User Manual
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Chapter 2: UniFi Cloud UniFi Controller User Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
6.  To install the tool:
a.  Click Install.
b.  Click Add app to confirm.
7.  The Ubiquiti Device Discovery Tool will search for the 
UniFi Cloud Key. Select it to continue.
8.  Configure the UniFi Controller:
a.  Select the appropriate country.
b.  Select the appropriate time zone.
c.  Enter an admin name in the Admin Name field 
and a password in the Password field to use when 
accessing the management interface.
d.  Confirm your password in the Confirm Password 
field. 
e.  Keep the IP address or enter a hostname in the 
Controller Hostname field.
f.  If you want to set up an SSH login for management 
access to the UniFi Cloud Key, then select Use 
non‑default SSH credentials. Enter a username in 
the SSH Username field, and enter a password in the 
SSH Password field.
g.  Click Submit to save your changes.
9.  Wait for the UniFi Controller to be adopted, and then 
select it.
10. Click Launch.
A login screen will appear for the UniFi Controller 
management interface. Enter the admin name and 
password that you created and click Login.
Proceed to “Using the UniFi Controller Software” on 
page 17 for information on using the UniFi Controller 
software.
Note: A future feature will enable backup of the 
UniFi Controller database and configuration on the 
included microSD card.










