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Designing, installing and fixing business Wi-Fi and networks, including UniFi and Omada.
27 articles
Spanning tree stops network loops. Badly configured, it causes the intermittent faults nobody can reproduce. What it does, how it fails and how to…
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Nobody forgets the electrician. Data cabling is the same job with the same consequences, and it is almost always an afterthought. When to actually…
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Why UniFi and Omada mark a working Starlink line as down, and the health check, bypass mode and CGNAT settings that stop the network…
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Bad Wi-Fi is a fast route to a poor review. How 5G keeps holiday lets and Airbnbs online during faults, at new properties and…
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A clear, first-time setup guide for the TP-Link Omada OC300 hardware controller: connect it, create your account and site, adopt your gateway, switches and…
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A clear, first-time setup guide for a UniFi Dream Machine: connect it up, create your admin account, configure the internet, set up WiFi, adopt…
Read more →Keeping firmware current and taking backups are the two bits of Omada maintenance everyone should do and most never get round to. Here is…
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How to set up TP-Link Omada for hotels and HMOs, and the VLAN, ACL, controller and PPSK mistakes that let residents see each other…
Read more →Keeping firmware current and taking backups are the two bits of UniFi maintenance everyone should do and most never get round to. Here is…
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How to set up a UniFi Dream Machine for hotels and HMOs, and the VLAN, PPSK and isolation mistakes that let residents see each…
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A VPN lets your team reach the office network securely from anywhere. Here is how to set up remote access on TP-Link Omada with…
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Why old buildings defeat Wi-Fi, what listed building consent covers inside as well as out, and the approach that gets coverage without damaging the…
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A VPN lets your team reach the office network securely from anywhere. Here is how to set up remote access on a UniFi Dream…
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The most common Ubiquiti UniFi problems in business networks, from sticky devices and roaming faults to VLANs and dashboard warnings nobody can read.
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Teams calls freezing, devices that will not connect, adoption stuck on pending. The Omada faults we see most in business networks, and the fix…
Read more →VLANs keep a hacked camera or cheap smart device away from the computers that run your business. Here is how to set up VLANs…
Read more →VLANs stop a hacked camera or cheap smart device reaching the computers that run your business. Here is how to set up VLANs on…
Read more →A step-by-step guide to safe guest WiFi on TP-Link Omada with an OC300: a dedicated guest SSID, the Guest Network option, a separate guest…
Read more →A step-by-step guide to setting up safe guest WiFi on a UniFi Dream Machine: a dedicated guest network, the guest mode and client isolation,…
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Full bars but slow Wi-Fi? Cross-channel interference is a common, overlooked cause. What it is, how it affects your network and how to fix…
Read more →Buffering, dead zones and dropped calls are not bad luck. The seven most common office Wi-Fi mistakes we see, and exactly how to fix…
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Guest Wi-Fi can quietly become a back door into your business. The settings to check: separation, client isolation, passwords, portals and limits.
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If your phones run over the internet, they share the network with everything else. When a voice VLAN genuinely helps, and when it is…
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A VLAN keeps the different things on your network in separate lanes. Explained with an office-building analogy, with examples for guests, CCTV and phones.
Read more →When 100+ devices compete for airtime, a consumer router fails. How we design high-density Wi-Fi for hotels and HMOs: surveys, placement and VLANs.
Read more →Placement, channels, power and roaming: the four usual causes of one dead corner, how to tell which you have, and what to check before…
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Half the time the internet is fine and the Wi-Fi is the problem. A five-minute test with a cable, a speed test and a…
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