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In this video, I migrate from pfSense to Unifi Firewall, testing whether Unifi Network 9 is truly a game changer. I walk through my migration process, compare features, and share my thoughts on whether Unifi can replace pfSense in business and homelab environments.
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00:00 Introduction Migrate from pfSense to Unifi
01:34 The Unifi UDM Pro Max Hardware
03:54 Migrating Self Hosted UniFi to The UniFI Dream Machine
05:18 Preparing for migration with pfsense
06:30 Converting UniFi from Third Party Gateway
07:21 UniFi Zone Based Firewall Rules
10:32 DNS Host Entries
10:57 UniFi VPN
12:27 Privacy VPN Setup With UniFi
14:17 Application Filtering, Tracking, and Blocking
15:43 System Logging Netflow and SIEM export
17:20 State Table Tracking
19:18 Advance Firewall Routing
20:16 Why Did I switch?
22:07 Reverse Prox?