I recommend not using USG either way.

I think the unifi UAP’s are cheap and good and can do quite a lot in terms of functionality. But they are also designed more for the business sector. But because they are so well-known and simple, consumers also like to use them. But then you are surprised that the WPS or the time control does not work or exist in the way you are used to with home devices.

The USW’s are also fine if you want to configure them comfortably.

But I don’t see the USG in a professional environment. There are too many queues in many areas. These are also rather unsuitable for home use because certain functions still have to be muddled in via json.

This may be because home users like the supposed graphics via the unifi controller. However, the UAP’s are not good devices in terms of either software or hardware. My opinion.

Fortunately, the UAPs can also be easily integrated independently of the USG.

Good day everybody

I am also facing the same challenge because I want to switch to Swisscom. In the Advanced WLAN configuration I have now found the following option. Does this replace the adjustments via.json file?

Thank you @BurningRoli

Hi @IronUrs

No, it doesn’t. This is a mechanism that optimizes multicast transmissions via WLAN.

LAN related settings such as IGMP snooping can be found in the Networks section per defined LAN, the header Validation=off via config.properties.json.

The most efficient way to connect the SCTV boxes in a Unifi environment is via the VLAN variant.

I’m writing instructions for this.

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@BurningRoli wrote:

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The most efficient way to connect the SCTV boxes in a Unifi environment is via the VLAN variant.

I’ll write instructions for this.

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What exactly does that mean? Divide the switches with VLAN so that the SCTV boxes then run directly in the IB network and the rest then via the USG network?

Wow, thank you very much. A guide would be awesome.

@kaetho Yes, exactly, the IB subnet is also routed via VLAN to the SCTV boxes on the USG.

With the USG, the configuration of the IGMP proxy is very error-prone; most problems arise from syntax errors in the config.gateway.json and the file formatting. This is shown by the many posts and PM’s on this topic.

Another aspect is that Ubiquiti uses the new unifiOS for the new UDM / UDM pro routers and currently no longer includes an IGMP proxy. The USG3P and Pro4 are based on EdgeOS and Vyatta.

After 3 years I have now switched IGMP Proxy to VLAN to determine the difference. I can report at this point that it works perfectly. It took me 10 minutes, cursing twice and 1 ETH cable. But more on that later.

Greetings

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UDM = Unifi Dream Machine (what a name 🤔, could also be an IoT enabled toaster)

So in terms of a VLAN config for the USW?

Because this also works with any other VLAN-capable switches.

@BurningRoli

I thought again about switching from Quickline to Swisscom. My setup today is:

Complete Unifi network including USG, switches and AP behind the QL modem. Various VLANs and firewall rules are configured and running perfectly.

Since I don’t feel like dealing with the entire topic (multicast, IGMP snooping), I’ve now thought about the following. My LAN cabling in the house would allow this. The question is whether I could achieve this with the IB3 and whether this makes sense?

I configure the IB3 to any IP range other than 192.168.1.0/24

• I forward an IB3 port as a DMZ to my USG. The USG then works for my LAN as a DHCP server in the IP range 192.168.1.50 - 254
• I connect a port of the IB3 directly to the SCTV box via cable and bypass my Unifi LAN via cable.

Thank you for a short feedback, whether I am on the right track and whether the IB3 offers something like that?

@IronUrs

TV-Box(en) directly on the Internet box and the rest of all devices in our own downstream and separate in-house network work without any problems.

If you have the necessary physical cabling, go ahead.

As a consequence, the TV boxes can no longer stream content via apps from the separate in-house network, but if the smart TV itself is also connected to the in-house network, this can of course still be done with the apps directly on the smart TV and usually better anyway Quality as via apps on the TV-Box

Thank you. This seems to be my breakthrough. 😀

Hello everyone

I have summarized this briefly in a PDF. It’s really not magic 🙂

https://bwernli.ch/Unifi_USG_mit_VLAN_und_Swisscom.pdf

If I have forgotten something or you have any additions, write to me. I will update it then.

Greetings Beni

Hello @snoopy5707 Beni

The instructions are perfect, I’ve been testing it for 2 days.

The only thing I’m still practicing is that the Plex server on the Nas runs smoothly……..

At the moment the TV-Box is still complaining that it is the wrong network and is loading slowly.

The only thing I did for this was port forwarding to the IP address on which the NAS is with the Plex port.

Or do you know another option?

Greetings Lorenz

Hello @Lori-77

Forget what I wrote here. I use Apple TV to watch Plex and not the Swisscom TV box and it is on the same network.

The Plex version on the Swisscom Box (Android) is not that bad and will go the “remote” route for you. This means your NAS will be transcoding like crazy 😛

Greetings

Hey, thank you very much for the PDF.

Do you know what it is that causes the first one to stop playing when I switch on the second TV box?

lg

@snoopy5707 The picture keeps stopping at various intervals, it doesn’t hang on the second TV box and then you always have to change the channel to continue watching. This can happen within seconds or after a few minutes.

do you know the problem?

Greetings

@jarhead_r

Sorry, I only have one TV BOX. Did you connect both boxes via VLAN or via IGMP proxy?

I have both boxes connected via VLAN because I work with UDM Pro. I turned off IGMP snooping in the VLAN, and since then I haven’t had any dropouts while watching TV and can run both at the same time.

I’m happy to accept suggestions for improvement 😄

Thanks

Then it fits like that 🙂

That was the case for me too, I chose the “VLAN only” variant with Unifi Switch/USG and it works wonderfully, but I had to deactivate IGMP snooping otherwise I have the dropouts every few minutes and the picture stops. Since the Swisscom TV boxes are “locked” in their own VLAN, I think you can let it run like this. Maybe ask the experts, do I have to do anything else (firewall, etc.) to completely isolate this “Swisscom TV VLAN” from the rest? As described in the PDF, I connected the Swisscom IB directly to the VLAN, i.e. bypassing the WAN port on the USG. I want this VLAN to be completely isolated, I don’t have to access it and above all I don’t want anything to go out to other VLANs or my main network.