User Manual
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UniFi Controller User Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Chapter 3: Using the UniFi Controller Software
Clicking an Event Device Link
The messages have clickable links for client and UniFi
devices:
• “UniFi Security Gateway Details” on page 85
• “UniFi Switch Details” on page 93
• “UniFi Access Point Details” on page 103
• “UniFi VoIP Phone Details” on page 115
• “Client Details” on page 117
Alerts
When there is a new alert, an orange icon displaying the
number of new alerts appears.
The Alerts tab displays a list of important events,
along with the corresponding device icon, device name,
message, date, andtime.
Maximize/Minimize Click to maximize the screen size.
Click again to minimize the screen size.
Close Click to close the screen.
Show archived alerts Select this option to display all of
the archived alert messages.
Archive All Click Archive All to archives all of the alert
messages.
Search You can enter text that you want
to search for. Simply begin typing; there is no need to
press Enter.
Archive Click to archive the selected alert message.
Icons
The messages use the following icons (not all are shown
here):
UniFi Security Gateway
UniFi Switch
UniFi Access Point
UniFi VoIP Phone
Clicking an Alert Device Link
The messages have clickable links for client and UniFi
devices:
• “UniFi Security Gateway Details” on page 85
• “UniFi Switch Details” on page 93
• “UniFi Access Point Details” on page 103
• “UniFi VoIP Phone Details” on page 115
• “Client Details” on page 117
Settings
The Settings
tab displays a list of available sub-tabs:
• Site Site-related settings.
• Wireless Networks Wireless network and group setup,
including Zero Handoff Roaming.
• Hotspot 2.0 Hotspot 2.0 settings.
• Networks Wired network setup.
• Routing & Firewall Routing and firewall settings.
• Guest Control Guest portal and policies.
• Profiles RADIUS authentication profiles.
• Admins Admin accounts and privileges.
• User Groups User group settings.
• DPI Deep Packet Inspection settings.
• Controller Identity, discovery, and email server settings.
• Cloud Access Cloud login credentials.
• Maintenance System configuration backup, system
configuration restore, and support files.
• Auto Backup Auto-backup settings.
Settings > Site
Configure the site-specific settings. To switch sites, select a
different site from the Current Site drop-down menu at the
top of any screen.










