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UniFi® Controller User Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Chapter 12: UniFi Access Point Details
Chapter 12: UniFi Access Point
Details
A UniFi AP hyperlink opens the UniFi AP’s Details window
either in the Properties tab or as a separate popup window.
You can always dock this window in the Properties tab or
detach it as a separate window.
The top of the window displays the device icon and name
(or MAC address).
Properties
The Properties tab is hidden by default. To display it, click
the properties icon. The Properties tab appears on the
right side of the Devices screen.
Information about each selected device appears as a
popup within this tab.
Close Click to close the Properties tab and client
popups.
Minimize Click to display the clients as drop-down
rows.
Each row displays the following:
• (icon) Displays the icon of the device (the icon will vary
depending on the model).
• Name/MAC Address Displays the hostname, alias, or
MAC address of the device.
• Display Click
to display the device information.
• Detach Click to display the same information in a
separate popup screen that can be moved anywhere
within the browser screen.
• Close Click to close the device popup.
Hide Click to hide the Properties tab but allow the
device popups to remain accessible from this tab.
The upper part of the window displays the connection
status:
• Pending Approval Default state, available for adoption.
• Connected Indicates a wired connection.
• Connected (wireless) Indicates a wireless connection.
Note: The UAP-AC and UAP-AC Outdoor do not
support wireless uplinks for this release.
• Managed by Other Not in the default state but not
controlled by the current UniFi Controller.
• Isolated To establish a connection to the UniFi
Controller, perform one of the following actions:
• Reconnect the AP to the gateway or router.
• Connect an Ethernet cable from the Secondary
Ethernet Port (if available) of the isolated AP to the
Secondary Ethernet Port (if available) of another UniFi
AP that is connected to the gateway or router.
• Establish a wireless uplink to a wired AP.
• Disconnected To establish a connection to the UniFi
Controller, perform one of the following actions:
• Reconnect the AP to the gateway or router.
• Connect an Ethernet cable from the Secondary
Ethernet Port (if available) of the isolated AP to the
Secondary Ethernet Port (if available) of another UniFi
AP that is connected to the gateway or router.
• Establish a wireless uplink to a wired AP.
There are four clickable tabs:
• “UniFi Access Point – Details” on page 68
• “UniFi Access Point – Users” on page 70
• “UniFi Access Point – Guests” on page 70
• ”UniFi Access Point – Configuration” on page 71
The bottom of the window has three buttons:
• Locate Click
to flash the LED on the AP and the
AP’s icon on the Map tab so you can locate it. The LED
will flash until the Locate button is clicked again. (The
icon on the Map tab will flash three times and stop.)
• Restart Click to restart the AP.
• Upgrade If a software upgrade is available for the AP,
click
to install the latest UniFi firmware on
the AP. The Status will appear as Upgrading until the
process is complete and the AP reconnects to the UniFi
Controller software.