In this video, I go over how to set up a UniFi cloud controller for the first time. This is a cloud-hosted version of the controller you are used to. However, there are a few caveats when it comes to managing and keeping up with one of these.
No, you are not crazy. I messed up the editing at the beginning of the video...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro & Explanation of a Cloud Controller
02:00 - Differences between Standalone and Cloud Controllers
03:20 - Setting up Cloud Controller Account
07:00 - Cloud Controller Basics
09:00 - Different Adoption Options (Explanation)
13:15 - Finding our Access Point
15:20 - Adopting the Access Point via Manual Inform Address Update
16:40 - Setting up DNS to Adopt Access Point (Secondary Method)
21:25 - Adopting the Access Point via DNS
21:50 - Troubleshooting DNS Adoption (Whoops...)
23:50 - Recap
24:24 - Outro