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UniFi Network 10.6.101 – safe to update?
1 problem report and 0 positive reports found on Reddit (plus 9 other mentions). Out for 52 days; a few isolated problem posts is normal background for a product this widely used. Skim them if your setup is similar.
Newer release in this line: UniFi Network Application 10.6.106 (2026-09-10). If you're updating now, check that one instead — it may already fix the issues reported here.
Requirements and changes
Lines from the official notes worth checking before you update:
- Requires UAP 8.8 or newer.
- Requires Switch firmware version 7.6 or newer.
- Requires UniFi OS 5.1 or newer
- Removed the Network Override option for WAN-adopted U5G devices.
- Removed the STP Edge note from Port Manager when Auto STP Edge is disabled.
Security update: this release fixes security issues. Waiting carries its own risk — if your device is exposed, weigh that against the reports below.
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What's in this release
Overview UniFi Network Application 10.6.101 adds Drift Inspector, Topology Spotlight, and expanded Safe Ops features, along with the improvements and bug fixes listed below. Added Drift Inspector to Blueprints in Site Manager • Make local changes to sites using Blueprint orchestrations, with a clear view of configurat…
Source: community.ui.com RSS
CVEs fixed
No CVEs mapped to this release, though the vendor flags it as a security update.
Community reports
- Problem
Has the latest (10.6.101) Network update changed how it handles split tunnelling? · Reddit · 2026-09-16
I upgraded to Network 10.6.101 today, and now cannot access the UDM console through a local IP when using a separate VPN (VPN Unlimited). I was able to access the console using a local IP before the Network upgrade. If I have the console open, it just closes and goes to the "Con…
- Mention
UDM Pro: Why are DNSCrypt diagnostic queries being sent to NextDNS every 60 seconds? · Reddit · 2026-10-12
'm running a UDM Pro with UniFi Network 10.6.101 and using UniFi's native encrypted DNS functionality with NextDNS over DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH). Recently, after tightening my DNS firewall rules to redirect/block unauthorized DNS traffic, I noticed NextDNS logging a blocked TXT requ…
- Mention
UDM Pro: Why are DNSCrypt diagnostic queries being sent to NextDNS every 60 seconds? · Reddit · 2026-10-12
I'm running a UDM Pro with UniFi Network 10.6.101 and using UniFi's native encrypted DNS functionality with NextDNS over DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH). Recently, after tightening my DNS firewall rules to redirect/block unauthorized DNS traffic, I noticed NextDNS logging a blocked TXT req…
- Mention
Help me figure out what is going on here?!? · Reddit · 2026-10-10
Can someone help me figure out what is going on here in my syslog? It has been going on for a while (do not know for how long) I have the following equipment: * Cloud Gateway Fiber - UniFi OS 5.1.31 - Network application 10.6.101 * USW Pro Max 24 Pose - SW Version 7.5.10 *USW Fl…
- Mention
UniFi SD-WAN / OSPF over WireGuard – OSPF not working · Reddit · 2026-09-22
I'm currently building a small SD-WAN lab with 2 UniFi Cloud Gateways (UCG Ultras) and a UDM Pro. All locations are behind CGNAT, so I'm using a Hetzner VPS as a central WireGuard hub. Each UniFi gateway establishes a WireGuard client tunnel to the VPS. At the moment, I'm using…
- Mention
Poor Wifi Performance in Bedroom Corner · Reddit · 2026-09-15
I'm having poor performance on my iPhone 14 Pro when laying down in the bedroom. I have a UDR7 on the other side of the bedroom wall in the corner (not ideal but that's where the fiber drop is). On 5Ghz, the signal starts to degrade into the -70dBm or worse so I thought I'd try…
- Mention
UDM-Pro: port forwarding silently broken for months — every config push was failing and rolling back. Full diagnosis + fix. · Reddit · 2026-09-13
Ubiquiti I expect some fire ass merchandise or something after all of this. TL;DR: My UDM-Pro had been silently rejecting every configuration change since May. The UI accepted each save and reported success, but on the gateway every push failed at the firewall/sets stage with an…
- Mention
[Debian VM Unifi OS Install] Cannot Update Network Application · Reddit · 2026-09-09
Hello, I've been running my own controller via the old standalone self-hosted Network Application in a Debian VM for several years now. I've been planning to move over to the new Unifi OS for a while, and finally decided to start working on it today. I set up a brand new Debian…
- Mention
What am I doing wrong? · Reddit · 2026-09-06
I’ve tried multiple times to install access. I’ve rebooted the system several times. Access still fails to install. What else should I be trying?
- Mention
UCG-Fiber: WAN download collapses to sub 1 Mbps (Speedtest estimation) on Windows clients only — two independent sites failed at the exact same time · Reddit · 2026-09-05
Workaround : netsh interface tcp set global timestamps=enabled in PowerShell (Thanks to cayetona for the discovery) TL;DR: Two UCG-Fiber deployments, ~30 km apart, different subscriptions, no shared config. Both started dropping WAN download throughput to ~1 Mbps on Windows clie…
- Mention
Go with UniFi OS or stay on UniFi Network 10.6.101 (self-hosted)? · Reddit · 2026-09-04
I only have 4 APs, soon to be 6, deployed at my homestead. I don't have any other UniFi hardware nor have any plans to deploy any, besides these UAPs. UniFi Network 10.6.101 runs as an LXC in Proxmox. I like this setup for the time being and I don't know what value UniFi OS woul…
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Other UniFi Network Application versions
- 11.0.83 Release candidate / early access 2026-10-12
- 10.6.106 2026-09-10
- 9.0.120 2026-09-08
- 10.6.101 2026-08-26
- 10.6.97 Release candidate / early access 2026-08-20
- 10.5.67 2026-07-23
- 10.5.66 Release candidate / early access 2026-07-22
- 10.5.62 Release candidate / early access 2026-07-13
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