What Really Changed With UniFi Firewalls in 2025?

https://lawrence.video/unifi In this video I break down what’s actually changed with UniFi firewalls in 2025 — from the new Zone-Based Firewall to Policy Manager, DNS/DHCP updates, and the shift toward Object-Oriented Networking. UniFi Tutorials Mentioned in Video Shadow Mode https://youtu.be/KYE_9VFT_Ic?si=7rkWztlrSV5zyawT Zone Based Firewalls https://youtu.be/pBeIT7aSuMw?si=ZyKqe6xhJaE5usoM UniFi Policy Engine https://youtu.be/KO_jeXLIyE4?si=BrRzZRG2VxknF1J3 UniFi DNS https://youtu.be/w-PeEincr1c?si=kpEEG_s6O4dePlED UniFi DHCP https://youtu.be/xxnWlSOubpc?si=qJs89Rf8oM5nAvdG UniFi Cybersecure https://youtu.be/IXkcyaUiLec?si=tm5Sry-1A5deFWic Connect With Us --------------------------------------------------- + Hire Us for a project: https://lawrencesystems.com/hire-us/ + Toms' Twitter 🐦 https://twitter.com/TomLawrenceTech + Our Website https://www.lawrencesystems.com/ + Our Forums https://forums.lawrencesystems.com/ + Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lawrencesystems/ + Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Lawrencesystems/ + GitHub https://github.com/lawrencesystems/ Lawrence Systems Shirts and Swag --------------------------------------------------- ►👕 https://lawrence.video/swag/ AFFILIATES & REFERRAL LINKS --------------------------------------------------- Amazon Affiliate Store 🛒 https://www.amazon.com/shop/lawrencesystemspcpickup UniFi Affiliate Link 🛒 https://lawrence.video/unifi-affiliate All Of Our Affiliates help us out and can get you discounts! 🛒 https://lawrencesystems.com/partners-we-love/ Gear we use on Kit 🛒 https://kit.co/lawrencesystems Use OfferCode LTSERVICES to get 10% off your order at 🛒 https://www.techsupplydirect.com?aff=2 Digital Ocean Offer Code 🛒 https://m.do.co/c/85de8d181725 HostiFi UniFi Cloud Hosting Service 🛒 https://hostifi.net/?via=lawrencesystems Protect your privacy with a VPN from Private Internet Access 🛒 https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/LRNSYS Patreon 💰 https://www.patreon.com/lawrencesystems Chapters 00:00 What Changed With UniFi Firewalls in 2025 00:40 Does UniFi Require a Cloud Account? 02:24 UniFi Security 02:43 UniFi Shadow Mode High Availability 04:09 Zone Based Firewall 04:45 UniFi Policy Engine 05:59 Object Manager 06:54 Client Device and DHCP 08:00 Switch Port Management 09:40 Switch Port Security 10:31 WIFI Monitoring logging and Optimization 12:24 Traffic and Flow Monitoring 13:14 Content Filtering 15:17 Site Manager