Hub Provisioning

Provisioning a Hubkit

Order of Operations

  • Connect Express to internet via ethernet and power on.

  • Set up Express with Unifi app.

  • Connect Mobile Router Ultra to Express via ethernet, UMR LAN to Express WAN.

  • Install sim card to Mobile Router.

  • Activate Mobile Router through its IP address.

  • Activate Mobile Router through web app.

  • Rename Mobile Router through web app to match Express.

  • Change Wi-Fi to secured WPA2/WPA3 and rename SSID to match router name.

  • Create password: "H(random letter)-(random memorable word)(random two digits)(random symbol)".

    • Example: "HR-superman91@"

  • Adjust Internet hierarchy to Wi-Fi → Ethernet → Cellular.

  • Connect Hub (Pi) via ethernet to Express.

  • Place in black box as show in final image.

Unify Express

  • Plug ethernet into Express WAN slot and power Express on

  • Open UniFi (mobile app) and find device.

    • Add new device and let it fully connect to your phone to finish the process

  • UniFi Site Manager - Website to view Express

Hearo Name Generator

  • Hearo Namer - for naming Express and UMR

  • In UniFi web app (this can all be done on phone app but it's easier to traverse the web UI), select newly added Express.

    • Rename modem to newly generated name i.e. sls-hearo-"first_word+second_word"

      • Example: "sls-hearo-arcanebanana"

Mobile Router

  • Connect ethernet from Express WAN slot to Mobile Router LAN slot and power on Mobile Router

  • Connect to Mobile Router Wi-Fi

  • 192.168.105.1 - IP to activate Mobile Router

    • Admin Password - "ui"

    • Press "Activate" on top of the screen in the UMR UI

  • Follow link to mobility.ui.com

  • Find new UMR listing and go to settings

    • Rename to match Express

    • Set Internet preference to Wi-Fi → Ethernet → Cellular

    • Change Security Protocol to WPA2/WPA3 and create password

    • Above WPA2/WPA3 area, click hide Wi-Fi name so that when connecting to network the UMR will be hidden and only the Express will show.

    • Apply changes

  • Password will change when UMR is activated. This can be found under the named UMR settings within mobily.ui.com website and is listed as Admin Password.

Finishing the Hub

  • Swap white ethernet to Mobile Router out slot connecting to Express in slot

  • Grab white ethernet and attach from Express out slot to Hub

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