Un-Brick a Jabra 9470 Headset After a Failed Firmware Update
Updating my 9470’s firmware to 4.7.0 yesterday via Jabra Direct failed. The 9470 screen was white and the 9470 was not listed in Device Manager under “Sound, video and game …
Where Is Smart Queue Now?
As of controller 5.8.28 and probably earlier, UniFi has moved some key USG settings off of the device and into the main section of the controller. Unfortunately, the latest Enterprise …
NAT Problem with AT&T u-Verse Modem
I have u-Verse through a Pace 5031NV-030 modem. Sometimes I swap out routers to test one function or another. This always means that I have to log in to the …
Configure the Windows Firewall for MediaShout Remote
Update September 12, 2018 This article has been re-written based on a (hopefully) better understanding of how MediaShout interacts with the Windows Firewall. MediaShout offers instructions here for setting up …
When Does a Windows 10 Deferral Period Start?
I have non-WSUS Windows 10 Pro machines set to defer feature upgrades for 120 days. So when does the 120-day counter start?
VoIP Phone Unregistered after Disabling SIP ALG
Last week I disabled SIP ALG (or “SIP Conntrack”) on my UniFi USG router: Today I noticed that one of the accounts on my Yealink T42G phone was unregistered. My …
Brother PowerENGAGE Causes MsiInstaller 1706 Errors
A customer purchased a Brother MFC-8900CDW laser printer. I installed the full software for it on their Windows 10 Pro systems. Now, every few hours, the following error is logged …
USG-to-USG VPN Fails with AT&T U-verse
I have two separate UniFi controllers, both version 5.8.24. There’s one USG at each location running 4.4.22. I’ve configured a manual IPSec VPN at each location with dynamic routing enabled. …
Adopt a UniFi USG Router to a Remote Controller
My customer has a UniFi controller running on their Windows server. They’re ready to add a USG router, which I want to configure in my office before going on site. …
Force Windows Update Scan on Windows 10 or 2016
You’ll notice that the Check for Updates button goes away in Windows 10 or 2016 once an update is pending. To manually retry seeking for updates, forcing Windows to check …