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I bought 3 ubiquity access points a couple of years ago for my parents and was shocked to find that they could only be configured by the unify mobile app which doesn’t recognise them because they’re so old. Just be aware of that behaviour when buying into this ecosystem!

https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/12594679474071-Standal...

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I think this happens quite frequently that people are also not aware of the controller software, which is the thing actually providing the value in the UI ecosystem.

I just picked up another UniFi Protect camera that was only taken out of the box once on a marketplace, just because the person wasn't aware of what they are buying.

Yep. I ran into that as well. Had to update the firmware using my laptop first. Less than ideal… but doable.

On the upside, I haven’t touched the device since. In my experience they are fantastic for zero maintenance and ‘just works’ once setup

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