My unifi modem and router are situated downstairs. If I want to connect my printer which is located upstair, can I use my old D-Link DIR635 router as a wireless bridge?

You can still use IPTV if you know how to reroute multicast

Is the wireless from the DIR615 better than my current WRT54gl(ddwrt)?
Definitely I'm going to use my own router.. thanks for the guide rizvanrp! That will come in handy after I get my Unifi, next week.

Hey guys, is there anyway I can buy a router to replace the Dlink?
I mean it is pretty stupid to lose internet connection once your Dlink router go kaput and you have to wait for them to replace it.

I dont think I can go without internet for a day since I pay my bills and do my work using it everyday.

This post has been edited by yieloon: Aug 11 2010, 04:07 PM

Which package are you getting? I'm sure you know that MUTV is coming to unifi soon.

Do i need to buy a new modem/ router to replace the model they gave?

and does unipack also effected?

This post has been edited by cashboy: Aug 17 2010, 11:14 PM

Yes, you could do it provided you don't use the IPTV (LAN 4) port. In fact, your WiFi signal will be expended to better reception.

i have tried all the username and password that are listed here but i still cant log into my d-link. should i call tm to find out my operator account?

help~~~~~~

i juz instal unifi, the first two day is okay, the speed is fast, but the 3rd day, the rounter keep hang in every 1-2hour til the 4th day, completely no signal at all!!!

i cal them for 4 day already, they kenot send someone to help me, and today the complaint department tell me, i am the number 600 user who made complaint and they hav to settle those already made complaint wic exceed 40 times n more, and i was juz made 7 times complaint in 4 day!!!ask me be patient, wait for technician!
wat larrrr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i kinda carzy without internet~

note: my location is condominium, they said land line is okay, but juz condominium user got problem? i catched a technician wen i i saw him at my next block installing for new user, he told me is hardware problem, they r finding replacement for the rounter take 2 to 3 months time@@, so wat to do me now, i already potong streamyx!!i m so regret!

i think you can just get a new router in the meantime, but just losing the iptv temporary.

just got my unifi installed today. Changed my router access password & disabled the remote management. Now it's time to go thru all the advises from here..

just installed unifi today.. they completed it quite fast. Already disabled remote mgmt and changed both admin & operator password. hehe

So.... how much prons have you downloaded so far

Fast?

not yet... need to wait until midnite after everyone sleep... haha

so far good.. average download speed around 5500 kbps

This post has been edited by azrulex: Sep 22 2010, 08:49 PM

I've just registered Unifi with TM, the technicians will be coming to setup by later this month, but I'm kinda panic after I ordered Unifi.

I'm a SoHo, having 3 computers, 2 network printers and 2 NAS in my home working environment, there are also a lot of P&C data in my storage, it MUST NOT be accessible by others. I'm quite panic about the Unifi security issue posted everywhere in the internet. I hope someone can give me a helping hand or suggestion on the following issues:

1. Security
Is it safe enough I just disable the the 'Remote Management' and change the password for both 'admin' and 'operator' account? Can this block TM or attackers by 'easily accessing' to my router? If NO, please tell me what else can I do to make myself protected.


2. Custom Router / Switch
i. Currently I'm using a Switch to connect all my office PCs, printers and also NAS, but in Unifi site, I saw the line: "...is only compatible with computers that are wireless enabled...". I then google online and I found The Unifi Handbook - Using Custom Routers, by following the steps provided, we could actually make the TMnet Dlink DIR-615 G1 as a VLAN bridge. If that so, I wonder can I setup my network like this? 'Fiberhome (VDSL) --> Dlink DIR-615 G1 (VLAN bridge) --> My Router --> My Switch --> PCs, network printers, and NAS (with network cables). Is this possible?

ii. Is it encouraged to do a 'custom router' setup? Will this setup slow down the network speed (or slow down when it's using network cable)??


3. IPTV
If the 'Security' and 'Custom Router / Switch' are successfully applied. Will I lost my IPTV service???

This post has been edited by aftersix: Oct 2 2010, 06:18 PM

1. Yea but its better to push your router into vlan bridge mode following the custom router guide as that will completely prevent users from accessing the TM router unless they have physical access to it.

2. The TM router is compatible with both wired and wireless clients. You can use your own router provided it has a RJ45 WAN port. Normally most soho/business clients I know use the TM DIR-615 as a VLAN bridge so they can wire their cisco routers (using the inbuilt PPPoE) directly to Unifi without going through the DIR-615's NAT + firewall which tends to break a lot of things.

ii. It won't slow you down provided the router you use is capable of handling the 5-20mbps speed. Infact, most people do it to increase the performance and stability of their Unifi setup as the TM provided router is pretty bad. If you like this setup, its recommended you buy a VLAN capable switch such as the Mikrotik RB250GS/750/750G or HP Procurve 8 port switch to perform the VLAN tagging for you to replace the DIR-615 (as you're basically 'hacking' it into a VLAN switch when you set it up that way).

3. No, you won't.. as long as you're only doing the VLAN bridging setup (and not reflashing the unit with dd-wrt).

Thanks for the reply Rizvanrp

1. Cool, I'll try to follow all the steps once my Unifi been setup.

2. "...they can wire their cisco routers (using the inbuilt PPPoE) directly to Unifi without going through the DIR-615's NAT + firewall..." <-- Is this the Using Custom Routers method mentioned on your site? if NO, how to do it? Encourage to do it? Wait... I'm using Belkin N Wireless Router, can my router do this? (what is cisco router anyway?)

3. "...its recommended you buy a VLAN capable switch..." I don't think I wanne spend money to buy another Switch, anyway, the switch I'm using currently is D-Link DES-1016D 16-Port 10/100Mbps Unmanaged Switch. I don't know whether it's capable to perform the VLAN tagging and replace the DIR-615 or not. (What means "... 'hacking' it into a VLAN switch when you set it up that way..."? Does your handbook site guide us how to do it?)

4. I believe you know my situation pretty well, do you recommend the VLAN bridging method or the replace DIR-615 method more?

2. Yes. Using Custom Routers method is where you set ur 615 into vlan tagging bridge. then you use ur belkin to dial pppoe.

3. Most if not all unmanage switch does not capable to do vlan tagging. If you want to replace the 615 completely, u have to buy a Vlan capable switch/router like what rizvan mentioned.

4. It really depends on you. if you wanna save some money, u could just change the 615 into vlan tagging bridge. It is not necessary every single 615 TM give u will break down. These thing are really random. If it really break down. Calling TM to replace one for u might be hassle and take days to weeks, depends on their reponse during that period u cannot online at all using unifi at all if u dont have a vlan device. This is a the reason why I get RB250GS manage switch as backup incase that happen. My 615 doesnt break yet.

for some user like me, my 615 seems to be reliable. My 615 doesnt break at all. So 615 breaking down is still a myth to me.

This post has been edited by billytong: Oct 2 2010, 07:50 PM

I just connect 1 port to my gigabit TP-link switch. 2 pc and 1 NAS connect to the switch. VOIP, IPTV and Wireless still using Dlink DIR-615 provide by tmnet.

DIR 615 --> 5 Port Gigabit Switch --> 2 PC and 1 NAS

This post has been edited by fyseng: Oct 2 2010, 10:11 PM