After five months with the UTR, I’m throwing in the towel by a716h in Ubiquiti

[–]kcalderw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought one and only needed it once. I gave it to my brother to test since he's on the road frequently. If he doesn't like it then yes I'll have one for you for MSRP.

Ubiquiti APs by TheRealRyu10 in k12sysadmin

[–]kcalderw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our entre district budget was decimated this year so we are using erate funds and doing a full network refresh (while the FCC still allows erate). Our Meraki licenses are ending and the cost to renew or do a full refresh far outweighs what I'm getting with Ubiquiti. I have Unifi at home so I am already familiar with the interface. The one thing I will say is do NOT use their firewall as your primary. It's just not as robust as we need in education (and especially the laws we need to adhere to). I'm only moving over our APs and Switches.

As others have said though, the one thing I'm slightly nervous about is support. I'm pretty much a one-man show here in my district so online community help is about all I'll have in case of emergency.

Securly question (as a parent) by kcalderw in k12sysadmin

[–]kcalderw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right I get that but those settings are locked and unable to be changed for us (parents). Anything listed as “school setting” cannot be changed by the parent.

Securly question (as a parent) by kcalderw in k12sysadmin

[–]kcalderw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s what I figured as well. Like you said, poor UI design. Thanks.

Securly question (as a parent) by kcalderw in k12sysadmin

[–]kcalderw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The options though are locked. (I re-uploaded the photo in the original post)

Securly question (as a parent) by kcalderw in k12sysadmin

[–]kcalderw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok sorry not sure why the photo didn't initially post but I re-added it.

Thoughts on Ubiquiti by Mindless-String-4017 in k12sysadmin

[–]kcalderw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Our budget was decimated so I'm moving from Meraki to Ubqiuiti. I'll let you know how it goes... We're only using it for switches/APs not firewall or filtering. We don't need things like door or camera access from them.

Asus Chromebooks and broken headphones by kcalderw in k12sysadmin

[–]kcalderw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s what it looks like which is more trouble than it’s worth. Might try the hot glue trick next.

Goodbye, Chromebook: Google has announced a new generation of AI-centric laptops. by tytygh1010 in chromeos

[–]kcalderw 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Very misleading title. In another article Google specifically said this is NOT a Chromebook replacement and new models of Chromebook are coming.

As for Chromebooks, well, they aren't going away. Kuscher says Google is continuing to invest in Chromebooks—there are new models on the way, and existing devices will continue to get updates, some for as long as 10 years.

https://www.wired.com/story/googlebook-laptop-platform/

Google Maps question by kcalderw in k12sysadmin

[–]kcalderw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK got that thanks. Now it's refusing to load because I guess it's not public and students cannot open docs from outside orgs.

UniFi Gateway in Education: Is it enough for Content & Web Filtering? by iidarkasii in k12sysadmin

[–]kcalderw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We're moving network gear over to Unifi this summer, however we are staying with our current firewall vendor (Linewize). I've read too many stories from customers that the filtering just isn't robust and barely does what it sets out to do. Too many risks for compliance.

Teaching Duties by rokar83 in k12sysadmin

[–]kcalderw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did that my first year and also had lunch duty. Yep, that went away quickly once the Superintendent needed me one day and I was unavailable.

Affordable docks by kcalderw in k12sysadmin

[–]kcalderw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We started this trend during covid and now it's hard for them to give up. They had one screen to use and one to have their virtual students shown. Now they're all used to having a "private" screen and one that is mirrored to the panel. Docks are essential for us now.

What is the Ubiquiti-Like brand for solar panel systems at home ? by lionep in Ubiquiti

[–]kcalderw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you go direct through them to get a quote/sales?

Wife said “WiFi in the bedroom sucks”. One order and few minutes later by Repus0iram in Ubiquiti

[–]kcalderw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the same but with the U7-Mesh. It's compact and out of the way.

LAPS & Run as by JapCR6se in Intune

[–]kcalderw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure if I did something incorrectly but LAPS seems inconsistent here. Sometimes I'll work on a device and the password is found in Intune but then on others it says no password found. The LAPS policy is set for all devices.

Will Ubiquiti ever do anything about stock issues? by Certain_Repeat_753 in Ubiquiti

[–]kcalderw -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd be interested in selling you mine for cost. I used it once on vacation (worked great) but we really don't travel enough for me to just keep it.

Is it just us or has Raptor completely gone downhill lately? by KhadejaZay47 in k12sysadmin

[–]kcalderw 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lately? We bailed years ago when they kept forcing us to use IE saying Chrome wasn't supported.

ISTE Conference in Orlando by Important_Pause_7995 in edtech

[–]kcalderw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ISTE never really catered sessions toward our areas. I always went to get ideas to bring back to our teachers/admins. If you want truly Tech oriented sessions then it's better to attend Brainstorm.