The Right Way to Set Up Your UniFi Firewall in 2026 @WunderTechTutorials
The Right Way to Set Up Your UniFi Firewall in 2026  @WunderTechTutorials
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Most UniFi firewalls aren't set up the way they should be. Here's exactly how to configure your UniFi firewall the right way - what to enable, what to disable, and what most people miss.

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0:00 UniFi Network Firewall Configuration
0:47 VLAN Isolation
2:02 Upgrading to the Zone-Based Firewall
2:41 Default Zones
5:57 Creating New Zones
6:52 Adding VLANs to Zones
8:35 Hotspot Zones + Captive Portal
9:36 Untrusted VLANs (IoT, Surveillance, etc)
11:11 Allowing Trusted Devices to Access Untrusted Devices
13:25 Default VLAN
15:14 Where Should You Add Future VLANs?
15:50 Creating Device-to-Device Firewall Rules
18:05 Limiting Gateway Access
20:22 Common Mistakes
22:12 Recap on the Zone-Based Firewall

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