Does UniFi need a subscription?
No. The UniFi controller is included with the hardware — there are no per-device licence fees. Optional paid extras exist for remote support and cloud backup, but a standard network runs without them.
Ubiquiti UniFi
Overview
UniFi gives you one controller for the whole network — Wi-Fi, switching, routing and cameras — without per-device licence fees. We supply genuine Ubiquiti hardware in the UK, size the access points and PoE budget against your floor plan, and ship the kit adopted and ready to plug in.
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A UniFi site is normally a gateway, one or more PoE switches and the access points they power, all adopted into a single controller. Getting the mix right first time is mostly about PoE budget and uplink capacity rather than the access points themselves.
The gateway decides your routed throughput, IDS/IPS capability and how many devices the controller can comfortably manage. We size it on internet speed with threat management switched on, not on the headline figure.
Most of our UniFi enquiries come from organisations replacing ageing consumer kit or escaping per-device subscription costs. The attraction is one interface across every site, with no recurring licence to renew.
Send us a floor plan or a rough description of the site and what it is used for. We come back with a bill of materials covering access points, switch ports, PoE headroom and the gateway, plus like-for-like alternatives where a model is on long lead time.
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FAQs
No. The UniFi controller is included with the hardware — there are no per-device licence fees. Optional paid extras exist for remote support and cloud backup, but a standard network runs without them.
No. The Dream Machine and Cloud Gateway models host the controller themselves. A Cloud Key is for estates that keep their existing router and still want a hardware controller.
Yes. Sites are grouped in one console with site-to-site VPN between gateways, which is why multi-branch organisations use it. We design the addressing and VPN before anything ships.
It is business kit. We deploy it across offices, schools, warehouses and hospitality. Where an environment needs guaranteed SLAs or deep security inspection we will say so and quote Meraki or FortiGate alongside it.
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Send the models, quantities and site details and we will come back with availability, lead time and a tailored quote.
Genuine Ubiquiti UniFi hardware supplied and configured in the UK — U6 and U7 access points, PoE switches, Dream Machine and Cloud Gateway routers, with design help and same-week quotes.