I am unsure of the functions of the Ubiquiti Unifi Security Gateway.
I am unsure of the functions of the Ubiquiti Unifi Security Gateway.
The installation I am working on has 8 Ubiquiti Unifi wireless access points. At the present time I have the Ubiquiti Unifi controller running on a Windows machine.
Is the Security Gateway also a router? The cable company - Optimum Online - provided a cable modem and a wireless router. Can I replace the cable company's equipment and connect the Security Gateway between the cable modem and the network switch?
The website says "Integration with UniFi Controller. This is unclear as to whether the UniFi Controller is built into the Security Gateway, or whether I need to continue using the controller computer.
(I assume that I program the Security Gateway using a computer.)
Ubiquiti also mentioned that the device allows remote management.
Does this require purchasing two units, and then setting up the VPN server?
Thanks and Merry Christmas to all!
The installation I am working on has 8 Ubiquiti Unifi wireless access points. At the present time I have the Ubiquiti Unifi controller running on a Windows machine.
Is the Security Gateway also a router? The cable company - Optimum Online - provided a cable modem and a wireless router. Can I replace the cable company's equipment and connect the Security Gateway between the cable modem and the network switch?
The website says "Integration with UniFi Controller. This is unclear as to whether the UniFi Controller is built into the Security Gateway, or whether I need to continue using the controller computer.
(I assume that I program the Security Gateway using a computer.)
Ubiquiti also mentioned that the device allows remote management.
Does this require purchasing two units, and then setting up the VPN server?
Thanks and Merry Christmas to all!
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ArneLovius
@Andrew Hancock, the USG does have OpenVPN
@ArneLovius
That's in BETA, and I believe Site to Site, and not VPN Client.
I was picking up on the first comment, which states no VPN function "you need to setup a VPN server", at present it supports PPTP and L2TP VPN Client "dial-in".
Ubiquiti do not support anything in BETA!
So if you want to use OpenVPN Client, you'll still need to setup an OpenVPN server behind the USG!
That's in BETA, and I believe Site to Site, and not VPN Client.
I was picking up on the first comment, which states no VPN function "you need to setup a VPN server", at present it supports PPTP and L2TP VPN Client "dial-in".
Ubiquiti do not support anything in BETA!
So if you want to use OpenVPN Client, you'll still need to setup an OpenVPN server behind the USG!
@Andrew Hancock, the OpenVPN setting is in 5.12.35 (current release, not beta https://www.ui.com/download/unifi) and from the OP "purchasing two units, and then setting up the VPN server?" is fairly obviously site to site.
@ArneLovius
In your screenshot it states BETA, if that is 5.12.35 you have a screenshot of.
I think clarification is required here....from the OP.... but re-reading....
I think the OP is asking if he needs to purchase Two Units for Remote Management. I don't think he implies here he wants to do site to site VPN!
I don't believe you need two units to perform Remote Management! (that's already been discussed).
But we will wait and see if he returns to the question.
In your screenshot it states BETA, if that is 5.12.35 you have a screenshot of.
I think clarification is required here....from the OP.... but re-reading....
Ubiquiti also mentioned that the device allows remote management.
Does this require purchasing two units, and then setting up the VPN server?
I think the OP is asking if he needs to purchase Two Units for Remote Management. I don't think he implies here he wants to do site to site VPN!
I don't believe you need two units to perform Remote Management! (that's already been discussed).
But we will wait and see if he returns to the question.
@Andrew Hancock, the "Beta" icon is against VPN Type", not just OpenVPN. Might I suggest that you ran up a 5.12.35 instance and had a look.
I was presuming that he was asking if a Site to Site VPN was needed for Remote Management, but I on re-reading the OP I take your point that it could be meant to have one USG just as a VPN server.
It is only possible to have one USG per Unifi Controller "Site".
I was presuming that he was asking if a Site to Site VPN was needed for Remote Management, but I on re-reading the OP I take your point that it could be meant to have one USG just as a VPN server.
It is only possible to have one USG per Unifi Controller "Site".
@ArneLovius
I don't need to, OpenVPN has been there for two years+ for Site to Site VPN, not Client VPN.
@Andrew Hancock, the "Beta" icon is against VPN Type", not just OpenVPN. Might I suggest that you ran up a 5.12.35 instance and had a look.
I don't need to, OpenVPN has been there for two years+ for Site to Site VPN, not Client VPN.
@Andrew Hancock "also provides VPN functions but no OpenVPN", if you had said "also provides VPN functions but no Client OpenVPN", or also "provides VPN functions but onlly site to site OpenVPN", then I would not have posted...