Unifi Access Point | How To Setup With Existing Router
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In this video, I show you how to set up a Unifi Access point with an existing router as a standalone unit.
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I wanted to understand if the setup can be suitable to my home network.. After watching your great video, I understood that it fits right into what I needed AND thanks for the tips about the RJ45s, it saved me the grief of receiving the AP and not being able to install it. 3 hours after watching your video, it was setup in my apartment and working beautifully. Thank you mate!
I'm very Impressed, how many technical Equipment you have in your Church.... Looks very impressive! Greetings from Germany. If you ever come to Germany, my Home is open for you.
Dude you restored my sanity thanks to this video. Your a legend.
Glad it helped
Huge thanks for this finally have decent WiFi in my living room for my devices that don’t have LAN as I have a switch set for the tv abs PS4 for which I’ve connected the AP roz I’ve gone from 1-2mbs to 220+ as
Thanks AJ. I settled on your channel as I am preparing to set up WIFI access in my church and your demo is in your church. It was meant to be me landing here. I'm confident I'll be back to pick up some more tips and pointers.
Thanks again and keep on praising Him.
Thank you and I will
This is amazing and thanks for explaining this. Sure this can help in expanding the network without spending too much on switching and routing equipment.
Yes it can. I started with one and added 7 at Antioch to cover the entire building
ty sir. First person that really does this. Most Ubiquity folks like to keep their info to themselves. I'm not a fan of the unifi echo system but like these AP's.
Glad it helped
Thank you for the video. This was perfect and easy and exactly what I needed to set up my access point!
Glad it helped!
This was helpful, thanks for posting it. Couple of things as of 3/12/22... I added a new Pro AP to our RV345 Cisco router.
When you start the Unifi Network app on an iPad, click on Set Up a New Device, it will look for a console first and eventually come back with "No Console Found". Just click the "Other Setup Options" close to the bottom. On the next page click Standalone UniFi Access Point" and you'll be where you can add the AP with the QR code and it finishes. If you are using your existing Wifi network, you just put in the existing name and password.
We have 1gb fiber running into our building. I was getting 20-30mb with my Open Mesh AP. At the same location in the building after I added the Pro AP I was getting 250mb on download, 300mb on upload. Nice. We're going to phase them in and at some point totally switch over to Unifi to replace all our Open Mesh.
I need to investigate coverage on the new unit, I was outside of the room the Pro AP was in, through a couple of walls and doors it wasn't picking it up, but that room has ciderblock on some walls, so we'll see. So far it's a nice fast reasonably priced AP replacement.
Extreme useful guide! Thanks alot, been searching for several hours for exactly this!
Glad it helped
yes right it seems ubiquity community is trying to convince people to have all their ecosystem (dream machine etc) this is the tutorial after two days search i find as a standalone solution. thanks boss.
Thank you for helping me figure this out, I was about to return this product lol. Best description on the whole internet on how to set this up!
You are welcome
seriously this video saved me so much hassle. I already bought all this extra stuff to try and make this work (which I am now returning). The manual and support is a mess. This was so much easier to follow. Thank you!
Thank you very much for the video! it was so helpful
Thanks, this was helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Super helpful. God bless you!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you sir. I was specifically looking for this vid!
Glad I could help!
Thanks for your help mate!
You're welcome
I appreciate your technical knowledge and your Christian witness, God bless you, my brother. ☦︎︎
Thanks
Hi Sir Nice to meet you good for your guide keep me update
Thanks!
Thank you so much for explaining this, I see that Ubiquiti has a new Wifi 6 AP for 100$ and was concern if I needed to make a complete jump into the whole unifi product family from my old equipment.
I would suggest getting the new one as the old ones are being phased out. No need to replace unless you really want to if you have older models
Thank you so much
You are welcome
Wow - hours I had into this with no luck...all other videos were if you had local physical controller. And the app I had downloaded from scanning the code on the box was the wrong app. Lost you when you were talking about PC setup and what you were doing...connecting with my phone with the app and doing the setup by scanning the barcode on the back of the device did it and it's all working fantastic. I still have no idea what the local controller or remote controllers are all about. Makes no sense to me - just want access point why do I need a controller and what's a controller for anyways? So confusing. Anyways thanks brother for solving this for me!!!! It was massive blessing to me.
The controller constantly monitors and manages the access points. Updates, firmware, security, settings, etc
Super helpful! Thank you for doing this!
If I may……We could have done without the annoying and distracting 1980’s computer music loop.
thanks mate!
you're welcome
Thank you so much :)
You're welcome!
Really helpfull
Glad it helped
Great presentation Ajay. I will try it out today for my AP that shows disconnected from the controller, after i hard reset it
Did it work?
thanks
You're welcome!
Hi Ajay, I am considering in purchasing one of these and watched your video. I currently have a Modem/Router through my Canadian ISP which is plugged into the Wall Ethernet Jack and have another Ethernet Jack in my office. In order to setup, would I connect the Unifi unit to the Modem/Router?
Thanks for this vid. Does it come with drop ceiling mounts? Or do you recommend a certain type?
Yes it comes with a ceiling/wall mount
Have you considered adding Access Points to your network?
I only have a WiFi Router (TP-LINK). Can I set the Ubiquiti Lite as a Repeater?
does it work as an extender/wifi signal amplifier?
Great video. I would like to know if I should disable main router wifi ? in my case my router built in wifi will overlap with wireless access points wifi coverage. Thanks in advance.
I would do it. You’re just creating interference if not.
Nice video! Would you say at a 50 foot run, would an access point share the same strength signal as the originating router?
Yes, absolutely
Information is good by there seems to be a problem with the sound. I had to turn my sound right up to hear what is being said.
Very useful information, and well presented. Unfortunately, the soundtrack is annoying and excessively loud for your soft voice.
Yeah I've started to drop music from my videos unless I am doing a timelapse
I have a client that has one AP that was installed, but doesn't have any login in for the software. I'm adding three new AP, should I start finish? Or just do each one stand alone like you did in your video? Any suggestions would be greatly appericated! @ajaytheceo
do you find it helpful when using this approach to give each AP a static address in the main router? seems like on networks with smaller ip allotment there would be a higher chance of running out of addresses. or the router trying to give duplicate addresses to different devices on less managed networks.
It shouldn't as the aps are not assigning ip address they are just funneling the clients to the main router so if one device received an ip address, the router would show a license is used and would not overlap addresses, whether the APs are fixed or via dhcp.
Great video...but does the original router from my isp need to be placed in bridge mode?
No it doesn't
Thank you for this video! I have a client who only has a Comcast Business Router (CBR-T), and they already purchased 4x UniFi AC Pro access points. Do you know if these AP's will be compatible with this Comcast router? If it was up to me I'd get everything UniFi, but I got hired on while all this equipment was already leased/purchased. I'm wondering if there are any settings I need to avoid or to enable/disable with the Comcast router.
Yes they will work in stand alone mode with that router or any other one
Nice Video. I'm thinking of getting this in place of a router, but not sure if that's how this works. Can I plug in UniFi to a modem and connect my wireless devices to the Unifi Access Point? Or do I need a modem -> router -> Unifi AP
You will need a modem and a router. This will not work on its own.
If I hook this into an existing network can the SSID be the same at the ISP router or do you need different SSID’s? I am assuming you will need to set a different SSID. If so, all of the users on the ISP router and Ubiquiti AP will still be on the same network and can share network drives correct??
Yes you can set it to be the same. I have this setup at my in laws and churches the same way
Thank you for this, this is a great tutorial. Just one question - if I'm going to be using two separate access points with an existing router, how do I get them all on the same network? Is it just a case of typing in the SSID and the password for the router as you did into the AP, for both of them? Also, if one access point is going to be in the same room as the router, would it be best to connect them via ethernet? I just want to make sure it is just one WiFi connection and doesn't overlap. Thank you again
Yes all you need to do is use the same ssid and password. Honestly you should disable the router's wifi to avoid conflicts
@@AJaytheCEO Won't that mean I won't be using the same SSID and password? So I should disable the router's wifi but still connect to it with an AP? Is it a matter of putting aside the router completely? Sorry for the questions, I'm really quite new to this.
@@BlobdudeProductions The APs will be your wifi points of entry to your LAN. Sharing the SSID and password, especially through the controller software, will handle everything for you. Your router is mainly used for the DHCP IP addresses given to all devices connected through the APs
@@AJaytheCEO I see, alright. Thank you very much for the help.
Thanks for the great informative video! I was wondering, you say this device is stand alone. But can this technique be adopted to more than one access point? I am installing two that will connect from the ethernet port in the wall, which is linked to my home hub that has a PoE switch.
You're welcome and yes it can. I installed 2 in a restaurant this way
@@AJaytheCEO Brilliant! And as a phone user connected to these devices is there always a seemless connection or do you need to manually connect to whichever device you are near? Also thanks for the quick response :) subscribed!
@@tcampbell02tc Yes it is seemless
@@AJaytheCEO I was speaking to my local tech guy and he was saying I would need a computer to be always running to manage these devices otherwise I need the cloud key. Does this sound right?
@@tcampbell02tc
No, you do not need to always run it. You need to run it when you are setting it up, and it will still work once your set it up and stop running software. The only thing you will be missing if you do not run it is statistics, like who connected to the network, when they got connected, disconnected and so on.
@AJaytheCEO will this also work with the Unifi AC-M Pro which is a Mesh Access Point. Asking because I can't connect via cable. So basically want to connect the AC-M pro using mesh technology to my ISP provided Wifi Router.
The AP will need to be setup first but there is an option to allow it to function as a mesh device.
Question: What if the network has two WiFi it is broadcasting. Can the two be setup on the Unifi AP?
Up to 4 separate SSIDs can be setup on these
Nice video - but please lose the music (I guess its music - the beeping in the background).
I've just started to migrate away from Ubiquiti/Unifi to TP Link Omada, its far more stable and wireless meshing using TPLink EAPs is stable and seems to perform much better. OC300 controller is also very easy to use. Well worth considering.
Having to install an app really stinks. No peek on the security key is not cool for long keys. Desktop app doesn't find devices. This hasn't been a fun setup experience, but I appreciate the help.
Thanks
Hi
Many thanks for the video explanation
Will the ubiquiti ap act as a mesh component with other non ubiquiti network components eg devolo magic 2 powerline adaptors
No it will not act directly like a mesh but it will act just like an extension so it will seem like it is but it isn't if you understand
@@AJaytheCEO many thanks!
Which outdoor ubiquiti AP would you recommend to improve Wi-fi to a garage 10 yards away from the router please?
@@dogxcd the ac pro
@@AJaytheCEO thanks again
So I’m understanding this correctly you are just adding another access point to your system? I got two mesh UAP M and I have one working fine but the second one keeps trying to extend the modem/routers signal instead of getting signal from the root AP
I believe adding a second will require a controller to stop that. You could use the desktop version to configure them
great video, lower the volume a tad on background music.
Sadly, I cannot edit the levels on uploaded videos.
Have you had the issue after scanning the phone is "unable to join the network" to the AP wifi and it says "finished your device should appear in the device list" but it's not in the device list? Thanks in advance.
My Google Pixel 3 was doing that but no other device had that issue
I had the same issue.
Does the unit have to be mounted on the ceiling or side wall? Can it be located upside down on top of the kitchen cabinets, for example? What is the range? I'm trying to figure out where best to install it. Thank you
That is how mine is set up. I placed it on a picture stand
@@AJaytheCEO What is the range?
I know this is an old video, so I apologize if you've already answered this in the comments sections or in another video.
My current modem/router hybrid has been giving me issues. I'm planning on buying a modem and a tri-band router, both with 2.5GB ethernet ports. I'm planning on separating the router's SSIDs/Bands into separate networks so that the router doesn't "Smart Steer."
According to this video, if I buy like 2 Unifi Access Points, I'll need to link the 1st AP to the router via an ethernet cable, follow the other steps you gave, then I can connect the 2nd AP to the 1st AP via Wi-fi?
Will all of this work even if I want to separate the SSIDs, or would I need to designate the APs and the router to have a certain SSID? For example, could/should I make my tri-band router in this case be in charge of a 5GHz network, then the 1st AP be in charge of the other 5GHz network, then the 2nd AP be in charge of the 2.4GHz network?
All of this is just so confusing to me.
You could do it either way. In the Unifi software you can set one AP to be the uplink for another AP and then also assign specific SSIDs to only be used on a given AP
@@AJaytheCEO Understood, thank you so much!
This saved my live for an angry client lol.
LOL
Hello and thank you, now, will the original router still broadcast also? They both have the same ssid or does it only extend it to the new access point and the original router is not working? Thank you.
Technically you could keep them both on and they would act exactly the same. Some rippers will show it as a rogue access point but typically it will still function without any issues
Thank you, I’ll give it a try. I basically have a netgear/modem combo. Running the access point from one of the lan ports would be the correct way?
@@qck57594 yes. that was how I originally did this as well
Thanks so much, stay safe
Are you able to do this from home and then bring it to the place where it will be installed? I'm asking because my brother in law got an access point, cannot seem to connect it or configure it on his network, but I was able to do it at my home using my network and then putting in his WiFi credentials, but when he brings it home and plugs it in, his netgear router doesn't seem to like it and it doesn't work when he connects to it. I'm wondering if there's more to configure on his netgear router.
Yes you can
Curious, why not use the mesh setup?
At the time to the setup the mesh units were not out yet. If I had it to do again I would use those but these can run in a mesh configuration too now
what if you have more than one AP, do you still input the settings as the router?
Yes you would, but honestly adding more than one I would recommend you using the unifi controller software to manage everything
our tplink modem is connected to dlink router which has connection to the switch, connected to the APs. how do I configure the dlink router? it asks for 2ghz and 5ghz wifi name and password. Im not sure what to put. If I want to use 5ghz is that the wifi name and password i should put on the AP? @AJaytheCEO
@@bibi_ciel this depends on your ap. Does it support both frequencies?
Ajaythe. Thanks for the video. I have a Mac Pro and a Netgear modem/router for Xfinity. I bought the Ubiquiti AP Pro. The Unifi discover app tries to adop and it gives up. Then it stays in "pending" mode. I ran the controller and it also couldn't finish. It says "Server taking to long to start. Startup failed. Any help? Thanks.
Try and disconnect it from the internet completely and try to at it up from the phone app
I've just installed a Ubiqiti Unifi WiFi 6 Lite WAP in my home network. At first I tried going straight from the ISP modem to my PoE 8 port switch and plugged the WAP into the switch. It would not detect the WAP at all in the UniFi networks app. I then tried going from the ISP modem, to my Netgear router (which I was using previously for WiFi) to the switch, and then plugging the WAP into the switch. It was detected straight away, however I was hoping to eliminate the Netgear router and have 2 of the UniFi WAP points to cover my whole house/garage.
Do you know why it would not work when I eliminated the router? I guess it's not the end of the world if I have to use the router, I'd just like to know why that is the case. And also if I do have to use the router for the WAPs to work, is it just a matter of naming the 2 WAPs the same SSID and password as the router?
Thanks from Australia
Thank you very much. I just bought a UAP-AC-LR and spent a lot of time trying to get it to work, until I found your video. After that, it went very smoothly. Just one word of advice: You should turn down the background music (or preferably, shut it out completely). As you are a rather soft-spoken guy, I found it very distracting and sometimes even drowning out what you were saying.
Thanks. I've stopped using music on my tutorial videos to make it easier to hear me.
Can you limit the bandwidth without using controller
No as that is what manages the traffic monitoring
I am a noob where do you get the poe one from
All of Ubiquiti's access points are POE and they come with a POE injector. you can get them from amazon or directly from ui.com
I just purchased this unit and connected it to my netgear poe switch box. The service im getting is from my provider xfinity, which im using there router. I changed the network name and password to use the one i have now. I still have to sign off of one to use the other, how do i fix that or what did i miss. Also if the computer goes to sleep the AP does not any longer give signal. Please help me in what ever you can, thank you in advance
That is very strange because the AP should not be dependent on a computer at all once it has been setup. Your connected device should see only one wireless SSID so the fact that you have to sign in is not right. in your netgear router are you using wireless isolation or any type of specific wireless settings?
@@AJaytheCEO i never changed any settings on my router settings. im using xfinitys new 2 in 1 router.
Is this compatible with spectrum?
The Internet provider doesn't matter
Good video, thanks, but that guitar practice background noise drove me nuts.
Sorry these were earlier videos when I was learning and experimenting with background sounds. I am unable to modify it
Hello Ajay can you have more than 1 Unifi Ubiquiti wireless access points?
Yes you can
Hi please can you help me? So I’ve done what you say I’ve set up the UniFi ap Poe from injector into work which has light up solid blue and lan into my network. I’ve scanned the bar code on the ap and it try’s to connect to the network but it says ‘unable to join the network’ ?? What’s going on and how can I solve this! Your help will be very appreciated 😀
Which access point are you using?
Well done;
My update isn't working
How do I go about it?
Where are you stuck at?
@@AJaytheCEO Update was successful, just that I can't access the APs with another PC. I also noticed that even after unplugging an AP, I can still find & browse with it, please why ya it like that?
@@SomadinaOhaejesi The AP has the ability to act as a bridge if it loses an ethernet connection. It will connect via wifi and extend the signal. Does the AP still show up in the app?
Hey, can you connect the unifi AC pro to a ps4 using ethernet?
You can't do that
@@AJaytheCEO any possible way?
@@toxicegg693 no you can't. The ps4 ethernet doesn't have dhcp options to hand out ip addresses
I have wifi in my main house. Modem is provided by my ISP, and I'm using a personal router. Unfortunately, the wifi signal doesn't reach my extension in the back, which is a separate house and about 60 feet from the main house. If I buy this brand access point, will I be able to extend the wifi coverage to my extension? Will it be able to extend the 5 GHz band? I'm hesitant to buy this and find out it doesn't work.
If it is a separate building I would try to send it through a Nano bridge. I do this for sending internet across the street to other buildings.
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@@AJaytheCEO Thanks for taking the time to reply! I'll check this out!
Can you help me I have a group of offices I want to cover with WiFi
What do you need help with? The configuration, the placement?
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Wow. I just said I need to check out your “Network Video” ... Thank You!
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you are welcome. Glad it helps
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Will this work with Older AP Long Range?
Yes that is the same model still in the choir room at my church
@@AJaytheCEO The one I have has no qr code... Also I'm using this with new ASUS router... I still want to use ASUS wifi... This is just a mirror image of existing networks on ASUS router? Thank you for your support , Many Blessings...
@@bbalestier you will need to download the app on your computer to set it up. Be more the SSID and password and you should be fine. This is how I setup 2 at my in laws. Be it is using the ISP router and SSID but just duplicates the signal on a different floor
@@AJaytheCEO Thank you... Today was my 1st time trying to setup a UNIFI AP and I got no where... I was just going to use them with AP and software and got frustrated, tech suport is not the greatest... Bless You...
@@bbalestier totally understand. Once you get it down it works great. I had the same issue that's why I started making these videos to help others
Could not make it work with my Asus router Unifi has not been helpful with unifi single AP-LR with existing Asus router
Ok email me at me@ajayholmes.com. let's see if we can get it working
Hi AJ. I feel like I did this to the letter - I matched the ID name and the passwords exactly but now all my apple devices keep saying incorrect password and refuse to join as I move around my home. The only way to ge the password is to write it out in full each time or get it 'permissioned' from another Apple device nearby. Any suggestions anybody?
Very strange. Your ssid from Tyler isn't treating 2g and 5g differently?
I can't able to find any access point what should I do?
Where are you looking? Go to ui.com
So,
I have a Netgear router.
Can I add this to it where the Netgear still transmits wifi along with this access point in a farther location?
I have this access point but I'm not using it because I like the parental control features in the Netgear router.
Basically I want to ensure the Netgear router will still transmits also.
Yes you can
Can I set it up with an Apple phone?
yes you can
What’s the difference between setting it up stand alone vs the controller? I read you loose some of the features
@@75ss stand alone is without any other device. You are connecting it to a router and will not manage it. Controller is with the software or cloud key managing it and the controller handles everything for it automatically
Just plug it into my ASUS router?
yes that is correct. sorry about the delayed response.
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Thank you. Very much appreciated
This is way too hard after i typed in my ssid router name and finished and clicked save it said updating configuration and now is stuck on restarting and when I cancel it or click the back arrow i have to do everything again, video not helpful.
What part is the access point stuck on?
I’m checking right now do you have a phone number I can call?
At 8:51 you said time to put in that code where do I find this code?
Yeah email me on the about page and I'll send it to you
AJaytheCEO also my situation right now is I have WiFi at my house downstairs with a separate router I have another router up stairs along with a modem I did all this with my secondary router is this possible?
Lose the music. Otherwise thanks!
Too many ads
Sorry about that. I have auto ads set for my videos so TH-cam determines the amount
This should not be that hard...
Have you had any luck with this? You only need to use the windows controller software to map the access point with the exact same SSID and password as your main router's wireless and you should be good. Even if you have multiple SSIDs you can map them all to the access point.
@@AJaytheCEO No I'm on Mac OSX, now my client is out of town...
@@bbalestier that will still work. Most out my clients are 4 states away
Dude,
I got dizzy trying to watch this. Perhaps get a camera on a tripod next time huh? Thanks anyway.
Turn off the stupid background noise
You are not able to edit a video that has been posted. I've had people tell me about background music and my latest videos rarely have music now.