UniFi Zone Firewall Rules Explained – Secure Your Network Like its 2025

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Starting with UniFi Network Server Version 9, you can now leverage zone-based firewall rules to enhance security and network segmentation. In this video, we break down how zone-based firewalls work, why they’re a powerful addition, and how you can use them to control traffic between network zones effectively.

✔️ What are UniFi Zone-Based Firewall Rules?
✔️ How to segment network interfaces into zones
✔️ Best practices for defining traffic policies between zones
✔️ How to implement rules for enhanced security
✔️ Real-world use cases & troubleshooting tips

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00:00 UniFi Zone Based Rules
01:18 What Are Zone Based Firewall Rules?
02:44 Why Is There a Allow Return Traffic Rule?
03:55 UniFi Pre Defined Zones Policy Rules
09:00 Managing Networks and Moving Beteen Zones
10:27 Creating New Custom Zones
12:23 Which Zone For Your Computer?
13:02 HotSpot Zone Policies For IOT
14:38 External Zone Policy When Using VPN Client
16:55 Creating A Custom Zone and Custom Policies
21:34 Testing Zone Firewall Rules
24:05 What Zone For Your Phone and Media Devices?
25:25 Where to Put Other Untrusted IOT Devices?