3, not sure about others, probably too slow for a good experience)

https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi...ry-stretch/m-p/2122428/highlight/true#M259215
 
It'd make sense to set a static IP address on the Pi rather than leaving it on DHCP. Reading your instructions you look at what the IP address is but don't set it to static.

Step 13 isn't necessary if you're going to reboot the Pi straight after disabling mongodb from starting at boot time.
 
I leave it on DHCP, then change my range and set it as a reserved IP in Unifi.

Once that is done, I install Pi-Hole on the Pi, which sets it as static.

Each to his own, it depends if you're setting up a USG system or simply a WIFI system. Left it blank so anyone can decide. :)
 
It is for home use, AP to provide coverage for downstairs with up to 10 devices connecting inc. a Plex client in the lounge. Will use the USG with a HG612 3B modem on Bt infinity 2.
 
That's the same setup that I have, but I also have a 24 port Unifi switch, you could use any switch, doesn't need to be Unifi.
 
Purely for my own curiosity, what Unifi kit have people got?

I've got the following.

Lounge:
USG-3P (powered from the switch using a TP-Link PoE splitter)
US-8-150W switch (also powering a Pi 3 running Pi-Hole)
UAP-AC-LR

Study:
2 x US-8-150W. Each linked to the lounge switch using UF-MM-1G SFP modules.
US-8. Used on the storage network between by HP Microserver & Synology DS1813+. Powered from one of the US-8-150W's.
UAP-AC-LR

Kitchen:
UAP-AC-Lite. Linked to lounge switch by a powerline.

Sitting in the cupboard is a US-24-AT-250W wich I'll use to replace the US-8-150W's in the study once I get around to ordering a INS-3AF-I-G so I can power the AC-LR from a PoE+ port as the US-24-AT-250W I have (it's a beta that I got as a freebie from Ubnt) doesn't have 24v PoE support.

When that's done I'll move one of the US-8-150W's into the kitchen and get the friendly cabling guys back to run fibre to the lounge so I can remove the powerline adapters. I'll then move the EE femotocell (or 'signal box' as they call it) into the kitchen so it'll give better coverage upstairs.
 
USG-3P : Office, connected to Openreach Huawei EchoLife HG612 (PPPoE)
US-24-250W : Office switch
UAP-AC-PRO : Top floor (wireless link to office)
UAP-AC-PRO : Office (POE)
UAP-AC-PRO : Kitchen (POE & wireless link to party barn!)
UAP-AC-LR : Barn
 
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Bought a UAP-AC-LR to replace wireless from a dd-wrt router, as per this thread:

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/ubiquiti-vs-dd-wrt.18797984/#post-31285520

Absolutely love the stability of this thing. Have 3 x SSID's on different vlans being routed through dd-wrt (now acting as just a router) to provide various access and dns settings. Also got the UniFi controller running as a docker container on xpenology (DSM 5.2).

The plan is to eventually replace the dd-wrt router with pfsense running virtualised on esxi.
 
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Large old house with very thick internal walls e.g. access point on the first floor would not be able to steam 1080p video to a Smart TV on second or ground floor, best way is just an AP for each floor.
 
dmsims said:
Sweet Jesus how big are your houses that you need so many ?
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It's a large 4 bedroomed detached with a reasonable sized garden. The study and one of the bedrooms are an extension so shoved on what was a gable end and the wifi signal from original AC-LR didn't reach into the bedroom very well so I bought a second. the AC-Lite is a recent addition as the signal from the AC-LR's doesn't quite reach to the bottom of the garden where we take a Sonos out to when using the hot tub which meant that playback on the Sonos was very hit and miss.
 
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