UniFi
Smart Home VLAN, Guest Wi-Fi, or Second SSID?
Smart-home isolation can improve security, but it can also break discovery, Matter, Thread border routers, casting, and app setup.
OPNsense, pfSense, UniFi, or Consumer Router: Which Should Run Your Homelab?
Use a consumer router if you need simplicity, UniFi if you want integrated routing/switching/AP management, and OPNsense or pfSense if firewall policy, VPNs, VLANs, logging, and control matter more than polish.
Ubiquiti Site Magic Routing: A No-Nonsense Beginner Guide to Routes, Route Injection, and Software-Defined Wide Area Network Fabric Design
Site Magic is one of those UniFi features that feels easy until the first routing problem shows up. The tunnel says it is connected. Both sites look healthy. You can see the remote gateway. Then the actual server, printer, backup target, or management page still does not work. That is when the uncomfortable truth appears: […]
Homelab VLAN Design: Simple Network Segmentation That Works
A practical VLAN design guide for homelabs, covering trust zones, VLAN IDs, trunks, access ports, firewall rules, mDNS, and rollback planning.
WireGuard Home VPN: Secure Remote Access for Your Homelab
A practical WireGuard home VPN guide for secure homelab access, including routing design, firewall rules, DNS, validation, and gear recommendations.
Ubiquiti Site Magic: Practical UniFi SD-WAN for Multi-Site Networks
Ubiquiti Site Magic turns UniFi gateways into a managed SD-WAN fabric for branch offices, shops, labs, and home-office links. Here is when to use it, how to design the topology, what to secure, and where its limits still matter.
My Ubiquiti UniFi Home Network: Business-Grade Networking at Home
Why I built my home network around Ubiquiti UniFi: UXG Pro, UCKP, USW Pro 48, PoE switching, Flex Mini edge switches, U6 Pro Wi-Fi 6 coverage, dual WAN, VLAN segmentation, security, visibility, and business-grade control without recurring licenses.