User Manual

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UniFi Controller User Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Chapter 3: Using the UniFi Controller Software
Site Configuration
Site Name Change the name of the site.
Country Select the appropriate country.
Time Zone Select the appropriate time zone.
Services
Advanced Features When enabled, airtime fairness,
bandsteering, minimum RSSI, and load balancing features
become available.
Automatic Upgrade When enabled, the UniFi Controller
will automatically upgrade your firmware when an update
is available.
LED When enabled, the LEDs on the UniFi devices will
light up. When disabled, the LEDs will turn off.
Alerts Select this option to enable alert emails, which will
be sent to the email addresses of the administrators.
Speed Test (Beta) When enabled, you can run a periodic
speed test.
Port Remapping (Beta) When enabled, the VOIP port on
the UniFi Security Gateway, model USG, will be remapped
as a WAN2 port.
Uplink Connectivity Monitor It monitors the uplinks of
the managed APs, either wired or wireless, by checking to
see if the gateway/custom IP can be reached. The monitor
and wireless uplink capability are enabled by default.
• Enable Automatic Uplink Failover Enable this option
to have the UniFi Controller automatically select a new
wireless uplink if the original uplink fails. This allows
the UniFi APs to switch to alternative uplinks/mesh
configurations if a node fails.
• Default Gateway Enabled by default. All managed
APs will use the gateway of the AP that is providing IP
information, either by DHCP or Static designation.
• Custom IP Click to specify an IP address.
- Uplink IP Address All managed APs will use the IP
address you enter.
SNMP Select this option to activate the SNMP
(Simple Network Monitor Protocol) agent. SNMP
is an application layer protocol that facilitates the
exchange of management information between
network devices. Network administrators use SNMP
to monitor network-attached devices for issues that
warrantattention.
• Community String Specify the SNMP community
string. It is required to authenticate access to MIB
(Management Information Base) objects and functions
as an embedded password. The device supports a
read-only community string; authorized management
stations have read access to all the objects in the MIB
except the community strings, but do not have write
access. The device supports SNMP v1. The default
ispublic.
Remote Logging Enable to define a remote syslog server.
• Remote IP Address Enter the IP address of the syslog
server.
• Port Enter the port number of the syslog server. The
default is 514.
Device Authentication This option protects SSH access
to the UniFi devices. All devices in the same site share the
same SSH username and password. You can also make
changes:
• Username Enter the new username.
• Password Enter the new password.
Apply Changes Click to save changes.
Reset Click to cancel changes.
Settings > Wireless Networks
Configure the wireless networks for each site. You can
have up to four wireless network names or SSIDs per
WLANgroup.
WLAN Group The Default WLAN group is automatically
created.
Add a New WLAN Group To add a new WLAN group,
click the button. Go to the Add or Edit a WLAN Group
section.
Add or Edit a WLAN Group
• Name Enter or edit a descriptive name for the WLAN
group.