User Manual

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UniFi Controller User Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Chapter 11: UniFi Switch Details
Network
Configure IP Select the management IP configuration of
the switch, Using DHCP or Static IP.
• Using DHCP The use of the Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is the default. The Switch
automatically acquires network settings from the
network’s DHCP server.
• Static IP Assign fixed network settings to the Switch.
Enter the following information:
- IP Address Enter the IP address for the Switch.
- Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of the Switch.
- Gateway Enter the IP address of the gateway (for
example, the UniFi Security Gateway).
- Preferred DNS Enter the IP address of the primary
DNS server.
- Alternate DNS Enter the IP address of the secondary
DNS server.
- DNS Suffix Enter the Fully Qualified Domain Name
(FQDN) without the hostname.
Queue Changes Click Queue Changes to line up the
changes to take effect. This allows you to make multiple
changes to the device and then apply them all at once
so that the device doesn’t have to re-provision over and
over again when you change different sections of the
configuration. Each section with pending changes is
highlighted by an ellipsis.
When you are done with your changes, click Apply
Changes at the bottom of the screen, or click Cancel to
discard changes. (You can cancel the changes of any
section by clicking X of the appropriate section.)
Cancel Click Cancel to discard changes.
Pending Changes If you want queue changes for
multiple devices and then apply them later, the Pending
Changes option appears in the Properties panel. Click
to display the devices.
• Apply Click
APPLY
to save changes.
• Discard Click
DISCARD
to cancel changes.
Copy Config
If you have settings that you want to apply to multiple
Switches, use this option to copy the configuration.
Copy from Select the appropriate Switch whose
configuration will be copied to this Switch. Then click
Confirm to overwrite its current configuration with the
configuration of the selected Switch.
Custom Upgrade
For firmware upgrades, the UniFi devices retrieve the latest
firmware from the Ubiquiti website. To specify firmware
saved in a custom location, select this option.
(location URL) Enter the UL of the firmware’s location.
Custom Upgrade Click to upgrade the
firmware from the location you entered.
Debug Terminal
This option uses a WebRTC connection as transport layer.
To use a command-line interface, click Open Terminal.
Open Terminal Click Open Terminal to connect directly
to this Switch. A new window will appear.