Unifi - Best controller version?

[DCUK6]

So reading alot of issues with the latest 3.2.7 and 2.3.8 versions including guest portals not showing until the guest visits a http site and allowing https websites through without signing in.

 

Thought i would go to 3.2.5 until these issues have been solved but now reading about that this version constantly drops connections.

 

Now im reading about v3.1 and going back to that.

 

After a reliable version that allows for a guest network that shows the portal as soon as a user joins no matter if they visit a HTTP or HTTPS page.

 

Dont care about zero handoff.

 

What would you recommend?

 

Posted on the Unifi forum but doubt il get a answer.

[Chris_]

I've just upgraded our site from 3.2.1 to 3.2.7 and not found any issues yet. The guest portal and vouchers are still working for us.

[DCUK6]

Thanks Chris.

 

If users try to access https before entering a voucher, can they get through?

 

Was thinking of trying 2.4.6 if 3.2.7/3.2.8 gets any more issues.

[Chris_]

Just tried the portal on the Nexus 7 next to me. If I go to a http:// site the voucher prompt comes up, if I try to browse a https:// site first I don't get the voucher prompt, or the website.

[m25man]

Using 3.2.7 here multi site running on Azure Cloud using Ubuntu 14

 

Guest portal and vouchers all working normally.

[SteveM555]

Using 3.2.7 here with Guest mode and vouchers - With HTTPS the page just times out (doesn't get through) any other page re-directs to the voucher page.

[Cache]

I've just upgraded to 3.2.8 with Ubuntu being the underlying OS, but we were on 3.2.7 before that and hadn't noticed any issues. Not noticed any issues on 3.2.8 either so far, but we don't use the Guest Mode/Portal side of it at the moment.

[DCUK6]

Might give 3.2.8 a go then. Bit of a pain with the HTTPS.

 

Bet most people have their homepage as https://www.google.co.uk so when guests join and it just times out it doesnt look good.

 

Anyone know if this is the case in 2.4.6?

[DCUK6]

Well found out the issue i was having with the portal not showing.

 

Using a proxy bypasses the portal as its on the local network.

[m25man]

Whilst you may not have got the answer from these responses at least you knew from the feedback that the problem was closer to home.. Well done and thanks for sharing.

[DCUK6]

Cheers. Going to be a tough one to get around. May have to put squid on linux (expect keyboards to exit the room through windows. Not keen on linux)

 

I installed 2.4.6 in the end.

The co fig website and portal is so much more responsive.

 

Not tested clients connection speed yet but can't see any reason to go back to v3 at the mo.