UI Chat | Ubiquiti Podcast September 2023 – “Long Live SolarPoint”

SquadShot

SquadShot from the September 2023 Episode of UI Chat. Evan McCann (right) and Alex Lowe (left)

Show Notes

This month, Alex is joined once again by Evan McCann, filling in for Willie Howe. In this episode, UID gets rebranded as UniFi Identity and you get more for free now, the new UniFi Mobile Router gets OpenVPN support, SolarPoint is back from the dead with its first new firmware update in three years and Ubiquiti published a roadmap for UniFi Talk!?

UI Chat is proudly recorded using Squadcast. Squadcast provides an easy and robust way to record video and audio podcasts. Use our referral link to help support this as well as future episodes.

UI Chat is also proud to be hosted with Castos. Castos provides and easy way to host podcasts and distribute them to all the top platforms, including YouTube. Use our referral link to help support this as well as future episodes.

the interface
Website
X
Linkedin
Mastodon
Threads
Bluesky
Podcasts

UI Chat
X
YouTube
Mastodon
Bluesky

Evan McCann
Website
X
Mastodon

Video

Listen on Apple Podcasts

Chapters

0:00 – Intro
0:18 – New iPhones
0:56 – UniFi Identity (UID) update
5:03 – UID name change in 3.1.16
5:34 – DNS Shield and DNS Fallback
7:19 – Crosstalk Solutions VPN Video
8:19 – design.ui.com and expert.ui.com update
9:27 – UniFi 7.5.174 issues and UniFi 7.5.176
11:37 – WPA Pre-shared key
11:57 – New WiFi-only dashboard
13:02 – UniFi Mobile Router Review
13:49 – UMR 1.6.3 OpenVPN
14:15 – UniFi Mobility Tracker UMT
17:09 – LTU PtP for CPE devices
20:06 – UISP Horn and 6GHz
22:18 – UISP Horn GPS integration
23:18 – Long live SolarPoint
26:17 – UniFi Talk Roadmap
29:47 – UniFi Portal Outages….again
30:46 – status.ui.com
31:33 – How Ubiquiti’s Cloud Works
32:42 – Ubiquiti’s Boring Merch
34:00 – UDW Cable Raceway
35:59 – uk.store.ui.com has gone again
37:44 – UniFi Switch Name Changes
42:00 – UniFi Switch PoE Visibility
42:33 – Evan’s Comparison Guides/Charts
46:02 – Outro

Links from the show

TBC

Other services

Apple Podcasts
Pocket Casts
Podchaser
Amazon Music
Castro
Goodpods
Spotify
YouTube Podcasts

Alex Lowe

Alex Lowe is the owner and editor of the interface and started the website in 2013. He publishes the majority of the content on the website, hosts the three podcasts and the runs the YouTube channels. Alex has a professional background in computer networking, FWA and WiFi.

Other Posts

Charging Status | EV Podcast August 2024 - "Dongbox"
Jim and Alex are back to talk about the latest EV news for August 2024
Ford Focus won’t make it past 2025
Ford will be discontinuing the Focus after 2025, with focus to shift to more EVs
Tesla now starting Cybertruck deliveries in Canada
Tesla begins selling its striking EV Cybertruck in Canada
Volkswagen introduces the new ID.7 Tourer GTX with 335bhp
New AWD ID.7 Tourer GTX with 335bhp announced alongside ID.3 GTX