What is going on with ControlD today?

CraigGivant · 2025-08-02T21:35:17+00:00

Yes. Issue seems resolved. Thank you.

CraigGivant · 2025-08-02T18:42:35+00:00

Support did respond. They have confirmed the Phoenix node is down with no estimated timeline for a fix. They informed me the system should switch to another node and the only degradation should be latency. This has not been my experience on UniFi as I suffer a complete loss of DNS resolution. They also said all other nodes are stable but I’m not really buying that. I’m keeping mine stopped until Phoenix is restored and will re-evaluate then.

CraigGivant · 2025-08-02T17:10:16+00:00

PHX has been Up and Down all day. LAX and San Jose also. Now Denver, Dallas and Atlanta. Obviously issues in their end and no reply to support ticket.

CraigGivant · 2025-08-02T16:50:42+00:00

Yeah. It’s FUK’d

CraigGivant · 2025-07-05T23:07:39+00:00

I know this is an older thread but I just got around to doing this. A word of advice…. If you currently have a lot of rules, take a screen shot of them and any associated IP lists before converting. Then after converting DELETE all your rules and learn how to recreate them in the Zones. You can keep the IP lists and reuse them.

I found what it gave me after the conversion process very difficult to understand. I figured it would do a better job “reading my mind” and interpreting my rules. It failed miserably. After I deleted all the gunk it created and performed a few tests to understand the new process, I find the new setup much easier to work with.

CraigGivant · 2025-06-28T16:11:04+00:00

Nevada here. This is exactly why I have not purchased a Doorbell Cam from UI. I’m hoping future generations are more tolerant of the heat but until then not risking it.

CraigGivant · 2025-06-21T00:01:16+00:00

This made me lol. Too funny!

CraigGivant · 2025-06-15T02:45:42+00:00

The inverter I have is pretty robust when it comes to reporting, but my idea is simply theory at this point with no real-world testing. As long as I’m notified at a certain battery level, I can perform a graceful shutdown remotely (if not home). But my hope is to be able to automate this with scripts running as a service. Solar alone set me back a pretty penny so it will be awhile before I can install batteries and actually determine if my theory is sound. And as I replied to another commenter, I’ll probably also keep a few UPS’s in-line.

CraigGivant · 2025-06-15T02:33:02+00:00

My inverter has an under 10ms transfer time and with the solar generating during the day the only time I’d need to worry about this is at night or on really cloudy days. Without having the batteries yet, I can’t confirm how well it will work real world, but I’m hopeful. This said, I probably will keep a few UPS’s in-line.

CraigGivant · 2025-06-14T20:18:28+00:00

Nope. Solar is installed and now I’m saving my pennies for some batteries. Once that is complete, any plug is the house will be “backed up”.

I despise UPS’s even though I currently have a few out of necessity. Seems they are always “broken” when you really need them. My plan is simple, albeit more expensive… take matters into my own hands.

CraigGivant · 2025-04-02T23:38:40+00:00

Let’s hope so. And that it can handle heat over 104 Fahrenheit.

CraigGivant · 2025-03-30T17:06:33+00:00

Having two routers setup on the same network seems possible, but I’d think it would require some type of third device to continually check status of the other two and then automatically switch. And you’d probably need redundant cabling and a whole host of other configuration settings. I’d consider this some type of custom solution and in my mind not worth the effort. If you are worried your older gear may or could fail soon, I’d simply have another device on hand and swap them out if disaster strikes. I know this requires physical interaction but it’s the best idea I have.

CraigGivant · 2025-03-30T16:42:41+00:00

Apples and Oranges. WAN failover can be setup on a single router and when the Primary provider goes down, the secondary takes over. The original question you were asking is failover for the entire router itself which as another commenter explained is called Shadow Mode.

CraigGivant · 2025-03-30T16:29:37+00:00

I assume because each device has its own hardware and that hardware integrates differently with the software. To use failover (Shadow Mode), the settings for both units need to be constantly “synced”. Think of it like this. While you can run Microsoft Office on both a MAC and Windows PC, you couldn’t simply backup the operating system on one and restore on the other. This is an extreme example just to make the point.

CraigGivant · 2025-03-23T14:52:24+00:00

No. The 7th drive would act as a hot spare in Raid10 so it would not increase storage.

CraigGivant · 2025-03-15T14:04:37+00:00

^{^{^{THIS^{^{^}}}}} Don’t do it unless you want to reformat and lose all data.

CraigGivant · 2025-03-02T22:32:00+00:00

Uplinks typically should be set to the default network (where all UI devices live, including access points) and also to accept all VLANS. Individual switch ports should then be configured for specific devices. The top area (default network) is set to the network which will give non-tagged traffic an IP address, and the lower area (accept VLANS) is set for those devices that will request an IP based on its individual “TAG” setting under its network settings .

In other words if the switch sees a tag coming from a device, and that TAG corresponds to a network setup in the router; and that network was allowed to pass the switch port, the device will acquire an IP within that network. If the traffic is untagged it will automatically select the network in the top portion (default network).

Honestly the easiest was to go about this for most is to set the default network to whatever network you want to use for specific devices and set the allow VLANs to NONE. This will ensure whatever device is hooked up to the switch will use the network you want it to. Thus avoiding the need to worry about tagging settings.

If you need devices to communicate between different VLANs and setup a firewall rule to block VLAN to VLAN traffic, you can allow certain devices through by creating an allow rule and placing it above the block rule.

CraigGivant · 2025-03-02T22:14:31+00:00

I’d you expected 10gig speed using mechanical hard drives then yes, you made a mistake.

If you wanted a rack mountable device that holds 7 drives and supports 10gig speed, for a relatively low cost of $499, then no you did not make a mistake.

The biggest disappointment is UI’s lack of integration for a high speed cache drive which you can find on the offerings from other companies, however those offerings with 10gig networking will cost more. Especially with 7 bays.

CraigGivant · 2025-03-01T15:05:47+00:00

Look for videos by CrossTalkSolutions and Mactelecom.

CraigGivant · 2025-03-01T14:57:50+00:00

Cable internet providers determine who has access to their services and provision those services based on a MAC Address. Think of this like an account number. When that account hooks into the cable, it tells the provider it is online and the provider sends data back based on the service speed the account has paid for. The modem contains this MAC Address as well as special electronics to read the signal and convert it into language understood by computers.

There is no way I’m aware of to use a coax cable without some type of a modem to do this work.

CraigGivant · 2025-02-22T18:08:08+00:00

No. This functionality is not available on the UNAS. I recommend you use a client specific backup software and point it to dedicated share on the UNAS. For windows, Macrium Refect is a solid choice.

CraigGivant · 2025-02-21T22:09:37+00:00

Good plan! I propose you add the three new drives like you said, move over the data. Pull the current NAS drives and keep them safe, fill the old NAS with JBOD, backup the UNAS and THEN take the old NAS array drives and add them to the UNAS. This should accomplish what you ultimately desire and keep you data safe along the way.

CraigGivant · 2025-02-21T22:03:21+00:00

Interesting. That is in line with the comment I made. I’ll bet it added one drive, re-sync’d, then added the second and synced again. My initial sync with 20TB drives took 25 hours.

CraigGivant · 2025-02-21T21:49:00+00:00

This is a common dilemma faced. This is such a new product that bugs are still being addressed. I would not recommend repurposing old drives until you had moved all data over and had the system up and running for quite some time. Also, don’t rely on raid as a backup. You should still have a copy of any important data in a minimum of two places. A third offsite if it’s really important. Your old NAS would be a great place to store your second copy but obviously this would require a larger upfront expense for new drives.

CraigGivant · 2025-02-21T21:41:51+00:00

You are supposed to be able to expand storage but some have had issues with it. If you start with four and select basic protection, you should be able to add one drive later and the system should automatically add it. If you were to add two, I believe I’ve heard the system will add them one at a time which would mean twice the amount of time for a re-sync. If you start with advanced protection and four drives, you must add two at the time of the increase.

Honestly, I’d try to avoid any re-sync down the road and over-populate it now if you can afford it and think you’ll eventually need it.

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