Secure Your Smart Home: Unifi IoT VLAN Firewall Rules for Apple HomeKit Users! 🔒

Are you looking to lock down your Apple smart home network while keeping Apple HomeKit running smoothly? In this video, I’ll guide you through setting up Unifi IoT firewall rules to enhance security without breaking connectivity. 🏠🔐 🔥 What You’ll Learn: ✅ Why you need firewall rules for your IoT devices ✅ How to segment your Unifi network for better security ✅ Step-by-step setup of firewall rules for HomeKit compatibility ✅ Best practices to keep hackers out while allowing essential connections CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 01:21 - What is an IoT VLAN? 03:37 - What’s a VLAN? 06:22 - Modifying your Default Network 09:10 - Create a Guest VLAN 12:20 - Create an IoT VLAN 14:07 - Security 14:20 - Upgrade to New Zone Based Firewall 17:08 - Create a Network Object Protocol 18:51 - Creating the 1st Policy: Allow IoT to HomeKit 22:09 - Creating the 2nd Policy: Allow IoT to Connect to the Internet 23:30 - Creating the 3rd Policy: Allow Trusted to IoT 25:22 - Creating the 4th Policy: Black Other IoT Traffic 27:40 - Reorder your NEW Policies 30:40 - Creating WiFi SSIDs 33:22 - Create a Guest WiFi SSID 35:08 - Create an IoT WiFi SSID 39:34 - Adding New HomeKit Peripherals 40:31 - Moving Your IoT Devices to the new IoT WiFi 43:34 - Connecting Ethernet Devices to the IoT Network 45:16 - Important Tip for Setting Up New Devices 46:35 - Wrap up 🛠️ Tools Used: Test Equipment: Unifi Cloud Gateway Max: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/cloud-gateways-compact/collections/cloud-gateway-max/products/ucg-max-ns?variant=ucg-max-ns?a_aid=TerryWhite Unifi U7 Pro Max Access Point: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-wifi/products/u7-pro-max?a_aid=TerryWhite My network tour: https://youtu.be/0miXsFiRcTk 🔔 Subscribe for more Unifi, HomeKit, and smart home tips! 👍 Like if you found this helpful & Comment with your setup questions!