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Configure Unifi Controller Ports On Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial you will be shown how to configure Ubuntu 20.04’s Uncomplicated Firewall (ufw) with the necessary Unifi Controller ports. 

Lets Get Started

  1. First make sure that you have already have your Unifi Controller Installed and working.
  2. Log into your Ubuntu 20.04 using putty via SSH.
  3. We will now configure a proper firewall with rules for your Ubuntu 20.04 Server. We will be using the Uncomplicated Firewall (ufw). Before we turn on the firewall lets add some ports to the firewall rules.
sudo ufw allow 22
sudo ufw allow 8080
sudo ufw allow 8880
sudo ufw allow 8443
sudo ufw allow 80
sudo ufw allow 443
sudo ufw allow 3478/udp
sudo ufw allow 10001/udp
sudo ufw allow 6666/udp
sudo ufw allow 47763/udp

4. Now that we have the rules in place we can enable the ufw firewall and set it to auto start.

sudo systemctl enable ufw
sudo
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Windows Tutorials

Windows Server Pending Reboot Status Won’t Clear

You may have a problem with Windows Server Pending Reboot Status Won’t Clear because you may have installed new windows updates, new drivers or new windows features and windows server is throwing a fit about needing to reboot, even though you have reboot it dozens of times. 

In comprehensive guide on troubleshooting the issue of a pending reboot status that won’t clear on a Windows Server. As a system administrator or IT professional, you might have encountered this frustrating situation where the server continues to show a pending reboot status even after a restart. In this article, we will explore the possible causes behind this issue and provide you with effective solutions to resolve it. So, let’s dive in and get your Windows Server back on track!

Solution 1: Check for Pending Updates

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Windows Tutorials

How to clear all event logs with .bat file for CMD

In this tutorial you will be shown how to clear all event logs with a .bat for CMD. This Bat file will come handy to clear stuck events from the logs or if your event viewer is crashing cause by too much data.

Let’s get started. 

  1. Open notepad or notepad++.
  2. Copy the contents blow and paste them into notepad.
  3. Save the file as clearevens.bat
  4. Right click on the newly created clearevens.bat and run it as administrator. 
@echo off

FOR /F "tokens=1,2*" %%V IN ('bcdedit') DO SET adminTest=%%V
IF (%adminTest%)==(Access) goto noAdmin
for /F "tokens=*" %%G in ('wevtutil.exe el') DO (call :do_clear "%%G")
echo.
echo All Event Logs have been cleared!
goto theEnd

:do_clear
echo clearing %1
wevtutil.exe cl %1
goto :eof

:noAdmin
echo Current user permissions to execute this .BAT file are inadequate.
echo This .BAT file must be run with administrative privileges.
echo Exit now, right click on this
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Configure Attack Defense with TP-Link Omada Controller

In this TP-Link Omada tutorial, you will be shown how to configure attack defense security settings with the TP-Link Omada Controller.

Why should we properly configure TP-Link Omada Attack Defense?

Attack Defense provides protection against outside cyber attackers by shielding your computer or network from malicious or unnecessary network traffic. TP-Links Omada Attack Defense can also prevent malicious software from accessing a computer or network via the internet. 

Let’s get started. 

  1. Log into your cloud controller either using the omada.toplinkcloud.com URL or The IP address assigned to the TP-Link Omada Controller.
  2. Once logged in go ahead and expand the menu by sliding your mouse to the left bar.
  3. Click on Settings down at the bottom.
  4. Next click on the Network Security.
  5. From here click on Attack Defense.
  6. Under Flood Defense. Have the following all checked marked with the default settings the set. 

    Flood Defense

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Configure Wireless Network with TP-Link Omada Controller

In this tutorial, you will be shown how to configure a Wireless Network with the TP-Link Omada Controller.

Let’s get started.

Before we start this tutorial is under the impression you already have additional networks created. If you need help with creating new VLAN Networks Click Here. You may want to create a VLAN if it is for a new wireless network.

  1. Log into your cloud controller either using the omada.toplinkcloud.com URL or The IP address assigned to the TP-Link Omada Controller.
  2. Once logged in go ahead and expand the menu by sliding your mouse to the left bar.
  3. Click on Settings down at the bottom.
  4. Afterwards, click on Wireless Networks and then click Create New Wireless Network.
  5. The Create new Wireless Network page should have loaded.
  6. Fill out the name you want for your wireless connection.
  7. If this will be a Guest Network checkmark Enable for Guest Network.
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Configure VLAN Network with TP-Link Omada Controller

In this tutorial, you will be shown how to configure a new VLAN network using TP-Link Omada Controller. 

Let’s get started.

  1. Log into your cloud controller either using the omada.toplinkcloud.com URL or The IP address assigned to the TP-Link Omada Controller.
  2. Once logged in go ahead and expand the menu by sliding your mouse to the left bar.
  3. Click on Settings down at the bottom.
  4. Afterwards, click on Wired Networks and then click LAN.
  5. Click the Create New Lan button at the bottom. 
  6. I will be creating a new network for my IOT devices. 
  7. In the Name field I will be calling my network IOT LAN.
  8. Make sure to checkmark LAN.
  9. I like to keep my VLAN ID the same as the subnet address
  10. Here I decided to use VLAN 200 and Subnet 192.168.200.1/24
  11. Click Update DHCP Range.
  12. If you scroll down a few you should see the DHCP Pool,
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Configure Network Segmentation with TP-Link Omada Controller

In this tutorial, you will be shown how to configure network segmentation with the TP-Link Omada Controller. Segmentation is an ideal practice to protect your TP-Link Omada network.

What is network segmentation?

Network segmentation is, to put it as simply as possible, the practice of dividing a larger computer network into several small subnetworks that are each isolated from one another. Network segmentation is also a key part of HIPAA and PCI compliance. The benefits of segmenting your network can massively outweigh the challenges of configuration. Some key benefits of network segmentation include:

  • Slowing Down Attackers.
  • Increasing Overall Data Security.
  • Enabling Implementation of a Policy of Least Privilege.
  • Reducing Damage from Successful Attacks. 

Let’s get started with network segmentation 

Before we start this tutorial is under the impression you already have additional networks created. If you need help with creating new VLAN Networks Click Here.

  1. Log into your cloud
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UniFi Tutorials

Install SSL Certificate Onto A FQDN UniFi Controller

In this tutorial you will be shown how to install SSL Certificate onto a FQDN (fully qualified domain name) UniFi Controller installed on Ubuntu 20.04. 

Lets Get Started 

  1. SSH onto your Ubuntu Linux Server
  2. Make sure your server is fully up to date with patches.
  3. Check and see what type of pre-existing firewall your using. In my case I am sticking with ufw firewall. We will be opening up the ports for SSL configuration and enabling auto start for my ufw firewall.
sudo ufw allow 80
sudo ufw allow 443
sudo systemctl enable ufw
sudo ufw enable

This Is A Must: Since you have an existing UniFi Controller already running make sure to set an A record for your domain and point it to the IP address of the UniFi Controller server. Lets move forward with configuring SSL certificate for your domain!

Install SSL Certificate For Your Domain To Access

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UniFi Tutorials

Install UniFi Controller On Ubuntu 20.04 Linode

In this tutorial you will be shown how to install the UniFi Controller software with SSL on Ubuntu 20.04 using a Linode VPS.

The current version of UniFi SDN Controller that we will be installing is 6.2.23 Of course new packages will be released and they can be found on there UniFi Software Download Page. The script we will be using will install the latest version.

Lets Get Started!

Prerequisites

  • Create a VPS server on Linode. The $10 plan meats minimum specifications and should be just fine up to 250 devices. You can even enable the option to create VPS backups witch is ideal.
  • To access the UniFi controller with a domain you will need to create an A record pointing to VPS server’s public IP address.

 

Getting Started With Linode

  1. Sign Up and Log into your Linode account and click the blue [Create Linode] button.
  2. The
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Ubuntu Tutorials

Add SSL Certificate Onto Hestia Control Panel Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial you will be shown how to add Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates onto Hestia Control Panel port 8083 installed on Ubuntu 20.04.

How to setup Let’s Encrypt for the Hestia Control Panel Port 8083

Make sure the hostname of the server is pointed to the ip address and you set the hostname correctly.

If you are not sure of your host name use the follow command.

hostname

If your domain is not what it should be use the following command to change it.

v-change-sys-hostname changethis.domain.tld

Once the server host name successfully changed lets active an ssl certificate to the Hestia Control Panel admin portal.

v-add-letsencrypt-host

Wait a few moments and it will complete successfully.

I hope this article was helpful, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. If you would like to be notified of when I create a new post, you can

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