# UniFi Restricted-Lane DNS Cutover Result — 2026-05-23

Purpose: record the live DHCP DNS change for the restricted lanes and the immediate post-write verification.

## Live change applied
Updated the UniFi network definitions for:
- `IoT`
- `Camera`
- `Old IoT`

New DHCP DNS target on all three lanes:
- `10.5.30.53`

NTP was intentionally left unchanged:
- `dhcpd_ntp_enabled=false`

## Verified live after apply
### IoT
- subnet: `10.5.10.1/24`
- `dhcpd_dns_enabled=true`
- `dhcpd_dns_1=10.5.30.53`

### Camera
- subnet: `10.5.20.1/24`
- `dhcpd_dns_enabled=true`
- `dhcpd_dns_1=10.5.30.53`

### Old IoT
- subnet: `192.168.1.1/24`
- `dhcpd_dns_enabled=true`
- `dhcpd_dns_1=10.5.30.53`

## Why this matters
This removes the prior default-DNS dependency on each restricted lane's gateway address and puts those devices behind John's DNS blacklist policy.

That makes the next firewall phase materially safer because a broader `Untrusted -> Gateway` shield no longer has to preserve gateway DNS behavior for these three lanes.

## Still not done yet
This change alone does not prove the broader gateway shield is safe to apply immediately.

Before the next firewall wave, still verify:
- whether any restricted devices need gateway NTP behavior
- whether any restricted devices still need other specific gateway services besides DHCP/mDNS
- Google/cast behavior separately from a laptop session

## Recommended next live step
Stage the broader `Untrusted -> Gateway` shield carefully with only exact remaining exceptions preserved, instead of leaving the current broad gateway dependency in place.
