How to Setup Unifi Guest Network

Guests aren’t a welcome sight for everyone. Especially on lazy Sundays, when all you want to do is a lounge on your porch with a good book. Another thing that comes with the guests is the innocent demand for the wi-fi password. While it may not seem like a big deal, it does compromise your security to an extent. But worry not, I’m here with a way around it. It is called an “unifi guest network.”

Now, with the advent of the unifi guest network, you don’t need to turn down the wifi password requests. Neither you need to put your network’s security at risk. Yepp, that’s right, you can do both of that, by following some simple enough steps. With small trouble for a significant relief, it seems only fair.

Just set up a separate space for the guests. Haven’t you noticed all the coffee shops and restaurants and inns offer free wi-fi? No, they don’t risk their setups, even for attracting new clients.

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So why should you?. Just pay attention to what I tell you in the next section.

Contents

1 Steps to Arrange Unifi Guest Network
2 How Much Bandwidth Consumption pertains to Guests?
- 2.1 A Separate Network Formation
- 2.2 The Separation of Unifi Guest Network
3 Some adjustments to Consider
4 Conclusion

Steps to Arrange Unifi Guest Network

There are some steps to help you out in arranging for the separate Unifi guest network. I’m just going to go ahead and summarize the whole process for you.

I was figuring out the bandwidth related stats.
Separate Network formation
The actual unifi guest network creation section

These are some of the necessary measures you have to go through. Also, you’ll need to get a central controller, where you can make all the alterations.

It’s not as tedious as it looks. So without further ado, let us jump right to it.

How Much Bandwidth Consumption pertains to Guests?

When you’re giving the guest a wholly isolated space, you have to figure out some ground rules. The first ground rule of the unifi guest network is internet usage. Known as Bandwidth, more commonly and formally.

To define the rule, you have to form a new User group, Clear enough, I hope. Allow me to tell you how to go about it.
Find out where the settings in the controller are. There will be a hoard of options like Profiles, services, etc. Scroll down a bit and choose the “User group” choice. When you double-tap to reveal the settings, you can create a new group.
After giving it a proper name, you can mention stuff like limits for upload/download. Once you’ve finished with everything, make sure you save the alterations.

A Separate Network Formation

We’ve assigned limits for the unifi guest network in the previous step. But, what use is it without the wi-fi network setup? So, now is the time when we arrange the isolated network area for the guests.
Again, you can create it, give it a name, and force various ground rules. That, you can do so by going to the wireless network option in the settings. Then you can put in multiple measures. One such measure “captive portal” prevents the non-permanent user from mingling with your network. So it prevents any harm that may make its way to your system.
Then there is an option that checks the authenticity. You can apply all these rules and more by selecting the right choice. You can do it by going to the advanced settings and choosing the one you created.

The Separation of Unifi Guest Network

When you’ve finished the previous steps, it is the last and an important one at that. It is time that we create the actual separation that is the unifi guest network—the area where the guests can use the internet. Also, the time kept aside for them and the rules that you made for their aid.
You can set the usage time in the section. For example, if you own a cafe, you can set the time to 2-3 hours. For the ones who own a hotel or an inn, they can set it to more.
You can manage these ground rules by selecting the control page meant for guests. Then you toggle the guest portal on. The setting you have to make include having a delicate, secure password. Apart from that, you can decide on the expiry of the session. You can take the security quotient up a notch using the HTTPS option.

Some adjustments to Consider

You can make some other changes as well, like attaching a self depicting background. Apart from that, you may want to have support for foreign languages and stuff like that. I hope you’re getting the gist of the adjustments possible on the unifi guest network.
You can keep an eye out for how many people can use the network in one instance. By using the “Access control” thing, You can manage all of it and more.
When everything is finished, you can organize everything related to the people currently on your network. You can see how many guests are there, for how much time they’ve been there, etc.

Conclusion

That was all about a sound way out that the unifi guest network is. It is as convenient as it sounds. You can do the separation easily if you follow the steps. The interface works like a breeze. Do not forget the security factor. So go on, try it out.

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Kaushal

Hello people. I have started this website for all of you who have troubles while logging in into their router. I personally have faced a lot of issues and that is the sole motivation for starting this. Hope it helps you guys. Cheers!