The Unifi Dream Machine, and the Unifi Dream Machine Pro, have in common their ability to provide the network controller, and to be a Firewall, high performance enterprise grade router, especially the Unifi Dream Machine Pro, with SFP+ 10 gigabit up and downlink connection.
Sometimes we must update the firmware in three particular scenarios:
• We do not have access to the Internet through that device
• The GUI of the device does not load
• We just enjoy performing these tasks manually
This video shows the procedure to follow for these specific cases in which we must update the firmware manually, copying the file directly to the device, using the SSH and SCP protocols, and executing the update locally.
We will then, use these two programs:
1. PuTTy. Download here: https://winscp.net/eng/download.php
2. WinSCP Download here: https://winscp.net/eng/download.php
UNIFI reference source: (we recommend visiting it in case you have any additional questions): https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/204910064-UniFi-Upgrade-the-Firmware-of-a-UniFi-Device
And to execute the Installation the command to run is: ubnt-upgrade /mnt/data/your-firmware-name.bin
Amazon Afíliate links:
Unifi Dream Machine: https://amzn.to/3kMey4e
Unifi Dream Machine Pro: https://amzn.to/3rTMVJQ
