Every release, tracked. Every claim, bench-tested.
New hardware, firmware drops, and Early Access sightings — explained in plain language with the verdict up front. If it matters to your network, it's here before it's in your controller's update tab.
Cabling for the next decade: what to pull and where
Cat6 vs Cat6a without the religion, the drops everyone forgets until the drywall closes, and why conduit is the only true future-proofing.
Read the briefingWhere home gear stops being enough: real client counts, VLANs for guests and voice, the AP density video calls demand, and a...
2026-06-12 · PLANNING Block walls and lanais: the Florida house playbookConcrete block eats 5 GHz for breakfast. How we spec WiFi for CBS construction, why the lanai is always a dead zone,...
2026-06-12 · KITS The apartment kit: great WiFi in under 1,200 sq ftOne gateway, one access point, about $300 all-in. Why mesh kits are the wrong answer at apartment size, and the renter-friendly ways...
2026-06-12 · MIGRATION Switching to UniFi from eero, Orbi, or Google Wifi: what actually changesConsumer mesh is genuinely fine — until the day it isn't. What you give up, what you gain, and how to migrate...
2026-06-12 · BUILDS Three UniFi starter builds: the apartment, the family house, the forever rackReal bills of materials at ~$430, ~$1,100 and ~$2,450 — what each build gets you, what it deliberately skips, and where it...
2026-06-12 · POWER PoE, PoE+, PoE++: what the plusses actually meanThree standards, one cable, and a budget you can overdraw. The five-minute version of Power over Ethernet, plus what powers what in...
2026-06-12 · CAMERAS G5 or G6? Picking your UniFi Protect camerasBullet, turret, dome, flex — and now two generations of each. Where each form factor belongs and when the G6's 4K +...
2026-06-12 · CAMERAS UniFi Protect, explained: building your first camera systemNo subscriptions, footage stays in your house, and the cameras run on the same cables as everything else. What you actually need...
2026-06-12 · PLANNING How many access points do you actually need?Coverage problems are usually sizing problems. The rules of thumb installers actually use — square footage, floors, walls — with three worked...
2026-06-12 · WIFI U7 Lite to U7 Pro XGS: the Wi-Fi 7 lineup, sortedFive ceiling APs, two specials, and one honest question about whether you need Wi-Fi 7 at all. The U7 lineup compared without...
2026-06-12 · SWITCHING The home-rack switch guide: PoE budgets and what Pro actually buys youFlex Mini to Pro Max, and the one number that actually decides your switch: the PoE budget. A guide for first racks...
2026-06-12 · GATEWAYS Which UniFi gateway do you actually need?Eight gateways, three questions. How to pick between the UCG-Ultra, UCG-Max, UCG-Fiber and the Dream Machine rack units — without reading a...