Moving UniFi control from an old Mac Mini to a gateway
A home UniFi Wi-Fi setup has been managed for years with a Sophos firewall/router, a basic , and an old Intel Mac Mini running . The network is now being moved to a and a .
The main question is whether the existing U7 Pro Max settings can move directly to the , or whether a backup must be imported first. A U6-LR is mounted on a garage roof inside a waterproof outdoor electrical box to extend the U7 Pro Max Wi-Fi network for outdoor Ring cameras.
Taking that unit down, resetting it, and setting it up again would be inconvenient. The U7 Pro Max already gets power from its own , so it will not be powered through the .
Key points
- An old Intel Mac Mini has been acting as the UniFi management server.
- The new setup centers on a and .
- The key migration issue is whether the U7 Pro Max settings can be carried over cleanly.
- A garage-mounted U6-LR extends Wi-Fi coverage for outdoor Ring cameras.
- The U7 Pro Max uses a separate for power.