BalrajGK wrote:The unifi controller needs to be set up only once and only checked occasionally?
Because I don't have a dedicated desktop set up with windows, or maybe I will use my work laptop off and on.
Correct. Though if you use gen2 UAPs (UAP-AC-LITE / LR / PRO), you can also use an iOS / Android app to set them up.
Note that setting them up with a laptop, you absolutely MUST have that laptop wired into your network. Furthermore, the controller runs on all three of the major OSes (Win / Mac / Linux).